The Best Historical Fiction Books of 2026
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I Survived the Night of the Lions, 2025
(I Survived #26 / 27)
Category: Middle Grade, Historical Fiction
Release date: September 15, 2026
Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter
Release date: February 17, 2026
Death at the Assembly Rooms
(Elizabeth & Darcy Regency Mystery Series #2 / 6)
Category: Slow Burn Romance, Cozy Mystery, Regency, Jane Austen Retellings, Retellings, Historical Fiction, Romance, Mystery
Release date: January 25, 2026
The Vanished Sister
(The Lady Sherlock #9 / 10)
Category: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Release date: September 29, 2026
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Book 20
(Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #20 / 20)
Category: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Release date: 2026
Eagles of the Empire 25
(Eagles of the Empire #25 / 25)
Category: Historical Fiction, Adventure
Release date: November 5, 2026
Falling for the Enchantress
(To Win a Dark Heart #9 / 12)
by Lyndsey Hall
Category: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Romantasy, Young Adult, Sword and Sorcery, Arthuriana, Witches, Retellings, Historical Fiction, Romance
Release date: March 13, 2026
The Siren's Gambit
(Gears & Faerie Tales #2 / 3)
Category: Fantasy, Steampunk, Fairy Tale Retellings, Romantasy, Gaslamp Fantasy, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Historical Fiction, Romance
Release date: August 7, 2026
Tricks of Thieves Book 2
(Tricks of Thieves #2 / 2)
by Ragna Wyatt
Category: Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Release date: 2026
The Antiquarian's Object of Desire
(Love's Academic #3 / 3)
by India Holton
Release date: April 21, 2026
The Gilded City of Dreams
(The Golden Age of Magic #2 / 2)
Category: Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Release date: June 9, 2026
Murder on Threadneedle Street
(A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery #10 / 11)
Category: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Release date: September 29, 2026
Nearly a Bride
(Lords of Hazard #2 / 2)
Category: Historical Fiction, Romance
Release date: April 28, 2026
Six Savage Thrones
(Queens of Elben #2 / 3)
by Holly Race
Category: Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Release date: June 16, 2026
Brides of Karadok Book 8
(Brides of Karadok #8 / 8)
Category: Historical Fiction, Romance
Release date: 2026
A Botanist's Guide to Tradition and Treachery
(Saffron Everleigh Mysteries #5 / 5)
by Kate Khavari
Category: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Release date: June 9, 2026
Tears for the Forsaken
(Spencer & Reid Mysteries #5 / 6)
by Cara Devlin
Release date: January 10, 2026
A Christmas Guide to Family and Murder
(Countess of Harleigh Mysteries #9 / 9)
Category: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Release date: September 29, 2026
Lady Darling Vexes a Villain
(Lady Darling Mysteries #2 / 2)
Category: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Release date: September 22, 2026
The Blacksmith of Dachau
(A Call to War #2 / 2)
Category: War & Military, Historical Fiction
Release date: March 3, 2026
When the Wolves Are Silent
(Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries #21 / 22)
by C. S. Harris
Category: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Release date: April 14, 2026
Seal of Rome
(Seal of Rome #1 / 2)
by Eden Maddox
Category: Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Release date: May 19, 2026
Hecate Cavendish and the Angel of Death
(The Hecate Cavendish Series #3 / 3)
Release date: November 10, 2026
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