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The Devil in a ForestNovel
Gene Wolfestandalone novel1976
Set in countryside & village.
Light of the WorldSeries
series2 books2013
About coming of age and political intrigue.
“Hild is a fictionalized telling of the life of Hilda of Whitby, also known as Hild of Streoneshalh, a significant figure in Anglo-Saxon England.”
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PilgermannNovel
Russell Hobanstandalone novel1983
Literary & general, about quests, set in middle east.
The Years of Rice and SaltNovel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2002
Alternate history and science fiction, about reincarnation, set in our world.
“What if the Black Death had killed nearly everyone in Europe instead of a third of it?”
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ByzantiumNovel
Stephen R. Lawheadstandalone novel1996
Adventurous in tone, about coming of age.
“Although born to rule, Aidan lives as a scribe in a remote Irish Monastery on the far, wild edge of Christendom.”
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The Scarlet LetterNovel
Nathaniel Hawthornestandalone novel1850
Literary & general, about redemption, set in north america and renaissance and early modern.
“In 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts of 1642-1649, a woman conceives a daughter through an adulterous affair, then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity.”
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