For readers of historical fiction, there’s no need to settle on just one place or period when journeying into the past. At ...

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The best works of historical fiction can help you understand an era better than simply reading a nonfiction work about it might, as the fictional character you’re following in this real-time helps you ...

"Historical fiction is having a moment", said Cosmopolitan. From novels inspired by Shakespeare to clever reimaginings of ...

These novels blend the substantiated with the surreal, offering new ways to understand the past through magic, monsters and ...

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Translated from the French by Hildegarde Serle, Bélem’s fictional account of Edmond’s experiences is also an ironic portrait ...

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An archive of historical fiction reviews in the The New York Times Book Review.