Most Popular Historical Fiction Books of the 2000s

Discover popular Historical Fiction books from the 2000s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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Railway Detective #6

The Silver Locomotive Mystery

Edward Marston

19th century · Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery

January 7, 2009

Stardust

Joseph Kanon

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

September 29, 2009

Paths of Glory

Jeffrey Archer

Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

December 1, 2009

Underworld USA Trilogy #3

Blood's a Rover

James Ellroy

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 1, 2009

Dust and Shadow

Lyndsay Faye

Horror · 19th century · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction

December 1, 2009

The Stalin Epigram

Robert Littell

Historical Fiction · Thriller

January 1, 2009

Devil's Garden

Ace Atkins

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

April 1, 2009

Empire of the Necromancers #2

Frankenstein and the Vampire Countess

Brian Stableford

Horror · 19th century · Gothic Horror · Necromancer · Vampires

November 27, 2009

The Winter Ghosts

Kate Mosse

Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Mystery

October 2009

Langdon St. Ives #3

The Ebb Tide

James P. Blaylock

Fantasy · Science Fiction · 19th century · Occult Detective · Steampunk

2009

The Twilight Gods

Hayden Thorne

Fantasy · Young Adult · Historical Fiction

2009

The Road to Camelot

Sophie Masson

Fantasy · Young Adult · Anthology · Historical Fiction

2009

Excalibur

Excalibur Reclaims Her King

Angelica Harris, Corey Blake

Fantasy · Historical Fiction

2009

Like Mayflies in a Stream

Shauna Roberts

Fantasy · Historical Fiction

2009

Raven #1

Raven: Blood Eye

Giles Kristian

Historical Fiction · Mainstream

February 26, 2009

A Time to Cast Away Stones

Tim Powers

Fantasy · Historical Fiction

September 2009

Honor Bound Novel #4

Death and Honor

W.E.B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth IV

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Thriller

June 1, 2008

John Russell WWII Spy Thrillers #2

Silesian Station

David Downing

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

May 1, 2008

Leo Demidov #1

Child 44

Tom Rob Smith

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

March 3, 2008

Bernie Gunther #5

A Quiet Flame

Philip Kerr

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

March 6, 2008

A Paul Dark Novel #1

Free Agent

Jeremy Duns

Spy Thriller · Adult · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery

January 1, 2008

Laetitia Talbot #2

Bright Hair About the Bone

Barbara Cleverly

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery

January 1, 2008

Nemesis

William Bernhardt

Crime Fiction · Adult · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

December 24, 2008

The Book of Lies

Brad Meltzer

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

September 2, 2008

Stealing Trinity

Ward Larsen

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

October 1, 2008

Night Soldiers #10

The Spies of Warsaw

Alan Furst

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

June 3, 2008

Wicked City

Ace Atkins

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

April 1, 2008

Empire of the Necromancers #1

The Shadow of Frankenstein

Brian Stableford

Horror · Gothic Horror · Necromancer · Alternate History · Historical Fiction

November 2008

Vlad: The Last Confession

Chris Humphreys

Historical Fiction · Mainstream

2008

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation #2

The Kingdom on the Waves

M. T. Anderson

Young Adult · Adventure · Historical Fiction

October 2008

Sovay

Celia Rees

Young Adult · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mainstream

August 2008

The Hawk and the Wolf #1

The Hawk and the Wolf

Mark Adderley

Fantasy · Historical Fiction

2008

Icarus in Flight

Hayden Thorne

Young Adult · Historical Fiction

2008

The King's Man #2

Seer of Egypt

Pauline Gedge

Historical Fiction · Mainstream

2008

Rocamora #1

Rocamora

Donald Michael Platt

Historical Fiction · Mainstream

2008

The Soul Thief #4

Varanger

Cecelia Holland

Fantasy · Historical Fiction

2008