Historical Fiction Stars

Lists of historical fiction titles receiving starred reviews.

Annotated lists of books receiving at least one starred review from one of four major review sources: Booklist, Kirkus, LJ and PW. The review source assigns the star.

Annotations are from Advance, the Ingram Magazine, unless otherwise noted.

Titles are listed by approximate date of publication, then by alpha by author.

Historical fiction is loosely defined on these pages - a book set in an earlier time frame than the present may qualify for inclusion. Categories on this page include general (period setting), mystery & suspense, and also worthy of note (time slip, alternate history, generational sagas, etc.)

Historical Fiction