Recs if you like The Naming...
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.
Incredible Fantasy You've Probably Never Heard Of
Do you feel like you've read everything there is to read? Or get annoyed that the same books are on all the rec lists? Well, here are some more obscure masterpieces!
Some of the covers are terrible - especially among the older or self-pubbed books; there's a few YA in here; and some that are science fantasy rather than 'pure' fantasy. But trust me: they're all EXCELLENT. (And if you already love a bunch of these, let's be friends!)
Lesser Known Series
Mostly fantasy series not well known, with a few from other genres mixed in.
romantasy before romantasy
before romantasy became its own genre, there were fantastical stories with romantic subplots and they are peak
requirements: -published before 2012 (first book if in a series at least) -no scifi
looking for: -more authors of color -more queer fantasy romance
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