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series11 books2003

Historical fiction, set in europe and renaissance and early modern.

“The sciences of cryptology and numismatics feature heavily in the series, as they do in some of Stephenson's other works.”
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The Conqueror's TrilogySeries

series3 books2016

Dark in tone, about sibling rivalry, set in middle east.

“Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival.”
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Gravity's RainbowNovel

Thomas Pynchonstandalone novel1973

Literary & general and postmodern, about war, set in early 20th century.

“The narrative is set primarily in Europe at the end of World War II and centers on the design, production and dispatch of V-2 rockets by the German military.”
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The AlterationNovel

Kingsley Amisstandalone novel1976

Alternate history and science fiction, about faith and religion, set in alternate earth.

“The Reformation does not take place, Martin Luther becomes pope, Italy never unites…”
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Galileo's DreamNovel

Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2009

Science fiction and time travel, reflective in tone, set in outer planets & moons.

“In the book, 17th-century scientist Galileo Galilei is visited by far-future time travelers living on the Galilean moons of Jupiter.”
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IlluminatusSeries

series8 books1975

completed

Satire and postmodern.

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