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We've had some exceptional historical fiction in 2013 - in fact some say that it was a work of historical fiction which [[The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton|won the Booker Prize]]. We've a few others from a few different eras for you.

{{topten
|author=Elizabeth Fremantle
|title=The Queen's Gambit
|rating=5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary= Katherine Parr was the last of Henry VIII's wives; the one that felt the fear but did it anyway as she struggled against the fate of her predecessors. This novel is so beautifully detailed and well-written that we're right there beside her. Historical and literary empathy-invocation at its finest.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0718177061</amazonuk>
}}

{{topten
|author=Elisabeth Gifford
|title=Secrets of the Sea House
|rating=5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary= A beautiful split-time story of love, coming to terms with the past and a healing hope for the future. It's beguiling, it's feel-good, it's a 6 out of 5.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782391118</amazonuk>
}}

{{topten
|author=David Gilman
|title=Master of War
|rating=5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary= First in a series of hist-fict based around the Hundred Years War by an author who can compete with Bernard Cornwell and, in places, wins on points. Exciting, informative and including battle scenes that made our reviewer reach for a firm surface. We love it!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781850100</amazonuk>
}}

{{topten
|author=Tim Leach
|title=The Last King of Lydia
|rating=5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary= King Croesus experiences a dramatic change of fortune that allows him to evaluate the true meaning of happiness. But is it too late?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857899171</amazonuk>
}}

{{topten
|author=Bruce Macbain
|title=The Bull Slayer
|rating=5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=Bruce Macbain's second historical murder mystery featuring the Roman sleuthing talents of Pliny the Younger. Fast-moving, informative, engrossing to the extent that it's even better than the first one and what an ending! Great stuff!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781850798</amazonuk>
}}

{{topten
|author=Edward Rutherfurd
|title=Paris
|rating=5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary= Spanning the years from 1261 to 1968 but focussing on the period from 1875 to 1940. Rutherfurd's exemplary historical research supports a wonderfully woven saga of four families from different social positions through the ages that captures the spirit of the nation. As enchanting and complex as the city he describes.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444736795</amazonuk>
}}

{{topten
|author=Diana Souhami
|title=Coconut Chaos
|rating=5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=A marvellously eclectic mix of historic fact, travel, a bit of fiction and the joyous realisation that this is the sort of unusual book that is a jewel of a find for any jaded reader.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780878745</amazonuk>
}}

{{topten
|author=Linda Spalding
|title=The Purchase
|rating=5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=The haunting story of an early American Quaker family that kept me up all night till I'd read it. This 6-out-of-5 book is as gut-wrenching as it is beautiful and won't let you go, even if you wanted it to.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1908737514</amazonuk>
}}

{{topten
|author=Robert Wilton
|title=Traitor's Field
|rating=5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary= A spy thriller set towards the end of the English Civil War. The sort of pacey novel you learn from by accident as the facts are embedded in a story that rips along. Wonderful stuff!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848878400</amazonuk>
}}

{{topten
|author=Daniel Woodrell
|title=The Maid's Version
|rating=5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=A portrait of what made 1920s small town America tick and suffer in an exceptionally told story by someone that Roddy Doyle rates as one of the world's greatest novelist. Not to be missed!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444732838</amazonuk>
}}

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 |genre=Historical Fiction
 |summary= Spanning the years from 1261 to 1968 but focussing on the period from 1875 to 1940. Rutherfurd's exemplary historical research supports a wonderfully woven saga of four families from different social positions through the ages that captures the spirit of the nation. As enchanting and complex as the city he describes.
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 |genre=Historical Fiction
 |summary=Bruce Macbain's second historical murder mystery featuring the Roman sleuthing talents of Pliny the Younger.  Fast-moving, informative, engrossing to the extent that it's even better than the first one and what an ending!  Great stuff!
-|isbn=1781850798
+|isbn=Macbain_Bull
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 |genre=Historical Fiction
 |summary= King Croesus experiences a dramatic change of fortune that allows him to evaluate the true meaning of happiness. But is it too late?
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 }}

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 |genre=Historical Fiction
 |summary= Katherine Parr was the last of Henry VIII's wives; the one that felt the fear but did it anyway as she struggled against the fate of her predecessors.  This novel is so beautifully detailed and well-written that we're right there beside her.  Historical and literary empathy-invocation at its finest.
-|isbn=0718177061
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 We've had some exceptional historical fiction in 2013 - in fact some say that it was a work of historical fiction which [[The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton|won the Booker Prize]].  We've a few others from a few different eras for you.
-{{topten
+{{Frontpage
 |author=Elizabeth Fremantle
 |title=The Queen's Gambit
@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 |genre=Historical Fiction
 |summary= Katherine Parr was the last of Henry VIII's wives; the one that felt the fear but did it anyway as she struggled against the fate of her predecessors.  This novel is so beautifully detailed and well-written that we're right there beside her.  Historical and literary empathy-invocation at its finest.
-|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0718177061</amazonuk>
+|isbn=0718177061
 }}
-{{topten
+{{Frontpage
 |author=Elisabeth Gifford
 |title=Secrets of the Sea House
@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 |genre=Historical Fiction
 |summary= A beautiful split-time story of love, coming to terms with the past and a healing hope for the future.  It's beguiling, it's feel-good, it's a 6 out of 5.
-|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782391118</amazonuk>
+|isbn=1782391118
 }}
-{{topten
+{{Frontpage
 |author=David Gilman
 |title=Master of War
@@ Line 26: / Line 26: @@
 |genre=Historical Fiction
 |summary= First in a series of hist-fict based around the Hundred Years War by an author who can compete with Bernard Cornwell and, in places, wins on points.  Exciting, informative and including battle scenes that made our reviewer reach for a firm surface.  We love it!
-|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781850100</amazonuk>
+|isbn=1781850100
 }}
-{{topten
+{{Frontpage
 |author=Tim Leach
 |title=The Last King of Lydia
@@ Line 35: / Line 35: @@
 |genre=Historical Fiction
 |summary= King Croesus experiences a dramatic change of fortune that allows him to evaluate the true meaning of happiness. But is it too late?
-|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857899171</amazonuk>
+|isbn=0857899171
 }}
-{{topten
+{{Frontpage
 |author=Bruce Macbain
 |title=The Bull Slayer
@@ Line 44: / Line 44: @@
 |genre=Historical Fiction
 |summary=Bruce Macbain's second historical murder mystery featuring the Roman sleuthing talents of Pliny the Younger.  Fast-moving, informative, engrossing to the extent that it's even better than the first one and what an ending!  Great stuff!
-|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781850798</amazonuk>
+|isbn=1781850798
 }}
-{{topten
+{{Frontpage
 |author=Edward Rutherfurd
 |title=Paris
@@ Line 53: / Line 53: @@
 |genre=Historical Fiction
 |summary= Spanning the years from 1261 to 1968 but focussing on the period from 1875 to 1940. Rutherfurd's exemplary historical research supports a wonderfully woven saga of four families from different social positions through the ages that captures the spirit of the nation. As enchanting and complex as the city he describes.
-|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444736795</amazonuk>
+|isbn=1444736795
 }}
-{{topten
+{{Frontpage
 |author=Diana Souhami
 |title=Coconut Chaos
@@ Line 62: / Line 62: @@
 |genre=Historical Fiction
 |summary=A marvellously eclectic mix of historic fact, travel, a bit of fiction and the joyous realisation that this is the sort of unusual book that is a jewel of a find for any jaded reader.
-|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780878745</amazonuk>
+|isbn=1780878745
 }}
-{{topten
+{{Frontpage
 |author=Linda Spalding
 |title=The Purchase
@@ Line 71: / Line 71: @@
 |genre=Historical Fiction
 |summary=The haunting story of an early American Quaker family that kept me up all night till I'd read it.  This 6-out-of-5 book is as gut-wrenching as it is beautiful and won't let you go, even if you wanted it to.
-|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1908737514</amazonuk>
+|isbn=1908737514
 }}
-{{topten
+{{Frontpage
 |author=Robert Wilton
 |title=Traitor's Field
@@ Line 80: / Line 80: @@
 |genre=Historical Fiction
 |summary= A spy thriller set towards the end of the English Civil War.  The sort of pacey novel you learn from by accident as the facts are embedded in a story that rips along.  Wonderful stuff!
-|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848878400</amazonuk>
+|isbn=1848878400
 }}
-{{topten
+{{Frontpage
 |author=Daniel Woodrell
 |title=The Maid's Version
@@ Line 89: / Line 89: @@
 |genre=Historical Fiction
 |summary=A portrait of what made 1920s small town America tick and suffer in an exceptionally told story by someone that Roddy Doyle rates as one of the world's greatest novelist.  Not to be missed!
-|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444732838</amazonuk>
+|isbn=1444732838
 }}

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