#Best Fantasy Books

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⭐TO SHAPE A DRAGON'S BREATH⭐

🍾 Congratulations Moniquill Blackgoose 🥂

Qualified for all 2024 awards for Fantasy, YA, and Debut Novel!

Now on the 4th printing and being featured on Best Book of the Year lists, such as:

Washington Post's 10 Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novels of 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/11/14/best-science-fiction-fantasy/

Chicago Public Library Must-Read Books of 2023: Fantasy, Horror & Sci-Fi https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/199702383/2422351289

NPR's Book We Love

https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#year=2023&book=336

Pop Sugar's Best New Fantasy Books

https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/best-new-fantasy-books-2023-49056293

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The Will of the Many - James Islington (TL;DR)

Mini Book Reviews! originally from Top 5 books of July & August! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis: The Catenan Republic – the Hierarchy – may rule the world now, but they do not know everything.I tell them my name is Vis Telimus. I tell them I was orphaned after a tragic accident three years ago, and that good fortune alone has led to my acceptance into their most prestigious school. I tell them…

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The Winner of the Most Wayward Soul Silmaril 2023!

Winner of the Most Wayward Soul character from #fantasybooks! #bookcharacters #gollum #tolkien #Draco #Moash #Dustfinger #lotr #Athelas #citybetween #Kylegreenember #Silmawards2023 #harrypotter #inkheart #stormlightarchives #brandonsanderson

Gollum made his way along the gloomy cobblestone street of London, the smog dimming the late afternoon light nicely around him. You’d almost think it was night. Yes, precious, how lovely! But, ugh, precious–it was difficult to breathe in this place! He half coughed, half gagged to clear his airway. Why was he doing this, again? Coming all this way to such a foreign land to hand over some…

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Dark Fey Trilogy Now Available in a Single Book! Only 5.99!

  It’s something I’ve been waiting for and now, finally, I’m excited to announce that the entire Dark Fey Trilogy is now available in a single book!! How can we achieve Peace without becoming Peace?’ The Dark Fey Trilogy offers a glimpse into another world on many levels and proposes an unexpected and powerful conclusion. Read…

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Book Review: Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

First read this book two years ago but decided to give it a reread and thought I'd share my love for it with you all!

Overview

If you like....

Curses/promises/bargins

Mysterious parents

Half human protagonists

Important legacies

Self-sacrifice

Memory based powers

Beautiful culture

Found family

Ace rep!!!!!!!!!!

Unique magic systems

Magical politics

Corruption

Hidden history

Then this book is for you!

Blurb

'Tarisai has always longed for the warmth of a family. She was raised in isolation by a mysterious, often absent mother known only as The Lady.

'The Lady sends her to the capital of the global empire of Aritsar to compete with other children to be chosen as one of the Crown Prince's Council of Eleven. If she's picked, she'll be joined with the other Council members through the Ray, a bond deeper than blood. That closeness is irresistible to Tarisai, who has always wanted to belong somewhere. But The Lady has other ideas, including a magical wish that Tarisai is compelled to obey: kill the Crown Prince once she gains his trust.

'Tarisai won't stand by and become someone's pawn - but is she strong enough to choose a different path for herself?'

Overview

As you have probably guessed from the 5 stars, I have no complaints. Such a unique and vivid story, and a beautiful twist that was set up so well yet still managed to be surprising.

I also love how one of my least favourite tropes managed to be avoided by adding representation ( if you've read it you'll know what I mean.) It's proof that writers don't have to follow the same clichés to make an effective plot!

Also look at this map. I can't resist fantasy book maps. I never use them, but still feel disappointed in their absence.

I love it

First Line

'I shouldn't have been surprised that faries exist.'

'Only one thing is more powerful than a wish, and that is a purpose'

(Found art on pinterest, full credit to artist)

(Found artist, credit to @souldagger )

'Leadership isn't good or evil. It's what you choose to do with it.'

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The 2024 Ozma Semi-Finalists for Fantasy Fiction!

The Ozma Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Magic, Steampunk and Fantasy Fiction. The Ozma Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (The CIBAs). Chanticleer International Book Awards discovers the best books in the Ozma Awards featuring magic, the supernatural, imaginary worlds, fantastical creatures,…

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The Five Best Fantasy Books to Win the Hugo Award: A Triumph Over Sci-Fi

Today, we delve into the fantastical world of the Hugo Awards. Though primarily a sci-fi playground, over the years we’ve seen a few notable gems from the fantasy genre that have managed to claim the best novel prize.   What are the Hugo Awards, and why do they matter? Established in 1953, the Hugo Awards recognise the best works in science fiction and fantasy literature. Named in honour of…

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Actually choking up over this quote from the wrath of the triple goddess.

Annabeth listens to Percy speaking like she listens to her favourite song.

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No need to add a comment here, Tolkien will always be the King of Fantasy.

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[Keepers of the Lost Cities fanart] I clearly have a favorite character

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Top 5 books of July & August!

#5 – This is How They Tell Me the World Ends – Nicole Perlroth ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 Goodreads Synopsis: Zero day: a software bug that allows a hacker to break into your devices and move around undetected. One of the most coveted tools in a spy’s arsenal, a zero day has the power to silently spy on your iPhone, dismantle the safety controls at a chemical plant, alter an election, and shut down the electric…

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The way shadow and bone prologue ends with these lines:

The boy and the girl glanced at each other and, because the adults were not paying close attention, they did not see the girl reach out to clasp the boy’s hand or the look that passed between them.

And the ruin and rising epilogue ends with this line:

They had an ordinary life, full of ordinary things—if love can ever be called that.

Malina truly a ship for intellectual people.

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The Many Worlds of Ursula Le Guin: Celebrating the Legacy of a Literary Visionary on Her Birthday

The Master of Speculative Fiction Ursula K. Le Guin is a Literary Magician  As the conjurer of complex, imaginative worlds, Ursula Le Guin is recognized as a literary titan of science fiction and fantasy. Spinning  tales that examine the intricacies of familiar societal constructs within new and fantastic worlds is a magic that allowed Le Guin to explore new ways of imagining civilizations. It…