23 must-read historical fiction books like Too Soon the Night (The Theodora Duology #2) by James Conroyd Martin

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Too Soon the Night (The Theodora Duology #2)

By: James Conroyd Martin

4.35

Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition

Palace eunuch and secretary Stephen records Empress Theodora's life as she navigates wars, politica…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in Too Soon the Night (The Theodora Duology #2) by James Conroyd Martin , here is a list of 23 books like this:

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1. The Sea Runners

By: Ivan Doig

3.85

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

Based on an actual incident in 1853, award-winning author Ivan Doig's The Sea Runners is a spare an… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
"Life is mostly freehand."

-Ivan Doig, The Sea Runners

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2. In Praise of the Bees

By: Kristin Gleeson

4.18

Format: 306 pages,

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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3. The Trouble with Scarlett: A Novel of Golden-Era Hollywood (Hollywood's Garden of Allah #2)

By: Martin Turnbull

3.75

Format: 148 pages, Paperback

Summer, 1936: "Gone with the Wind," Margaret Mitchell's first novel, takes the world by storm. Ever… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction

4. The Garden on Sunset (Hollywood's Garden of Allah #1)

By: Martin Turnbull

4.23

Format: 690 pages, Kindle Edition

Right before talking pictures slug Tinsel Town in the jaw, a luminous silent screen star converts h… read more

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5. The Good Knight (Gareth & Gwen Medieval Mysteries, #1)

By: Sarah Woodbury

3.50

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Intrigue, suspicion, and rivalry among the royal princes casts a shadow on the court of Owain, king… read more

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6. Searchlights and Shadows: A Novel of Golden-Era Hollywood (Hollywood's Garden of Allah, #4)

By: Martin Turnbull

3.91

Format: 385 pages,

At the dawn of 1942, the dark days of Pearl Harbor still loom over Los Angeles. America is now at w… read more

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7. Letter from Peking

By: Pearl S. Buck

3.96

Format: 332 pages, Hardcover

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8. The Dog Who Came to Stay: A Memoir

By: Hal Borland

4.18

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

The rib-thin, black-and-white rabbit hound turned up at Hal Borland's Connecticut farm one Christma… read more

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9. Closer than you think (Mags Munroe #4)

By: Jean Grainger

4.70

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Mags Munroe is juggling a lot. A Gen Z new Garda recruit who lectures everyone on political correct… read more

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10. Daughter of the Gods

By: Bryan E. Canter

3.80

Format: 488 pages, Kindle Edition

Summer, 367 A.D. In a land of mystery and enchantment, in an age of Celtic gods, Highland warlords,… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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11. Only One Wave: The Tsunami Effect (FBI and CDC Medical Thriller #3)

By: Jenifer Ruff

4.29

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

A tsunami strikes a small island in the Pacific Ocean, leaving destruction and utter madness in its… read more

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12. 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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13. The View from Half Dome

By: Jill Caugherty

4.15

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

1934. Isabel longs to escape her squalid San Francisco neighborhood. While her mother struggles to … read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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14. Songbird (The Tudor Court #1)

By: Karen Heenan

4.41

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

Bess has the voice of an angel, or so Henry VIII declares when he buys her from her father. As a me… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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15. Lady, in Waiting (The Tudor Court #3)

By: Karen Heenan

4.36

Format: 454 pages, Kindle Edition

She serves the queen. Her husband serves the court. How can they be so far apart? Margaery Pre… read more

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  • historical fiction
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16. The Baker's Secret

By: Lelita Baldock

4.42

Format: 370 pages, ebook

In Nazi-occupied Latvia, two sisters are forced to make an impossible choice. To save a child, one … read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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17. Queens of Themiscyra (The Grecian Women)

By: Hannah M. Lynn

3.94

Format: 429 pages, Kindle Edition

They are the women of war. In ancient Themiscyra, Hippolyte rules as Queen of the Amazons. Feare… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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18. The Importance of Pawns (Chronicles of the House of Valois, #1)

By: Keira Morgan

3.99

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

Based on historical events and characters in sixteenth-century France, this timeless tale pits envy… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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19. Daughter of the Sun: Story of the Young Eleanor of Aquitaine

By: G. Lawrence

4.38

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

Countess, Duchess, twice a Queen, ruler of vast lands, crusader, mother and politician, this is the… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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20. The Other Margaret Beaufort

By: J.P. Reedman

4.22

Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition

In 15th century England, there are two cousins, both the daughters of dukes, both widowed young, bo… read more

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  • historical fiction
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21. The Captive Princess: Eleanor Fair Maid of Brittany (Medieval Babes: Tales of Little-Known Ladies Book 3)

By: J.P. Reedman

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Princess. Marriage Prize. Prisoner. Eleanor of Brittany is sent to live in the household of her est… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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22. The Importance of Sons: Chronicles of the House of Valois

By: Keira Morgan

4.18

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

Claude is queen in name only. Can she outwit her rival, win her husband to her side, save her siste… read more

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  • historical fiction
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23. DANGEREUSE: Grandmother of Eleanor of Aquitaine (Medieval Babes: Tales of Little-Known Ladies Book 10)

By: J.P. Reedman

4.19

Format: 179 pages, Kindle Edition

Red-haired, wild and full of strong opinions, Dangereuse de l'Isle Bouchard thinks her marriage to … read more

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  • historical fiction
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24. Vilna, The End of the Road

By: Sarah Shimonovitz

4.15

Format: 158 pages, Kindle Edition

The unforgettable story of a brave woman and her daring and dangerous journey to survive the horror… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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25. Poisoned Chalice: Mabel de Belleme Normandy's Wicked Lady (Medieval Babes: Tales of Little-Known Ladies Book 8)

By: J.P. Reedman

4.15

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Small, very talkative, ready enough to do evil, shrewd and jocular, extremely cruel and daring.’ O… read more

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  • historical fiction
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26. Too Soon the Night (The Theodora Duology #2)

By: James Conroyd Martin

4.35

Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition

Palace eunuch and secretary Stephen records Empress Theodora's life as she navigates wars, politica… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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27. A Wider World (The Tudor Court #2)

By: Karen Heenan

4.52

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Memories are all he has… Now they could save his life. Returning to England after almost five… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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28. Mistress of the Maze: The Legend of Rosamund Clifford (Medieval Babes: Tales of Little-Known Ladies Book 2)

By: J.P. Reedman

3.95

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here Rosamund Clifford, one of the mos… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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29. Nest of the Gyrfalcon: Book Two of the Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Heirs of Anarchy 6)

By: G. Lawrence

4.52

Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition

Spring 1152.Once she was a Queen, and will become so again...Eleanor of Aquitaine has escaped her m… read more

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30. The Moonflowers

By: Abigail Rose-Marie

4.39

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

In a powerful and poignant novel, an artist unravels her mysterious family history and its generati… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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31. Reds in the Beds (Hollywood's Garden of Allah, #5)

By: Martin Turnbull

4.40

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

Have you ever wanted to climb into a time machine and visit Hollywood during its heyday? Hollywo… read more

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  • historical fiction

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