Series like Eagles of the Empire
Eagles of the Empire by Simon Scarrow is historical fiction — here are 18 more historical fiction series from the Shelfmark catalog, each with a complete reading order and a no-signup progress tracker. Picks are drawn from shared genre in our Wikidata/Open Library–derived catalog.
The Cadfael Chronicles
Edith Pargeter · 21 books · 1977–1994
The Roman Mysteries
Caroline Lawrence · 19 books · 2001–2009
History of the Russian State in Novels
Boris Akunin · 18 books · 2014–2024
Powieści piastowskie
Karol Bunsch · 13 books · 1945–1946
The Poldark Novels
Winston Graham · 12 books · 1945–2002
Lanny Budd
Upton Sinclair · 11 books · 1940–1953
A Dream of Eagles
Jack Whyte · 10 books · 1992–2005
Death by Brotherhood
Boris Akunin · 10 books · 2007–2011
Outlander series
Diana Gabaldon · 8 books · 1991–2021
The Kent Family Chronicles
John Jakes · 8 books · 1974–1979
Masters of Rome
Colleen McCullough · 7 books · 1990–2007
The Accursed Kings
Maurice Druon · 7 books · 1955–1977
Catherine
Juliette Benzoni · 6 books · 1963–1978
Earth's Children hexalogy
Jean M. Auel · 6 books · 1980–2011
First North Americans
Kathleen O'Neal Gear · 6 books · 1990–1995
Louisiana hexalogy
Maurice Denuzière · 6 books · 1977–1987
Narratives of Empire
Gore Vidal · 6 books · 1967–2000
Fortune de France
Robert Merle · 5 books · 1977–2004