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Essential fantasy books for cosy autumn evenings
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items Here, I list my favourite fantasy books that I have read time and again. Some are old, some are new, but all of them are brilliant to curl up with for a cosy autumn night by the fire
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Unusual & exciting fantasy
Cosy Fantasy
Epic High Fantasy
Unusual & exciting fantasy
Exciting fantasy novels that aren’t the usual quest-based stories
This is an incredible fantasy book, which breaks out of the normal question-based fantasy narrative. 100% recommended for any fantasy lovers who want engaging characters and a unique story. The story is centred around the wealthy families of Bing Tow...
Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders Series #1) by Robin Hobb, Paperback
This book is far from new, but if you love dark tales of enchantment & magic, look no further. This is my favourite book by Raymond E. Feist, and it follows the Hastings family who move to upstate New York for a change of pace. They quickly learn...
Faerie Tale by Raymond E. Feist
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This is one of those wonderfully weird books, as you’d expect from Susanna Clarke! It follows the narrator, who is known simply as Piranesi, who has amnesia and lives in a vast labyrinth of a house, which contains countless rooms and halls. In the bo...
PIRANESI | Susanna Clarke | SALAMANDRA
This is a story about Agnieszka, a girl who has magical powers that she is not aware of. One day, she is chosen by the local wizard as a tribute for him protecting her village. Together, they battle the nearby corrupted Wood. It's a really fun and ve...
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Many fantasy books are centred around the idea of a dark force threatening to come into the world and destroy all that is good. In this book, Brandon Sanderson starts from the opposite point of view, where the dark forces have already won! It starts ...
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
Ok, let's start by addressing the elephant in the room - this book is HUGE! Like, it's intimidatingly big, which put me off for quite a long time. But you know what? I wish that it hadn't. First of all, even though it's a long book, it's a standalone...
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
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Cosy Fantasy
Warm hearted fantasy books to warm your soul
This is a beautiful book by TJ Klune and is firmly in the cosy fantasy genre. It is about a man who spent his life grinding away in the office, folllwing all the rules, and never really living, until one day he passes away. Poof! All that life given ...
Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
Well, let's face it, what could better title could there be for a cosy fantasy book than Legends & Lattes? The book is about an Orc, Viv, who gets tired of war and decides that she's going to settle down and open a coffee shop (because of course ...
Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes
Where to start with this one? This is a book that will warm your heart and leave it warm long after you've turned the last page. It's a story about finding family where you least expect it, and follows the character Linus, who is sent to evaluate a s...
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Epic High Fantasy
Brilliant fantasy books that have a lot of depth and follow the more traditional fantasy book style, featuring epic quests
The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams is the first in a trilogy and most definitely follows the more traditional fantasy story formula of a child who is born with a destiny and powers that they are yet to learn about. But Tad Williams is an incredible...
The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
Pawn of Prophecy was the first fantasy book I ever read and my goodness did it get me hooked. It's the start of a series called The Belgariad, and this series leads onto a second series called The Mallorean. The story centres around a farm boy, Gario...
Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings