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series16 books2015

About angels, set in early 20th century.

“The House of Shattered Wings opens Aliette de Bodard's Dominion of the Fallen in a Paris devastated by a magical war between rival Houses of fallen angels, its streets and ruins still haunted by the fighting.”
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The Roses of RoazonNovel

Cherith Baldrystandalone novel2004

Fantasy and historical fantasy, about court intrigue and demons.

“Behind the throne of the dukedom, dark forces are at work that will attempt to strip Joscelin of his title and have him banished for heresy.”
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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, about war.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
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Start with Gardens of the Moon →

includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Night of Knives, Path to Ascendancy, Witness Trilogy

The Broken EmpireUniverse

universe27 books2011

Grimdark.

“What looks like sword-and-castle medievalism is the ash of our own age, and the magic is only physics that learned to listen.”
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Start with Prince of Fools →

includes The Red Queen's War

Between Two FiresNovel

Christopher Buehlmanstandalone novel2012

Horror and historical fiction, about plague and pandemic and demons.

“Set during the Black Death, it follows a disgraced knight and a mysterious young girl who travel across France, as Lucifer and other fallen angels start another war with Heaven.”
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The Stress of Her Regard UniverseSeries

series3 books1989

Historical fantasy, set in 19th century.

“Tim Powers's The Stress of Her Regard reimagines the lives of Byron, Shelley, and Keats through a secret history in which they are stalked and inspired by a nephilim, a shape-shifting vampiric being that acts as a deadly muse.”
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