There are several settings for the book. The modern days settings are in Seattle, New Orleans, and Paris, France.
The setting that moves through the time of Alobar and Kudra's lifetimes changes as they move around. Alobar's story begins in the forests of Bohemia and then moves through Europe to India, Russia, and America. Alobar and Kudra spend time living in Paris where they operate an incense shop. They have also lived in Constantinople and have traveled around Europe with the gypsies, working the trading fairs.
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