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Octavia Randolph
4.46 · 138 ratings
audiobook · historical · book · fiction · action-adventure · historical-fiction · medieval · fantasy · adult · europe · scandinavia · female-mc · romance · young-adult · suspense · military · british-isles · children · violent-conflict · war
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Robert Thier
4.45 · 208 ratings
fiction · book · romance · historical-fiction · humor · historical · young-adult · action-adventure · female-mc · billionaire · enemies-to-lovers · industrial-era · grumpy-sunshine · slow-burn · cheerful-mc · crime · grumpy-mc · new-adult · victorian · womens-fiction
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Kevin Sands
4.38 · 121 ratings
fiction · mystery · action-adventure · fantasy · audiobook · middle-grade · book · young-adult · children · friendship · historical-fiction · law-enforcement · children-books · historical · magic · crime · paranormal · humor · heist · teens
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Jodi Taylor
4.37 · 1070 ratings
fiction · humor · action-adventure · adult · audiobook · book · time-travel · historical · historical-fiction · alternate-history · sci-fi · mystery · urban-fantasy · comedy · magical-realism · paranormal · female-author · friendship · suspense · female-mc
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Caroline Fyffe
4.36 · 349 ratings
historical · industrial-era · book · adult · fiction · western · romance · spirituality · historical-fiction · female-mc · action-adventure · christian · religion · audiobook · mystery · suspense · 19th-century · epic · domestic-drama · family
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John Flanagan
4.34 · 1112 ratings- Arazan's Wolves by John Flanagan
- The Stern Chase (Brotherband Chronicles, #9) by John Flanagan
- The Ruins of Gorlan / The Burning Bridge / The Icebound Land / The Battle for Skandia /The Sorcerer of the North / The Siege of Macindaw by John Flanagan
- Escape from Falaise by John Flanagan
- Return of the Temujai by John Flanagan
fantasy · young-adult · fiction · action-adventure · historical · audiobook · middle-grade · children · historical-fiction · book · high-fantasy · medieval · friendship · epic · humor · violent-conflict · war · male-mc · survival · children-books
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Joel C. Rosenberg
4.33 · 321 ratings
christian · espionage · politics · political-intrigue · suspense · adult · military · historical-fiction · thriller · action-adventure · spirituality · fiction · drama · audiobook · book · religion · violent-conflict · mystery · terrorism · war
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Chris Bradford
4.32 · 215 ratings
action-adventure · fiction · young-adult · book · fantasy · historical · historical-fiction · medieval · war · violent-conflict · teens · friendship · middle-grade · warriors · law-enforcement · children · coming-of-age · mystery · suspense · male-mc
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Sarah Sundin
4.31 · 230 ratings
romance · 20th-century · historical · christian · historical-fiction · ww2 · fiction · spirituality · book · violent-conflict · war · action-adventure · military · audiobook · adult · womens-fiction · suspense · young-adult · mystery · drama
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S.A. Chakraborty
4.30 · 218 ratings
fiction · historical · fantasy · historical-fiction · audiobook · book · adult · action-adventure · myths · young-adult · epic · high-fantasy · lgbtq · romance · female-author · poc-mc · paranormal · new-adult · magic · poc-author
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Heather Morris
4.29 · 198 ratings
book · historical-fiction · war · ww2 · fiction · 20th-century · violent-conflict · historical · audiobook · action-adventure · survival · family · drama · literary-fiction · young-adult · friendship · realistic · adult · female-author · romance
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Chuck Black
4.28 · 191 ratings
religion · young-adult · book · christian · spirituality · fiction · action-adventure · audiobook · fantasy · historical-fiction · middle-grade · historical · children · medieval · sword-sorcery · high-fantasy · myths · paranormal · violent-conflict · children-books
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Matthew Harffy
4.28 · 107 ratings
book · adult · historical · historical-fiction · fiction · medieval · action-adventure · audiobook · violent-conflict · military · war · fantasy · western · british-isles · industrial-era · europe · scandinavia · ancient-civilization · travel · male-mc
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Robin Stevens
4.26 · 203 ratings
children · young-adult · middle-grade · mystery · crime · murder · fiction · action-adventure · law-enforcement · historical-fiction · children-books · historical · book · whodunit · friendship · boarding-school · audiobook · killer · cozy · female-author
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Tamera Alexander
4.25 · 304 ratings
romance · spirituality · fiction · christian · historical-fiction · audiobook · historical · book · adult · womens-fiction · civil-war · violent-conflict · action-adventure · industrial-era · western · religion · mystery · religious · military · north-america
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Jeff Shaara
4.23 · 324 ratings- The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Jeff Shaara
- The Old Lion: A Novel of Theodore Roosevelt by Jeff Shaara
- The Eagle's Claw: A Novel of the Battle of Midway by Jeff Shaara
- To Wake the Giant: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Jeff Shaara
- The Frozen Hours: A Novel of the Korean War by Jeff Shaara
book · war · fiction · adult · historical · violent-conflict · historical-fiction · action-adventure · audiobook · military · politics · 20th-century · civil-war · american-civil-war · industrial-era · ww2 · literary-fiction · classics · literary · mystery
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Simon Scarrow
4.22 · 454 ratings
fiction · historical-fiction · historical · action-adventure · violent-conflict · war · military · adult · audiobook · book · ancient-civilization · roman-empire · fantasy · mystery · anthologies · revolution · suspense · young-adult · myths · friendship
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Alan Gratz
4.20 · 263 ratings
young-adult · book · fiction · children-books · middle-grade · action-adventure · historical · children · historical-fiction · realistic · friendship · audiobook · family · coming-of-age · suspense · violent-conflict · survival · war · ww2 · 20th-century
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Bernard Cornwell
4.20 · 1888 ratings
historical-fiction · fiction · book · historical · action-adventure · adult · military · violent-conflict · audiobook · war · fantasy · medieval · europe · mystery · british-isles · drama · spirituality · religion · epic · scandinavia
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Robert Beatty
4.19 · 114 ratings
historical · magic · law-enforcement · historical-fiction · horror · children · fiction · action-adventure · fantasy · animals · audiobook · middle-grade · young-adult · book · children-books · mystery · paranormal · friendship · outdoors · magical-realism
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Diana Gabaldon
4.18 · 1665 ratings- Untitled Outlander Prequel by Diana Gabaldon
- Untitled by Diana Gabaldon
- Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
- Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other by Diana Gabaldon
- Outlander Kitchen: To the New World and Back Again: The Second Official Outlander Companion Cookbook by Diana Gabaldon
fiction · adult · historical-fiction · fantasy · historical · paranormal · romance · time-travel · action-adventure · book · audiobook · mystery · violent-conflict · war · female-author · supernatural · scotland · drama · magic · anthologies
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Giles Kristian
4.18 · 221 ratings
historical-fiction · adult · historical · action-adventure · fiction · book · fantasy · violent-conflict · medieval · war · myths · audiobook · europe · scandinavia · military · dark · epic · crime · horror · male-mc
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Sharon Kay Penman
4.18 · 383 ratings
historical · historical-fiction · adult · fiction · medieval · book · action-adventure · royalty · violent-conflict · epic · war · politics · mystery · drama · audiobook · female-author · literary · classics · 20th-century · romance
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David Gilman
4.17 · 114 ratings
book · fiction · historical-fiction · action-adventure · audiobook · military · adult · violent-conflict · war · mystery · political-intrigue · espionage · historical · male-mc · medieval · children-books · suspense · young-adult · high-school · law-enforcement
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Ben Kane
4.14 · 162 ratings
fiction · historical-fiction · roman-empire · historical · adult · ancient-civilization · war · violent-conflict · audiobook · action-adventure · book · fantasy · military · male-author · anthologies · politics · female-mc · alternate-history · warriors · mystery
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Megan Whalen Turner
4.13 · 329 ratings- Moira's Pen: A Queen's Thief Collection by Megan Whalen Turner
- Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
- Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner
- World of the Queen's Thief Collection: The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings, Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner
- Knife Dance by Megan Whalen Turner
fantasy · fiction · young-adult · myths · historical · supernatural · high-fantasy · action-adventure · paranormal · magic · book · female-author · historical-fiction · royalty · political-intrigue · audiobook · middle-grade · epic · gods · children
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
4.06 · 456 ratings
fiction · mystery · historical-fiction · fantasy · suspense · magical-realism · action-adventure · book · historical · gothic · horror · drama · audiobook · 20th-century · crime · literary-fiction · dark · young-adult · urban-fantasy · adult
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Ken Follett
4.06 · 1181 ratings
fiction · book · historical · historical-fiction · adult · audiobook · suspense · mystery · action-adventure · drama · political-intrigue · espionage · violent-conflict · war · thriller · crime · 20th-century · politics · literary · classics
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