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Milton in America

Peter Ackroyd (1996)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.35
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

WarReligious PersecutionViolencePolitical ViolenceGenocide

Positive tags

QuestHistorical DetailRedemption Arc

Hero archetypes

Religious LeaderExile

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant HeroMorally Gray Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterRebellionWarNon-Western SettingExile ReturnsReligious War

Themes

Religious IntoleranceColonialismPower and CorruptionFaith and DoubtIdeological ConflictLeadershipMoral Compromise

Synopsis

An alternate history novel in which the 17th Century English writer, John Milton, emigrates to America to escape the wrath of the royalists for his Puritan views. He is elected leader of a Puritan colony in New England and leads it in a war against a Catholic colony. A tale of religious intolerance.

Tags

Alternate HistoryHistorical FantasyLiterary Fiction