World War I era · Adventure & epic · ~1910–1920

World War I era adventure & epic historical fiction books

Looking for historical fiction in the adventure & epic lane set during the World War I era (~1910–1920)? World War I era adventure & epic historical fiction books collects historical novels that match both filters—Great War, home fronts, shattered empires. Sweeping quests, voyages, and large-canvas history HisFic is a free historical fiction discovery app: open a full reading journey with the same era and story-type filters, then add region, themes, or audience. Shelves mix curated historical fiction picks with Open Library titles so even thin combinations still have books to explore.

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Curated HisFic picks first, plus Open Library fills for this era + story type.

  • Cover of The Alice Network

    The Alice Network

    Kate Quinn

    In 1947 a pregnant American college student hunts for a missing Frenchwoman and collides with Eve Gardiner, a damaged veteran of a real World War I spy ring. Dual timelines braid the Alice Network’s 1915 missions in occupied France with a postwar reckoning.

    World War I era · Cold War · Time-slip · Military & war

  • Bone by Bone

    Peter Matthiessen

    Edgar Watson’s Florida frontier legend completed (SAH Prize co-winner 2001).

    World War I era · Literary · Adventure & epic

  • Cover of Shackleton's stowaway

    Shackleton's stowaway

    Victoria McKernan

    Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917) · Endurance (Ship) · Adventure and adventurers · Stowaways

    World War I era · Adventure & epic · Open Library

  • Cover of Eleven eleven

    Eleven eleven

    Paul Dowswell

    World War, 1914-1918 · Juvenile fiction · Mystery fiction · Historical fiction

    World War I era · Mystery · Military & war · Open Library

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