A syllabus of fabricated expertise; (un)required reading for fictional studies. A list of Guides, Research and Case Studies from imagined worlds.
created by C.Bee
last updated February, 2026
Atlas of Unknowable Things
McCormick Templeman
A Theory of Dreaming (A Study in Drowning, #2)
Ava Reid
A Study in Drowning
How to Make Friends with the Dark
Kathleen Glasgow
The Book of Doors
Gareth Brown
Poison Study (Study, #1)
Maria V. Snyder
The Study of Poisons (The Chronicles of Ixia #1.1; The Study Chronicles: Valek's Adventures #1)
The Dictionary of Lost Words
Pip Williams
A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)
Marie Brennan
How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)
K.J. Parker
Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City (The Siege, #1)
The Book of Living Secrets
Madeleine Roux
The Book of Cold Cases
Simone St. James
A Lady's Guide to Scandal (A Lady's Guide, #2)
Sophie Irwin
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy (Montague Siblings, #2)
Mackenzi Lee
A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting (A Lady's Guide, #1)
How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates
Shailee Thompson
How to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways
Eve Kellman
A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon (Glimmer Falls, #1)
Sarah Hawley
Love Advice From the Great Duke of Hell, Vol. 1 (Love Advice From the Great Duke of Hell, #1)
unfins
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands
Sarah Brooks
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi, #1)
Django Wexler
How to Survive a Horror Story
Mallory Arnold
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
Sonora Reyes
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (Montague Siblings, #1)
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Grady Hendrix
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping
Sangu Mandanna
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
Douglas Adams
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
Holly Jackson
How to Sell a Haunted House
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