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30 Best Historical Fantasy Books

Historical fantasy combines recognisable periods with magic, folklore or supernatural forces that materially affect the plot. The historical setting remains important even when the story departs from documented reality.

198 books 9 historical periods

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Prehistory 3,000–1,600 BCE 2 books Ancient World 2,200 BCE–628 CE 35 books American History 1607–1912 CE 35 books Asia & the Islamic World 221 BCE–1,997 CE 10 books Medieval Period 330–1,816 CE 58 books Renaissance & Early Modern Europe c. 1300–1789 CE 2 books Tudor & Stuart Britain 1485–1714 CE 11 books Nineteenth-Century Europe 1815–1900 CE 5 books Cold War and Post-war Era 1945–1991 CE 2 books

38 books are not yet assigned to a historical period.

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