Historical Fiction: A Guide To The Genre

Unlike guides that take a simple geographic-chronological approach to listing historical fiction, this book takes a genre approach, with chapters devoted to historical romances, mysteries, adventures, etc. By grouping titles by subgenre and theme, and describing their features and plots, it guides users to similar titles and read-alikes. Focusing on English-language novels published since the mid '90s, plus the perennial favorites commonly available in libraries, it details 3,800 books set in times prior to the mid-20th century. Appendices contain lists of award-winning titles and targeted reading lists. Detailed indexes are available for authors, titles, subjects, time/place, and character names. An essential guide for readers' advisors and other professionals who guide readers in book selection, this book will also aid in collection development.

Sarah L. Johnson is Reference Librarian and Assistant Professor at Booth Library, Eastern Illinois University. A longtime reader and collector of historical novels, Johnson is the American book review editor forHistorical Novels Review (a historical fiction review journal for the United States and Great Britain) and serves asNoveList's historical fiction editor.