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Fantasy
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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 to 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.
Best Epic Fantasy Series: Essential Reading List
The best epic fantasy series — from The Lord of the Rings and Malazan Book of the Fallen to The First Law and The Stormlight Archive. Fantasy series that reward long investment.
Best Magical Realism Books: The Essential Reading List
The best magical realism novels from García Márquez and Borges to Toni Morrison and Salman Rushdie — books where the magical and the mundane coexist without explanation, and the result is more real than realism.
Best Mythology Retellings: The Greatest Modern Myths in Fiction
The best mythology retellings — from Circe to The Song of Achilles to The Silence of the Girls. Modern fiction that reimagines ancient myth with contemporary power.
Best Standalone Fantasy Novels: Complete in One Book
The best standalone fantasy novels — from Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell and Piranesi to American Gods and The Night Circus. Complete in a single volume.
C.S. Lewis Books in Order: Complete Bibliography & Best Starting Points
C.S. Lewis's complete bibliography in order — from The Chronicles of Narnia and The Screwtape Letters to Mere Christianity and Till We Have Faces.
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