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Political Fantasy Where Decisions Have Lasting Consequences
Political Fantasy Where Decisions Have Lasting Consequences
by book_guy  • 
5 in common: Black Sun, The Winged Histories and 3 more
A political fantasy becomes convincing when a decision changes what other people can do: who may practise magic, which interests a government protects, whose labour supports an empire, or what an...
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Dark Fantasy With More to Offer Than Relentless Misery
Dark Fantasy With More to Offer Than Relentless Misery
by book_guy  • 
4 in common: Saint of Bright Doors, Paladin of Souls and 2 more
A dangerous world needs something worth noticing inside it: a friendship, a filthy joke, an astonishing creature, or a choice that still matters. These books earn their darkness through different...
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Fantasy With Older Heroes Who Have Already Lived a Life
Fantasy With Older Heroes Who Have Already Lived a Life
by book_guy  • 
3 in common: The Witness for the Dead, Paladin of Souls and 1 more
The past should give a fantasy hero more than an impressive name. These 25 books put experience to work: old friendships that still matter, responsibilities that cannot simply be abandoned, skills...
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Historical Fantasy Where the Past Shapes the Magic
Historical Fantasy Where the Past Shapes the Magic
by book_guy  • 
3 in common: The Bear and the Nightingale, The bird king [large print] and 1 more
The most convincing historical fantasy lets the past set the terms of the impossible. A spirit must find work in an immigrant city; a mapmaker's gift becomes dangerous to a ruler; a ghost...
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Urban Fantasy With Cities You Can Almost Walk Through
Urban Fantasy With Cities You Can Almost Walk Through
by book_guy  • 
2 in common: Saint of Bright Doors and Golem and the Jinni
A good fantasy city has more than a recognisable skyline: someone has to work a shift, cross a boundary, find a room and get home. These 25 books make those routes matter. London’s hidden...
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Fantasy Rooted in Folklore Beyond the Familiar European Shelf
Fantasy Rooted in Folklore Beyond the Familiar European Shelf
by book_guy  • 
2 in common: The bird king [large print] and Golem and the Jinni
These 30 novels turn particular storytelling traditions into new fiction: Korean Shim Cheong, Persian Sufi poetry, Lipan Apache animal-people stories, Métis rougarou accounts and many others. The...
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Funny Books for Readers Who Love Comic Timing
Funny Books for Readers Who Love Comic Timing
by book_guy  • 
In common: Small Gods
A funny premise helps, but the timing of a sentence is usually what makes a book worth returning to. These choices cover dry observation, social embarrassment, verbal surprises and absurd...
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Epic Fantasy Series Worth the Long Commitment
Epic Fantasy Series Worth the Long Commitment
by book_guy  • 
In common: City of Stairs
A long fantasy series earns its space when alliances, institutions and private decisions keep changing what comes next. These twenty recommendations favour completed arcs, from three substantial...
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Retellings That Give Familiar Stories a New Argument
Retellings That Give Familiar Stories a New Argument
by book_guy  • 
In common: Lavinia
A retelling becomes interesting when changing the viewpoint changes what a familiar story means. These books dispute heroic reputations, follow people treated as prizes or obstacles, and give...
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African Fantasy That Opens Up Different Kinds of Worlds
African Fantasy That Opens Up Different Kinds of Worlds
by book_guy  • 
In common: The Winged Histories
Lagos can be full of fallen gods, Mombasa can open onto a sea of monsters, and an invented empire can build its power by deciding which histories may be told. This selection follows African...
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Asian-Inspired Fantasy With More Than a Decorative Setting
Asian-Inspired Fantasy With More Than a Decorative Setting
by book_guy  • 
In common: The empress of salt and fortune
A convincing fantasy world gives people more than striking scenery to move through. These 25 books make family obligations, religious ideas, political institutions, everyday practices or the...
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Fantasy About Craft, Trade and Making a Living
Fantasy About Craft, Trade and Making a Living
by book_guy  • 
In common: Golem and the Jinni
These fantasies pay attention to what people can make, repair, sell or provide, and to the lives those activities support. Start with The Magic of Recluce for patient craft training, Legends...
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Books Worth Spending a Whole Weekend With
Books Worth Spending a Whole Weekend With
by book_guy  • 
In common: Golem and the Jinni
A whole weekend with one book is a chance to settle into another place, rather than simply finish a large number of pages. These novels offer an inhabited world, a reason to keep turning the pages...
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Science Fiction for Readers Who Usually Prefer Realism
Science Fiction for Readers Who Usually Prefer Realism
by book_guy  • 
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If you usually choose novels for their people, social observation or moral tensions, these books offer several ways into science fiction. Start with Never Let Me Go for an intimate voice, Station...
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Funny Science Fiction With Ideas Behind the Jokes
Funny Science Fiction With Ideas Behind the Jokes
by book_guy  • 
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The best comic futures have rules, even when those rules are appalling. These books make joke and invention work together: copyright can bankrupt a universe in Year Zero, obsolete heroes need new...
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