A true knight never turns down a Quest. Explore Medieval Europe with these genre-spanning books and earn your grail

stories that break convention and will convince you that maybe we don't need punctuation like we think we do

I like my castles cold, my moors windswept, and my heroines swooning.

Do you suffer from frequent wanderlust, longing to explore cultures & history across time? Here is your ticket: tour the world with fantasy inspired by various world myths. For series, only the first book is featured.

Creepy crawling vines, sentient mushrooms, or a killer forest; no matter what shape they take, plants and fungi play a main part in these horror novels.

Outcasts, rebels, and misfits unite in magical worlds. Here, strangers become chosen family, facing every challenge together and proving that home is found, not given.

This isn't Disney's little mermaid! A collection of horror, dark fiction, and gothic romances featuring mermaids.

In the words of Leonard Cohen, "poetry is just the evidence of life...if your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash." This quest is for those who love poetry, hate poetry, want to write it, read it, or perhaps have nothing to do with it (or all of that at once)!

A selection of classic crime and mystery novels covering a variety of eras and authors. For especially prolific and well-known authors, only their canon works are included.

They’re bound by flame, united by flight. These books all have dragon riders as part of the plot. Only the first of a series will appear.

From psychedelic fever dreams to things that go bump in the night: all things queer and scary.

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

Whether you love to hate or hate to love 'em, these literary bad girls are anything but well-behaved. *Disclaimer: we do not literally support the illegal and oft cruel behavior of these protagonists (usually); we support the authors bold enough to write them (always).

Intersectional feminist texts that explore the complexity of feminism, centering voices from communities that are often the most excluded.

A collection of the most influential works in literature from the United States.

Morally grey or straight up baddies? A collection of books written from a villainous/morally grey POV. Only the first book from a series is included.

Timeless plays, poems, and novels that shaped the literary heritage of Britain & Ireland.

Embark on this epic space adventure that includes some of the greatest and a few rising star space opera series! (This only includes main series books, not novellas, spin-offs or side stories.)

An introduction to Historical Fiction, these books are part of the cultural zeitgeist or the 'canon' that many would recognize. Look for more niche titles in later Starter Pack volumes.

An introduction to the Romantasy genre, these books are part of the cultural zeitgeist or the 'canon' that many would recognize. Look for more niche titles in later Starter Pack volumes.