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Historical FantasyRomantasyTime Travel

A Distant Magic

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  • 2007 first published
  • 352 pages
  • 5 editions
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Published in 2007, A Distant Magic is a historical fantasy and romantasy novel by Mary Jo Putney. The story is set in Malta, in 1530–1798. Key subjects include Freedmen, magic, pirates and time travel.

10 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 5 editions.

At about 352 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Malta

Era

  • 1530–1798

Subjects

  • Freedmen
  • Magic
  • Pirates
  • Time travel
  • Abolitionists
  • Fantasy
  • Romance
  • Fantasy romance
  • Freed persons

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote A Distant Magic?

A Distant Magic was written by Mary Jo Putney and first published in 2007.

What genre is A Distant Magic?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy, Romantasy, Time Travel and Pirate Fiction.

How long is A Distant Magic?

The median edition has 352 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to A Distant Magic?

Readers who like it often enjoy Outlander, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court and Dance of the Gods.

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