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To break this weird myth that fantasy is stuck in the 80s, here's a thread of great recent fantasy books by subgenre.
Feel free to share other books you've loved from the past 10 years or so!
Feel free to share other books you've loved from the past 10 years or so!
EPIC FANTASY
The Rage of Dragons: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41952489-the-rage-of-dragons?from_search=true
The Wolf of Oren-yaro: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36640276-the-wolf-of-oren-yaro?ac=1&from_search=true
The Bone Ships: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/43521682
Empire of Sand: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39714124-empire-of-sand?ac=1&from_search=true
The Rage of Dragons: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41952489-the-rage-of-dragons?from_search=true
The Wolf of Oren-yaro: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36640276-the-wolf-of-oren-yaro?ac=1&from_search=true
The Bone Ships: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/43521682
Empire of Sand: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39714124-empire-of-sand?ac=1&from_search=true
URBAN FANTASY
The Girl Who Could Move Shit With Her Mind: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41155087-the-girl-who-could-move-sh-t-with-her-mind?ac=1&from_search=true
Paternus: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35621572-paternus?ac=1&from_search=true
Jade City: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43587154-jade-city?ac=1&from_search=true
Nice Dragons Finish Last: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20426102-nice-dragons-finish-last?ac=1&from_search=true
The Girl Who Could Move Shit With Her Mind: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41155087-the-girl-who-could-move-sh-t-with-her-mind?ac=1&from_search=true
Paternus: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35621572-paternus?ac=1&from_search=true
Jade City: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43587154-jade-city?ac=1&from_search=true
Nice Dragons Finish Last: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20426102-nice-dragons-finish-last?ac=1&from_search=true
GRIMDARK
Priest of Bones: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37884491-priest-of-bones?ac=1&from_search=true
The Poppy War: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35068705-the-poppy-war?ac=1&from_search=true
We Ride the Storm: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39781307-we-ride-the-storm?ac=1&from_search=true
The Court of Broken Knives: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32469783-the-court-of-broken-knives?ac=1&from_search=true
Priest of Bones: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37884491-priest-of-bones?ac=1&from_search=true
The Poppy War: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35068705-the-poppy-war?ac=1&from_search=true
We Ride the Storm: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39781307-we-ride-the-storm?ac=1&from_search=true
The Court of Broken Knives: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32469783-the-court-of-broken-knives?ac=1&from_search=true
Crazy Conceptual Fantasy
This is How You Lose the Time War: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36516585-this-is-how-you-lose-the-time-war
The Ten Thousand Doors of January: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43521657-the-ten-thousand-doors-of-january
The Gutter Prayer: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39836383-the-gutter-prayer
The Ninth Rain: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29758013-the-ninth-rain
This is How You Lose the Time War: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36516585-this-is-how-you-lose-the-time-war
The Ten Thousand Doors of January: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43521657-the-ten-thousand-doors-of-january
The Gutter Prayer: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39836383-the-gutter-prayer
The Ninth Rain: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29758013-the-ninth-rain
FAIRYTALE/MYTHICAL
The Bear and the Nightingale: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25489134-the-bear-and-the-nightingale
Spinning Silver: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36896898-spinning-silver
Under the Pendulum Sun: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34643773-under-the-pendulum-sun
Yarnsworld: https://www.goodreads.com/series/193808-yarnsworld
The Bear and the Nightingale: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25489134-the-bear-and-the-nightingale
Spinning Silver: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36896898-spinning-silver
Under the Pendulum Sun: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34643773-under-the-pendulum-sun
Yarnsworld: https://www.goodreads.com/series/193808-yarnsworld
SCI-FI
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22733729-the-long-way-to-a-small-angry-planet
Rosewater: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38362809-rosewater
A Memory Called Empire: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37794149-a-memory-called-empire
The Vela: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43472049-the-vela
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22733729-the-long-way-to-a-small-angry-planet
Rosewater: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38362809-rosewater
A Memory Called Empire: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37794149-a-memory-called-empire
The Vela: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43472049-the-vela
OTHER BOOKS TO READ COS THEY'RE VERY GOOD
The Undoing of Arlo Knott: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46822913-the-undoing-of-arlo-knott
City of Lies: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36225135-city-of-lies
The Black God's Drums: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38118138-the-black-god-s-drums
Miranda In Milan: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39947822-miranda-in-milan
The Undoing of Arlo Knott: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46822913-the-undoing-of-arlo-knott
City of Lies: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36225135-city-of-lies
The Black God's Drums: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38118138-the-black-god-s-drums
Miranda In Milan: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39947822-miranda-in-milan
