The Shelves

Fantasy Historical Books

Books selected for readers looking for fantasy historical books.

32 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 470+ tracked lists·1 crossover shelf·83% reader overlap with Light Novel Books

1. Mistakenly Saving the Villain (novel) Vol. 1
Feng Yu Nie
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy and historical.
Shelf signal: Light Novels
2. Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (novel) Vol. 5
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, Marina Privalova
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy and historical.
Shelf signal: Light Novels
3. Guardian: Zhen Hun (novel) Vol. 1
Priest, Marmaladica
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Light Novels
4. Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (novel) Vol. 7
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, ZeldaCW
Included for strong romance alignment with this fantasy historical list.
Shelf signal: Light Novels
5. Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (novel) Vol. 5
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, ZeldaCW
Included for strong romance alignment with this fantasy historical list.
Shelf signal: Light Novels
6. The Scum Villain's Self-saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong (novel) Vol. 3
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, Xiao Tong Kong (Velinxi)
Included for strong romance alignment with this fantasy historical list.
Shelf signal: Light Novels
7. Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (novel) Vol. 4
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, Marina Privalova
Included for strong fantasy alignment with this fantasy historical list.
Shelf signal: Light Novels
8. Allan Quatermain #5
H. Rider Haggard
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy and historical.
Shelf signal: Romance Adventure
9. The Wizard (novel)
Shi Wu, URI
Included for strong mystery alignment with this fantasy historical list.
Shelf signal: Light Novels
10. Mistakenly Saving the Villain (novel) Vol. 2
Feng Yu Nie
Included for strong romance alignment with this fantasy historical list.
Shelf signal: Light Novels
11. The Scum Villain's Self-saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong Box Set
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, Xiao Tong Kong (Velinxi)
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Light Novels
12. The Sharing Knife Volume One
Lois McMaster Bujold, Bernadette Dunne
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Fantasy Romance
13. Thrice Married to a Salted Fish (novel) Vol. 2
Bi Ka Bi, Mulliga K.
Included for strong romance alignment with this fantasy historical list.
Shelf signal: Light Novels
14. Peerless (novel) Vol. 2
Meng Xi Shi, Me.Mimo
Included for strong ancient alignment with this fantasy historical list.
Shelf signal: Light Novels
15. The Iron King (the Accursed Kings, Book 1)
Unknown author
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy and historical.
Shelf signal: Action & Adventure
16. Dinghai Fusheng Records (novel) Vol. 1
Fei Tian Ye Xiang
Included for strong romance alignment with this fantasy historical list.
Shelf signal: Light Novels
17. Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
Diana Gabaldon
Included for strong historical alignment with this fantasy historical list.
Shelf signal: Colonial & Revolutionary America
18. The Children of Húrin
Unknown author
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy and historical.
Shelf signal: Historical Fantasy
19. Under the Oak Tree: Volume 2 (the Novel)
Suji Kim
Included for strong novel alignment with this fantasy historical list.
Shelf signal: Fantasy Romance
20. The Crystal Cave
Unknown author
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy and historical.
Shelf signal: Historical Fantasy
21. Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (novel) Vol. 3
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, Marina Privalova
Included for strong manga alignment with this fantasy historical list.
Shelf signal: Light Novels
22. The Man or the Monster
Aamna Qureshi
Included for strong romance alignment with this fantasy historical list.
Shelf signal: Asia for Teens
23. The Complete Gideon Trilogy (boxed Set)
Linda Buckley-Archer
Fits this list for its focus on historical.
Shelf signal: Time Travel Fiction
24. Apothecary's Curse
Barbara Barnett
Included for strong medical alignment with this fantasy historical list.
Shelf signal: Paranormal Fantasy