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title: "SciFi and Fantasy Books Set in Unusual Time Periods for Girls Who like the Extraordinary ..."
description: "Past Imperative by Dave Duncan; Mistborn: the Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson; Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld; Thieftaker by D.B. Jackson; The Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle; More ..."
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# SciFi and Fantasy Books Set in Unusual Time Periods for Girls Who like the Extraordinary ...

If you want to read something new, look no further! According to Bustle[,](https://www.bustle.com/articles/150875-11-sci-fi-and-fantasy-novels-set-in-time-periods-other-than-the-dark-ages) here are some science fiction and fantasies stories set in unusual time periods:

## 1. Past Imperative by Dave Duncan

![Past Imperative by Dave Duncan](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/q4/g7/c014m37q56fe728b1df1d786360065_600x927.jpg)

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## 2. Mistborn: the Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

![Mistborn: the Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/as/vq/jee6xdqt56fe7288e050d096576052_600x900.jpg)

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## 3. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

![Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/gc/vr/uzfcsceg56fe72899da9d932280255_600x901.jpg)

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## 4. Thieftaker by D.B. Jackson

![Thieftaker by D.B. Jackson](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ka/lc/sxetdmjv56fe728797d9e680534374_600x902.jpg)

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## 5. The Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle

![The Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ra/im/af6ldr9356fe728a1b19d516164097_600x984.jpg)

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## 6. Ghosts of Manhattan by George Mann

![Ghosts of Manhattan by George Mann](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/u0/so/b19opw2w56fe728b088d6686319749_600x903.jpg)

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## 7. The Gunslinger by Stephen King

![The Gunslinger by Stephen King](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/b5/l5/ms6t5grk56fe728bddfc3521652106_600x918.jpg)

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Have you read any of these books before?

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