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World scope tracing an entire hereditary bloodline, emphasizing deep-time legacy, systemic historical inheritance, and ancestral scars.

The sweep of ages, watching a family's fortunes rise and fall across centuries. The weight of inherited history, the echoes of ancestors in present choices, and the deep-time perspective of a legacy unfolding.

Books

Dragonfly in AmberDiana Gabaldon
Nine Princes in AmberRoger Zelazny
BloodmarkedTracy Deonn
Jade CityFonda Lee
Ship of MagicRobin Hobb
Drums of AutumnDiana Gabaldon
The Young ElitesMarie Lu
The DeepRivers Solomon
A Map of DaysRansom Riggs
Polgara The SorceressDavid Eddings
Servant of the EmpireJanny Wurts
RaybearerJordan Ifueko
DragonsbloodTodd McCaffrey
The BecomingNora Roberts
KintuJennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Imperial EarthArthur C. Clarke
Sharks in the Time of SaviorsKawai Strong Washburn
Riot BabyTochi Onyebuchi
StormbringerMichael Moorcock
Blood SongAnthony Ryan
Kushiel's ScionJacqueline Carey
The Desert PrincePeter V. Brett
The Winds of DuneBrian Herbert
GreenwoodMichael Christie
The Old DriftNamwali Serpell
Star EaterKerstin Hall
RhinegoldStephan Grundy
GreywarenMaggie Stiefvater
Third WatchAnne McCaffrey
Blood at the RootLaDarrion Williams
Six-Gun Snow WhiteCatherynne M. Valente
Finity's EndC. J. Cherryh
The Living BloodTananarive Due
Blood DebtsTerry J. Benton-Walker
Wheel of StarsAndre Norton
Calde of the Long SunGene Wolfe
The Book of MagicAlice Hoffman
Crown of vengeanceJames Mallory
BrothersongT. J. Klune
The Golden KeyJennifer Roberson
Queen of the ConqueredKacen Callender
EmperorStephen Baxter
Mother of KingsPoul Anderson
Of blood and honeyStina Leicht
Heaven's net is wideLian Hearn
CladeJames Bradley
The Knight of the Red BeardSasha Miller
Local CustomSharon Lee
The Alton GiftDeborah J. Ross
Archangel's LineageNalini Singh
MotherlinesSuzy McKee Charnas
The Given SacrificeS. M. Stirling
SinnerSara Douglass
Master of DragonsMargaret Weis
The Serpent in HeavenCharlaine Harris
A Secret History of WitchesLouisa Morgan
Legacy of AshMatthew Ward
The Storm LordTanith Lee
GhostlightMarion Zimmer Bradley
Fortress of IceC. J. Cherryh

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