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Nathaniel Hawthornestandalone novel1850

About faith and religion and redemption, set in north america and small town.

“In 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts of 1642-1649, a woman conceives a daughter through an adulterous affair, then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity.”
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LentNovel

Jo Waltonstandalone novel2019

Historical fantasy, about reincarnation and faith and religion, set in our world.

“Because Girolamo Savanarola is not who--or what--he thinks he is.”
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GrendelNovel

John Gardnerstandalone novel1971

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, set in medieval.

“Between bouts of his war on the king of the Danish Norsemen, the monster philosophizes about life and fate.”
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Todd FamilySeries

series2 books2013

Bittersweet in tone, about grief and loss, set in early 20th century and british isles.

“The companion novel A God in Ruins turns to Ursula's brother Teddy, a bomber pilot, following his one, single life forward from the war through old age.”
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OrsiniaSeries

series16 books1961

completed

Historical fiction and literary & general, reflective in tone.

“There's no ongoing plot connecting the pieces; Orsinia functions more as a shared place and history than a series with continuing characters.”
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Start with Orsinian Tales →

Mother NightNovel

Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1962

Dark in tone, about war, set in our world and mid 20th century.

“Howard W. Campbell Jr., an American playwright who grew up in Germany, writes his memoirs from an Israeli prison cell awaiting trial for war crimes.”
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