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Poul Andersonstandalone novel1954

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, dark in tone, set in secondary world.

“A revised edition was issued by Ballantine Books in January 1971 as the twenty-fourth volume of their Ballantine Adult Fantasy series.”
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Three Hearts and Three LionsSeries

series3 books1961

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about transported to another world, set in secondary world.

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The Years of Rice and SaltNovel

Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2002

Alternate history and science fiction, about reincarnation, 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 Outlaw of TornNovel

Edgar Rice Burroughsstandalone novel1927

Historical fiction and adventure, adventurous in tone, set in our world.

“Raised from childhood by a vengeful royal fencing master who wants him turned into a weapon against the English crown, Norman of Torn grows up in 13th-century England knowing only combat and contempt for the nobility.”
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DeryniUniverse

universe44 books1970

Historical fantasy and fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“In the kingdom of Gwynedd, power is at once a sacrament and a heresy.”
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includes Chronicles of the Deryni, Legends of Saint Camber, The Histories of King Kelson, The Heirs of Saint Camber, The Childe Morgan

The High CrusadeNovel

Poul Andersonstandalone novel1960

Science fiction, about aliens and war, set in british isles.

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