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The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson. An assassin from a faraway land murders the Alethi King, Galivar. Five years later, Galivar’s brother, Dalinar, leads a war of attrition against the race ...
Here are the best new fantasy and sci-fi books to read in 2024, from authors including Heather Fawcett, Nisi Shawl, Danielle L. Jensen, and Sofia Samatar.
From J.R.R. Tolkien to Leigh Bardugo (and dragons!), we’ve got them all.
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This article lists notable fantasy novels (and novel series). [1] [2] The books appear in alphabetical order by title (beginning with A to H) (ignoring "A", "An", and "The"); series are alphabetical by author-designated name or, if there is no such, some reasonable designation. Science-fiction novels and short-story collections are not included ...
Some argue that fantasy literature and its archetypes fulfill a function for individuals and society and the messages are continually updated for current societies. [77] Ursula K. Le Guin, in her essay "From Elfland to Poughkeepsie", presented the idea that language is the most crucial element of high fantasy, because it creates a sense of ...
From Stephen King to C.J. Tudor (and a Dark Lord!), we’ve got them all.
The Lord of the Rings had an enormous impact on the fantasy genre; in some respects, it swamped all the works of fantasy that had been written before it, and it unquestionably created "fantasy" as a marketing category. [24] Tolkien has been called the "father" of modern fantasy, [25] [26] [27] or more specifically of high fantasy.