Recs if you like The Book of the New Sun...

Fantasy novels where the horses are not right.

Before romantasy took over our bookshelves, there were wizards, warriors, cursed kingdoms, and enough questionable decisions to fill a thousand-page epic. I’m going back to the roots of fantasy, exploring the authors and stories that helped shape the genre we know today. From ancient magic and sword-and-sorcery adventures to sprawling epic fantasies, I’m here for all of it. Dragons are encouraged. Morally questionable wizards are practically required.

The full title is the List of Indispensable Science Fiction for the Compleat Gentleman.... this is a list I found online in 2020 which I did not finish after having a bad time with H.G. Wells, but I'm ready to dip my toe back in. If anyome else wouod like to be a compleat gentleman (gender neutral) with me, come along :)