Wandering Adventure Party

@Da_Gut The urban vs modern divide is actually one of the things I'm working through as I read, I see this thing or that referred on one side or the other.My favorite that I read because of this list so far is Tanya Huff's Keeper series. That was a fun one. Loved the keeper cats.Actually reading my first de Lint right now. Liking Newford so far.

@squishymage42 I have a few recommendations! Becky Chambers’ To Be Taught, If Fortunate is also excellent, if you enjoyed the Wayfarers series. A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine is heavy on politics, but I wouldn’t classify it as military. The sequel has a military subplot but it’s only talked about at a high level and more about the politics within the military. The Library of Broken Worlds is another really great one that I enjoyed a lot, albeit a bit of a challenging read