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Historical fantasy combines historical fiction with the magic of fantasy. Here are the best historical fantasy novels to enjoy - from popular authors & debut authors alike!

WHAT IS HISTORICAL FANTASY?

• a sub-genre of fiction - set during a particular time period in history, but with magical or fantastical elements

• this list includes popular fantasy authors & debut authors

by V.E. Schwab

THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE

Set in the early 1700s, a young woman makes a bargain to live forever, while being doomed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.

by Helene Wecker

THE GOLEM AND THE JINNI

Set in New York City during the early 1900s, two mythical creatures from different cultures - a golem and a djinn - cross paths and form a friendship.

by Katherine Arden

THE WARM HANDS OF GHOSTS

From the author of The Bear and the Nightingale comes a new historical fantasy about a combat nurse during World War I.

by R. F. Kuang

BABEL

This epic historical fantasy novel (set in the early 1800s) follows a group of students at Oxford University’s (fictional) center for translation and magic.

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