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Guns of the Dawn Summary
Guns of the Dawn
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015 658 pages
4.18
4k+ ratings
Fantasy
Steampunk
Historical Fiction
The Border Summary
The Border
by Don Winslow 2019 768 pages
4.47
17k+ ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
The Plot Against America Summary
The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth 2004 391 pages
3.81
65k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Alternate History
Literature
The Night in Lisbon Summary
The Night in Lisbon
by Erich Maria Remarque 1961 272 pages
4.32
22k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain Summary
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain
by John Boyne 2015 224 pages
4.05
24k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Dogeaters Summary
Dogeaters
by Jessica Hagedorn 1990 272 pages
3.61
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Literature
Elephant Run Summary
Elephant Run
by Roland Smith 2007 318 pages
4.09
6k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Adventure
To Paradise Summary
To Paradise
by Hanya Yanagihara 2022 720 pages
3.74
50k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
LGBT
Across the Barricades Summary
Across the Barricades
by Joan Lingard 1972 174 pages
3.68
1k+ ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Dreamer Summary
The Dreamer
by Pam Muñoz Ryan 2010 384 pages
3.98
7k+ ratings
Poetry
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
The Lost Year Summary
The Lost Year
by Katherine Marsh 2023 368 pages
4.47
4k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Historical
Crossing to Safety Summary
Crossing to Safety
by Wallace Stegner 1987 335 pages
4.16
48k+ ratings
Classics
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
The Source Summary
The Source
by James A. Michener 1965 1080 pages
4.29
44k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Religion
The Darwin Affair Summary
The Darwin Affair
by Timothy Mason 2019 384 pages
3.65
10k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
Broken Country Summary
Broken Country
by Clare Leslie Hall 2025 320 pages
4.50
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Mystery
The Sheltering Sky Summary
The Sheltering Sky
by Paul Bowles 1949 342 pages
3.89
29k+ ratings
Classics
Africa
Travel
Red Storm Rising Summary
Red Storm Rising
by Tom Clancy 1986
4.21
82k+ ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
War
The Case of the Missing Marquess Summary
The Case of the Missing Marquess
by Nancy Springer 2006 216 pages
3.78
41k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
The Sicilian Summary
The Sicilian
by Mario Puzo 1984 416 pages
4.03
29k+ ratings
Crime
Thriller
Classics
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