Recs if you like Perdido Street Station...

SFF with worldbuilding that informs the plot, prose, characters, and underlying narrative in deeply meaningful, intentional, and complex ways, so much so that changing the world means changing the shape of the story itself. Or: worldbuilding that goes beyond simple set dressing and becomes a vehicle for the story and narrative. Always open to recs and suggestions! ❤️

This is a list of Mushroomcore related books! We have everything from horror, to cozy and fantasy/sci-fi. This is the era of Spontasy (Fantasy), Spomance (Romance) and other genres too. Essentially it's time for the mushroom goblins to take over the world

magic systems in fantasy that resemble and incorporate real or fictional sciences! for the fantastical scientists that want magic inscriptions that feel like coding, alchemy, and magical equations fueling spells!

Non-fiction and fiction books with moths in them. That's it. That's the list. PS: Why isn't there a moth emoji already?!?

Stories that follow the New Weird genre. Adventures that mix reality with fantasy, horror, science fiction, and literary fiction. Each a distinct and unique story to envelope your mind.

The top 100 fantasy novels according to the r/fantasy list as voted on by the community - this includes series (represented by the first book in the series) and standalones.

The list is in order with Middle Earth ( represented by Lord of the rings) being number 1 going down to the 100th.

(Note: Mistborn is position 8 while Cosmere is position 35 - as Mistborn is within the Cosmere I lumped it in with the 35th position so it is lower down than on the original list)

Fantasy stories with weird and imaginative worldbuilding. Recommendations are welcome!

Self-contained SFF books that belong to a series, offering a complete story without a multi-book commitment. A perfect way to sample immersive worlds while limiting potential disappointment – yet still leaving more to explore if you liked it.

Books of artful writing and beautiful prose; like a fairytale come to life

Steampunk is a fusion of our history (usually Victorian or western) and science fiction/fantasy with advance technology that runs on steam.

These are books I've read that have settings that feel wild and beautiful and wholly original.

🧿👄🧿 List of books that are exceptionally weird, bold, unique and experimental in terms of themes, forms and/or style. Prepare to be thoroughly confused.

Science fiction and fantasy with truly unique concepts, you’d be hard pressed to find another quite like it. Recommendations welcome!

A set of books all in the genre of ‘Weird’ fiction, specifically sci-fi/fantasy.

A mix of older classic weird fic and more modern strange stories. Please give me suggestions!!

Weird, New Weird and Postmodern (Speculative) Literature Books for everyone who needs a break from other kinds of novels.

Grimdark is about the dirt, the blood, and the crushing weight of reality in a world where "might is right." The genre takes its name from the tagline of 'Warhammer 40,000': "In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war." Here is a list of 100 essential Grimdark works including standalone novels, series starters, and graphic novels.

All buddy reads taking place in the Organized Book Club discord starting and/or ending in 2025. The list will be updated throughout the year.