30 Best Children’s & Young Adult Historical Novels in the Ancient World

by Rosemary Sutcliff

First published 1954 · The Roman Britain Trilogy · ★★★★★4.5(1,623)

by Rosemary Sutcliff

First published 1980 · ★★★★★4.4(281)

by Rosemary Sutcliff

First published 1973 · ★★★★★4.4(106)

by Rosemary Sutcliff

First published 1977 · ★★★★★4.3(78)

by Rosemary Sutcliff

First published 1965 · ★★★★★4.3(234)

by Rosemary Sutcliff

First published 1978 · ★★★★★4.3(111)

by Rosemary Sutcliff

First published 1958 · ★★★★★4.3(110)

by Rosemary Sutcliff

First published 1957 · The Roman Britain Trilogy · ★★★★★4.3(574)

by Rosemary Sutcliff

First published 1955 · ★★★★★4.2(174)

by David Anthony Durham

First published 2023 · The Shadow Prince · ★★★★★4.0(5)

by Rosemary Sutcliff

First published 1995 · ★★★★★4.0(2)

by Henry Treece

First published 1965 · ★★★★★4.0(1)

by Rosemary Sutcliff

First published 1977 · ★★★★★4.0(37)

by Henry Treece

First published 1954 · Roman Britain · ★★★★★3.7(109)

by Geoffrey Trease

First published 1952 · ★★★★★3.7(31)

by Henry Treece

First published 1957 · ★★★★★3.6(3)

by Henry Treece

First published 1967 · Roman Britain · ★★★★★3.5(8)

by David Anthony Durham

First published 2021 · The Shadow Prince · ★★★★★3.1(6)

by Rosemary Sutcliff

First published 1974 · ★★★★★2.9(6)

by David Anthony Durham

First published 2025 · The Shadow Prince · ★★★★★2.5(5)

by G. A. Henty

First published 1893 · ★★★★★2.5(5)

by Gillian Bradshaw

First published 1993 · ★★★★★2.5(5)

by G. A. Henty

First published 1888 · ★★★★★2.5(5)

by Rosemary Sutcliff

First published 1959 · ★★★★★2.5(5)

by G. A. Henty

First published 1889 · ★★★★★2.5(5)

by Gillian Bradshaw

First published 1991 · ★★★★★2.5(5)

by Henry Treece

First published 1967 · ★★★★★2.5(5)

by Gillian Bradshaw

First published 1992 · ★★★★★2.5(5)

by Henry Treece

First published 1967 · ★★★★★2.5(5)

by G. A. Henty

First published 1887 · ★★★★★2.5(5)