Fantasy 2022
Here are some of our favorite fantasy novels of 2022. From sweeping epics to modern fairytales, and from vivid historical fantasy to fresh contemporary magic, here is a vast variety of fantastic fiction by grandmasters and newcomers from all around the world. (Created February 2023).
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The Stardust Thief
A hunter and seller of illegal magic, Loulie al-Nazari is blackmailed into finding an ancient lamp, drawing her into a world where nothing is what it seems. First in an epic series inspired by 1001 Arabian Nights.
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Age of Ash
The ancient city of Kithamar has a long, bloody history. Swept up in an intrigue as deep as the roots of Kithamar, a petty thief from the slums embarks on a quest that will have the power to change everything. First in a projected trilogy.
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Westside Lights
The Westside is desolate, overgrown, and dangerous—and eccentric detective Gilda Carr wouldn’t have it any other way. Third in a vivid, gritty historical mystery fantasy series set in an alternative 1920's era Manhattan, after "Westside" and "Westside Saints."
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Half A Soul
After a faerie's curse leaves her with no sense of fear, embarrassment, or happiness, Theodora Ettings tries to not disrupt her cousin's chances of finding a husband during the London Season, in the debut of the Regency faerie tales series.
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Legends & Lattes
Come take a load off at Viv's cafe, the first & only coffee shop in Thune, in this wry novel of high fantasy and low stakes, inspired by Seattle's cafe scene.
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The Carnival of Ash
Run by poets, its skyline dominated by the steepled towers of its libraries, Cadenza is the City of Words, Now war with their rival Venice threatens not only to destroy Cadenza but remove it from history altogether. The opulence the Italian Renaissance, with magic.
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The Broken Tower
In the sequel to "The Unwilling," Judah the Foundling finds herself wandering an unknown forest, far from everything and everyone she loves. Epic adventures await.
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The Sturgeon's Heart
In this surreal contemporary fantasy, three people in the same northern city of Duluth, Minnesota, are vanishing in different ways. When instinct and the swiftly warming spring conspire to bring the three together, each will discover how long they can hide.
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The River of Silver
These stories inspired by Chakraborty's Daevabad trilogy delve into this magical kingdom, hidden from human eyes, a place where djinn live and thrive, fight and love.
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The Art of Prophecy
When the prophecy anoints the wrong hero, Jian decides to save the kingdom from a cruel immortal god-king anyway with the help of a ragtag group of allies. First of an action- packed, Asian-influenced saga.
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