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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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Against the DayNovel
Thomas Pynchonstandalone novel2006
Literary & general, set in early 20th century and north america.
“Like its predecessors, Against the Day is an example of historiographic metafiction or metahistorical romance.”
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The Baroque CycleSeries
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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Start with Quicksilver →
Napoleon SymphonyNovel
Anthony Burgessstandalone novel1974
Literary & general, about war, set in 19th century.
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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Start with And I Darken →
IlluminatusSeries
series8 books1975
completed
Satire and postmodern.
Start with The Eye in the Pyramid →