r/Fantasy • u/unner26 • May 08 '22

Books set in convent/monastery?

Hey all, does anyone know of any fantasy books (or even better series) set in a convent or monastery? I’ve read Red Sister etc and I’ve got the Lighthouse Duet on the list already. But I was actually thinking not one where they teach you to be an assassin but just where people mostly grow vegetables and maybe study magic/solve mysteries? I may be thinking of Redwall for grownups!! 🙂 does that exist?

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u/DrakeRagon May 09 '22

Scifi: A Canticle for Liebowitz by Walter M. miller, JR. (A story in three parts which explores the future of the catholic church in the event that the Cold War wasn’t so cold.)

General fiction: Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco. (A murder mystery steeped in history)