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The Leviathan TrilogySeries
series3 books2009
Steampunk and alternate history, adventurous in tone, about genetic engineering and war, set in europe and early 20th century.
“Set in an alternate First World War, Leviathan splits the belligerents into Clankers, who fight with mechanical walkers, and Darwinists, who fight with fabricated living creatures built from spliced DNA.”
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Moorcock's MultiverseUniverse
universe102 books1961
Set in secondary world.
“The Multiverse is not one world but an endless lattice of them, worlds folded within worlds, each a variation on the last — and through every one of them walks a single conscripted soul.”
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Start with Elric of Melniboné →
includes Oswald Bastable, Eternal Champion, Hawkmoon, Corum, Warrior of Mars, The Elric Saga
Red Inferno: 1945Novel
Robert Conroystandalone novel2010
War & military, about political intrigue.
Barney CusterSeries
series3 books1914
completed
Thriller & suspense, about political intrigue.
“Barney Custer is an American farmer from Nebraska who travels to the small European kingdom of Lutha only to discover he's the spitting image of its unstable ruler, King Leopold.”
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Start with The Mad King →
The War in the AirNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1908
Military science fiction, about political intrigue, set in our world.
The Dragonfly PoolNovel
Eva Ibbotsonstandalone novel2008
Adventure and historical fiction.