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VPL -Books Just For You -Fantasy Heists, Magic Schools, and Books that Read Like Myths

This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a reader whose favorite books include The Silmarillion, The Lies of Locke Lamora, and A Deadly Education.

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  • The Big Book of Classic Fantasy

    the Ultimate Collection

    A collection of ninety fantasy stories published from the early 1800s to the second world war.
    Book, 2019New York : Vintage Books, 2019.
  • 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.
    Book, 2021New York : TOR, a Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2021.
  • 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.
    Book, 2015Toronto : Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2015.
  • First book in The World of the Five Gods, a long running series of novels that won the 2018 Hugo Award for best series.
    Book, 2001New York : EOS, c2001.
  • 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.…
    Book, 1998New York : Avon Eos, c1998.
  • 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.
    Book, 1995Toronto : HarperPerennial, 1995.
  • 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.
    Book, 2019New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2019]
  • 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.
    Book, 2015New York : Saga Press, [2015]
  • Suggested because you are interested in fantasy that reads like myth.
    Book, 2008New York : Roc, an imprint of New American Library, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., [2008]
  • A Locus Award winning novel written from the perspective of Lavinia, a minor character in the Aeneid.
    Book, 2008Orlando : Harcourt, c2008.
  • 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.
    Book, 2009New York : Viking, 2009.
  • A fantasy novel inspired by but not directly based on Ancient Greece. Suggested because you are interested in fantasy that reads like myth.
    Book, 2003Woodstock, N.Y. : Overlook Press, 2003.
  • 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.
    Book, 2019New York : Flatiron Books, [2019]
  • A classic fantasy trilogy that utilizes themes from Celtic mythology.
    Book, 1999New York : Ace Books, 1999.
  • K.J. Parker's books may appeal to readers who like The Lies of Locke Lamora. This one is the first in a series.
    Book, 2023New York : Orbit, 2023.
  • 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.
    Book, 2015New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2015.
  • A mischievious but naive half-fox shapeshifter allies with a swordsman wielding a demonic blade in this novel inspired by Japanese folklore.
    Book, 2018Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Harlequin Teen, [2018]
  • A fantasy novel about a merchant and her djinn bodyguard inspired by Arabic mythology and oral storytelling traditions.
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Orbit, 2022.
  • 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.
    eBook, 2011New York : Orbit, [2011]