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The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
I can't recommend this novel enough. It's a beautiful Russian fairy tale, and the writing is stunning.
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
I can't recommend this novel enough. It's a beautiful Russian fairy tale, and the writing is stunning.
Off the top of my head, I really enjoyed Age of Assassins by RJ Barker.
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
This is an epic fantasy set in the Middle East. I've read plenty of books where the religious system is hung on the bones of Catholicism, but never one like this using Islam. It was well written and beautiful. If you like political intrigue, this is a good novel for you.
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
Hi everyone!
I also really loved this one, and The Bear and the Nightingale. Haven't gotten a chance to read the next one yet, but will soon! The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin is also now one of my top SFF series. Highly recommended, despite the 2nd person POV.
Some books I loved:
Within the Sanctuary of Wings by Marie Brennan, which is Book #5 and the last installment of the Memoirs of Lady Trent, which I highly recommend if you like historical fantasy and dragons.
Red Sister by Mark Lawrence. Bad-ass nuns, what more can I say...
Borne by Jeff Vandermeer. Very strange, but I loved it.
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor for those YA fans. This book is about a forgotten city and the librarian who is trying to find it.
We are destined to be good friends! Red Sister is next on my list and I cannot wait!
I finally read the ominously named Assassin's Fate by Robin Hobb. I'd put off starting it after it came out, because it's what I knew would have to be the end of a saga I started reading 20 years ago and have read and reread during that time. I won't drop spoilers about it, in case anyone else wants to read it but hasn't gotten to it yet.
Let's see...2017...I honestly loved Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo. It's the follow-up to Six of Crows and is absolutely bloody brilliant. I would also recommend her collection of Grisha-verse fairy tales, Language of Thorns. Stunning. In prose and in presentation.
So glad to see Bardugo make someone's list! It's rare that a character challenges Lock Lamora for the top spot in my rouges gallery but with her duology Bardugo created a whole gang that I just couldn't get enough of!
An author I have been closely watching & interested in getting to know better. Would you suggest it to a reader who generally enjoys this style of fantasy but is slightly allergic to assassin MCs?
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
I can't recommend this novel enough. It's a beautiful Russian fairy tale, and the writing is stunning.