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series2 books2013

About coming of age, set in medieval.

“Hild is a fictionalized telling of the life of Hilda of Whitby, also known as Hild of Streoneshalh, a significant figure in Anglo-Saxon England.”
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The Years of Rice and SaltNovel

Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2002

About reincarnation and colonialism, set in our world.

“What if the Black Death had killed nearly everyone in Europe instead of a third of it?”
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The Difference EngineNovel

William Gibson & Bruce Sterlingstandalone novel1990

Steampunk, set in alternate earth and 19th century.

“The computer age arrives a century early with Babbage's perfection of his 'analytical engine'.”
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Trouble with LichenNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1960

About immortality and gender and society, set in mid 20th century.

“Biochemists Diana Brackley and Francis Saxover, working independently, both isolate a compound from a rare lichen that appears to dramatically slow the aging process.”
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ResistanceNovel

Owen Sheersstandalone novel2007

Tense in tone, about forbidden love and war, set in early 20th century.

“The plot centers on the inhabitants of a valley near Abergavenny in Wales in 1944–45, shortly after the failure of Operation Overlord and a successful German counterinvasion of Great Britain.”
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Gloriana, or, the Unfulfill'd QueenNovel

Michael Moorcockstandalone novel1978

Fantasy and literary & general, about identity, set in renaissance and early modern.

“Gloriana, or The Unfulfill'd Queen is a work of literary fantasy by British novelist Michael Moorcock.”
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