6 must-read historical fiction books like Better Angels: A Kate Warne Adventure by Jeff Jensen

Cover of Better Angels: A Kate Warne Adventure by Jeff Jensen

Better Angels: A Kate Warne Adventure

By: Jeff Jensen

3.80

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

A graphic novel inspired by the true story of Kate Warne, America’s first female detective and her …

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Cover of Alex + Ada, Vol. 1 by Jonathan Luna, Sarah Vaughn

1. Alex + Ada, Vol. 1

By: Jonathan Luna , Sarah Vaughn

3.95

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

From JONATHAN LUNA (GIRLS, THE SWORD, ULTRA, Spider-Woman: Origin) and SARAH VAUGHN (Sparkshooter) … read more

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"We don't seek anyone out. We just wait and hope that people who want the same things come along."

-Jonathan Luna, Alex + Ada, Vol. 1

Cover of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1910 (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century, #1) by Alan             Moore, Kevin O'Neill

2. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1910 (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century, #1)

By: Alan Moore , Kevin O'Neill

3.42

Format: 83 pages, Paperback

Alan Moore's familiar cast of Victorian literary characters enters the brave new world of the 20th … read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1969 by Alan             Moore, Kevin O'Neill

3. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1969

By: Alan Moore , Kevin O'Neill

4.19

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The third volume detailing the exploits of Miss Wilhelmina Murray and her extraordinary colleagues,… read more

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  • graphic novels
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4. Hawkeye, Volume 1: My Life as a Weapon

By: Matt Fraction , David Aja , Alan Davis , Javier Pulido , Matt Hollingsworth , Chris Eliopoulos

3.51

Format: 235 pages, Paperback

The breakout star of this summer's blockbuster Avengers film, Clint Barton - aka the self-made hero… read more

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5. Archer & Armstrong, Volume 1: The Michelangelo Code

By: Fred Van Lente , Clayton Henry , Dave Lanphear , Mico Suayan , Matt Milla

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

It's history in the breaking! After years of meditation and training, 18-year-old Obadiah Archer ha… read more

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6. Fatherland

By: Nina Bunjevac

3.62

Format: 171 pages, Hardcover

In 1975 Nina Bunjevac's mother fled her marriage and her adopted country of Canada and took Nina ba… read more

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7. I Hate Fairyland, Vol. 1: Madly Ever After

By: Skottie Young , Nate Piekos , Jean-François Beaulieu

3.68

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

From superstar writer and artist Skottie Young (Rocket Raccoon, Wizard of OZ, Fortunately, The Milk… read more

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8. Chivalry

By: Neil Gaiman

4.21

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

Another delightfully humorous and sweet fantasy graphic novel adaptation of a Neil Gaiman short sto… read more

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"Mrs. Whitaker found the Holy Grail; it was under a fur coat."

-Neil Gaiman, Chivalry

Cover of Zatanna: The Jewel of Gravesend by Alys Arden

9. Zatanna: The Jewel of Gravesend

By: Alys Arden

3.80

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

There's more to the mobsters, mystics, and mermaids at the last stop on the D/F/Q trains: Coney Isl… read more

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Cover of Frank Herbert's Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 1 by Brian Herbert

10. Frank Herbert's Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 1

By: Brian Herbert

3.96

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

The definitive graphic novel adaptation of Dune, the groundbreaking science-fiction classic by Fran… read more

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Cover of Frank Herbert's Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 2: Muad’Dib by Brian Herbert

11. Frank Herbert's Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 2: Muad’Dib

By: Brian Herbert

4.07

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

The second of three volumes of the graphic novel adaptation of Dune, the groundbreaking science fic… read more

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Cover of Monstress, Vol. 8: Inferno by Marjorie M. Liu

12. Monstress, Vol. 8: Inferno

By: Marjorie M. Liu

4.03

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The truth about the death of Maika’s mother has been revealed, and Maika has come undone. As her al… read more

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"Remind me why we are here?!!"

-Marjorie M. Liu, Monstress, Vol. 8: Inferno

"Even in Hell…there are no absolutes."

-Marjorie M. Liu, Monstress, Vol. 8: Inferno

"May your death be everlasting, halfwolf."

-Marjorie M. Liu, Monstress, Vol. 8: Inferno

"Does your mouth hold a blade or a tongue?"

-Marjorie M. Liu, Monstress, Vol. 8: Inferno

Cover of A Man and His Cat, Vol. 1 by Umi Sakurai

13. A Man and His Cat, Vol. 1

By: Umi Sakurai

4.43

Format: 148 pages, Paperback

A kitten languishes in a pet shop, unwanted and unloved. Even as his price drops with each passing … read more

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"Names are precious gifts, you know..."

-Umi Sakurai, A Man and His Cat, Vol. 1

Cover of The Ghost in You (Reckless, #4) by Ed Brubaker

14. The Ghost in You (Reckless, #4)

By: Ed Brubaker

4.26

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The fourth book in the best-selling Reckless series is here! Bestselling crime noir masters Ed B… read more

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Cover of Friend of the Devil (Reckless, #2) by Ed Brubaker

15. Friend of the Devil (Reckless, #2)

By: Ed Brubaker

4.31

Format: 134 pages, Hardcover

The next book in the red-hot Reckless series is here! Bestselling crime noir masters Ed Brubaker… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of Destroy All Monsters (Reckless, #3) by Ed Brubaker

16. Destroy All Monsters (Reckless, #3)

By: Ed Brubaker

4.30

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The next book in the red-hot Reckless series is here! Bestselling crime noir masters Ed Brubaker… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
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Cover of Reckless (Reckless, #1) by Ed Brubaker

17. Reckless (Reckless, #1)

By: Ed Brubaker

4.22

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Sex, drugs, and murder in 1980s Los Angeles, and the best new twist on paperback pulp heroes since … read more

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Cover of Pulp by Ed Brubaker

18. Pulp

By: Ed Brubaker

4.31

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

NOW AVAILABLE AS A SOFT COVER TRADE PAPERBACK: A gorgeous original graphic novel from the bestselli… read more

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  • historical
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  • historical fiction
Cover of The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV

19. The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 1

By: James Tynion IV

4.30

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

With Something Is Killing the Children and The Department of Truth, James Tynion IV has changed the… read more

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"Okay, look out at this bar, and this city. This way of people dressing, and the way we talk, and our dumb jobs and our dumb lives. I think this will end. It'll end slowly, though. It'll crack apart, …"

-James Tynion IV, The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 1

"Okay, look out at this bar, and this city. This way of people dressing, and the way we talk, and our dumb jobs and our dumb lives. I think this will end. It'll end slowly, though. It'll crack apart, …"

-James Tynion IV, The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 1

Cover of How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi, #1) by Django Wexler

20. How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi, #1)

By: Django Wexler

3.77

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Groundhog Day meets Guardians of the Galaxy in Django Wexler’s laugh-out-loud fantasy tale about a … read more

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Cover of Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1) by Lewis Hancox

21. Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1)

By: Lewis Hancox

4.28

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A groundbreaking memoir about being a trans teen, in the vein of FUN HOME and FLAMER... and at the … read more

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Cover of The Book That No One Wanted to Read by Richard Ayoade

22. The Book That No One Wanted to Read

By: Richard Ayoade

3.74

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

From actor-author-broadcaster-comedian-filmmaker Richard Ayoade comes a book narrated by . . . a bo… read more

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Cover of Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith

23. Bea Wolf

By: Zach Weinersmith

4.37

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A modern middle-grade graphic novel retelling of Beowulf, featuring a gang of troublemaking kids wh… read more

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"Dawn rose, like a jerk."

-Zach Weinersmith, Bea Wolf

"Make no more clouds. I have drawn the rainbow here."

-Zach Weinersmith, Bea Wolf

Cover of The Okay Witch (The Okay Witch, #1) by Emma Steinkellner

24. The Okay Witch (The Okay Witch, #1)

By: Emma Steinkellner

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Magic is harder than it looks. Thirteen-year-old Moth Hush loves all things witchy. But she’s ab… read more

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  • graphic novels
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"I was afraid once... And because I was afraid, my magic was weak and full of fear... If you do not trust in yourself, then you shall indeed fall. Trust in yourself, Moth. When you set your magic free…"

-Emma Steinkellner, The Okay Witch (The Okay Witch, #1)

Cover of Natalie Tan's Book of Luck & Fortune by Roselle Lim

25. Natalie Tan's Book of Luck & Fortune

By: Roselle Lim

3.47

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

At the news of her mother's death, Natalie Tan returns home. The two women hadn't spoken since Nata… read more

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"Anything worth having involves some measure of pain and work. Because of this, you will treasure it more."

-Roselle Lim, Natalie Tan's Book of Luck & Fortune

"My memories of her and our time together were stitched into the thickest of blankets, ready whenever I needed comfort."

-Roselle Lim, Natalie Tan's Book of Luck & Fortune

"Prawn and lobster brains were considered a delicacy for their rich flavor. The Shen twins and Celia were engaged in the same practice, sipping the heads as if they were miniature cups of mead."

-Roselle Lim, Natalie Tan's Book of Luck & Fortune

"The universe unfurled in such unpredictable ways. We all moved in a constant celestial dance. The song ends and the music and our partner may change, but in order to survive we must continue dancing."

-Roselle Lim, Natalie Tan's Book of Luck & Fortune

Cover of The Night Eaters, Vol. 2: Her Little Reapers by Marjorie M. Liu

26. The Night Eaters, Vol. 2: Her Little Reapers

By: Marjorie M. Liu

4.34

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The second volume in the graphic novel horror trilogy The Night Eaters from Marjorie Liu and Sana T… read more

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Cover of Untamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

27. Untamed Shore

By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

In this dark coming-of-age noir, a "Patricia Highsmith-like tale of grifts and con artists" (Crime … read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca    Hall

28. Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts

By: Rebecca Hall

4.30

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Part graphic novel, part memoir, Wake is an imaginative tour-de-force that tells the story of women… read more

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"You think you are reading an accurate chronicle written at the time, but if we are and what we care about are deemed irrelevant, it won't be in there."

-Rebecca Hall, Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts

"History written by the victors always erases the resistance. And those of us who live in the wake/ruins learn that we're inferior and needed to be conquered and enslaved. This is the afterlife of sla…"

-Rebecca Hall, Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts

"Quantitative historians who use statistical tools to study big-picture historical trends, created a vast database of research on more than 36,000 slave ship voyages that took place over four hundred …"

-Rebecca Hall, Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts

Cover of Home, Vol. 1 by Julio  Anta

29. Home, Vol. 1

By: Julio Anta

3.81

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

After being separated from his mother at the US border, a young Guatemalan immigrant must learn to … read more

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Cover of Better Angels: A Kate Warne Adventure by Jeff Jensen

30. Better Angels: A Kate Warne Adventure

By: Jeff Jensen

3.80

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

A graphic novel inspired by the true story of Kate Warne, America’s first female detective and her … read more

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Cover of Adler: Volume 1 by Lavie Tidhar

31. Adler: Volume 1

By: Lavie Tidhar

3.06

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

It's the League of Extraordinary Gentlewomen, as Irene Adler teams up with a host of famous female … read more

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23 Top graphic novels books like Better Angels: A Kate Warne Adventure by Jeff Jensen

Transform Your Habits

Alex + Ada, Vol. 1

Jonathan Luna , Sarah Vaughn

3.95

Transform Your Habits

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1910 (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century, #1)

Alan Moore , Kevin O'Neill

3.42

Transform Your Habits

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1969

Alan Moore , Kevin O'Neill

4.19

Transform Your Habits

Chivalry

Neil Gaiman

4.21

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21 Best fiction books like The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV

Transform Your Habits

Where Monsters Lie

Kyle Starks

3.71

Transform Your Habits

Basketful of Heads

Joe Hill

4.08

Transform Your Habits

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow

Tom King

4.35

Transform Your Habits

Public Domain, Volume 1: Past Mistakes

Chip Zdarsky

3.94

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