The past of mankind has always been shrouded in mystery. No one really knows what happened centuries ago. Therefore, this time has become fertile ground for science fiction writers. Historical science fiction is no less than scientific, attracts readers. Our past interests people as much as the future. Such books contain a lot of mysticism, real historical figures, whose life and death were mysterious and supernatural.

1. Terence White, The Sword in the Stone. This book is the first in the series "King of the Past and the Future." She seems childish and naive, which is not surprising, because the story has been going on from the time when King Arthur was a child. However, with the development of the plot, he grows up, and the novel becomes more serious and much darker than the first part. King Arthur is still a semi-mythical character, some do not believe that he actually lived. Most likely, we will never know the truth about this person. But the mystery surrounding his life makes books about the legendary ruler and his knights even more interesting and exciting.
2. Kristen Gere, Timeless. The timeless trilogy from the German writer Kristen Gere quickly gained popularity among young readers thanks to the easy language that the books were written and the main character, in whose outline any seventeen-year-old girl can recognize herself. Gwendoline does not stand out from the crowd, she is clumsy, does not have a rare beauty. And her life was ordinary until she found out that she was the carrier of the time traveler’s gene. Now, a responsible task was assigned to her shoulders, for which another girl had been preparing for 17 years. She will have to unravel the secret plan of Count Saint-Germain, a real historical person, who even during his life was talked about as a very mysterious person.
3. Philip Dick, "The Man in the High Castle." This book shows us what would happen if Hitler had won in World War II. The action develops in 1962, 15 years after the victory of the German army. In the United States and Europe, colonies were formed, and the population of Africa was completely exterminated. Writer Hawthorne Abendsen creates the book When the Locusts Eat. It defeated the anti-Hitler civilization. It caused a sensation so strong that the work was banned in Germany and its colonies. However, the fire of the uprising, which needed only a match, had already begun to flare up, preparing to devour everything that stood in its way.
4. Felix Palma, "Map of Time." The novel takes place in London in the 19th century. The time of great scientific discoveries, technological revolutions. People begin to believe that everything is possible if you believe in yourself. Time travel no longer seems like a dream or a fiction. Some want to visit the future, but most seek the past. Everyone in life has had actions and mistakes that I want to correct. And the hero of the work wants to correct not his actions. He wants to get into the past and save the beloved, who was killed by one of the most famous killers of London - Jack the Ripper. Where will his desire to rectify the past lead? Is it possible to turn back the clock?

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