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Where to Start with Marlon James: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Marlon James — whether to begin with A Brief History of Seven Killings, Black Leopard Red Wolf, or Moon Witch Spider King. A complete guide.
Where to Start with Mary Stewart: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Mary Stewart — whether to begin with The Crystal Cave or The Hollow Hills. A complete reading guide to the British Arthurian novelist.
Where to Start with M.L. Wang: A Reading Guide
Where to start with M.L. Wang — how to approach The Sword of Kaigen, her acclaimed self-published fantasy about a warrior's wife confronting lies about family, nation, and identity. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Norton Juster: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Norton Juster — how to approach The Phantom Tollbooth, his 1961 classic in which a bored boy discovers a magical kingdom built entirely from words and numbers. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Philip Reeve: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Philip Reeve — how to approach Mortal Engines, his visionary debut fantasy about a post-apocalyptic world of predatory mobile cities, a junior historian thrown from London, and the ancient weapon that could destroy them all. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Raymond E. Feist: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Raymond E. Feist — whether to begin with Magician: Apprentice, Magician: Master, or A Darkness at Sethanon. A complete guide to the Riftwar Saga.
Where to Start with Sabaa Tahir: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Sabaa Tahir — how to approach An Ember in the Ashes, her dark Roman-inspired fantasy debut following a Scholar girl and a soldier through a world of brutal occupation, impossible choices, and the question of what resistance costs. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Samantha Shannon: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Samantha Shannon — how to approach The Priory of the Orange Tree, her standalone epic fantasy building three distinct civilisations and their different relationships to dragons, faith, and historical truth. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Silvia Moreno-Garcia: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Silvia Moreno-Garcia — whether to begin with Mexican Gothic or Gods of Jade and Shadow. A complete reading guide to the Mexican fantasy novelist.
Where to Start with Stephenie Meyer: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Stephenie Meyer — whether to begin with Twilight, Eclipse, or Midnight Sun. A complete reading guide to the vampire romance novelist.
Where to Start with T.H. White: A Reading Guide
Where to start with T.H. White — how to approach The Once and Future King, his four-part retelling of the Arthurian legend from Merlin's backward-living education of young Arthur to the tragic collapse of Camelot. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Tad Williams: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Tad Williams — whether to begin with The Dragonbone Chair or Stone of Farewell. A complete reading guide to the epic fantasy author.
Where to Start with Tahereh Mafi: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Tahereh Mafi — whether to begin with Shatter Me or jump into the series. A complete reading guide to the Shatter Me series author.
Where to Start with Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's collaboration — Good Omens, the funniest fantasy novel ever written. A complete reading guide to their unique co-authored work.
Where to Start with Tomi Adeyemi: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Tomi Adeyemi — whether to begin with Children of Blood and Bone or Children of Virtue and Vengeance. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Travis Baldree: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Travis Baldree — how to approach Legends & Lattes, the cozy fantasy that named a genre: an orc mercenary retires from violence to open a coffee shop and discovers that building community is the harder, better work. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Ursula K. Le Guin: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Ursula K. Le Guin — how to approach A Wizard of Earthsea and when to read The Left Hand of Darkness. A complete reading guide to one of fantasy's greatest writers.
ACOTAR vs Fourth Wing: Which Fantasy Romance Series Should You Read First?
A Court of Thorns and Roses vs Fourth Wing — fae courts against dragon-riders. We compare both series on world-building, romance, pacing, and who each is really for.
Best Classic Children's Books: Timeless Books for Young Readers
The best classic children's books — from The Secret Garden and Little Women to The Hobbit and A Wrinkle in Time. Timeless books every young reader should know.
Best Contemporary Science Fiction: Essential Reading from the Past 20 Years
The best contemporary science fiction — from The Three-Body Problem and Annihilation to Piranesi and Children of Time. Essential recent sci-fi reading.
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