new york times bestseller list historical fiction

When it comes to historical fiction, there's nothing quite like immersing yourself in a captivating tale set in a time long past. The New York Times bestseller list is the perfect guide to discovering the most riveting stories in this genre. With its finger on the pulse of literary trends, the list is a reliable source for finding the most popular historical fiction novels that readers can't get enough of.

One acclaimed author whose works consistently dominate the bestseller list is Bernard Cornwell. Known for his meticulous research and vivid storytelling, Cornwell transports readers to different periods in history with his gripping novels. His "The Saxon Stories" series, which starts with "The Last Kingdom," offers an enthralling journey into the world of Vikings and Anglo-Saxons, while "Agincourt" delves into the legendary battle between the English and the French during the Hundred Years' War. Cornwell's books effortlessly blend historical accuracy with compelling characters, making them must-reads for fans of the genre.

Another author who consistently graces the bestseller list with their historical fiction novels is Philippa Gregory. Renowned for her focus on powerful women in history, Gregory's works bring to life the stories of figures like Anne Boleyn, Mary Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth I. Her "The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels" series, which includes "The Other Boleyn Girl" and "The Constant Princess," captivates readers with its intriguing narratives and rich historical detail. Gregory's ability to blend fact and fiction seamlessly makes her novels irresistible for anyone craving a dive into the past.

To stay up-to-date with the latest historical fiction releases and recommendations, visiting reputable websites can greatly enhance your reading experience. Goodreads, for example, allows readers to explore various book lists, including those dedicated to historical fiction, curated by fellow book lovers. This platform also provides user-generated reviews and ratings, helping you determine which novels are worth your time. Historical fiction-focused blogs, such as "Historical Novel Society" and "Reading the Past," offer valuable insights into the genre, featuring author interviews, book reviews, and articles on different historical eras.

In conclusion, the New York Times bestseller list is a treasure trove for historical fiction enthusiasts. Authors like Bernard Cornwell and Philippa Gregory consistently deliver captivating novels that transport readers to different periods of history. Exploring websites like Goodreads and historical fiction-focused blogs can further enhance your reading experience by providing recommendations and insights from fellow enthusiasts. So, dive into the past and lose yourself in the gripping narratives of these acclaimed authors and their bestselling works.
The Super Soldier King of Resistance against Japan Fiction
The Super Soldier King of Resistance against Japan

The strongest soldier leader accidentally time-traveled to the anti-Japanese battlefield in the 1940s with his team. Let's witness how Qiao Youhua, the strongest soldier, leads his brothers to kill the Japanese invaders, eliminate the traitors, and seek revenge. A beautiful and gentle female student, and a hot-tempered female communication soldier...

417.70 Million words | 2021-08-04 16:29Update

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Happy Cow Emperor of the Tang Dynasty Fiction
Happy Cow Emperor of the Tang Dynasty

Emperor Li Shimin: "Niu Dabao, how is the preparation of my mechanized army going?" Niu Dabao: "Your Majesty, please take a look at the Shifeng three-wheeler prepared by me. It has a 360-degree panoramic skylight in the driver's cab, which allows soldiers to spot enemies around them in the shortest time! It has a mid-mounted engine, rear-wheel drive, reinforced rear axle, and can carry a load of 2.

169.00 Million words | 2021-09-04 16:59Update

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Eagle’s Wings Fiction
Eagle’s Wings

We just made a small change, and the world changed completely...

437.25 Million words | 2023-01-14 16:11Update

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The Crown Prince's Consort: The Spy Among the Consorts Fiction
The Crown Prince's Consort: The Spy Among the Consorts

Z Country Military Intelligence Agency's most outstanding special agent, Night, who is known as the "Queen of Versatility," has obtained numerous crucial intelligence but tragically died from food poisoning. After a sudden time travel, she finds herself in the body of a three-year-old girl named Night Qing, who is the magistrate's daughter in the Tianchu Dynasty's border city. From then on, she receives love and pampering from her parents and older brother,

221.67 Million words | 2021-10-20 15:58Update

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The Small County Magistrate of the Great Song Dynasty. Fiction
The Small County Magistrate of the Great Song Dynasty.

In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, a young servant under the East Gate Mansion of Qinghe County, carrying the secrets of the mansion, navigates through the streets and alleys of Qinghe County, amidst Mo, Baishui, and Black Mountain, entangled in a struggle between the Wude Department, the Chai family, Lady Huarui... facing life and death choices.

236.31 Million words | 2021-09-28 01:02Update

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good kids of the Three Kingdoms Fiction
good kids of the Three Kingdoms

Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Xun You, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Cao Hong, Yue Jin, Li Dian, Yu Jin, Dian Wei! They are here to kill me. Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and seemingly even Chen Dao, who is not mentioned in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" but possesses formidable strength rivaling that of Zhao Yun! They are here to seize my territory. Oh heavens, I am not Lord Dong, nor do I have a Lu Bu to deal with these formidable individuals. I am just a good child, an honest child, Tao Qian's second son Tao Ying, a typical soy sauce man and a simple person. How can I defend myself?

271.96 Million words | 2021-11-19 18:54Update

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Zhu Yuanzhang Fiction
Zhu Yuanzhang

Zhu Yuanzhang treated power with instincts similar to how a wild beast treats its prey: a strong desire, dreadful patience, long periods of laying low, remaining vigilant in chaos, discerning real opportunities, baring its fangs, and striking a deadly blow. This power-hungry founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty left behind a prosperous era known as the "Hongwu reign of governance." This is a comprehensive account of Zhu Yuanzhang's strategies and struggles in obtaining power, manipulating power, seizing power, and wielding power throughout his life.

367.08 Million words | 2021-08-17 05:41Update

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The Wolf of the Anti-Japanese War Fiction
The Wolf of the Anti-Japanese War

A group of idealistic youth came together for a common goal - "anti-Japanese". With their passionate hearts, skillful hands, remarkable intelligence, they infiltrated enemy strongholds, killed invaders, eliminated traitors, protected national treasures, and stealthily gathered intelligence.

351.32 Million words | 2021-08-19 05:30Update

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My New Legend of the Condor Heroes. Fiction
My New Legend of the Condor Heroes.

It is a historical tributary, a splash of history that accidentally emerges, and the journey of the protagonist gradually leading to strength and success. Please join the protagonist on this journey. The scenery along the way is just right.

382.10 Million words | 2022-02-23 16:39Update

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Time Travel Chronicles: The Top Scholar Princess Fiction
Time Travel Chronicles: The Top Scholar Princess

Sulan tragically died in a car accident and later transmigrated into the body of Luoyun Yao in ancient times. When the female protagonist wanted to understand the identity of the character she transmigrated into, she unexpectedly discovered an even more concealed identity—the princess of the Biluo Kingdom. She then embarked on the path towards restoring the country step by step.

418.16 Million words | 2021-02-25 23:39Update

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Encounter in the Three Kingdoms Fiction
Encounter in the Three Kingdoms

The Three Kingdoms we see, full of turmoil and fierce battles among extraordinary talents. Yet the Three Kingdoms I perceive, a turbulent era, struggling to survive. It seems that I am also the hero in people's hearts.

522.88 Million words | 2021-12-14 02:14Update

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Nan Song does not cough. Fiction
Nan Song does not cough.

Background Song Dynasty was a unique period in history. It possessed three out of the four great inventions. It had significantly higher tax revenue compared to other dynasties. Its foreign trade and commercial scale were well-developed. It also had a high level of urbanization, poised for further transformation. Unfortunately, it encountered the Mongol Empire, a seemingly insurmountable historical challenge. Consequently, its process of development was abruptly interrupted, leading to the decline and eventual oblivion of the dynasty. The protagonist, Hong Tao, is a seasoned professional who has been reborn three

251.80 Million words | 2020-07-13 07:56Update

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Heroes of the Three Kingdoms Fiction
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms

After a thousand years of dreaming, I woke up only to find myself as an injured soldier in the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Life seems full of despair, but as the protagonist, how could I not have a trick up my sleeve? Enter the Group of Heroes System, dedicated to cultivating the most powerful generals of the Three Kingdoms. To be proficient in both military and literature, it's simple! What? I can create my own generals? Perfect! This is

85.63 Million words | 2021-10-14 13:51Update

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The War of the Otaku Fiction
The War of the Otaku

A story about a otaku who travels back to the World War II era with incredible superpowers. In short, it's a story filled with dazzling imagery of highly intensified copper-hardened domain wall resonance to prevent vortex losses and resonance losses, electron pulse bands of light-emitting diodes and photosensitive transistors scattered by pulse-scattered semiconductor wafers, particle-illuminating semiconductor hardening and light-sensitive sensor light source hardening, as well as electromagnetic wave resistance with iron sulfate hardening, and explosion-proof dog eyes with gold-filled copper nitrate hardening. Ah~~~ my eyes! (covers eyes) ... There's a reader group created by readers: , where you can chat, have fun, and give suggestions.

413.95 Million words | 2023-01-05 16:24Update

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Misty promise of the towering mountains. Fiction
Misty promise of the towering mountains.

Sunuo is a know-it-all, funny girl, while Ji Yaoyi is a single-minded young man. Together, they experience unimaginable moments in life, where various cringeworthy plot twists unfold. From being a skilled martial artist, Sunuo turns into a helpless girl who can only run when in a fight. And Ji Yaoyi, who once possessed extraordinary talent, becomes a supporting character. Witness the unconventional love story and extraordinary lives of this small woman and the, the, the tofu-like man.

156.35 Million words | 2022-09-24 03:48Update

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Kang Fiction
Kang

Emperor

78.40 Million words | 2021-09-01 08:01Update

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Marquis of the Great Han Fiction
Marquis of the Great Han

The Great Emperor led his army to overthrow the tyrannical Qin Dynasty and conquer the Western Chu, establishing the backbone of the Han ethnic group. The era of Wen and Jing built the mighty empire of Han and the Han Emperor. Emperor Wu of Han attacked the Xiongnu in the north, pacified the southern Yue tribes, and opened the Silk Road in the west, expanding the territory and creating the splendor of the strong Han. It is lamentable that the later generations of Han people are intoxicated with wealth and indulged in peaceful times, failing to recognize the strength of their ancestors and the glory of the Han empire. Historians of later generations sigh at the fleeting glory and the legendary downfall of the once mighty empire, leaving only a small footnote in the collapse of the first empire in Chinese history. Traveling back two thousand years, I find myself in the final years of Emperor Jing of Han, as the Marquis of Pingyang, married to the Princess of Pingyang, with the Emperor Wu of Han as my brother-in-law. At this crucial period of the thriving Han empire, Cao Shi, I, shall use my own hands to compose a new glorious chapter.

120.08 Million words | 2021-08-15 19:03Update

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The Great Tang Divine Dynasty. Fiction
The Great Tang Divine Dynasty.

The Eighteen Heroes of Sui and Tang dynasties were all extraordinary. Qin Shuobao broke the river with a single halberd, Li Yuanba shattered the mountain with a hammer, and Yu Chi Gong marched fearlessly amidst ten thousand troops. As the protagonist, Liu Li was equally impressive, supporting the sky with a single pillar!

63.33 Million words | 2020-12-08 11:07Update

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Strong man Fiction
Strong man

[Contracted Work by Fourth Editing Group] Conquering the Xiongnu on horseback, the flames of war rage under Emperor Han Wu, as the army of the reborn soldier leads hundreds of thousands of iron cavalry through countless bloody battles, forging a legendary feat that belongs to the Han ethnic group for ages.

453.64 Million words | 2023-03-15 01:51Update

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Superstar with a gun. Fiction
Superstar with a gun.

Do you think I am a singer? Yes, indeed I am a singer! But you surely don't know that with a gun in my hand, I am the god of war, mercilessly killing on the battlefield! Do you think I am a soldier? Yes, indeed I am a soldier! But you surely don't know that when I strum the guitar, my singing voice can captivate you endlessly! Taking up a pen, the pieces I write can intoxicate people! Putting on a costume, the roles I perform can leave an unforgettable impression on you for a lifetime! So, in fact, I am a gun-wielding superstar!

561.52 Million words | 2020-08-26 23:24Update

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