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series27 books1902

completed

Set in early 20th century.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
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Hunchback Assignments / Modo: Mission ClockworkSeries

series5 books2009

“A gripping new series combines Steampunk, spying, and a fantastic Victorian London.The mysterious Mr. Socrates rescues Modo, a child in a traveling freak show.”
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George Dower / Infernal DevicesSeries

series3 books1987

Steampunk, set in 19th century.

“Infernal Devices, Fiendish Schemes, and Grim Expectations mix dark comedy with the gears-and-brass aesthetic the series helped establish before it had a name.”
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TemeraireSeries

series48 books2006

Historical fantasy and alternate history, about dragons and war.

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The Raven KingSeries

series13 books1996

Historical fantasy, about fae.

“Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell reintroduces magic to an alternate nineteenth-century England, centering on the prickly rivalry between the two title magicians as they revive a lost English tradition.”
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Narbondo / St. Ives UniverseSeries

series18 books1978

Steampunk, set in 19th century and british isles.

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