Recs if you like The Wise Man’s Fear...

Times are tough… Here is a list of books that I was able to find as free audiobooks available on YouTube or Spotify!

Forget everything you know about the golden hour. In these halls, knowledge isn't just power—it's a blood sacrifice, a cursed bargain, or a secret that could tear the stars from the sky. Whether you're navigating the lethal corridors of the Scholomance, deciphering the forbidden linguistics of Oxford’s silver-working, or joining a secret society at Yale that deals in the ghosts of the past, this list is for the scholars who prefer their ink black and their magic dangerous.

The top 100 best books of the 2010’s as voted for by Goodreads members

Top five: 5) The Martian 4) Gone Girl 3) Divergent 2) Mockingjay

1. The Fault in Our Stars

I've been addicted to watching Smosh all summer, here is a list of the casts and crew's favorite books from the Shayne Guesses video ;p I haven't read like... any of these.

Have you ever wanted a PhD in English Lit? Do you think fantasy is a legitimate field of literary criticism? Would you like a glimpse into the psyche of someone who does?

These are the books included (or excerpted from) on my comprehensive exams list for a dissertation on fantasy. It is not even a remotely comprehensive list of fantasy texts and criticism (yes, I see the irony).

Katie McGrath recommendations

Fantasy book club!

When Metal meets Literature 🖤🤘🏼

A collection for those who believe that how a story is told is just as vital as the story itself. Here, the prose is the protagonist. This selection celebrates masterfully written works where the rhythm, texture, and beauty of the language take center stage, thought specifically for the reader who values the weight of a perfect word and the soul of a beautifully crafted paragraph. This is an evolving archive of my personal reads, updated with every new discovery.

Tuomas Holopainen is a songwriter, composer and co-founder of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. I think Tuomas is one of the best songwriters of our times. His songwriting is heavily inspired by literature and poetry, and these are a few of the books that inspired his songs and albums. The name of the list is a reference to a lyrics from a song he wrote The Poet and the Pendulum by Nightwish, one of my all-time favorites.