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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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The Wise WomanNovel
Philippa Gregorystandalone novel1992
Historical fiction, about witches and forbidden love.
“Alys joins the nunnery to escape hardship and poverty but finds herself thrown back into the outside world when Henry VIII’s wreckers destroy her sanctuary.”
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FawkesNovel
Nadine Brandesstandalone novel2018
About forbidden love and political intrigue.
“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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Onyx CourtSeries
series7 books2008
About fae.
“Marie Brennan's Onyx Court series is set in a faerie court hidden beneath London, ruled across the centuries by successive fae monarchs shadowing the human city above.”
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The Scholar and the Last Faerie DoorNovel
H. G. Parrystandalone novel2024
About fae, set in early 20th century and europe.
Swords of AlbionSeries
series4 books2007
About political intrigue.
Start with The Silver Skull →