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    Cassandra PalmerUniverse

    universe · 40 books · 2006

    Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

    “Cassie Palmer sees dead people, reads the future, and was raised by vampires who'd have sold her to the highest bidder — and that's before the job offer.”

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    Start with Touch the Dark →

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  • Cover of The Dragon Waiting
    The Dragon WaitingNovel

    John M. Ford · standalone novel · 1983

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

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  • Cover of The Mysteries of Udolpho
    The Mysteries of UdolphoNovel

    Ann Radcliffe · standalone novel · 1794

    Gothic and historical fiction, about family secrets, set in age of sail & 18th century.

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  • Cover of This Ravenous Fate
    This Ravenous FateSeries

    series · 2 books · 2024

    Fantasy, about enemies to lovers, set in north america and early 20th century.

    “Eighteen year-old Elise Saint, home after five years in Paris, is the reluctant heir to the empire.”

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    Start with This Ravenous Fate →

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  • Cover of Shards of Empire
    Shards of EmpireSeries

    series · 2 books · 1996

    About war and faith and religion, set in medieval.

    “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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  • Cover of The Devil's Diadem
    The Devil's DiademNovel

    Sara Douglass · standalone novel · 2011

    Dark fantasy, about family secrets and plague and pandemic, set in medieval.

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