Top new historical-fiction books out this week: 28 Dec - 3 Jan 2026
Last updated:
January 3, 2026
This week featuring new releases by Stephanie Garber, India Holton, S.F. Williamson, June Hur, Sharon Lynn Fisher, Gabbi Grey, Senaa Ahmad and many more.
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romance · historical-fiction · gothic · multi-pov · historical · friends-to-lovers · fantasy · dark-academia · fiction · book
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![A War of Wyverns by S.F. Williamson]()
A War of Wyverns by S.F. Williamson
Who is Vivien Featherswallow?Is she The Swallow, the most wanted rebel in all of Britannia? Is she a Brasstongue on the cusp of translating a new language? Or is she just Viv, the girl who lost the love of her life after playing spy?Though this war might have begun with bombs and teeth, it will be fought with tongues...romance · fantasy · dragons · young-adult · historical · historical-fiction · dark-academia · audiobook · fiction · alternate-history -
![Tea & Alchemy by Sharon Lynn Fisher]()
Tea & Alchemy by Sharon Lynn Fisher
A tea leaf reader in nineteenth-century England falls in love—and in danger—with a reclusive alchemist in an enthralling historical fantasy by the author of Salt & Broom and Grimm Curiosities.Cornwall, 1854. The people of Roche have always whispered about the recluse in the black granite tower that looms above the moorland...romance · fantasy · historical-fiction · fiction · historical · mystery · gothic · vampires · cozy · paranormal -
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![A Wounded Gentleman by Gabbi Grey]()
A Wounded Gentleman by Gabbi Grey
HenryI’ve returned home from the war in France one-armed and defeated. While I was fighting at Waterloo, my father, brother, and sister-in-law all died, leaving me alone to raise my baby niece. I'm a broken man, and this new battle feels impossible to win. Only the assistance of my valet Percy, who refuses to leave my employ, offers me any hope...romance · historical · mlm · lgbtq · disability · historical-fiction · fiction · industrial-era · regency · book -
![The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad]()
The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad
For fans of Karen Russell and Carmen Maria Machado, The Age of Calamities is a genre-defying, mind-bending collection of absurdist, funny, and speculative short stories.In this bold and enchanting collection Senaa Ahmad takes license with history and its players, sending the reader on a thrilling ride...
