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  • Dreaming on Paper Dreaming on Paper
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    Dreaming on Paper

    DREAMING on PAPER chronicles the life of a Cuban a author mentored by Ernest Hemingway. Mendo is jailed as a dissident, and thereafter struggles for decades to find the manuscript he wrote after witnessing the Bay of Pigs invasion. Mendo’s family...
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  • Comanche Conflict Comanche Conflict
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    Comanche Conflict

    BULLETS, BLOOD, DEATH AND VENGEANCE FILLED THE VALLEY AS BITTER ENEMIES CLASHED.Gabe and company spent the winter with the Mouache Ute but the buffalo hunt was watched by a hunting party of Yaparuhka Comanche. That hunting party soon became a raiding...
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  • CHURCHILL'S REVELATION CHURCHILL'S REVELATION
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    CHURCHILL'S REVELATION

    The stage is set in Rommel is Dead, the first book in the Conditional Surrender Trilogy for an altered WW2 history and a changed world. Beginning at the end of 1941 on land, sea and in the air familiar WW2 battles are fought with different leadership,...
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  • A TIME FOR SHADOWS A TIME FOR SHADOWS
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    A TIME FOR SHADOWS

    Wanting to "make a difference," young Iris Amory joins the Red Cross as a nurse and finds herself serving in a hospital over in France during World War I.Iris gets her heart broken open -- once or twice (at least) -- by it all and is...
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    Bronxland

    Paul Wolfenthal is a peculiar thirteen-year-old kid grappling with the absurdities of his young Bronx life, circa 1960. He visits the dead, hears voices in his head, despises Richard Nixon, is infatuated with his Marilyn Monroe look-alike math teacher,...
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  • Marginal Enemies Marginal Enemies
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    Marginal Enemies

    Two boys grow up during World War II, Gerard in New England, Morgen in Berlin. They live parallel lives: their families experience similar changes, similar suffering. The world says they are enemies. What makes an enemy? Why are people designated as...
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  • As Far As You Can As Far As You Can
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    As Far As You Can

    David Fiensy has spent the last thirty years publishing twelve volumes, doing archaeological field work, and teaching about first-century-AD Israel-the exotic, fascinating, and violent time period that serves as the background to the study of the New...
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  • All Roads Lead to Hell All Roads Lead to Hell
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    All Roads Lead to Hell

    Estranged son of a politically prominent father, Everett Dahlgren Boyd dealt with the issues of the day both as a civilian and then as a Union soldier in an artillery battery during the Civil War.
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    LIZZY

    Millie Elizabeth Monroe McKeever was fondly known to family and friends as Lizzy.She grew up during the trials and tribulations of a divided America during the 1860s. She was thrown into adulthood with the tragic loss of her mother and was transformed...
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  • Once Upon a Zombie Once Upon a Zombie
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    Once Upon a Zombie

    Unexplainablenews.com is reporting strange phenomena in cemeteries in Scotland, Germany, Italy, and America. Only one individual knows what's happening—and why! This person also knows the one girl who can prevent an unspeakable and imminent...
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  • Owed to My Mother Owed to My Mother
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    Owed to My Mother

    Nadine has always excelled in her career and had just reached the next level of her success, which brought her to the company's illustrious complex outside of San Francisco, CA; but as she begins to get settled into this new chapter of her life, she...
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  • Escape to Exile Escape to Exile
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    Escape to Exile

    AUTHOR OF THE BEST-SELLING BUCKSKIN CHRONICLES SERIES TAKES US ON AN EPIC JOURNEY IN THE NEW STONECROFT SAGAIt started as a brother defending the honor of his only sister, but it led to a bloody duel and a young man of a prominent family lying dead in...
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  • Legend of a Gunfighter Legend of a Gunfighter
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    Legend of a Gunfighter

    IN A BATTLE OF GOOD VERSUS EVIL, WHO WILL PREVAIL?An action-packed, captivating western novel by bestselling author Robert Vaughan.In 1885 Buck Elliot, already a legendary gunfighter, comes to Canyon Diablo, Arizona Territory, to aid a friend and several...
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  • Treasure Hunt In Tie Town Treasure Hunt In Tie Town
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    Treasure Hunt In Tie Town

    When two cowboys, Dud and his Uncle Ponder, discover a treasure map, Dud decides to take his nephews on an adventure, hoping the boys will find wives so they won’t end up lonely old bachelors too. Ponder refuses to go, accusing Dud of using it as...
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  • The Courtesan's Daughter The Courtesan's Daughter
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    The Courtesan's Daughter

    What happens when a daughter's dream and a mother's sordid past collide?New York, 1910. Seventeen-year-old Sylvie and her French-immigrant mother Justine eke out a living doing piecework in a tenement on the Lower East Side, while Sylvie attends school...
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  • Substance of Things Hoped For Substance of Things Hoped For
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    Substance of Things Hoped For

    WINNER, Historical Fiction (pre-1900s), 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.For a brief time in mid-nineteenth-century Oneida, New York, two of the most eccentric and fascinating figures in American history crossed paths when troubled soul and...
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  • Tin Angel Tin Angel
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    Tin Angel

    In this rollicking western romance, written by New York Times bestselling author Kat Martin, with husband L. J. Martin, Jessica Taggart, fresh out of a Boston finishing school, comes West…to discover the "restaurant" she's inherited...
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  • Nisei Nisei
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    Nisei

    After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States Government encouraged all eligible young men to enlist immediately in the fight against its enemies overseas—all eligible young men, except Japanese-Americans. Nisei is the story of Hideo...
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  • Dancing with the Lion Dancing with the Lion
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    Dancing with the Lion

    The story of Alexander before he became “the Great.” Finished with schooling under Aristoteles, Alexandros is appointed regent of Makedon while his father is away on campaign. This new authority is what he was born for, yet it alters his...
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  • The Discovered The Discovered
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    The Discovered

    After being discovered by Sam Barlow, the one man she would do anything to keep her secret from, Serena Stark must finally face the consequences of her rash decision to dress as a man and fight for the Union Army. Now her relationship with him is on...
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  • Joanna Crusader Joanna Crusader
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    Joanna Crusader

    An epic novel of the Crusades. Joanna Plantagenet accompanies her brother Richard the Lionheart on the Third Crusade—the only woman to visit Saracen-held Jerusalem. When she returns to France, Joanna learns that her renowned brother has been...
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  • Klandagi's Rescue Klandagi's Rescue
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    Klandagi's Rescue

    - What was it like to grow up in the Oklahoma backwoods? Cheatiebo and her sisters knew. -The "Blue Norther" froze any standing water in the poorly insulated structure, and the wind gusts threatened to level the old log cabin. Willie Joe bundled up and...
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  • The Trials of Nellie Belle The Trials of Nellie Belle
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    The Trials of Nellie Belle

    When her parents marry off Kansas-born Nellie Belle to the ranch foreman, she never questions that motherhood will follow. But at the dawn of the progressive era, dissatisfied Nellie seizes an opportunity to move west and start a new life. Desperate to...
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  • The Daring Times of Kipper Caulkin The Daring Times of Kipper Caulkin
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    The Daring Times of Kipper Caulkin

    1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie is hunted by British forces throughout Scotland.Three drummer lads are ensnared in the terrifying realities of war, as they move steadily toward their own destinies. Comradeship, adventure, and fear-filled trials follow the...
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  • Guy De Tournet, Child of Revolution, Son of France Guy De Tournet, Child of Revolution, Son of France
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    Guy De Tournet, Child of Revolution, Son of France

    Russia.with its wild untamed lands of vast open Steppes, of marshlands, of rivers, of unfathomable people, some as wild as their country, yet with a culture of religion, of art, of buildings of great beauty. Into this forbidding landscape came the French...
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  • Peter and the Blitz Peter and the Blitz
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    Peter and the Blitz

    As a Social Studies educator who has seen this book embraced by today’s sometimes jaded students, I would like to endorse Peter and the Blitz. Ms. de Caprariis-Salerno wrote Peter and the Blitz as a ‘historical novel’ set in World War...
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    Twelve Wooden Soldiers

    During the 1860s, the United States was consumed by a Civil War that some thought would only last a few weeks. By 1864, the war had consumed untold resources in both men and material. Even though there seemed to be no end in sight for the war, President...
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  • Unknown Horizons Unknown Horizons
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    Unknown Horizons

    This is the thrilling story of two men commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the unknown land of the Louisiana Purchase-the vast, mysterious land from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. In 1803 Meriwether Lewis and William Clark...
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  • The Weeping Woman of Putten The Weeping Woman of Putten
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    The Weeping Woman of Putten

    For those who don't know her, she's just a white sandstone statue. Dressed in traditional regional clothing, she clutches a handkerchief in her right hand and overlooks six hundred small, perfectly manicured, boxwood hedge squares.To those who do...
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  • Mickey Mantle's Last Home Run Mickey Mantle's Last Home Run
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    Mickey Mantle's Last Home Run

    TJ and Jonathan are teen-age friends and teammates on the JV baseball team. Like many young people growing up in America in the late sixties, they have heroes. For TJ, who is white, it is Mickey Mantle, the aging star of the New York Yankees. For...
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  • Eagle of the Ardennes Eagle of the Ardennes
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    Eagle of the Ardennes

    You are fighting desperately against Adolf Hitler?s most merciless force: the Waffen-SS. You are also fighting the harshest European winter on record, incompetent leadership at varying levels of command, and a strained and sometimes corrupt supply system...
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  • Napoleon's Egyptian Girl Napoleon's Egyptian Girl
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    Napoleon's Egyptian Girl

    Napoleon Bonaparte led forty thousand troops to Egypt in the French Revolutionary Wars against Britain. The French were in Egypt for three years in 1798–1801, during which time they associated with the Egyptian people and founded an academic...
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  • The Bright Pavilions - A Novel The Bright Pavilions - A Novel
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    The Bright Pavilions - A Novel

    The first part of the prequel to The Herries Chronicle period drama by Hugh Walpole.A historical romance novel first published in 1940, The Bright Pavilions gives fans of the Herries family a glimpse into their life before Francis Herries' move to the...
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  • Vanessa - A Novel Vanessa - A Novel
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    Vanessa - A Novel

    The final instalment in Hugh Walpole's tumultuous The Herries Chronicle, the family saga has entered the early twentieth century.Judith Paris' granddaughter, Vanessa, regales the passionate woman's story, beginning with her hundredth birthday in the...
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  • Judith Paris - A Novel Judith Paris - A Novel
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    Judith Paris - A Novel

    Comedic and tragic, Judith Paris is the second volume in Hugh Walpole's family saga, The Herries Chronicle.Judith, daughter of Francis Herries and Mirabell Star, is an ambitious woman with a love for the Lake District's gorgeous scenery and a burning...
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  • Katherine Christian - A Novel Katherine Christian - A Novel
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    Katherine Christian - A Novel

    The final part of Hugh Walpole's The Herries Chronicle prequel, this historical romance novel completes the family saga.First published in 1944, the final book in The Herries Chronicles series aims to bring the period drama to a close. Although the...
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  • Rogue Herries - A Novel Rogue Herries - A Novel
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    Rogue Herries - A Novel

    Crime and romance take over the idyllic Lake District setting in this first volume in Hugh Walpole's, The Herries Chronicle.First published in 1930, Rogue Herries is narrated by the titular character as he describes Francis Herries' story and his...
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  • The Fortress - Complete Edition The Fortress - Complete Edition
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    The Fortress - Complete Edition

    Judith Paris returns to the Lake District to settle a family feud in this third volume of Hugh Walpole's, The Herries Chronicle.Now middle-aged, Judith must return to her countryside home to help resolve a dispute between two branches of her family...
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  • The Bear Killer Badge The Bear Killer Badge
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    The Bear Killer Badge

    The 'Bear Killer Badge' is earned through acts of courage, perseverance and good judgement to achieve an extraordinary deed.In 1897 Wyoming, Dave Smith faces bankruptcy after a winter blizzard killed off his cattle herd. Purchase of replacement cattle...
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  • Sagas & Sea Smoke Sagas & Sea Smoke
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    Sagas & Sea Smoke

    A young archeologist and her journalist friend join an eclectic mix of anthropologists descending on L'Anse aux Meadows, Canada, the only verified Viking encampment in North America and the planet's first UNESCO World Heritage Site. After thirty-five...
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  • Istanbul Dreams Istanbul Dreams
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    Istanbul Dreams

    Against the radiant, magnificent backdrop of Istanbul, an old man reflects on his life as he wishes for a second chance. Taner thinks about his happiness and his achievements-but he also recalls his failures and disappointments, wondering about what a...
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  • Il Padrino Il Padrino
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    Il Padrino

    "Who was Il Padrino?Since young adulthood when he first became interested in his family's history, Jack had wondered why not one of his maternal relatives had ever returned to their ancestral Italian homeland.He was now embarking on a long anticipated...
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  • The Nephew The Nephew
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    The Nephew

    Few people know that St. Paul had a nephew. This is the nephew's story as he follows his uncle from Tarsus to Rome on long and dangerous journeys. It's the story of a young Jewish boy brought reluctantly into an alien world with no knowledge or...
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  • Lady Mary's Revenge Lady Mary's Revenge
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    Lady Mary's Revenge

    Luke remains in the Medway as the government is convinced that a foreign invasion with local gentry assistance is imminent. The disappearance of a senior officer and strange activities on the river attract Luke's attention. Luke is appalled at the...
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  • Ad Britannia Ad Britannia
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    Ad Britannia

    This historical novel is about a handsome young Germanic horseman who served as a Roman auxiliary cavalryman during the early first century when Emperor Claudius’ powerful legions invade the island of Britannia. Driven to revenge the murder of a...
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  • Condemnation Condemnation
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    Condemnation

    MICHAL-She was supposed to be the official tie that bound Israel's greatest warrior to its first king. But as no one can escape a clash of survival that pits the towering figures of her father, King Saul, against her husband, David, it is Michal who must...
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    Newfield House, Homesteaders on the Canadian Prairie

    In the spring of 1881, William Bell and his son-in-law Walter leave their families in Pickering, Ontario, and head west in hopes of securing land in what was then the North-West Territories. At fifty-six William is determined to keep a promise made to...
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Historical Fiction Books | Buy Historical Novels & New Releases Online at BookLoop

Step into the past with the finest collection of historical fiction books at BookLoop. Whether you are drawn to sweeping epics, intimate love stories, or novels that bring forgotten voices to life, our collection allows you to explore the world’s most fascinating eras through powerful storytelling. At BookLoop, we make it easy to buy books online with fast delivery across Australia, giving readers access to both timeless classics and trending new releases in historical fiction.

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Our shelves are filled with novels by some of the most acclaimed and bestselling authors in historical fiction. From Hilary Mantel’s award-winning Wolf Hall series to Ken Follett’s sweeping epics such as The Pillars of the Earth, you’ll find the perfect read to immerse yourself in history. Fans of Philippa Gregory’s Tudor novels and Geraldine Brooks’ Australian historical fiction will also discover a wide range of titles to enjoy. If you love Australian voices, authors like Kate Morton continue to deliver gripping stories set against richly imagined backdrops, making her novels some of the most popular historical fiction books in Australia.

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At BookLoop, we pride ourselves on being one of Australia’s favourite places to buy books online. Our historical fiction collection is curated with care, featuring both new releases and bestsellers that readers across the country are searching for. Whether you are looking for literary fiction, historical romance, or adventure-driven stories, our collection ensures there is something for every reader. Book clubs searching for novels that spark conversation will also find endless choices in our carefully selected titles.

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Historical fiction continues to be one of the most popular genres, and BookLoop ensures you never miss out on the latest trending books. Explore new releases from international favourites and Australian authors alike. From epic sagas spanning generations to intimate family dramas, historical fiction offers something unique for every kind of reader. If you are searching for the best historical novels to add to your library, BookLoop has you covered.

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BookLoop is more than just a bookstore. We connect readers with stories that matter, offering a wide selection of books across every genre. Our historical fiction range highlights authors who bring history to life in unforgettable ways, whether through bestselling novels, book club favourites, or powerful debuts. With a focus on quality storytelling and seamless online shopping, we make it easy to find your next unforgettable read.

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What are the best historical fiction books right now?

Some of the best historical fiction books trending today include works by Kate Morton, Ken Follett, Hilary Mantel, Philippa Gregory, and Geraldine Brooks, alongside new Australian releases that are quickly gaining attention.

Can I buy Australian historical fiction books at BookLoop?

Yes. BookLoop features a wide range of Australian historical fiction books, from award-winning authors like Geraldine Brooks to modern bestsellers by Kate Morton.

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Readers love historical fiction because it combines the richness of history with the emotional power of storytelling, allowing them to experience past worlds in a deeply personal way.

Does BookLoop offer new releases in historical fiction?

Absolutely. We regularly update our catalogue with new releases from both Australian and international authors, ensuring you have access to the latest bestselling books in historical fiction.