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1 author picked The Prisoner of Zenda as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

It is perhaps a little stretch to call this a historical fiction; the inclusion of a completely fictious country blurs the line a little with fantasy. But there is no magic in this story, other than the magic of a thrilling, rip-roaring adventure.

The story is one of mistaken identity, as Rudolf Rassendyll discovers he has an uncanny resemblance to the king of a tiny, fictional nation called Ruritania. He soon finds himself caught up in the court intrigues of that world, having to take the place of the King when he is captured by the villains, and even take…

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The Rosewood Penny by J.S. Fields,

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The dragons of Yuro have been hunted to extinction.

On a small, isolated island, in a reclusive forest, lives bandit leader Marani and her brother Jacks. With their outlaw band they rob from the rich to feed themselves, raiding carriages and dodging the occasional vindictive…

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