FANTASY BOOKS Y’ALL SHOULD READ
It’s another completely biased list! How exciting. Obviously this list is limited to books I have personally read and enjoyed.
*extra points for queerness
Historical/High Fantasy
American Hippo* (also published in two volumes as River of Teeth and Taste of Marrow) - Sarah Gailey
His Dark Materials
The Northern Lights - Philip Pullman
The Subtle Knife - Philip Pullman
The Amber Spyglass - Philip Pullman
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke
Stardust - Neil Gaiman
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Magician’s Nephew - C.S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
The Horse and His Boy - C.S. Lewis
Prince Caspian - C.S. Lewis
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - C.S. Lewis
The Silver Chair - C.S. Lewis
The Last Battle - C.S. Lewis
Modern/Urban Fantasy
American Gods* - Neil Gaiman
Anansi Boys (stand-alone sequel to American Gods) - Neil Gaiman
Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake
Artemis Fowl Series
Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident - Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code - Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception - Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony - Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox - Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex - Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian - Eoin Colfer
Coraline - Neil Gaiman
Enchanted Glass - Diana Wynne Jones
Harry Potter Series [edit: this series has no author]
Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows
Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman
Point Pleasant* - Jen Archer Wood
Soy Sauce Trilogy
John Dies at the End - David Wong
This Book is Full of Spiders - David Wong
What the Hell Did I Just Read? - David Wong
The Naked Umbrella Thieves - Ian Wild
The Wayward Children Series
Every Heart a Doorway* - Seanann McGuire
Down Among the Sticks and Bones* - Seanann McGuire
Beneath the Sugar Sky* - Seanann McGuire
In an Absent Dream - Seanann McGuire
Come Tumbling Down* - Seanann McGuire
Mythology/Fairytale Inspired
Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine
Fairyland Series
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making - Catherynne M. Valente
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There - Catherynne M. Valente
The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two - Catherynne M. Valente
Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman
Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep - Gail Carson Levine
The Moving Castle Trilogy
Howl’s Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones
Castle in the Air - Diana Wynne Jones
House of Many Ways - Diana Wynne Jones
The Two Princesses of Bamarre - Gail Carson Levine
Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins* - Emma Donoghue
Discworld (because Discworld is un-categorisable)
Death Stories
Mort - Terry Pratchett
Reaper Man - Terry Pratchett
Soul Music - Terry Pratchett
Hog Father - Terry Pratchett
The Thief of Time - Terry Pratchett
Moving Pictures - Terry Pratchett
The Truth - Terry Pratchett
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents - Terry Pratchett
Monstrous Regiment* - Terry Pratchett
Going Postal - Terry Pratchett
Making Money - Terry Pratchett
Raising Steam - Terry Pratchett
Unseen Academicals - Terry Pratchett
Watch Stories
Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett
Men at Arms - Terry Pratchett
Feet of Clay - Terry Pratchett
Jingo - Terry Pratchett
The Fifth Elephant - Terry Pratchett
Night Watch - Terry Pratchett
Thud! - Terry Pratchett
Snuff - Terry Pratchett
Witch Stories
Equal Rites - Terry Pratchett
Wyrd Sisters - Terry Pratchett
Witches Abroad - Terry Pratchett
Lords & Ladies - Terry Pratchett
Maskerade - Terry Pratchett
Carpe Jugulum - Terry Pratchett
The Wee Free Men - Terry Pratchett
A Hat Full of Sky - Terry Pratchett
Wintersmith - Terry Pratchett
I Shall Wear Midnight - Terry Pratchett
The Shepard's Crown - Terry Pratchett