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The Shadow of the Lion

Mercedes Lackey;Eric Flint;Dave Freer (2002)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Doorstopper (600+))
SeriesHeirs of Alexandria #1
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads3.85

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Protagonist archetypes

Multiple POVsEnsemble Cast

Synopsis

"Three writers (the others are Eric Flint and Dave Freer) collaborate on this massive concoction of alternate history, high fantasy, and historical romance set in the sixteenth-century Venice of an alternate world in which Catholicism is factionalized, the Hohenstauffens instead of the Habsburgs rule the Holy Roman Empire, magic works, and the grand duke of Lithuania is trying to use that magic against his enemy, the emperor."--Booklist.

Tags

Alternate HistoryHistorical FantasyPolitical FantasyRomantic Subplot