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Top authors writing early modern era action-adventure

Dorothy Dunnett

4.42 · 311 ratings
adult · historical · historical-fiction · fiction · book · female-author · action-adventure · medieval · audiobook · romance · literary · classics · early-modern · scoundrel · mystery · literary-fiction · 20th-century · politics · epic · fantasy
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Missy Sheldrake

4.25 · 12 ratings
young-adult · book · action-adventure · fiction · paranormal · coming-of-age · historical-fiction · historical · medieval · fantasy · myths · early-modern · fae · royalty · epic · sword-sorcery · retellings · mythical-creatures · high-fantasy · loner-mc
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Brian McClellan

4.20 · 479 ratings
fiction · fantasy · adult · epic · book · magic · high-fantasy · audiobook · flintlock · early-modern · action-adventure · industrial-era · steampunk · violent-conflict · military · war · historical · dark-fantasy · dark · historical-fiction
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Anne Golon

4.16 · 115 ratings
fiction · romance · book · adult · action-adventure · historical-fiction · historical · classics · early-modern · literary · womens-fiction · harem · urban · nautical · outlaws · europe · western · industrial-era · north-america · france
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Jan Cox Speas

4.07 · 15 ratings
adult · historical-fiction · book · romance · fiction · dark · historical · slow-burn · action-adventure · early-modern · scotland · industrial-era · united-kingdom · kidnapping · regency · violent-conflict · war · british-isles · contemporary · sexual-assault
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Tim Willocks

4.06 · 42 ratings
fiction · book · historical · adult · violent-conflict · historical-fiction · war · europe · spirituality · action-adventure · fantasy · early-modern · religion · malta · south-europe · epic · male-mc · france · military · animals
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Edward Rutherfurd

4.04 · 266 ratings
war · family · fiction · action-adventure · epic · historical · adult · violent-conflict · historical-fiction · book · literary-fiction · audiobook · 20th-century · early-modern · drama · journey · spirituality · medieval · religion · urban
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J.D. Davies

4.01 · 29 ratings
action-adventure · historical-fiction · adult · historical · early-modern · book · fiction · military · violent-conflict · war · outlaws · nautical · sci-fi · british-isles · travel · united-kingdom · europe · england · royalty
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M.J. Logue

4.00 · 6 ratings
early-modern · fiction · adult · historical-fiction · historical · action-adventure · book · romance · age-gap · civil-war · enemies-to-lovers · anthologies · slow-burn · friends-to-lovers · marriage-of-convenience · politician · sci-fi · religion · young adult · suspense
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Oliver Pötzsch

3.97 · 280 ratings
book · audiobook · fiction · historical-fiction · historical · mystery · action-adventure · early-modern · crime · adult · suspense · murder · law-enforcement · horror · literary-fiction · medieval · witches-wizards · killer · fantasy · thriller
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C.S. Quinn

3.95 · 67 ratings
suspense · historical · early-modern · historical-fiction · crime · book · fiction · action-adventure · mystery · adult · audiobook · murder · killer · law-enforcement · literary-fiction · witches-wizards · young-adult · political-intrigue · epidemy · conspiracies
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Elizabeth George Speare

3.95 · 139 ratings
audiobook · middle-grade · coming-of-age · literary · young-adult · classics · book · historical · realistic · female-author · historical-fiction · children · fiction · action-adventure · family · early-modern · 20th-century · spirituality · friendship · survival
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Laura Morelli

3.94 · 65 ratings
historical-fiction · adult · historical · fiction · early-modern · book · 20th-century · action-adventure · ww2 · audiobook · political-intrigue · mystery · espionage · literary-fiction · violent-conflict · female-mc · europe · war · military · italy
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Fiona Paul

3.80 · 40 ratings
young-adult · book · romance · early-modern · paranormal · fiction · action-adventure · fantasy · mystery · love-triangle · industrial-era · historical · law-enforcement · historical-fiction · victorian · vampires · supernatural · gothic · suspense · new-adult
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