Best Long Historical Fanfics
Historical fanfics from 50k to 100k words — full novel length with room for slow development. Curated from AO3, ranked by kudos.
Top 9 Long Historical Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with historical and falls in the 50,000–100,000 words range.
Game On, Your Move
by Ailora
Be on guard, my Lord, writes Abraxas Malfoy, the new transfer student intends to kill you.Except Abraxas has terrible penmanship, and kill and kiss look awfully similar in shoddy cursive.Naturally, things escalate. A lot.
At the end of every road
by orphan_account
One would think traveling 52 years into the past would allow Harry some much desired anonymity, but unfortunately the malfunctioning Triwizard Cup spat Harry out on the quidditch pitch in the middle of a game. There's no lying about his provenance while a shiny plaque on the base of the Cup announce
To Brew A Scandal
by Stars_in_motion
In the summers between school, a young Hermione Granger finds companionship in a mysterious young wizard near her family’s country home in Wiltshire. They share their troubles under the comfort of their respective anonymity until one fateful encounter destroys their fragile refuge from the real worl
Iron and Laurel
by nfitp
Samantha Carter, daughter of a Germanic scholar, is captured during Rome’s northern campaigns and sold into slavery. Jack O’Neill, a battle-hardened Roman commander, buys her on impulse. Can they endure the savage cruelty of Rome while threading the deadly paths of captivity, power, and ambition wit
In Our Time of Suffering
by Wanna_Be_Canadian_Hockey
1939 The world is at war again, and the nations can only watch as their people suffer — and suffer with them. Old wounds reopen while new bonds are forged in the fire, binding together friends, rivals, and lovers in ways none of them expected. From the rubble of Poland to the shores of England, from
Ode to Eternal Life
by Chifuyu
The moment they reach the gates, they swing open and two horses rush past them, leaving a thick cloud of dust in their wake. Laughter fills the previously tranquil courtyard and Bang Chan finds himself blinking frantically as the fine dust slowly settles. His eyes are watering and his already humble
The Beast of Casterbridge
by formulaic_beam
Orphaned at ten and raised by a bitter, unstable aunt in the slums of London, Katniss Everdeen learns early that survival requires silence and gratitude. Years later, working as a nurse, she tears an advertisement from a newspaper. A reclusive, scarred farmer in Casterbridge offers an impossible sal
Bonds of Iron, Bands of Gold
by isawsevenbirds
When Prince Yuuri of Hasetsu is captured by the Petersburgian Empire, he must adapt to a harsh new life as the prisoner of his political enemy. But it quickly becomes apparent that Prince Victor is not the man he expected.
Death God.
by winterjin
Kim Taehyung was a renowned shaman in the palace, but after being accused and sentenced to death for using black magic, he fled and disguised his identity in one of Gongju's most desolate villages.For years, he enjoyed his solitude and worked as a private shaman, never fearing for his safety. Until
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About Historical
Fic set in a real historical period — regency ballrooms, world wars, golden-age piracy, 1980s small towns — either because canon lives there or because the writer relocated the cast. Distinct from historical-au in usage mainly by covering canon-era period fic too.
Period settings raise the stakes on intimacy: letters take weeks, reputations can kill, and a glance across a ballroom carries a novel's worth of meaning.
Common scenarios: A WWII epistolary romance between a soldier and the friend writing from home, or canon pirates given the full weight of their actual century.
About This List
This list of 9long Historical fanfics spans 637,067 total words. Kudos range from 68 on the newest entries to 17,275 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Explicit (4 of 9 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Alternate Universe - Historical · Time Travel · Alternate Universe - Victorian · Alternate Universe - Yi Joseon Dynasty · Slow Burn.
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