Recs if you like Abhorsen...
Fantasy books you can read instead of Harry Potter
JK Rowling is a bigot who uses her platform to hurt transfolks and other marginalized groups (plus she literally just quoted Mein Kampf on the bird site). If you're still supporting her in 2025, don't bother talking to me.
Audiobooks Narrated by the Great Tim Curry
2026 is merciless. We lost another one, people. Pour one out for a legend. I'm devastated. Clue is one of my all-time favorite movies. I saw Rocky Horror Picture Show on the Queen Mary when I was in high school. They wrote slut on my chest and had me perform sapphic erotica for the audience. I had misread the vibe and was wearing a sailor suit my friend had cut the legs and crotch out of. It was an incredible (eye-opening) evening for me. We will miss you so much, Tim.
Bringing Necromancy Back from the Dead
Because magic and murder do kind of mix
Librarian recommends (full list)
A variety of books recommended by a librarian (appropriate for students aged 11-16 as well).
mourn watcher in training
for when you want to feel like a Mortalitasi death mage of Nevarra's Grand Necropolis.
(or: books that feel reminiscent of Nevarran culture in the Dragon Age series; worldbuilding that centers death and necromancy as a major facet of culture, spirituality, and political structures)
Necromancer Protagonists
Leading the way while raising the dead.
nostalgic fantasy (aka where my lore started)
