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- Content warnings: Sexism, Classism, Poverty, Manipulation
The Geomagician
by Jennifer Mandula
Book 1 in The Geomagician Duology
Mary Anning as a Victorian geomagician fighting a sexist scientific society while raising a baby pterodactyl. Smart, layered historical fantasy where the romance is one thread in a much bigger story of ambition and exclusion.
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Length464 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Academic rivals
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Delayed romance
- Low
- Passionate / intense
- Growth-focused
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- Scholar/intellectual
- Betrayal to trust
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Intellectual satisfaction
- Intellectual connection
- Longing glances
- Earned hope
- Class difference
- Tension
- Mutual pining
- Anticipation
Fantasy promise
- Historical fantasy romance
- Second chance
- Coastal / island / beach
- Historical
- Other
- The one that got away
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- Academy / campus
- Alternate history
- Forbidden love
- Low fantasy / secret magic
Reading experience
- Third person
- Medium
- Atmospheric
- Thoughtful
- Moderate
- Bookworm/scholar
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- Working class
- Literary
- Ambitious schemer
- Dramatic
- Introspective
- Character-driven
- Magical
- Earnest
- Forbidden knowledge
- The long game
- Battle of wills
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Book details
- Length
- 464 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book