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  • Athens is Burning Athens is Burning
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    Athens is Burning

    'Athens is Burning' tells the story of the days that changed the ancient world through the eyes of those who lived through it: the leaders and those in the front line. A story of courage, betrayal and tormented love.Following the defeat at Thermopylae...
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  • The Secrets of Crestwell Hall The Secrets of Crestwell Hall
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    The Secrets of Crestwell Hall

    'A king adorns the throne... He has no subtlety, no grace but he does not deserve to die in the way that has been planned and this is why we shall stop them, our men, our kin and save us all.'1605Bess Throckmorton is well used to cunning plots and...
    $77.00

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  • The Memory Keeper of Kyiv The Memory Keeper of Kyiv
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    The Memory Keeper of Kyiv

    Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Beekeeper of Aleppo."A powerfully moving debut . . . Ukraine's tragic history painfully echoes its current crisis, and on every page the Ukrainian spirit shines out, unbowed, unbent...
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  • Weaver Street at War Weaver Street at War
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    Weaver Street at War

    Immerse yourself in the brand NEW World War II saga from bestselling author Chrissie Walsh.As World War II takes its toll on Liverpool, only friendship and community can keep the women of Weaver Street smiling.The neighbours on Liverpool's Weaver Street...
    $51.00

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  • Blind Man's Labyrinth Blind Man's Labyrinth
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    Blind Man's Labyrinth

    A JEWISH CIVIL WAR IS TEARING APART NORTHERN ISRAEL. IN THE SOUTH, SERVANTS OF THE GODDESS ASHTAROTH ARE ABDUCTING UNWARY REFUGEES. HAIM, AN UNWANTED BOY, ESCAPES INTO THIS NIGHTMARISH LANDSCAPE TO FIND HIS WAY IN A WORLD GONE MAD.92 BCE. A widow and an...
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  • The Forgotten Flapper The Forgotten Flapper
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    The Forgotten Flapper

    A presence lurks in New York City’s New Amsterdam Theatre when the lights go down and the audience goes home. They say she’s the ghost of Olive Thomas, one of the loveliest girls who ever lit up the Ziegfeld Follies and the silent screen...
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  • The It Girl and Me The It Girl and Me
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    The It Girl and Me

    Daisy DeVoe has left her abusive husband, her father has been pinched for bootlegging, and she’s embarrassed by her rural Kentucky roots. But on the plus side, she’s climbing the ladder in the salon of Paramount Pictures, styling hair for...
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  • James McIntyre James McIntyre
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    James McIntyre

    From the author of John Passfield: Saturday Morning, shortlisted for the ReLit Awards in the novel category, 2022With the contribution of eight hundred cows, the tiny village of Ingersoll, Ontario, has not only produced the world's largest block of...
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  • Love's Knife Love's Knife
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    Love's Knife

    1093. The music of murder.Beatriz de Farrera is a trobairitz (a female troubadour) at the court of Toulouse. She sings of love but intends to evade marriage and romantic entanglements. Her patron, Philippa, is the heiress of the rich city and...
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  • The Price of a Throne The Price of a Throne
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    The Price of a Throne

    Dive into the heart of medieval Ireland with this historical tale of courage, deception, and the relentless pursuit of power.Aoife, the defiant daughter of the dethroned King of Leinster, is thrust from a life of privilege into the heart of political and...
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  • The Marquess Returns The Marquess Returns
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    The Marquess Returns

    A brooding marquess ...When Nicholas Prescott, the Marquess of Rockliffe, fled England under shocking circumstances, he never expected to return two years later as a widower. Consumed by misery, he struggles to manage his marquessate and even more so to...
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  • Legacy of the Lynx Legacy of the Lynx
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    Legacy of the Lynx

    1798. Three people, two brutal murders, one promise.We're following in the footsteps of the Academy of the Lynx, the first Scientific Society in Europe, whose library was lost for centuries. Golo Eck is on its trail, heading for Holland; his friend...
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  • The Haunted Queen The Haunted Queen
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    The Haunted Queen

    "'My sister's ring,' I breathe, my voice no more than a whisper, the enormity of this moment weighing heavily upon my conscience. He reaches for me, his new Queen, and my chest becomes heavy with dread.I have never wanted this." Elizabeth, the...
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  • I'm not Dead Yet I'm not Dead Yet
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    I'm not Dead Yet

    Cleo has taken the wrong turn and ended up in the Egyptian Afterlife:Cleo has done it, she's made it to an Egyptian excavation, even if they speak German and she doesn't. She's allowed to look inside the tomb that has been found just before she is due to...
    $21.00

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    Impression Sunrise

    France 1876. A struggling, unknown Paris artist. His name, Claude Monet. A Brie Valley chateau at the peak of its beauty. A wealthy art collector, owner of the chateau, and earliest patron of a rebellious group of French painters becoming known as...
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  • Clara's Curse Clara's Curse
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    Clara's Curse

    ClaRina Kendall Faulk, eldest of the Kendall sisters, has always been the reliable one. Blessed with an immaculate home, handsome husband, and lifestyle that most would dream for, she appears to be the epitome of success. However, no one knows the...
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  • The Troubadour's Quest The Troubadour's Quest
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    The Troubadour's Quest

    Danger brought them together . . . Gislebert, a gentle troubadour seeking the woman who captured his heart; Jonas, a feisty street urchin surviving by his wits and his beautiful drawings. These two uneasy companions agree to join in the search for...
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  • Vincent Tells His Story Vincent Tells His Story
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    Vincent Tells His Story

    Avalyn's spiritual evolution has led her around the world seeking information about ancient cultures, art and magic. Also a clairaudient, channel, and accomplished painter, Vincent Tells His Story, is her second book. She tunes into past, often...
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    Das Gomorrha Prinzip Das Gomorrha Prinzip
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    Das Gomorrha Prinzip

    Die Vietnamesen nannten den jungen Scharfschützen Hồ xἀo quyệt, der Gerissene Tiger.Brady Nash glaubt, dass sein Freund Duff Coleridge in Vietnam ermordet wurde, möglicherweise von einem betrügerischen CIA Berater. Als er sich der Spezialeisatzgruppe...
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  • The Committee Will Kill You Now The Committee Will Kill You Now
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    The Committee Will Kill You Now

    The gripping new book from the author of The Algorithm Will See You Now. Based on the true-life rationing of kidney dialysis in 1960s America, a medical intern in 1992 Seattle tries to leave his painful past behind, only to uncover a shocking truth of...
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  • The Unmooring The Unmooring
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    The Unmooring

    America is at war in Vietnam. And the McMaster family is at war over the war - and much more.Michael McMaster believes his power-couple parents have grown complacent, forgetting the progressive impulses that once inspired them. His parents - foreign...
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  • Sinister Among Us Sinister Among Us
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    Sinister Among Us

    Sinister Among Us, A Mystery Novel, is a gripping narrative of intrigue, crime, and sinister activities at a small Christian college in the rural Indiana town of Copperville. The main charter of the book is Dr. Bradley Green, the Interim...
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  • My Father, My King My Father, My King
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    My Father, My King

    "Written in elegant prose, with an intricate storyline that is woven together like a fine medieval tapestry." -Authors ReadingGet ready to embark on an unforgettable journey with the highly anticipated second installment of the Second Son Chronicles by...
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  • Ruby Hope Valley Ruby Hope Valley
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    Ruby Hope Valley

    Ruby Hope Valley is a delightful and heartwarming book of love, faith, and friendship.Betty Anne, a lonely Christian woman in her fifties, who lives in the town of Ruby Hope Valley, carries a hidden secret in her heart, until she meets a young Amish girl...
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  • Guardians Of Shambhala Guardians Of Shambhala
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    Guardians Of Shambhala

    Terma is the hidden knowledge of the universe that reveals itself time to time, depending upon the relevance of its presence. Researchers, historians & archaeologists have spent their lives proving the authenticity of this place, hidden far deep in...
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  • A Chaotic Courtship A Chaotic Courtship
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    A Chaotic Courtship

    Twenty-year-old Diana Forester, a country-bred young woman, fears that her inexperience and uncertainties have discouraged the charming Mr. John Richfield. On arriving back home from London, she learns that he has already arrived, ready to continue their...
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  • As They Are As They Are
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    As They Are

    As They Are is a magnificent and meticulously-researched story of three generations of women and how the sufferings of one give shape to the challenges the next will endure." -Joan Schwighardt, author of RIVERS trilogy: Before We Died, Gifts for the...
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  • Beverly's Justice Beverly's Justice
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    Beverly's Justice

    DEATH, GREED, and INTRIGUE are the stuff of detective novels and not expected in a prestigious coastal enclave. But there is plenty after the chairman of Newport Beach’s esteemed bank is found murdered. Enter single mom Beverly Battersby, the...
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    The Food of the Gods (Annotated) The Food of the Gods (Annotated)
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    The Food of the Gods (Annotated)

    The groundbreaking science fiction classic by H.G. WellsImagine a food...that could change the course of human history. In The Food of The Gods and How it Came to Earth, legendary science fiction author H.G. Wells provocatively chronicles this very...
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  • Out of the Shoebox Out of the Shoebox
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    Out of the Shoebox

    Out of the Shoebox is an incredible mystery based on real events unfolding around memories of an aging American veteran that occurred during WWII. This twofold story line, full of twists and turns, set against a wartime backdrop in Great Britain, is now...
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  • Beyond Shattered Dreams Beyond Shattered Dreams
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    Beyond Shattered Dreams

    After months in a Confederate prison camp, Private Will Everett boards the Sultana eager to return home and leave behind the horrors of war. One day into the voyage, the overcrowded steamboat explodes, rendering Will injured and unable to recall his...
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  • Future Memories Future Memories
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    Future Memories

    Three Jewish teenage students escape from Poland in 1940 before the German occupation is complete. Although reluctant to go, they leave their families behind, anticipating returning to them after the war. This novel focuses on their lives from the moment...
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  • The Sister's Search The Sister's Search
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    The Sister's Search

    A young woman searches for her missing brother and finds much more awaits her-if she can escape war-torn Texas.Molly Weaver and her widowed mother embark on an arduous journey at the end of the Civil War. They hope to join Molly's brother Andrew on his...
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  • Eden Lost Eden Lost
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    Eden Lost

    Eden Lost is a romantic novel of 85,000 words cast in a historic setting of grand events and deep human adversity. This story will appeal to those who enjoy the panoramic sweep of history as seen through the eyes of lovers from diverse cultures...
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  • Shadows and Footprints Shadows and Footprints
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    Shadows and Footprints

    The history of the American West includes a sorry story of abuse and domination of Native Americans by the United States government and its enforcement arm, the U.S. Army. The destruction of the life style and autonomy of indigenous people has resulted...
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  • Just Lucky Enough Just Lucky Enough
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    Just Lucky Enough

    "One of the neatest, most realistic stories about the RAF during WW II. Having flown Mustangs out of England in 1943, 1944 and 1945, this book brought back a lot of fond memories of my combat days in the P-51 Mustang." Brig. General Charles F...
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  • A Wolff in the Family A Wolff in the Family
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    A Wolff in the Family

    Based on a true story, A Wolff in the Family is a riveting saga of prejudice, passion, and revenge, perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah's The Four Winds. What mysterious scandals led a father to abandon the youngest of his children--and for the elder...
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  • Seven Devils Road Seven Devils Road
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    Seven Devils Road

    Chuckholes and raging rivers, fog, rain, and impossibly steep grades-it's the spring of 1860.  The Butterfield Overland Trail is more than hazardous for a lone coach hurling down the Missouri run between Syracuse and Fort Smith, Arkansas...
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  • I Am Germany I Am Germany
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    I Am Germany

    Three years before the Holocaust came the first holocaust, the one that nobody hears about. It stole the lives of thousands of children.In 1930s Germany, before the war, Anna Himmel was Henry Schultz's secret first love and a child-prodigy violinist...
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  • The Silence in the Sound The Silence in the Sound
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    The Silence in the Sound

    2023 Bookshelf Writing Award Winner 1st Place - 2022 NYC Big Book Award Winner - 2022 Gold Medal Winner Reader Views - 2022 Pencraft Award for Literary Excellence - 2022 Literary Titan Silver Award - 2022 Firebird Book Award - 2022 Hawthorne Prize...
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  • Basque Moon Basque Moon
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    Basque Moon

    Photographer Nellie Burns and her faithful Labrador retriever, Moonshine, travel to the Stanley Basin of central Idaho with sheep rancher, Gwynn Campbell, and his Basque sheepherder, Alphonso. Nellie plans to spend several weeks in the mountains around...
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  • On Sugar Hill On Sugar Hill
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    On Sugar Hill

    To make ends meet, the Fitzgerald women must open their home as a boardinghouse, but will the secrets they uncover prove their undoing? The day Cora Fitzgerald turned sixteen, she fled Sugar Hill for the bright lights of New York City, leaving behind her...
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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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