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Down the Long WindSeries
series3 books1980
About quests.
“Kingdom of Summer and In Winter's Shadow carry the story through the reign's high point and into the betrayals that end it.”
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A Traveller in TimeNovel
Alison Uttleystandalone novel1939
Time travel, mysterious in tone, about coming of age, set in renaissance and early modern.
“Timeslip story featuring the historical plot to free Mary Queen of Scots, or to murder, or both?”
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Under HeavenSeries
series2 books2010
Bittersweet in tone, about war, set in east asia.
“Set in Kitai, a fantasy analogue of Tang-dynasty China centered on the capital Xinan, it is a story of court intrigue and personal survival rather than epic-fantasy world-war.”
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Gloriana, or, the Unfulfill'd QueenNovel
Michael Moorcockstandalone novel1978
Literary & general, about identity and court intrigue, 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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Sword of the Rightful KingNovel
Jane Yolenstandalone novel2003
Adventurous and tense in tone.
Flint and MirrorNovel
John Crowleystandalone novel2022
Set in renaissance and early modern.