Hm, these cheesy "Codex Alera" books by Jim Butcher that I've been reading are set in a fantasy Roman-ish empire, with slavery & class oppression. The oppression isn't the central plot concern by far, but it's a background concern which plays into several plot developments, and influences how outsiders see the Empire and its citizens.
In Brust's Vlad Taltos series, the Dragaeran Empire's oppression of humans/Easterners and Teckla is a major motivating factor for quite a few plot developments.
That's off the top of my head, will post more if I think of any.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
timeasmymeasure
no subject
Date: 2009-10-01 02:55 am (UTC)In Brust's Vlad Taltos series, the Dragaeran Empire's oppression of humans/Easterners and Teckla is a major motivating factor for quite a few plot developments.
That's off the top of my head, will post more if I think of any.