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* ''[[Fevre Dream]]'' by [[George R. R. Martin]] takes places in the south around the time of the American Civil War. As a result, most characters are racist. Although protagonist Abner Marsh is presented as more enlightened (he disapproves of slavery, for instance) he still liberally uses the n-word.
* Alternate universe example: in Neil Gaiman's ''[[A Study in Emerald]]'', the protagonists watch a historical play about [[Eldritch Abomination]]s conquering the Earth to barely any resistance from humanity. And applaud the "happy ending" ''in which the only dissenter is beaten to death.''
* Often used to good effect in the [[Aubrey-Maturin]] series. One excellent example is the characters' attitude toward naval discipline and punishment; Jack Aubrey is portrayed as having liberal opinions on the subject for the day, hating indiscriminate flogging (flogging being a standard punishment at the time for offenses not reaching a court-martial level of seriousness) and doing what he can to lessen the severity of punishments issued by court-martials that he sits on. Nonetheless, he ''will'' order a set of lashes to be laid on if he deems the reason good and sufficient, e.g., for deliberate insolence toward a superior officer in ''The Far Side of the World'' or for shocking incompetence in executing a basic nautical maneuver in ''Clarissa Oakes'' (a.k.a. ''The Truelove'' in the USA).
* Done similarly in the ''[[Temeraire]]'' series, which is basically ''[[Master and Commander]]'' <small>[[Dragon Rider|WITH DRAGONS]]</small>.<ref>Seriously, [[Word of God|the author has said]] it started out as [[Ascended Fanfic|alternate-universe slash fic]].</ref> There's an amusing moment in the first book where Laurence reacts with shock and horror at the revelation that Captain Roland's daughter is {{spoiler|'natural born', i.e. [[Heroic Bastard|the product of premarital sex]].}}
* ''The [[Second Apocalypse]]'' takes this and runs with it, being set in a world highly reminiscent of the Dark Ages, albeit with magic and [[Eldritch Abomination]]s. Women are considered less than men, peasants are less than nobles, homosexuals are less than heterosexuals ([[Hypocritical Humor|even though]] [[Everyone Is Bi]]), and if someone is less than you, their life is completely worthless.
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