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Historical FictionBy definition, fiction is a literary creation and one should assume that a novel is not historically accurate. That is one of the key differences between a work of fiction and history.

In the case of historical novels the story, the action, and the characters are usually invented though they may be in some sense based on historical events and persons. The background - things like everyday life and so on - may be well researched and very accurate or they may be pure fantasy, or anywhere in between these two extremes.

An example would be taking World War II, making up a soldier who didn't exist, putting him in an area or battle that did or did not exist, possibly interacting with people that existed maybe making up people as well. so basically historical fiction is a fictional book loosely based on history/historical events

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No, historical fiction is a genre of literature that merges fictional narratives with actual historical events and settings. While the characters and specific details may be fictional, the overall context within the story is grounded in real historical events.

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