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Farthing is a 2006 alternate history mystery novel by British-Canadian author Jo Walton, set in a 1949 Britain that has negotiated peace with Nazi Germany. The story follows Lucy Kahn, daughter of an aristocratic family who has married a Jewish man, as she investigates a murder that may be connected...
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Award-nominated Small Change opener; praised for political menace and structure, though restrained pacing divides some readers.
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Ha'penny is a 2007 alternate history detective novel by Canadian author Jo Walton, serving as the second installment in her Small Change series. Set in a late 1940s Britain where the government negotiated a peace with Nazi Germany, the story explores a totalitarian society steadily sliding into fasc...
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Strong middle Small Change volume with continued acclaim; slightly less fresh than Farthing but respected for tension and moral stakes.
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Half a Crown is a 2008 alternate history novel by Welsh-Canadian writer Jo Walton, concluding her Small Change trilogy following 'Farthing' (2006) and 'Ha'penny' (2006). The series is set in a Britain that made peace with Nazi Germany in 1941 and gradually adopted fascist policies. In Half a Crown,...
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Well-regarded trilogy conclusion with award attention; some readers find ending choices divisive, but reputation remains strong.
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