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Dark Birthright SagaSeries
series3 books2006
Historical fantasy, dark in tone, set in british isles and renaissance and early modern.
“A child born of mysterious parentage is given to fisher folk to raise as their son.”
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NavolaNovel
Paolo Bacigalupistandalone novel2024
Fantasy, about class conflict, set in secondary world and big city.
“For generations, the di Regulai family-merchant bankers with a vast empire-has nurtured tendrils that stretch to the farthest reaches of the known world.”
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Witch WoodNovel
John Buchanstandalone novel1927
Dark fantasy, about faith and religion and demons.
The White WitchNovel
Elizabeth Goudgestandalone novel1958
Emotional in tone, about forbidden love, set in countryside & village.
“The wise and gentle Froniga Haslewood, is caught between two worlds.”
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The Warlord ChroniclesSeries
series3 books1995
Fantasy, set in medieval.
“The books were originally published between 1995 and 1997 by Penguin and Michael Joseph in the United Kingdom and by St. Martin's Press in the United States.”
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FawkesNovel
Nadine Brandesstandalone novel2018
About forbidden love and plague and pandemic.
“In 17th century England, Thomas Fawkes is infected with the Stone Plague, and the only cure is to join his father's Gunpowder Plot to assassinate the king of England.”
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