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45 Recent Standalone Fantasy Books For When You Just Can't Commit To A Series
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This is pulled directly from this blog post: https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2540-45-recent-standalone-fantasy-books-for-when-you-just-can-t-commit-to-a-s
Some of these have become series since the list got published 🙈 but it's still a good overall list!
Some of these have become series since the list got published 🙈 but it's still a good overall list!
45 Recent Standalone Fantasy Books For When You Just Can't Commit To A Series
jaina8851
Host
12 participants (45 books)
Overview
This is pulled directly from this blog post: https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2540-45-recent-standalone-fantasy-books-for-when-you-just-can-t-commit-to-a-s
Some of these have become series since the list got published 🙈 but it's still a good overall list!
Some of these have become series since the list got published 🙈 but it's still a good overall list!
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Black Water Sister
Zen Cho
A reluctant medium discovers the ties that bind can unleash a dangerous power in this compelling Malaysian-set contemporary fantasy.
Bacchanal
Veronica G. Henry
Evil lives in a traveling carnival roaming the Depression-era South. But the carnival’s newest act, a peculiar young woman with latent magical powers, may hold the key to defeating it. Her time has come.
The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry
C.M. Waggoner
Sparks fly in this enchanting fantasy novel from the author of Unnatural Magic when a down-and-out fire witch and a young gentlewoman join forces against a deadly conspiracy.
The Crane Husband
Kelly Barnhill
In this stunning contemporary retelling of “The Crane Wife” by the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon, one fiercely pragmatic teen forced to grow up faster than was fair will do whatever it takes to protect her family—and change the story.
The Bruising of Qilwa
Naseem Jamnia
In this intricate debut fantasy introducing a queernormative Persian-inspired world, a nonbinary refugee practitioner of blood magic discovers a strange disease that causes political rifts in their new homeland. Persian-American author Naseem Jamnia has crafted a gripping narrative with a moving, nuanced exploration of immigration, gender, healing, and family.
The Keeper's Six
Kate Elliott
Kate Elliott's action-packed The Keeper's Six features a world-hopping, bad-ass, spell-slinging mother who sets out to rescue her kidnapped son from a dragon lord with everything to lose.
Tread of Angels
Rebecca Roanhorse
Celeste, a card sharp with a penchant for trouble, takes on the role of advocatus diaboli, to defend her sister Mariel, accused of murdering a Virtue, a member of the ruling class in the mining town of Goetia, in a new world of dark fantasy.
Even Though I Knew the End
C.L. Polk
A magical detective dives into the affairs of Chicago's divine monsters to secure a future with the love of her life. This sapphic period piece will dazzle anyone looking for mystery, intrigue, romance, magic, or all of the above.
Pulling the Wings Off Angels
K.J. Parker
Pulling the Wings Off Angels is a madcap adventure brimming with the ethical quandaries and sardonic wit of The Good Place by World Fantasy Award-winning author K. J. Parker