Recs if you like The Lions of Al-Rassan...

Bored of fantasy books that are loosely set in Medieval Europe? Me too. Here are some epic, adventurous, mythological, dark, and spellbinding fantasies set in ancient worlds outside of Europe.

Happy Valentine's Day! Have a huge pile of romantic queer novels. (Note that some of these are more "queer books that include a romance" and others are definitely more "this is a romance novel.") (This list is presented by Duck Prints Press, the indie publisher focused on publishing queer art and stories by queer creators!)

A list created using the Reddit forum r/Fantasy 2024 fantasy (and sci-fi) standalones which was voted on by the community

All things scheming, with a dash of alliances and a side of intrigue

I wish we could make communal lists, because this would be a helpful one to be able to ask others to contribute to

Another item of the list of "things I don't like irl that I'm eating up in books" : Military Fantasy

(Fall of the Roman empire - end of 15th century)

the perfect books to cozy up with on a chilly evening while leaves fall

Epic worlds of Guy Gavriel Kay