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Brian W. Aldissstandalone novel1976

Historical fantasy, about class conflict and totalitarianism, set in big city.

“While Malacia is considered a near-utopia, the happiness in the city belies the authoritarian rule of the powerful Supreme Council, which uses fear to prevent progress.”
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Making HistoryNovel

Stephen Frystandalone novel1996

Challenging in tone, set in contemporary.

“While most of the book is written in standard prose, a couple of chapters are written in the format of a screenplay.”
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Roma EternaSeries

series11 books1989

Set in alternate earth.

“Robert Silverberg's Roma Eterna imagines an alternate history in which the Roman Empire never fell and endures into the present day, tracing its long, uneven survival through a sequence of pivotal moments across two millennia.”
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PavaneSeries

series9 books1966

completed

About faith and religion, set in british isles.

“The interconnected stories follow different Dorset families across generations as long-suppressed dissent against Church rule begins to stir.”
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The Last ManNovel

Mary Shelleystandalone novel1826

Post-apocalyptic, about last of their kind and plague and pandemic, set in far future.

“The narrative concerns Europe in the late 21st century, ravaged by the rise of a bubonic plague pandemic that rapidly sweeps across the entire globe, ultimately resulting in the near-extinction of humanity.”
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The AlterationNovel

Kingsley Amisstandalone novel1976

About faith and religion, set in alternate earth.

“The Reformation does not take place, Martin Luther becomes pope, Italy never unites…”
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