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Mercedes Lackey / Ellen Guon / Rosemary Edghill "Bedlam's Bard" series - some of these are available at the Fifth Imperium website http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/2...CD/InvasionCD/ Jack L. Chalker's "Dancing Gods" series |
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Barry Hughart's Bridge of Birds which has a Chinese setting.
His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman Among Others by Jo Walton The Half-Made World by Felix Gilman The Magicians by Lev Grossman Johannes Cabal The Necromancer by Jonathan L. Howard Tea with the Black Dragon by R.A. MacAvoy Silverlock by John Myers Myers Unicorn Mountain by Michael Bishop The High House by James Stoddard The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz by Russell Hoban The Land of Laughs by Jonathan Carroll Summerland by Michael Chabon Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card The Dirty Parts of the Bible by Sam Torode Wizard Of The Pigeons by Megan Lindholm (aka Robin Hobb) The Book of the Dun Cow by Walter Wangerin Jr. A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny The Dream Quest Of Unknown Kadath by H.P. Lovecraft |
05-30-2012, 11:42 AM | #20 |
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Jim Butcher's Codex Alera series has heavy Roman influences for the military scenes.
Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn is kinda medieval-esque, but the whole world is a nice twist on the usual theme. (not sure if its a spoiler to say what that twist is.) His latest in the world, Alloy of Law, starts Wild West before going away from that specific genre and moving to an urban setting. Although they are branded Paranormal Romance (but I consider Bujold's Sharing Knife those as well), the St. Helens/Harmony series by Jayne Castle are set on a modern era colonized planet with some 'magic'. |
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Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer
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06-02-2012, 08:55 PM | #22 |
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You might try Judith Tarr's A Wind in Cairo. It's not current, but it's not medieval, and it's on Kindle. It's set in the world of the Arabian Nights. Part of it's told from a beautiful Arabian stallion's point of view.
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War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
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06-05-2012, 06:24 PM | #25 |
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I just started in on The Native Star by M.K. Hobson and so far so good. Its set in late 1800s California with Witches and Warlocks and things like Patent Charms via mail order and zombie controlling machines from Chicago.
Also just finished re-reading Sanderson's The Way of Kings which has some heavy-duty world learning with its flora and fauna. Still low tech, if that is the OP's issue, but its absolutely not Earth. Plus its 1000+ pages! |
06-06-2012, 01:27 PM | #26 |
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Raymond Feist/Janny Wurt's Empire trilogy comes to mind. A splinter of Feist's Midkemia books, they are focused around a society that is more like feuding Chinese or Japanese warlords. Definitely non-European.
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06-06-2012, 02:17 PM | #27 |
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Another series that I haven't seen mentioned is Lian Hearn's series Tales of the Otori. Stories are based on feudal Japan.
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I adore love can not rave enough about Harry Harrisions Eden Trilogy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_of_Eden "advanced society primarily based on a mastery of the biological sciences, especially genetic engineering" It is the only books I have ever jumped up and down over. Not a castle in sight. I have never been a fantasy reader tho I am now into Game Of Thrones. But these books are just amazing. I have told everybody I know into sci fi and fantasy and they all loved them. I have no idea why they are not more popular. applesauce |
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The Iron Druid Series by Kevin Hearne is a good urban fantasy series.
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