Most Popular Historical Fiction Books of the 1980s

Brotherhood of War #2

The Captains

W.E.B. Griffin

War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller

June 1, 1982

Brotherhood of War #1

The Lieutenants

W.E.B. Griffin

War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller

September 1, 1982

The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6

The Virgin in the Ice

Ellis Peters

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

April 1, 1982

An Ice-cream War

William Boyd

War & Military · Historical Fiction

January 1, 1982

Liam Devlin #2

Touch the Devil

Jack Higgins

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery

February 1, 1982

Kane and Abel #2

The Prodigal Daughter

Jeffrey Archer

Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1982

Two for Texas

James Lee Burke

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

1982

Goodbye, Mickey Mouse

Len Deighton

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Thriller

1982

The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #5

The Leper of Saint Giles

Ellis Peters

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery

August 1, 1981

The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #4

Saint Peter's Fair

Ellis Peters

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery

May 1, 1981

Asian saga #5

Noble House

James Clavell

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller

April 1, 1981

Arkady Renko #1

Gorky Park

Martin Cruz Smith

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

March 1, 1981

A Good Man in Africa

William Boyd

Historical Fiction

January 1, 1981

The False Inspector Dew

Peter Lovesey

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

November 30, 1981

The Man with No Face

Peter May

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

July 1, 1981

XPD

Len Deighton

Spy Thriller · Alternate History · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

1981

The Sharpe Series #9

Sharpe's Gold

Bernard Cornwell

Historical Fiction

1981

The Sharpe Series #8

Sharpe's Eagle

Bernard Cornwell

Historical Fiction

1981

Christopher Uptake

Susan Price

Young Adult · Historical Fiction

1981

Rite of the Dragon

Janet Berliner

Horror · Historical Fiction · Thriller

1981

Tears of Passion, Tears of Shame

Graham Diamond

Historical Fiction · Mainstream

1981

The Moscow Option

David Downing

War & Military · Alternate History · Historical Fiction

January 1, 1980

The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #3

Monk's Hood

Ellis Peters

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

August 1, 1980

Dr. David Audley & Colonel Jack Butler #10

The Hour of the Donkey

Anthony Price

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Thriller

January 1, 1980

Aristotle detective #1

Aristotle and the Fatal Javelin

Margaret Anne Doody

Crime Fiction · Novella · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

1980

Fitzempress' Law

Diana Norman

Fantasy · Historical Fiction

1980

The Last Viking #3

The Sign of the Raven

Poul Anderson

Historical Fiction · Mainstream

1980

The Last Viking #2

The Road of the Sea Horse

Poul Anderson

Historical Fiction · Mainstream

1980

The Last Viking #1

The Golden Horn

Poul Anderson

Historical Fiction · Mainstream

1980