Best Books Of 2025 Historical Fiction

Best Books Of 2025 Historical Fiction. From stories set in ancient greece to colonial america, these are the biggest historical fiction books hitting shelves this fall. Best historical fiction books of 2025, from robert harris to colm tóibín.

Goodreads has put together a list of 48 of the best historical fiction books out in 2025 so far, set in times from 412 bce to 1987. The best historical novels of 2025, as shortlisted by the judges for the walter scott prize for historical fiction.