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* The ''[[Riverworld]]'' series of science fiction novels (1971–83) by [[Philip José Farmer]] has a fictional and resurrected Burton as a primary character. |
* The ''[[Riverworld]]'' series of science fiction novels (1971–83) by [[Philip José Farmer]] has a fictional and resurrected Burton as a primary character. |
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* William Harrison's ''Burton and Speke'' is a 1984 novel about Burton and his friend/rival [[w:John Hanning Speke|John Hanning Speke]]. |
* William Harrison's ''Burton and Speke'' is a 1984 novel about Burton and his friend/rival [[w:John Hanning Speke|John Hanning Speke]]. |
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* ''Der Weltensammler'', translated as ''The Collector of Worlds, by the Bulgarian-German writer Iliya Troyanov is a fictional reconstruction of three periods of Burton's life, focusing on his time in India, his pilgrimage to Medina and Mecca, and his explorations with Speke. |
* ''Der Weltensammler'', translated as ''The Collector of Worlds'', by the Bulgarian-German writer Iliya Troyanov is a fictional reconstruction of three periods of Burton's life, focusing on his time in India, his pilgrimage to Medina and Mecca, and his explorations with Speke. |
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* Burton is the main character in the ''[[Burton and Swinburne]]'' [[steampunk]] series by Mark Hodder (2010–2015). These novels depict an alternate world where Queen Victoria was killed early in her reign due to the inadvertent actions of a time-traveler acting as [[w:Spring-Heeled Jack|Spring-Heeled Jack]], with a complex constitutional revision making Albert King in her place. |
* Burton is the main character in the ''[[Burton and Swinburne]]'' [[steampunk]] series by Mark Hodder (2010–2015). These novels depict an alternate world where Queen Victoria was killed early in her reign due to the inadvertent actions of a time-traveler acting as [[w:Spring-Heeled Jack|Spring-Heeled Jack]], with a complex constitutional revision making Albert King in her place. |
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* Though not one of the primary characters in the series, Burton plays an important historical role in the ''[[Area 51 (novel)|Area 51]]'' series of books by Bob Mayer (written under the pen name Robert Doherty). |
* Though not one of the primary characters in the series, Burton plays an important historical role in the ''[[Area 51 (novel)|Area 51]]'' series of books by Bob Mayer (written under the pen name Robert Doherty). |
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