17 Best historical fiction books like The Shadow King by Harry Sidebottom

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The Shadow King

By: Harry Sidebottom

3.87

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

FOR A KING TO RISE, ALEXANDER THE GREAT MUST FALL . . . The new historical fiction epic from one…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in The Shadow King by Harry Sidebottom , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great, #1) by Mary Renault

1. Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great, #1)

By: Mary Renault

3.88

Format: 0 pages, Paperback

Alexander the Great died at the age of thirty-three, leaving behind an empire that stretched from G… read more

Similar categories in Mary Renault's Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great, #1) book and Harry Sidebottom's The Shadow King

  • historical
  • fiction
  • mythology
  • historical fiction
Cover of Poseidon's Spear (Long War, #3) by Christian Cameron

2. Poseidon's Spear (Long War, #3)

By: Christian Cameron

4.11

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Arimnestos of Plataea is a man who has seen and done things that most men only dream about. Sold in… read more

Similar categories in Christian Cameron's Poseidon's Spear (Long War, #3) book and Harry Sidebottom's The Shadow King

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

3. The Gladiator (Eagle, #9)

By: Simon Scarrow

3.29

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The action-packed new novel featuring Roman army officers Macro and Cato from Sunday Times bestsell… read more

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Cover of Empire (The Golden Age #2) by Conn Iggulden

4. Empire (The Golden Age #2)

By: Conn Iggulden

4.39

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

IN CONN IGGULDEN'S LATEST GOLDEN AGE EPIC, JOIN PERICLES, THE LION OF ATHENS, ON A JOURNEY TO SECUR… read more

Similar categories in Conn Iggulden's Empire (The Golden Age #2) book and Harry Sidebottom's The Shadow King

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Sharpe's Command (Sharpe, #14) by Bernard Cornwell

5. Sharpe's Command (Sharpe, #14)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns to the early years of the nineteenth cen… read more

Similar categories in Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe's Command (Sharpe, #14) book and Harry Sidebottom's The Shadow King

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Invader (Agricola #1) by Simon Turney

6. Invader (Agricola #1)

By: Simon Turney

4.56

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

The first volume in a thrilling new historical adventure series by Simon Turney, critically acclaim… read more

Similar categories in Simon Turney's Invader (Agricola #1) book and Harry Sidebottom's The Shadow King

  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1) by Dan Jones

7. Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)

By: Dan Jones

3.92

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling historian makes his historical fiction debut with an explosive novel… read more

Similar categories in Dan Jones's Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1) book and Harry Sidebottom's The Shadow King

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"What matters is that you did not know the story. And the reason you did not...is that our ancestor William - through his deeds of arms, his force of personality and his vast conquests - had achieved …"

-Dan Jones, Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)

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8. Queen Macbeth

By: Val McDermid

3.77

Format: 122 pages, Kindle Edition

Shakespeare fed us the myth of the Macbeths as murderous conspirators. But now Val McDermid drags t… read more

Similar categories in Val McDermid's Queen Macbeth book and Harry Sidebottom's The Shadow King

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World by Mary Beard

9. Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World

By: Mary Beard

4.11

Format: 493 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by “the world’s most fam… read more

Similar categories in Mary Beard's Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World book and Harry Sidebottom's The Shadow King

  • historical
Cover of Wolves of Winter (Essex Dogs Trilogy) by Dan Jones

10. Wolves of Winter (Essex Dogs Trilogy)

By: Dan Jones

4.16

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The epic sequel to Essex Dogs, continuing the New York Times bestselling historian's trilogy of nov… read more

Similar categories in Dan Jones's Wolves of Winter (Essex Dogs Trilogy) book and Harry Sidebottom's The Shadow King

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Wall (City of Victory #3) by Adrian Goldsworthy

11. The Wall (City of Victory #3)

By: Adrian Goldsworthy

4.41

Format: 471 pages, Kindle Edition

Britannia, AD 117: Roman centurion Flavius Ferox is trying to live a quiet life of dignified leisur… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Goldsworthy's The Wall (City of Victory #3) book and Harry Sidebottom's The Shadow King

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Light Over Liskeard by Louis de Bernières

12. Light Over Liskeard

By: Louis de Bernières

3.72

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes we must look to the past to survive the future.Q wants a simpler and safer life. His work… read more

Similar categories in Louis de Bernières's Light Over Liskeard book and Harry Sidebottom's The Shadow King

  • fiction
Cover of Nero (The Nero Trilogy, #1) by Conn Iggulden

13. Nero (The Nero Trilogy, #1)

By: Conn Iggulden

4.29

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

TYRANTS AREN'T BORN. THEY'RE RAISED. ANCIENT ROME, AD 37 It begins with a man’s hand curled aro… read more

Similar categories in Conn Iggulden's Nero (The Nero Trilogy, #1) book and Harry Sidebottom's The Shadow King

  • historical
  • fiction
  • mythology
  • historical fiction
Cover of Rebellion (Eagles of the Empire #22) by Simon Scarrow

14. Rebellion (Eagles of the Empire #22)

By: Simon Scarrow

4.65

Format: 424 pages, Kindle Edition

1st-century Britannia is the setting for an epic and action-packed novel of tribal uprisings, battl… read more

Similar categories in Simon Scarrow's Rebellion (Eagles of the Empire #22) book and Harry Sidebottom's The Shadow King

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Treason of Sparta (Long War #7) by Christian Cameron

15. Treason of Sparta (Long War #7)

By: Christian Cameron

4.59

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When the dust settled and the blood dried after the Battle of Plataea, Greeks might have thought th… read more

Similar categories in Christian Cameron's Treason of Sparta (Long War #7) book and Harry Sidebottom's The Shadow King

  • historical fiction
Cover of Resurrection (The Englishman #3) by David Gilman

16. Resurrection (The Englishman #3)

By: David Gilman

4.35

Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition

Somewhere in the Sahara, on the desolate border between Sudan and Chad, a P51 Mustang with long-ran… read more

Similar categories in David Gilman's Resurrection (The Englishman #3) book and Harry Sidebottom's The Shadow King

  • fiction
Cover of Stormcrow (Stormcrow, #1) by Ben Kane

17. Stormcrow (Stormcrow, #1)

By: Ben Kane

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

On the east coast of Ireland thirteen-year old Finn finds the sword of a slain Norseman, and with O… read more

Similar categories in Ben Kane's Stormcrow (Stormcrow, #1) book and Harry Sidebottom's The Shadow King

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Blood Roses (The Warsaw Quartet #1) by Douglas     Jackson

18. Blood Roses (The Warsaw Quartet #1)

By: Douglas Jackson

4.35

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

As the Nazis roll into Warsaw, a serial killer is unleashed… September 1939. A city ruled by fear. … read more

Similar categories in Douglas Jackson's Blood Roses (The Warsaw Quartet #1) book and Harry Sidebottom's The Shadow King

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Forging Kingdoms (Alexander's Legacy #5) by Robert Fabbri

19. Forging Kingdoms (Alexander's Legacy #5)

By: Robert Fabbri

4.51

Format: 437 pages, Kindle Edition

'This may be the greatest tale of the ancient world. Hugely enjoyable' CONN IGGULDEN'Excellent . . … read more

Similar categories in Robert Fabbri's Forging Kingdoms (Alexander's Legacy #5) book and Harry Sidebottom's The Shadow King

  • historical fiction
Cover of The Shadow King by Harry Sidebottom

20. The Shadow King

By: Harry Sidebottom

3.87

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

FOR A KING TO RISE, ALEXANDER THE GREAT MUST FALL . . . The new historical fiction epic from one… read more

Similar categories in Harry Sidebottom's The Shadow King book and Harry Sidebottom's The Shadow King

  • historical
  • fiction
  • mythology
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Good Deliverance by Toby Clements

21. A Good Deliverance

By: Toby Clements

3.68

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur was the first great work of prose fiction in English and remai… read more

Similar categories in Toby Clements's A Good Deliverance book and Harry Sidebottom's The Shadow King

  • historical
  • historical fiction

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4.39

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