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Gideon SmithSeries
series7 books2013
Set in alternate earth.
“Airships ply the skies and Queen Victoria presides over three-quarters of the known world, including the East Coast of America, following the failed revolution of 1775.”
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Start with Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl →
The Land of Hope and GlorySeries
series3 books2011
Historical fantasy, about rebellion and revolution and war, set in alternate earth.
“At first Jack Casey, retired soldier, wants nothing to do with the uprising, but then he learns his daughter, Elizabeth, is due to be hanged for helping the rebels.”
from the catalogue
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The Difference EngineNovel
William Gibson & Bruce Sterlingstandalone novel1990
Science fiction, about political intrigue, set in alternate earth.
“The computer age arrives a century early with Babbage's perfection of his 'analytical engine'.”
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The Haunting of Alaizabel CrayNovel
Chris Woodingstandalone novel2001
Horror and gothic, about amnesia, set in alternate earth.
Babel, or, The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' RevolutionNovel
R. F. Kuangstandalone novel2022
Historical fantasy, about books and reading and rebellion and revolution, set in our world.
The Bookman UniverseSeries
series6 books2010
Mysterious in tone, about political intrigue and murder investigation.
Start with The Bookman →