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ResistanceNovel
Owen Sheersstandalone novel2007
Alternate history, reflective in tone, set in british isles and countryside & village.
“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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The Song of AchillesNovel
Madeline Millerstandalone novel2011
Mythic fantasy, emotional in tone, set in mediterranean and ancient world.
“Set during the Greek Heroic Age, it is a retelling of the Trojan War as told from the perspective of Patroclus.”
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Glide PathNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1963
Set in british isles.
FatefulNovel
Claudia Graystandalone novel2011
Historical romance, emotional in tone, set in at sea.
“When seventeen-year-old Tess Davies, a ladies' maid, meets handsome Alec Marlow aboard the RMS Titanic, she quickly becomes entangled in the dark secrets of his past, but her growing love puts her in mortal peril even before fate steps in.”
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The Devil's VoyageNovel
Jack L. Chalkerstandalone novel1981
War & military, dark in tone, about survival, set in at sea.
The Book ThiefNovel
Markus Zusakstandalone novel2005
About books and reading and coming of age, set in europe.