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series2 books2010

Bittersweet in tone, set in east asia.

“Set in Kitai, a fantasy analogue of Tang-dynasty China centered on the capital Xinan, it is a story of court intrigue and personal survival rather than epic-fantasy world-war.”
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LentNovel

Jo Waltonstandalone novel2019

About reincarnation and faith and religion, set in our world and renaissance and early modern.

“Because Girolamo Savanarola is not who--or what--he thinks he is.”
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The Hymn to DionysusNovel

Natasha Pulleystandalone novel2025

Mythic fantasy, eerie in tone, set in mediterranean and ancient world.

“Raised in a Greek legion, Phaidros has been taught to fight for the homeland he’s never seen and to follow his commander’s orders at all costs.”
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Gregory Maguirestandalone novel2017

Fairy tale retelling, about art and artists, set in 19th century.

“Presents an imaginative tale rooted in early nineteenth-century German Romanticism that explores parallels between the origin legend of the famous Nutcracker with the life of Drosselmeier, the toymaker who carves him.”
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Sarantine UniverseSeries

series8 books1995

Historical fantasy, reflective in tone, about political intrigue.

“Each novel stands alone, but together they trace centuries of the same fictional world, distinct from Kay's separate Sarantine Mosaic duology.”
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Shards of EmpireSeries

series2 books1996

Tense in tone, about faith and religion.

“In the tenth century, the center of the world is not Rome, but Byzantium.”
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Start with Shards of Empire →

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