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Cassandra PalmerUniverse
universe40 books2006
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Touch the Dark →
includes Mircea Basarab, Kit Marlowe, Dorina Basarab, Dhampir, Lia and Cyrus, Lia de Croissets, John Pritkin
Mirror MirrorNovel
Gregory Maguirestandalone novel2003
Fairy tale retelling, about family secrets, set in our world and mediterranean.
The First HistorySeries
series8 books1999
Alternate history, about war.
Start with A Secret History →
The Stress of Her Regard UniverseSeries
series3 books1989
Dark fantasy, set in 19th century.
“Tim Powers's The Stress of Her Regard reimagines the lives of Byron, Shelley, and Keats through a secret history in which they are stalked and inspired by a nephilim, a shape-shifting vampiric being that acts as a deadly muse.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Stress of Her Regard →
NavolaNovel
Paolo Bacigalupistandalone novel2024
Fantasy, about family secrets and class conflict, set in secondary world.
“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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Gloriana, or, the Unfulfill'd QueenNovel
Michael Moorcockstandalone novel1978
Fantasy and literary & general, about court intrigue, set in british isles.
“Gloriana, or The Unfulfill'd Queen is a work of literary fantasy by British novelist Michael Moorcock.”
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