Historical Fiction

Historical fiction is the best way to learn about history! A good story that allows you to learn without noticing! The date when books become historical fiction changes over time. The current definition is any books that take place during or before the Vietnam War. This index of historical fiction also includes alternate history novels.

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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Anima al-Sirafi #1). Shannon Chakraborty.

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Alaska. James A. Michener.
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The Alice Network. Kate Quinn.
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All Clear (Oxford Time Travel #2). Connie Willis.
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All the Dead Shall Weep (Gunnie Rose #5). Charlaine Harris. [Alt]

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All the Light We Cannot See. Anthony Doerr.
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The American Agent (Maisie Dobbs #15). Jacqueline Winspear.
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Among the Mad (Maisie Dobbs #6). Jacqueline Winspear.
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Beyond Seduction (Bastion Club #6). Stephanie Laurens.
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Beyond the Pale. Elana Dykewoman.
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Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs #2). Jacqueline Winspear.
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Blackout (Oxford Time Travel #1). Connie Willis.
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Blameless (Parasol Protectorate #3). Gail Carriger. [Alt]
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Boneshaker (Clockwork Century #1). Cherie Priest. [Alt]
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The Book of Lost Names. Kristin Harmel.

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Branded Ann. Merry Shannon.
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The Brazen Bride (Black Cobra #3). Stephanie Laurens.
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Cantoras. Carolina De Robertis.

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Captain Jack's Woman (Bastion Club prequel). Stephanie Laurens.
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The Captain's Wife. Douglas Kelley.
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Captains Courageous. Rudyard Kipling.
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Changeless (Parasol Protectorate #2). Gail Carriger.
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The Changeling. Alison MacLeod.
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City of Laughter. Temim Fruchter.

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Clementine (Clockwork Century #2). Cherie Priest. [Alt]
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The Clockmaker's Daughter. Kate Morton.
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The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs #16). Jacqueline Winspear.

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The Count of Monte Cristo. Alexandre Dumas.
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A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell #1). Deanna Raybourn.
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Diasy Jones and the Six. Taylor Jenkins Reid.

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A Dangerous Place (Maisie Dobbs #11). Jacqueline Winspear.
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Daughter of the Merciful Deep. Leslye Penelope.

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Daughter of the Sword (Fated Blades #1). Steve Bein.
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The Diamond Eye. Kate Quinn.

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Dreadnought (Clockwork Century #3). Cherie Priest. [Alt]
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And Easy Death (Gunnie Rose #1). Charlaine Harris. [Alt}]
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The Edge of Desire (Bastion Club #7). Stephanie Laurens.
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Elegy for Eddie (Maisie Dobbs #9). Jacqueline Winspear.
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The Elusive Bride (Black Cobra #2). Stephanie Laurens.
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The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree. Shokoofeh Azar.

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Fall on Your Knees. Ann-Marie MacDonald.
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The Fifth Servant. Kenneth Wishnia.
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A Fine Passion (Bastion Club #4). Stephanie Laurens.
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The Forest of Vanishing Stars. Kristen Harmel.

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4 3 2 1. Paul Auster.
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Ganymede (Clockwork Century #4). Cherie Priest.
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A Gentleman in Moscow. Amor Towles.

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A Gentleman's Honor (Bastion Club #2). Stephanie Laurens.
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The Gilda Stories. Jewelle Gomez.

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The Gilded Chamber. Rebecca Kohn.
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The Glory (sequel to The Hope). Herman Wouk.
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The Gods of Gotham (Gods of Gotham #1). Lyndsay Faye.
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Gods of Jade and Shadow. Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

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The Gods of Tango. Carolina De Robertis.

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The Golem and the Jinni (Golem and Jinni #1). Helene Wecker.
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The Haunting of Maddy Clare. Simone St. James.
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He Who Drowned the World (Radiant Emperor #2). Shelley Parker-Chan.

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Heartless (Parasol Protectorate #4). Gail Carriger.
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The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store. James McBride.

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The Hidden Place (Golem and Jinni #2). Helene Wecker.

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Hild (Light of the World #1). Nicola Griffith.
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His Majesty's Hope (Maggie Hope #3). Susan Elia MacNeal.
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The Hope (prequel to The Glory). Herman Wouk.
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The Huntress. Kate Quinn.
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In This Grave Hour (Maisie Dobbs #13). Jacqueline Winspear.
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An Incomplete Revenge (Maisie Dobbs #5). Jacqueline Winspear.
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Innocent Hearts (Prairie Romance #1). Radclyffe.
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An Inquiry into Love and Death. Simone St. James.
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Jackdaws. Ken Follett.
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Journey to Munich (Maisie Dobbs #12). Jacqueline Winspear.
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The King's Justice (Maggie Hope #9). Susan Elia MacNeal.

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Kingston by Starlight. Christopher John Farley.
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The Lady Chosen (Bastion Club #1). Stephanie Laurens.
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A Lady of His Own (Bastion Club #3). Stephanie Laurens.
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The Lady Risks All. Stephanie Laurens.
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The Lady Rode Bucking Horses: The Story of Fannie Sperry Steele, Woman of the West. Dee Marvine. [NF]
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The Last Bookshop in London (Novel of WWII #1). Madeline Martin.

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Leaving Everything Most Loved (Maisie Dobbs #10). Jacqueline Winspear.
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A Lesson in Secrets (Maisie Dobbs #8). Jacqueline Winspear.
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Life After Life. Kate Atkinson.
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A Little Bit Wild (York Family #1). Victoria Dahl.
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A Longer Fall (Gunnie Rose #2). Charlaine Harris.

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Magnificent Passage. Kat Martin.
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Magruder's Curiosity Cabinet. HP Wood.
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Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs #1). Jacqueline Winspear.
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Malibu Rising. Taylor Jenkins Reid.

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The Mapping of Love and Death (Maisie Dobbs #7). Jacqueline Winspear.
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Mastered by Love (Bastion Club #8). Stephanie Laurens.
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Matrix. Lauren Groff.

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The Memory Keeper’s Daughter. Kim Edwards.
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Messenger of Truth (Maisie Dobbs #4). Jacqueline Winspear.
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Middlesex. Jeffrey Eugenides.
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The Monsters We Defy. Leslye Penelope.

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Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope #1). Susan Elia MacNeal.
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Mrs. Roosevelt's Confidante (Maggie Hope #5). Susan Elia MacNeal.
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Mudbound. Hillary Jordan.
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The Night Circus. Erin Morgenstern.
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Night Over Water. Ken Follett.
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The Night Watchman. Louise Erdrich.

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The Nightingale. Kristin Hannah.
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The Old Drift. Namwali Serpell.

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One Week as Lovers (Huntington). Victoria Dahl.
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The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected on Water. Zen Cho.

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Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs #3). Jacqueline Winspear.
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Passing. Nella Larsen. 

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Patience is a Subtle Thief. Abi Ishola-Ayodeji.

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The Paying Guests. Sarah Waters.
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Pirate Latitudes. Michael Crichton.
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The Power. Naomi Alderman.
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The Prime Minister's Secret Agent (Maggie Hope #4). Susan Elia MacNeal.
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Princess Elizabeth's Spy (Maggie Hope #2). Susan Elia MacNeal.
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The Prisoner in the Castle (Maggie Hope #8). Susan Elia MacNeal.
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The Privilege of the Sword (Swords of Riverside). Ellen Kushner.
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Promising Hearts (Prairie Romance #2). Radclyffe.
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Prudence (Custard Protocol #1). Gail Carriger.
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A Rake's Guide to Pleasure (Huntington #2). Victoria Dahl
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Rapture of the Deep (Bloody Jack #7). L.A. Meyer.
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Rashi’s Daughters: Book I: Joheved. Maggie Anton.
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Rashi’s Daughters: Book II: Miriam. Maggie Anton.
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Rashi's Daughters: Book III: Rachel. Maggie Anton.
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Rebecca. Daphne Du Maurier.
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The Reckless Bride (Black Cobra #4). Stephanie Laurens.
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Regeneration (World War I trilogy). Pat Barker.

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Robinson Crusoe. Daniel Defoe.
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Romancing the Inventor (Supernatural Society Novella #1). Gail Carriger.
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The Rose Code. Kate Quinn.

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Rules of Civility. Amor Towles.

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The Russian Cage (Gunnie Rose #3). Charlaine Harris.

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The Safekeep. Yael Van der Wouden.

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The Scarlet Pimpernel. Baroness Emmuska Orczy.
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The Sea Hawk. Brenda Adcock.
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The Seed Keeper. Diane Wilson.

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The Serpent in Heaven (Gunnie Rose #4). Charlaine Harris.

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Seven for a Secret (Gods of Gotham #2). Lyndsay Faye.
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Taylor Jenkins Reid.

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Shadow of Night (All Souls #2). Deborah Harkness.
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She Who Became the Sun (Radiant Emperor #1). Shelley Parker-Chan.

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Skeletons at the Feast. Chris Bohjalian.
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The Smoke Thief (Drakon #1). Shana Abe.
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Soulless (Parasol Protectorate #1). Gail Carriger.
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The Sublime and Spirited Journey of Original Sin. Colette Moody.
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A Sunlit Weapon (Maisie Dobbs #17). Jacqueline Winspear.

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The Sweetness of Water. Nathan Harris.

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Sword of the Guardian (Ithyris #1). Merry Shannon.
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The Taste of Sugar. Marisel Vera.

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A Thin Bright Line. Lucy Jane Bledsoe.

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The Thirty Names of Night. Zeyn Joukhadar.

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Timeless (Parasol Protectorate #5). Gail Carriger.
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Tipping the Velvet. Sarah Waters.
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To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs #14). Jacqueline Winspear.
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To Distraction (Bastion Club #5). Stephanie Laurens.
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To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee.
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Tremontaine (Swords of Riverside). Ellen Kushner.

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The Twelfth Enchantment. David Liss.
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The Unlikey Spy. Daniel Silva.
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The Untamed Bride (Black Cobra #1). Stephanie Laurens.
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The Vaster Wilds. Lauren Groff.

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The Weight of Ink. Rachel Kadish.
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When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (Singing Hills Cycle #2). Nghi Vo.

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The White Lady. Jacqueline Winspear.

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The World That We Knew. Alice Hoffman.
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Year of the Demon (Fated Blades #2). Steve Bein.
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Young Adult
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Across the Great Barrier (Frontier Magic #2). Patricia Wrede.
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Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori #1). Lian Hearn.
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Al Capone Does My Shirts. Gennifer Choldenko.
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All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages. Saundra Mitchell (editor).
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Behemoth (Leviathan #2). Scott Westerfeld. [Alt]
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Belle Epoque. Elizabeth Ross.
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The Bird King. G. Willow Wilson.

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Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack #1). L.A. Meyer.
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The Body at the Tower (The Agency #2). Y.S. Lee.
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The Book Thief. Markus Zusak.
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Boston Jacky (Bloody Jack #11). LA Meyer.
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Chains. Laurie Halse Anderson.
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The Chosen. Chaim Potok.
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Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity #1). Elizabeth Wein.
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Competence (Custard Protocol #3). Gail Carriger.
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Curse of the Blue Tattoo (Bloody Jack #2). L.A. Meyer.
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Curtsies and Conspiracies (Finishing School #2). Gail Carriger.
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Dangerous Times (Nathan Fox #1). L Brittney.
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The Dark Days Club (Lady Helen #1). Alison Goodman.
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The Dark Days Pact (Lady Helen #2). Alison Goodman.
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Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin #2). Robin LaFevers.
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The Degenerates. J. Albert Mann.

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The Dust of 100 Dogs. AS King.
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Etiquette and Espionage (Finishing School #1). Gail Carriger. [Alt]
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Eyes of the Emperor. Graham Salisbury.
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The Far West (Frontier Magic #3). Patricia C. Wrede.
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Fever 1793. Laurie Halse Anderson.
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Flight of the Intruder (Jake Grafton #1). Stephen Coonts.
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Flygirl. Sherri L. Smith.
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The Friday Society (Friday Society #1). Adrienne Kress.
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Front Lines (Soldier Girl #1). Michael Grant.
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The Girl in the Clockwork Collar (Steampunk Chronicles #2). Kady Cross.
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The Girl in the Steel Corset (Steampunk Chronicles #1). Kady Cross.
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Goliath (Leviathan #3). Scott Westerfeld.
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Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin #1). Robin LaFevers.
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The Harsh Cry of the Heron (Tales of the Otori #4). Lian Hearn.
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Hattie Big Sky (Hattie Brooks #1).. Kirby Larson.
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Hattie Ever After (Hattie Brooks #2). Kriby Larson.
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Imprudence (Custard Protocol #2). Gail Carriger.
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In the Belly of the Bloodhound (Bloody Jack #4). L.A. Meyer.
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Last Night at the Telegraph Club. Malinda Lo.

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Leap. Z Egloff.
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Leviathan (Leviathan #1). Scott Westerfeld. [Alt]
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Lies We Tell Ourselves. Robin Talley.
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Like a River Glorious (Goldscryer #2). Rae Carson.
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Mable Riley: A Reliable Record of Humdrum, Peril and Romance. Marthe Jocelyn.
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Magruder's Curiosity Cabinet. HP Wood.
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Manners and Mutiny (Finishing School #4). Gail Carriger.
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The Mark of the Golden Dragon (Bloody Jack #9). LA Meyer.
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Maude March on the Run! (Maude March #2). Audrey Couloumbis.
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The Misadventures of Maude March. Audrey Couloumbis.
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Mississippi Jack (Bloody Jack #5). L.A. Meyer.
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Mortal Heart (His Fair Assassin #3). Robin LaFevers.
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My Bonny Light Horseman (Bloody Jack #6). L.A. Meyer.
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A Northern Light. Jennifer Donnelly.
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Number the Stars. Lois Lowry.
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The Other Countess (Lacey Chronicles #1). Eve Edwards.
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The Paris Spy (Maggie Hope #7). Susan Elia MacNeal.
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The Pirate Captain's Daughter. Eve Bunting.
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Pirates! Celia Rees.
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The Pirate's Son. Geraldine McCaughrean.
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The Privilege of the Sword (Swords of Riverside). Ellen Kushner.
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Prudence (Custard Protocol #1). Gail Carriger.
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Pulp. Robin Talley.
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Purple Hearts (Soldier Girls #3). Michael Grant.
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The Queen's Lady (Lacey Chronicles #2). Eve Edwards.
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The Radical Element: 12 Stories of Daredevils, Debutantes and Other Dauntless Girls. Jessica Spotswood.
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Rivals in the City (The Agency #4). YS Lee.
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The Rogue's Princess (Lacey Chronicles #3). Eve Edwards.
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Rose Under Fire (Code Name Verity #2). Elizabeth Wein.
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The Queen's Accomplice (Maggie Hope #6). Susan Elia MacNeal.
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Salt to the Sea. Ruta Sepetys.
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The Sea Wolves (Jack London #2). Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon.
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Secret City. Julia Watts.
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Silver Stars (Soldier Girl #2). Michael Grant.
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Steel. Carrie Vaughn.
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Summer’s End. Audrey Couloumbis.
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Thirteenth Child (Frontier Magic #1). Patricia Wrede. [Alt]
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The Traitor in the Tunnel (Agency #3). YS Lee.
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A Tyranny of Petticoats. Jessica Spotswood (editor).
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Under the Jolly Roger (Bloody Jack #3). L.A. Meyer.
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Viva Jacquelina (Bloody Jack #10). LA Meyer.
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Waistcoats and Weaponry (Finishing School #3). Gail Carriger. [Alt.]
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The Wake of the Lorelei Lee (Bloody Jack #8). L.A. Meyer.
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Walk on Earth a Stranger (Goldscryer #1). Rae Carson.
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The Wild (Jack London #1). Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon.
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Wild Rover No More (Bloody Jack #12). L.A. Meyer.
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Wildthorn. Jane Eagland.
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Children
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The Ballad of the Pirate Queens. Jane Yolen. David Shannon.
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Captain Hannah Pritchard (Hannah Pritchard #3). Bonnie Pryor.
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Crispin: The Cross of Lead. Avi.
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Fish. Gregory Mone.
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Hannah Pritchard: Pirate of the Revolution (Hannah Pritchard #1). Bonnie Pryor.
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Hattie Big Sky. Kirby Larson.
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The Hope Chest. Karen Schwabach.
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I Am a Holocaust Torah. Rabbi Alex J. Goldman.
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Island of the Blue Dolphins. Scott O’Dell.
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Larklight (Larklight #1). Philip Reeve. [Alt]
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Maude March on the Run! (Maude March #2). Audrey Couloumbis.
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The Misadventures of Maude March. Audrey Couloumbis.
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Mothstorm (Larklight #3). Philip Reeve. [Alt]
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One Crazy Summer. Rita Williams-Garcia.
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A Pickpocket’s Tale. Karen Schwabach.
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Pirate Hannah Pritchard: Captured! (Hannah Pritchard #2).
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Shooting the Moon. Frances O'Roark Dowell.
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Starcross (Larklight #2). Philip Reeve. [Alt]
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. Avi.
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Wonderstruck. Brian Selznick.
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