Fantasy STEM

Whether it is dragons, spellwork, potions or any other subject these books give the fantasy genre the STEM treatment with research, academic work and nerdy characters engrossed in the subject they love.

All recommendations are welcome

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created by aHeavenlyMess

last updated October, 2026

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Emily Wilde's History of Dark Faerie

Heather Fawcett

The Antiquarian's Object of Desire

India Holton

The Entanglement of Rival Wizards

Sara Raasch

The Geographer's Map to Romance

India Holton

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales

Heather Fawcett

The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love

India Holton

Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands

Heather Fawcett

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Heather Fawcett

A Natural History of Dragons

Marie Brennan

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thetravellingcat

OOOOOOOOO yes i love this

aHeavenlyMessOP

Thank you!

ReadZeppelin

I love this list! A few recs:

Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe
Master of the Five Magics by Lyndon Hardy
The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
Perdido Street Station by China Miéville