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  • Cover of The Dragon Waiting
    The Dragon WaitingNovel

    John M. Ford · standalone novel · 1983

    Alternate history, about vampires and court intrigue, set in alternate earth.

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  • Cover of Sword of the Rightful King
    Sword of the Rightful KingNovel

    Jane Yolen · standalone novel · 2003

    Adventurous and tense in tone, set in british isles.

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  • Cover of The Night Circus
    The Night CircusNovel

    Erin Morgenstern · standalone novel · 2011

    Romance, about forbidden love, set in our world.

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  • Cover of The Drawing of the Dark
    The Drawing of the DarkNovel

    Tim Powers · standalone novel · 1979

    Adventurous in tone, about war, set in renaissance and early modern.

    “Tim Powers's historical fantasy set during the 1529 siege of Vienna.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Deryni
    DeryniUniverse

    universe · 44 books · 1970

    Tense in tone, set in secondary world.

    “In the kingdom of Gwynedd, power is at once a sacrament and a heresy.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Deryni Rising →

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  • Cover of The Last Binding
    The Last BindingSeries

    series · 3 books · 2021

    Set in british isles and 19th century.

    “The first book in the Last Binding trilogy, A MARVELLOUS LIGHT is a queer historical fantasy set in an Edwardian England full of magic, contracts and conspiracies.”

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    Start with A Marvellous Light →

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