Most Popular Historical Fantasy Books

Explore the most popular Historical Fantasy books across decades, with reader ratings and discoveries from Risingshadow.

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The King of Ys #4

The Dog and the Wolf

Poul Anderson, Karen Anderson

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy

1988

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

Fantasy · Greek Mythology · Historical Fantasy · Mythology

September 2011

Winternight Trilogy #1

The Bear and the Nightingale

Katherine Arden

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy

January 10, 2017

Camelot Rising #1

The Guinevere Deception

Kiersten White

Fantasy · Arthuriana · Historical Fantasy · Young Adult

November 5, 2019

The Conqueror's Trilogy #1

And I Darken

Kiersten White

Historical Fantasy · Young Adult · Historical Fiction

June 27, 2016

Lyonesse #1

Suldrun's Garden

Jack Vance

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy

1983

The Daevabad Trilogy #2

The Kingdom of Copper

S. A. Chakraborty

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy

January 21, 2019

Greek Series #1

Lion of Macedon

David Gemmell

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy

1990

Winternight Trilogy #2

The Girl in the Tower

Katherine Arden

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy

December 4, 2017

The Daevabad Trilogy #1

The City of Brass

S. A. Chakraborty

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy

November 13, 2017

Legends of the Condor Heroes #3

A Snake Lies Waiting

Jin Yong

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Translation

January 23, 2020

The Infernal Devices #3

Clockwork Princess

Cassandra Clare

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Young Adult

March 14, 2013

Winternight Trilogy #3

The Winter of the Witch

Katherine Arden

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy

January 8, 2019

The Sevenwaters Trilogy #2

Son of the Shadows

Juliet Marillier

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Romance

2000

Children of the Light Isles #2

Foxmask

Juliet Marillier

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Romance

2003

The Beautiful Ones

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy

October 24, 2017

The Onyx Court #2

In Ashes Lie

Marie Brennan

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy

May 28, 2009

The Onyx Court #1

Midnight Never Come

Marie Brennan

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy

May 1, 2008

Wildwood #2

Cybele's Secret

Juliet Marillier

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Young Adult · Romance

2007

Von Bek #2

The City in the Autumn Stars

Michael Moorcock

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy

1986

The Bright Sword

Lev Grossman

Fantasy · Arthuriana · Historical Fantasy

July 16, 2024

The Shifter Season #7

The Heir and the Tiger

Laura Greenwood

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Regency

November 23, 2023

Tantalising Tales Collection #2

Scarlett and the Wolf

Lorelei Johnson

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Historical Fantasy · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance

October 23, 2020

Historical Fantasy Fairytale Retellings

Dance of Hearts: A Cinderella Retelling

Byrd Nash

Fantasy · Fairy Tale · Fairy Tale Retellings · Historical Fantasy · Regency

November 15, 2020

The Arthurian Tales #2

Camelot

Giles Kristian

Fantasy · Arthuriana · Historical Fantasy

May 14, 2020

Kitty Norville #15

The Immortal Conquistador

Carrie Vaughn

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Urban Fantasy

March 17, 2020

Splinters of Scarlet

Emily Bain Murphy

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Young Adult

July 21, 2020

Romance a Medieval Fairytale #17

Roar

Demelza Carlton

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Historical Fantasy · Shapeshifters · Historical Fiction

January 2, 2019

The Bone Houses

Emily Lloyd-Jones

Fantasy · Horror · Historical Fantasy · Young Adult

September 24, 2019

The Water Dragon's Bride #6

The Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 6

Rei Tōma

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Young Adult

July 3, 2018

The Water Dragon's Bride #5

The Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 5

Rei Tōma

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Young Adult

April 3, 2018

The Water Dragon's Bride #4

The Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 4

Rei Tōma

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Young Adult

January 2, 2018

Romance a Medieval Fairytale #13

Spin

Demelza Carlton

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Historical Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Retellings

April 29, 2018

The Water Dragon's Bride #3

The Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 3

Rei Tōma

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Young Adult

October 3, 2017

The Water Dragon's Bride #2

The Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 2

Rei Tōma

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Young Adult

July 4, 2017

Romance a Medieval Fairytale #5

Silence

Demelza Carlton

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Historical Fantasy · Mermaid · Paranormal Fantasy

November 20, 2017