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The Hymn to DionysusNovel
Natasha Pulleystandalone novel2025
Mythic fantasy, eerie in tone, about madness, set in mediterranean.
“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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LentNovel
Jo Waltonstandalone novel2019
Literary & general, about reincarnation, 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 Gods AbideNovel
Thomas Burnett Swannstandalone novel1976
Mythic fantasy, about fae.
“Facing the ruthless practicality of the new religion which denied their very right to exist, the varied pre-humans faced utter destruction unless they could find a sanctuary beyond detection.”
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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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Start with Sailing to Sarantium →
Vergil MagusSeries
series9 books1969
Fantasy, about wizards, set in mediterranean.
“The Phoenix and the Mirror opens with Vergil undertaking to forge a magical mirror of true seeing; Vergil in Averno and The Scarlet Fig carry him through further commissions and intrigue told in Davidson's dense, digressive prose.”
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Start with The Phoenix and the Mirror →
LatroSeries
series4 books1985
completed
Fantasy, mysterious in tone, about amnesia and war.
“Soldier of the Mist and Soldier of Arete have been collected as Latro in the Mist.”
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Start with Soldier of the Mist →