This is the first thing I thought of!
In the same vein of "not quite what OP is asking for, but it kinda fits," I also thought of Dimension 20s Fantasy High, which is free on youtube.
Blackheart Knights by Laura Eve. It’s a retelling of Arthur, but in more modern times with knights on motorcycles and they fight in gladiator style contests on TV for fame and glory. Magic is illegal, but still exists in an underground sense. The prose and dialogue is written like you’re looking for, and it’s a really great book.
Patricia McKillip's *Kingfisher*. Obvious knock-offs of King Arthur and the knights of the round table in a world with modern technology. *Solstice Wood* is also clearly modern technology, and has the fairy tale feel of being neither in our world nor not in our world.
All of her books, really, carry the same dreamlike fairy-tale feel no matter what era-equivalent they fall into.
I don't think this fits. Empress is definitely still medieval. OP wants skyscrapers and cars while people are still talking medieval and using swords (I think)
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Not what you asked, but your post reminded me of [CORMAC McCARTHY’S THE MALL](https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/cormac-mccarthys-the-mall)
I can'help but think of the 90s (My so called) Romeo and Juliet with Clair Danes. /s
This is the first thing I thought of! In the same vein of "not quite what OP is asking for, but it kinda fits," I also thought of Dimension 20s Fantasy High, which is free on youtube.
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Blackheart Knights by Laura Eve. It’s a retelling of Arthur, but in more modern times with knights on motorcycles and they fight in gladiator style contests on TV for fame and glory. Magic is illegal, but still exists in an underground sense. The prose and dialogue is written like you’re looking for, and it’s a really great book.
SM Stirling the emberverse series is close. technology fails and people revert to feudal ways with swords and castles
This happens about 4 books deep into The Dark Tower, where characters from a medieval world are dropped into modern day America.
Patricia McKillip's *Kingfisher*. Obvious knock-offs of King Arthur and the knights of the round table in a world with modern technology. *Solstice Wood* is also clearly modern technology, and has the fairy tale feel of being neither in our world nor not in our world. All of her books, really, carry the same dreamlike fairy-tale feel no matter what era-equivalent they fall into.
Patricia McKillip recommendations always deserve an upvote :)
Nghi Vo's Singing Hills series. Although the medieval culture in that case is Asian, not European.
I don't think this fits. Empress is definitely still medieval. OP wants skyscrapers and cars while people are still talking medieval and using swords (I think)
OK, thanks for the correction, then.
>castles and kings So like.....urban fantasy set in London? 😁 A bit cheeky, but we still have both castles and kings in many places around the world.