I do tend to stick to younger-marketed literature to avoid the smut. My favorite fantasy read of this year was Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell. There are certain romance elements, but it’s middle grade so it’s never ever graphic, hahah.
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Yahtzee Croshaw, funny author with great characters.
Differently Morphus and Existentially Challenged – Governmental agency involved in the regulation of magic and extra dimensional beings. Urban Fantasy.
Mogworld – Main character is undead. Hijinks insue.
L.G. Estrella’s Unconventional Heros Series
The 2 Necromancers series. 2 Necromancers try to earn a pardon for past crimes by doing odd jobs for a kingdom. Strong found family vibe. The first book in the series is 2 Necromancers, A Bureaucrate, and an Elf.
Attempted Vampirism Series. A vampire noble has his castle repossessed for back taxes. He becomes an adventurer to try and earn money to buy it back.
The Traveler’s Gate Trilogy by Will Wight. Magic is used by calling energy and creatures from other worlds called territories. People who can draw from their territories are called travelers. The first book in the series is House of Blades.
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Deed of Paksenarrion
TW, torture sequence in the third book is kinda disturbing, but is also part of the character’s growth and understanding.
FMC is asexual, and we get to see her growth from a raw recruit in a mercenary company into a paladin.
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The Obsidian Tower by Melissa Caruso
Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
The House Witch by Delemhach
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
The Midnight Bargain by CL Polk
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
The Fireborne Blade by Charlotte Bond
Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
Miss Percy’s Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olson
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
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The Craft Sequence by Max Gladstone is a favorite of mine, the first book starts with a young necromancer assigned to investigate the sudden death of a god. Has a really interesting magic system and a diverse cast of characters, good worldbuilding.
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I do tend to stick to younger-marketed literature to avoid the smut. My favorite fantasy read of this year was Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell. There are certain romance elements, but it’s middle grade so it’s never ever graphic, hahah.
Yahtzee Croshaw, funny author with great characters.
Differently Morphus and Existentially Challenged – Governmental agency involved in the regulation of magic and extra dimensional beings. Urban Fantasy.
Mogworld – Main character is undead. Hijinks insue.
L.G. Estrella’s Unconventional Heros Series
The 2 Necromancers series. 2 Necromancers try to earn a pardon for past crimes by doing odd jobs for a kingdom. Strong found family vibe. The first book in the series is 2 Necromancers, A Bureaucrate, and an Elf.
Attempted Vampirism Series. A vampire noble has his castle repossessed for back taxes. He becomes an adventurer to try and earn money to buy it back.
The Traveler’s Gate Trilogy by Will Wight. Magic is used by calling energy and creatures from other worlds called territories. People who can draw from their territories are called travelers. The first book in the series is House of Blades.
Deed of Paksenarrion
TW, torture sequence in the third book is kinda disturbing, but is also part of the character’s growth and understanding.
FMC is asexual, and we get to see her growth from a raw recruit in a mercenary company into a paladin.
The Obsidian Tower by Melissa Caruso
Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
The House Witch by Delemhach
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
The Midnight Bargain by CL Polk
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
The Fireborne Blade by Charlotte Bond
Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
Miss Percy’s Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olson
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
The Craft Sequence by Max Gladstone is a favorite of mine, the first book starts with a young necromancer assigned to investigate the sudden death of a god. Has a really interesting magic system and a diverse cast of characters, good worldbuilding.