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Elfling - October 2025 > 9. When did this novel take place

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9. This is a fairy-historical novel, which occurs some time in the past, but in a different world. At what equivalent time in our own past do you think the argument is taking place?


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Fonch | 2464 comments CBC wrote: "9. This is a fairy-historical novel, which occurs some time in the past, but in a different world. At what equivalent time in our own past do you think the argument is taking place?"

From what I've heard, it's Tudor England, but I'm not sure. The fact that it was an alternate history made me interested in this book. I love alternate histories, and I recommend the video I recorded with Jaime Blanch Queral, Professor Manuel Alfonseca, and Don Alberto Balayla titled "Three Friends Talk About Science Fiction." There, I discussed my passion for dystopias, utopias, and alternate histories, which the Rino Cammilleri's book "Monsters of Reason."Los monstruos de la razón: viaje por los delirios de utopistas y revolucionarios


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Emmanuel | 61 comments Considering the Duke's suggestion that they could say the dragonet came from America, I think the historical time would be around the 17th or 18th century. But I'm also not sure.


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