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title: "Historical Fantasy Books"
description: "Browse award-recognized historical fantasy books with examples, counts, and a filtered app link."
canonical: "https://sffawards.com/subgenres/historical-fantasy/"
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# Historical Fantasy Books

Fantasy set in a recognizable historical period, adding magic, myth, alternate events, or supernatural forces.

- **matching books:** 119
- **recognitions:** 152
- **winner records:** 13
- **award years:** 1967-2026
- **updated:** Aug 28, 2026

[Open Historical Fantasy in the interactive browser](/?subgenres=historical-fantasy)

## Representative Books

- **Babel** by R\.F\. Kuang - 4.13 average rating, 511,329 ratings, 4 recognitions, 2 wins, published 2022
- **The Familiar** by Leigh Bardugo - 3.74 average rating, 143,486 ratings, 1 recognitions, 0 wins, published 2024

## Related Links

- [Browse all subgenre pages](/subgenres/)
- [Alternate History Fantasy books](/subgenres/alternate-history-fantasy/)
- [Gothic Fantasy books](/subgenres/gothic-fantasy/)
- [Fairytale Fantasy books](/subgenres/fairytale-fantasy/)
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- [Browse award pages](/awards/)

## Goodreads Genre Reference

[View Historical Fantasy on Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/genres/historical-fantasy)

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