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Real world inspired

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Broader terms: Secondary World

Narrower terms: Africa inspired setting, Caribbean inspired setting, Asia inspired setting, North America inspired setting, Central America inspired setting, South America inspired setting, Europe inspired setting, Pacific Islands inspired setting, Central Africa inspired setting, East Africa inspired setting, North Africa inspired setting, Southern Africa inspired setting, West Africa inspired setting, East Asia inspired setting, Central Asia inspired setting, Southeast Asia inspired setting, Middle East inspired setting, Eastern Europe inspired setting, Western Europe inspired setting, Oceania inspired setting

The Hands of the Emperor

by Victoria Goddard

Series:

The Lays of the Hearth-Fire

Genres:

Fantasy, Fantasy of manners

Tropes:

Fealty, Found family, Playing the long game, Politics, Unreliable narrator

Characters:

Asexual main character(s), Characters in their 50s, Characters in their 60s, Politician, Royalty

Time Periods:

Places:

Africa inspired setting, Pacific Islands inspired setting, Secondary World

The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System Vol. 1

by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Series:

Genres:

Tropes:

Betrayal, Crush on teacher, Plot armor, Snarky AI, Story-aware narrator, Transmigration, Unreliable narrator

Characters:

Characters in their 20s, East Asian main character(s), Teacher, Teen main character(s)

Time Periods:

Places:

East Asia inspired setting