22 Best historical fiction books like The Cold Palace (The Forbidden City #4) by Melissa Addey

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The Cold Palace (The Forbidden City #4)

By: Melissa Addey

4.38

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Chosen against her will. Elevated to Empress. Accused of madness. 18th century China. Ula Nara …

If you liked the historical fiction plot in The Cold Palace (The Forbidden City #4) by Melissa Addey , here is a list of 22 books like this:

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1. The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds (Malayan #1)

By: Selina Siak Chin Yoke

4.15

Format: 466 pages, Kindle Edition

Facing challenges in an increasingly colonial world, Chye Hoon, a rebellious young girl, must learn… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
"Her ancestors would fight for her spirit, but so too would the white devils who had come to rule. They had taken first our land and then our souls."

-Selina Siak Chin Yoke, The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds (Malayan #1)

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2. Master Wu's Bride

By: Edward C. Patterson

3.54

Format: None pages,

It is Chi Lin's wedding day - an exciting time for any bride, unless the groom has died before the … read more

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  • historical fiction
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3. The Lioness of Morocco

By: Christiane Galvani , Julia Drosten

3.33

Format: 120 pages,

Independent-minded Sibylla Spencer feels trapped in nineteenth-century London, where her strong wil… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction

4. Daughters of the Dragon

By: William Andrews

4.12

Format: 206 pages,

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5. The Moon in the Palace (Empress of Bright Moon, #1)

By: Weina Dai Randel

4.70

Format: 84 pages, Paperback

There is no easy path for a woman aspiring to power. . . . A concubine at the palace learns quickly… read more

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6. Nefertiti

By: Michelle Moran

4.00

Format: 212 pages,

Nefertiti and her younger sister, Mutnodjmet, have been raised in a powerful family that has provid… read more

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7. The Empress of Bright Moon (Empress of Bright Moon, #2)

By: Weina Dai Randel

3.69

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

In the captivating sequel to The Moon in the Palace, Mei must protect her people from a murderous e… read more

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8. Imperial Woman

By: Pearl S. Buck

4.64

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Imperial Woman is the fictionalized biography of the last Empress in China, Ci-xi, who began as a c… read more

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9. The Lady's Defiance

By: Anne R. Bailey

4.13

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

The Tudor court is crawling with enemies. She can only hide for so long.“There’s no danger in a bit… read more

Similar categories in Anne R. Bailey's The Lady's Defiance book and Melissa Addey's The Cold Palace (The Forbidden City #4)

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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10. Lord of the Atlas

By: Colin Falconer

4.35

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

‘A proper adventure. Brutal and captivating.’ Marrakesh, 1893: His military career in disgrace, … read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
"What a place, George thought. Greasy, grim and ripe for murder."

-Colin Falconer, Lord of the Atlas

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11. The Other Empress (A Qing Court Novel #1)

By: Amanda Roberts

4.22

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

In this exciting novel from USA Today best-selling author Amanda Roberts, the story of the slow mar… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Roberts's The Other Empress (A Qing Court Novel #1) book and Melissa Addey's The Cold Palace (The Forbidden City #4)

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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12. The Purple Virgin: A Passionate Tale of a Chinese Harem (Passionate Tales Book 7)

By: Alexandra Daniels

3.78

Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition

Year 8 of the Peaceful Emperor. When her grand-father dies, Shaolin is sold into slavery to pay th… read more

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13. The Dragon Queen (The Dragon #2)

By: William Andrews

4.25

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of Daughters of the Dragon comes the story of one of the most extraordi… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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14. Silk Road

By: Colin Falconer

4.27

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Silk Road weaves a spellbinding tale of courage, danger and human frailty onto the vast tapestry of… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
"They found him in the cloister, lying on his back with ice in his beard. He was half conscious, muttering about a Templar knight, a secret commission from the Pope, and a beautiful woman on a white p…"

-Colin Falconer, Silk Road

"His fellow monks carried him back to his cell and laid him on the hard cot that had been his bed for the last twenty years. He was an old man now and there was nothing to be done. His eyes had the co…"

-Colin Falconer, Silk Road

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15. Stigmata

By: Colin Falconer

4.21

Format: None pages, Paperback

Stigmata is an epic tale of heresy, courage, loyalty and loss set against the tumultuous crusades o… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
"God chose Fabricia Bérenger during a lightning storm. With one thunderous touch of his finger, he sent her reeling."

-Colin Falconer, Stigmata

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16. The Consequence of Anna

By: Kate Birkin

4.16

Format: 568 pages, Paperback

The Instant #1 BESTSELLER, reminiscent of The Thorn Birds, The Light Between Oceans, and Lady Chatt… read more

Similar categories in Kate Birkin's The Consequence of Anna book and Melissa Addey's The Cold Palace (The Forbidden City #4)

  • historical
  • historical fiction
"The whole world is a hungry stomach with teeth."

-Kate Birkin, The Consequence of Anna

"A face with no freckles is like a flower with no bloom."

-Kate Birkin, The Consequence of Anna

"What is a moment in a day but a grain of sand . . . until that moment means everything in the world?"

-Kate Birkin, The Consequence of Anna

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17. The Pearl of Penang: A totally heartbreaking love story with a gripping twist in the Far East pre-WW2 (The Penang Series Book 1)

By: Clare Flynn

4.33

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

“The emotions I went through were numerous... This book hit me in the gut… magical to read and will… read more

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18. The Scandalous Life of Nancy Randolph

By: Kate Braithwaite

4.30

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

A compelling historical retelling of the first great scandal to shake America. Victim? Temptress… read more

Similar categories in Kate Braithwaite's The Scandalous Life of Nancy Randolph book and Melissa Addey's The Cold Palace (The Forbidden City #4)

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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19. The Spirit of the Dragon (The Dragon #3)

By: William Andrews

4.58

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of Daughters of the Dragon comes an epic novel of a star-crossed couple… read more

Similar categories in William Andrews's The Spirit of the Dragon (The Dragon #3) book and Melissa Addey's The Cold Palace (The Forbidden City #4)

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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20. Threads of Silk: A Historical Chinese Fiction Novel

By: Amanda Roberts

4.15

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

When I was a child, I thought my destiny was to live and die on the banks of the Xiangjiang River a… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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21. The Cold Palace (The Forbidden City #4)

By: Melissa Addey

4.38

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Chosen against her will. Elevated to Empress. Accused of madness. 18th century China. Ula Nara … read more

Similar categories in Melissa Addey's The Cold Palace (The Forbidden City #4) book and Melissa Addey's The Cold Palace (The Forbidden City #4)

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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22. The Blue Dress Girl

By: E.V. Thompson

4.04

Format: 390 pages, Kindle Edition

China, 1857. She-she, a peasant girl, never wanted to be a concubine. But She-she has caught the ey… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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23. Empress in Danger (Empress in Disguise #3)

By: Amanda Roberts

4.25

Format: 184 pages, Kindle Edition

She thought that fate was finished with her. But it was only beginning… After being banished to … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Roberts's Empress in Danger (Empress in Disguise #3) book and Melissa Addey's The Cold Palace (The Forbidden City #4)

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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24. The Opium Lord's Daughter

By: Robert Wang

4.08

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

Following the harrowing journey of Lady Lee Su-Mei and her family, Robert Wang's debut novel is a h… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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25. The Silkworm Keeper (Tofana, #2)

By: Deborah Swift

4.35

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

Rome 1638 Old sins have long shadows ~ Italian Proverb Giulia Tofana never wanted to be a nun… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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26. The Beggar Queen

By: Kelly Evans

4.09

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

Kidnapped in 7th century England and sold as a slave to a powerful mayor in France, Bathilde needs … read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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27. The Immortal Words (The Grave Kingdom, #3)

By: Jeff Wheeler

4.28

Format: 341 pages, Kindle Edition

To defeat an immortal evil, a young warrior must enter the land of the dead in the spellbinding con… read more

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28. Lucia

By: Steven A. McKay

4.03

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

What makes life worth living for a slave of Rome? The promise of vengeance, no matter how long it t… read more

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  • historical fiction
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29. Love From The Ashes: A Passionate Tale of the Norman Conquest (Passionate Tales Book 1)

By: Alexandra Daniels

3.89

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

England 1077. It has been 11 years since the Norman Conquest of England. Tensions run high between … read more

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30. Daughter of Fire

By: Sofia Robleda

3.97

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

For a young woman coming of age in sixteenth-century Guatemala, safeguarding her people’s legacy is… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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31. Harem

By: Colin Falconer

4.00

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

In the harem you love, you rule… or you die. Istanbul, 1520: Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottom… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction

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