I'm basically looking for what the title says- historical fiction magical realism? or just historical magical realism I guess. I really liked The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley- it was a perfect blend of a magical world within a historical fiction framework for me. I love fantasy in general but I'm not looking to read anything too complex or heavy in the world-building aspect. Stand-alone novels are preferred but I wouldn't mind a duology or small series! I'm in a reading slump right now so anything riveting enough to get me back on my feet would be great haha
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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrel might be worth a look.
Also try The Night Circus perhaps.
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter
“Till We Have Faces” by C.S. Lewis
[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17343.Till_We_Have_Faces](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17343.Till_We_Have_Faces)
“The Sackkets” Technically a “western” series but starts in the UK with ties to the old romans and follows a clan through the industrial and information ages. What you want is ‘To the Far Blue Mountains”
[https://www.goodreads.com/series/42120-the-sacketts](https://www.goodreads.com/series/42120-the-sacketts)
“St. George and St. Michael” by George Macdonald
[https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2413.George_MacDonald?from_search=true&from_srp=true](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2413.George_MacDonald?from_search=true&from_srp=true)
“Flying Sparks” a science fantasy/historical fiction adventure set in a world with shape shifting aliens, supernatural haunting, and military bureaucracy.
[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210045701-flying-sparks](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210045701-flying-sparks)
The “Castaways of the Flying Dutchman” by Brian Jacques. Good Historical Fiction with a fantasy element.
[https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5329.Brian_Jacques](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5329.Brian_Jacques)
“Cranford” by Elizabeth Gaskell. The magical realisim comes in in the chapters about the traveling magician and the ghost.
[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/182381.Cranford](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/182381.Cranford)