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1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Apr-2023 19:19:41 UTC Robert McNees

   I just finished “The Shadow Histories” duology by H.G. Parry and it was wonderful. Happened upon it in my neighborhood used bookstore while looking for something that might scratch the same itch as “Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.”

   A marvelous alt-history of magic and human rights set against the French Revolution and then the Napoleonic Wars. Highly recommended.

   https://hgparry.com/books/

   • Level 98 (level98@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 17-Apr-2023 11:49:43 UTC Level 98

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     @mcnees I liked Strange & Norrell too and I'm looking for my next read. Sounds like I should give this a go.

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 17-Apr-2023 12:53:53 UTC Robert McNees

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     • Level 98

     @level98 I found “A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians” in our used book store, then bought an ebook of “A Radical Act of Free Magic.” A great read. Also, I feel like adding vampires is almost always clumsy and dumb, but not here. One of the few times I’ve really liked how it was integrated.

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Apr-2024 15:53:01 UTC Robert McNees

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     New H.G. Parry book up for pre-sale. I wasted no time ordering my copy. If you haven’t read them, I recommend “A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians” and “A Radical Act of Free Magic.” Two of my favorite reads from this past year.
     https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-scholar-and-the-last-faerie-door-h-g-parry/1144796299?ean=9780316383905