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• The Big Book of Classic Fantasy

  the Ultimate Collection

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  A collection of ninety fantasy stories published from the early 1800s to the second world war.

• The Blacktongue Thief

  Buehlman, Christopher

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  An indebted thief finds his fate entwined with that of a knight he tries to rob who also turns out to be a handmaiden of death. Suggested because you like The Lies of Locke Lamora.

• The Buried Giant

  Ishiguro, Kazuo, 1954-

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  An elderly couple are joined by a warrior and an orphan as they search for their son in post Roman Britain. Suggested because you are interested in fantasy that reads like mythology.

• The Curse of Chalion

  Bujold, Lois McMaster

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  First book in The World of the Five Gods, a long running series of novels that won the 2018 Hugo Award for best series.

• The Death of the Necromancer

  Wells, Martha

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  A mastermind finds a revenge plot years in the making threatened by both a detective and a dangerous necromancer in this gaslamp fantasy novel inspired by Sherlock Holmes. Suggested because you like The Lies of Locke Lamora and A Deadly Education.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Fionavar Tapestry

  Kay, Guy Gavriel

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  In this trilogy collected as a single book a mage draws five university students to Fionavar, an ancient magical world where many of Earth's myths originated.

• Fireborne

  Munda, Rosaria

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  The children of a bloody revolution must make difficult choices when they take on responsibility for the dragons that once belonged to their oppressors. First in a trilogy.

• The Grace of Kings

  Liu, Ken, 1976-

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  An epic fantasy inspired by the founding of the Han Dynasty and the Chu Han Contention. Suggested because you are interested in fantasy that reads like mythology.

• The Last Unicorn

  Beagle, Peter S.

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  Suggested because you are interested in fantasy that reads like myth.

• Lavinia

  Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018

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  A Locus Award winning novel written from the perspective of Lavinia, a minor character in the Aeneid.

• The Magicians

  a Novel

  Grossman, Lev

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  A fantasy loving teenager gets more then he bargained for when he discovers and gains entry to a college of magic. Suggested because you like A Deadly Education.

• Mortal Suns

  Lee, Tanith

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  A fantasy novel inspired by but not directly based on Ancient Greece. Suggested because you are interested in fantasy that reads like myth.

• Ninth House

  Bardugo, Leigh

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  A drop out with the ability to see ghosts is offered a chance to study at Yale. The catch: she must keep tabs on eight occult secret societies that operate at the university. Suggested because you liked A Deadly Education.

• Riddle-master

  the Complete Trilogy

  McKillip, Patricia A.

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  A classic fantasy trilogy that utilizes themes from Celtic mythology.

• Saevus Corax Deals With the Dead

  Parker, K. J.

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  K.J. Parker's books may appeal to readers who like The Lies of Locke Lamora. This one is the first in a series.

• Six of Crows

  Bardugo, Leigh

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  A mastermind and his crew are recruited for an impossible rescue mission in this YA fantasy novel. Suggested because you like The Lies of Locke Lamora.

• Shadow of the Fox

  Kagawa, Julie

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  A mischievious but naive half-fox shapeshifter allies with a swordsman wielding a demonic blade in this novel inspired by Japanese folklore.

• The Stardust Thief

  Abdullah, Chelsea

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  A fantasy novel about a merchant and her djinn bodyguard inspired by Arabic mythology and oral storytelling traditions.

• Theft of Swords

  Sullivan, Michael J., 1961-

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  A swordsman and a thief take on a job to steal a nobleman's sword before a duel only to find themselves framed for regicide and forced to kidnap the crown prince for his own safety.