Trained as an assassin to reclaim his kingdom from the invading Empire, Cyrus is beginning to think the price of his revolution is getting too high. … More The Sapphire Altar by David Dalglish
Halla’s inheritance proves to be problematic, leading her to drawing a sword and releasing Sarkis, the swordsman trapped within. … More Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
When her nurse’s fairy tales become her reality, Vasilisa realizes the importance of honoring the household spirits that protect her home from evil. … More The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Before he was the Darkling, Eryk was a boy on the run with a power he couldn’t share. … More Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo
Harriet Lee has a long history with gingerbread that began in the possibly fictional land of her youth, Druhástrana. She recounts those day when her teenage daughter Perdita attempts to find Harriet’s childhood friend Gretel. … More Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi
I read mostly fantasy, and there is a good amount of fantasy that takes places in a setting based on real world places and time periods. I’m all for taking inspiration from real life and fictionalizing it or weaving it into something fantastical. Some fantasy stories aren’t so much inspired by the real world as … More History as Fantasy
After a pilot’s plane crashes in the desert, he meets a little prince from another planet. … More The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
As the second daughter, Red must serve as a sacrifice to the Wolf in the Wood in hopes of ending a curse. But the Wolf is a man, and the curse isn’t what she thinks. … More For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten
Morrigan Crow is cursed. On the day that should bring her death, a man named Jupiter saves her from her fate by nominating her to compete in a series of trials for a place in the Wundrous Society. … More Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
Shiori’s brothers are transformed into cranes while she is banished and unable to speak, for every sound she makes will kill one of her brothers. Alone, Shiori must silently find a way to break the curse. … More Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
Eddard Stark and his family find themselves in the middle of the conflicts that surround them and their king. … More A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
At a small café in Tokyo, patrons can travel through time to meet with someone of their choosing, but they must return before the coffee gets cold. … More Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawagushi
At the time of the Dragon Reborn’s birth, Moiraine is an Accepted preparing to become Aes Sedai and Lan is a soldier in battle. Their separate lives will soon bring them together and lead them to join in the search as a team. … More New Spring by Robert Jordan
Not suited for life as a warrior and instead prepared for life in the Ministry, Prince Yarvi must unexpectedly take the throne and defend his new title and life against both enemies and former allies. … More Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
The Last Battle and the long-awaited conclusion of The Wheel of Time series. … More A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
When Mona, a fourteen-year-old wizard whose magic only works on bread, finds a dead body in the bakery, she becomes an assassin’s target and her city’s only hope. … More A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
Logen Ninefingers, Inquisitor Glokta, and Captain Jezal dan Luthar’s lives are each affected by the return of the First of the Magi, Bayaz. … More The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
Rand and Egwene disagree on a plan, Perrin enters the Wolf Dream while pursued by Slayer, Mat enters the Tower of Ghenjei to rescue Moiraine. … More Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
Stranded at sea, Bowen Tyler and a mixed crew find themselves on the island Caprona, where they encounter dinosaurs and humans at various stages of evolution. … More The Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Charmain Baker unwillingly becomes the temporary caretaker of her great uncle’s magical home. … More House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones
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