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Perfect for fans of urban fantasy with a gothic edge.
Threadneedle
Fantasy · Coming of Age · Portal Fantasy
Our take
With 4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon, Threadneedle by Cari Thomas is a lush, spellbinding debut where secret magic pulses through modern London. As Anna is drawn into a hidden world of spell-filled clubs and word-hungry libraries, she must decide whether her power is a gift or a curse. Perfect for fans of urban fantasy with a gothic edge.
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Magic comes with knots. That’s what Anna’s Aunt always said. It tangles. It twists. And if you’re not careful, it destroys.
Anna has spent her life waiting for the day her magic will be bound, locked away for good. But when she meets Effie and Attis, everything unravels. They show her a secret London—where spells lace the air, memories are sold in shops, and books are guarded by creatures who feed on words.
Drawn deeper into this world of forbidden magic and seductive rebellion, Anna must decide whether to embrace the power she was taught to fear, or bind it forever.
But magic doesn’t let go easily. And in the shadows of London, every spell has a price.
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Perfect for fans of Le Guin, Muir, and Martine.
The Unspoken Name
Fantasy · LGBTQIA+ · Portal Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
Our take
With 4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon, The Unspoken Name is a fierce, wildly imaginative epic fantasy debut. A priestess destined for sacrifice becomes an assassin in service to a power-hungry mage. Between ruined gods, ancient magic, and political intrigue, Csorwe’s journey twists from survival to rebellion. Perfect for fans of Le Guin, Muir, and Martine.
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Csorwe was destined to die. Raised in a death cult, she knew the day and the hour she would climb the mountain and offer her life to the Unspoken God.
But when a powerful mage offers her a sword instead of a grave, Csorwe chooses defiance. She trades prophecy for purpose, becoming an assassin, a spy, and the reluctant weapon of a wizard chasing his lost power.
Across ruined temples and warring empires, Csorwe cuts a path through gods, enemies, and the ghosts of the life she left behind. But some gods do not forget. And debts like hers are never forgiven.
A. K. Larkwood’s The Unspoken Name is a sharp, wildly imaginative epic of destiny defied, loyalty tested, and survival claimed by the blade.
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For fans of Good Omens and The Invisible Library, this is a smart, wildly imaginative start to a brilliant series.
The Library of the Unwritten
Fantasy · Portal Fantasy
Our take
With 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon, The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith blends sharp wit, literary love, and dark fantasy. In Hell’s library, unfinished books and their runaway characters threaten the balance of Heaven and Earth. For fans of Good Omens and The Invisible Library, this is a smart, wildly imaginative start to a brilliant series.
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In Hell, unfinished stories don’t gather dust, they gather ideas. And sometimes, characters walk right off the page.
Claire is Head Librarian of the Unwritten Wing, where every book an author never finished waits in limbo. Her job? Keep those stories shelved and their restless characters contained. But when a runaway Hero escapes his book and hunts down his author, Claire’s quiet life becomes chaos.
With a fallen muse, a rookie demon, and an angel convinced they’re hiding the Devil’s Bible, Claire must navigate battles between Heaven, Hell, and everything in between. The right book could tip the balance of power, or destroy the realms entirely.
A.J. Hackwith crafts a smart, snarky, and wildly imaginative fantasy where the only thing more dangerous than a story is the Librarian who guards it.
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A warm, atmospheric fit for readers who like fantasy romance, magical islands, elemental spirits, mysteries, and reluctant allies.
A River Enchanted
Sci-Fi · Teen + Young Adult · Portal Fantasy
Our take
Called “vividly imagined” by Publishers Weekly, A River Enchanted follows bard Jack Tamerlaine as he returns to the magical isle of Cadence and joins his childhood enemy Adaira to investigate the disappearance of young girls and the elemental spirits connected to the mystery, with a 4.06-star average from more than 97,000 Goodreads ratings. A warm, atmospheric fit for readers who like fantasy romance, magical islands, elemental spirits, mysteries, and reluctant allies.
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“Exquisitely written with compelling characters and romance . . . I was swept away by the enchanting and magical world Rebecca Ross crafted, and loved every moment of it.” — Sue Lynn Tan, bestselling author of Daughter of the Moon Goddess
Enter the isle of Cadence in this novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divine Rivals—a Scottish-inspired fantasy brimming with enemies-to-lovers romance, magic and spirits, and a captivating mystery
It starts with a letter and an ominous journey across dark waters. Ten years after being sent away to the mainland to become a bard, Jack Tamerlaine is summoned home to Cadence. Girls are going missing from the island, and Adaira, his childhood nemesis and the future leader of the clan, believes Jack is the only one who can find them.
The elemental spirits that dwell in every breath of air, splash of water, blade of grass, and flicker of fire find mirth in the lives of the humans, and a bard’s music is the only way to summon them and ask that the girls be returned. Yet as Jack and Adaira get closer to solving the mystery, it becomes apparent that an older, darker secret about Cadence lurks beneath the surface, and no harp song may be strong enough to stop it.
With unforgettable characters, a thrilling plot, and a lush folklore-infused world, A River Enchanted is a stirring story of duty, love, and creating harmony between opposing forces. This first book in the Elements of Cadence duology marks Rebecca Ross’s brilliant entry on the adult fantasy stage.
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Perfect for fans of Narnia and Harry Potter looking for something sharper, sadder, and impossible to forget.
The Magicians
Fantasy · Coming of Age · Portal Fantasy
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With 4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon, Lev Grossman’s The Magicians reimagines the magic school fantasy as dark, witty literary fiction. Quentin Coldwater’s search for meaning leads from an elite college of magic to a childhood fantasy land turned nightmare. Perfect for fans of Narnia and Harry Potter looking for something sharper, sadder, and impossible to forget.
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Quentin Coldwater has spent his life chasing a feeling, a longing for a magical world like the one in his favorite childhood books. But when he’s accepted into Brakebills, an elite college of magic, reality proves darker and far messier than fiction ever warned.
At Brakebills, magic isn’t whimsical. It’s dangerous, addictive, and painfully real. And when Quentin discovers that Fillory—the mythical land he loved as a child—is real too, the escape he dreamed of becomes a battle for survival.
Lev Grossman’s The Magicians turns the coming-of-age fantasy inside out. It’s sharp, disillusioned, and hauntingly honest about what happens when the dream you chased your whole life finally catches you.
Some stories promised wonder. This one delivers reality, raw, unpredictable, and impossible to put down.
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Each year, a maiden is cast into the sea to quiet a god’s wrath.
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
Teen + Young Adult · Historical Romance · Portal Fantasy
Our take
Each year, a maiden is cast into the sea to quiet a god’s wrath. In The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Mina sacrifices herself to save her brother and enters a spirit realm where the Sea God lies enchanted in sleep. Racing against time in a world of lesser gods and hidden agendas, she seeks to break a curse in a lyrical fantasy shaped by sacrifice, fate, and love.
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A New York Times Bestseller!
Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea is an enthralling retelling of a classic Korean folktale, perfect for fans of Wintersong, Uprooted, and Miyazaki’s Spirited Away.
Deadly storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as the Sea God’s bride, in the hopes that one day the “true bride” will be chosen and end the suffering.
Many believe that Shim Cheong, the most beautiful girl in the village—and the beloved of Mina’s older brother Joon—may be the legendary true bride. But on the night Cheong is to be sacrificed, Joon follows Cheong out to sea, even knowing that to interfere is a death sentence. To save her brother, Mina throws herself into the water in Cheong’s stead.
Swept away to the Spirit Realm, a magical city of lesser gods and mythical beasts, Mina seeks out the Sea God, only to find him caught in an enchanted sleep. With the help of a mysterious young man named Shin—as well as a motley crew of demons, gods and spirits—Mina sets out to wake the Sea God and bring an end to the killer storms once and for all.
But she doesn’t have much time: A human cannot live long in the land of the spirits. And there are those who would do anything to keep the Sea God from waking…
Praise for The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea:
An ABA Indie Bestseller
"On every page I found something marvelous and new, and I was eager to keep reading because I wanted to further explore this wondrous new world." —The New York Times
"A beautiful, mesmerizing retelling I wish I’d had when I was growing up. ... A heartfelt tale that I will be recommending for years to come." —Elizabeth Lim, New York Times-bestselling author of Six Crimson Cranes
"A clever, creative, and exquisitely written tale of sacrifice, love, and fate." —Stephanie Garber, New York Times-bestselling author of Caraval
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Ideal for readers looking for literary fantasy filled with hidden libraries, interwoven tales, puzzles, and dreamlike worldbuilding.
The Starless Sea
Literary Fiction · Coming of Age · Historical Fantasy · Magical Realism · Portal Fantasy
Our take
A national bestseller called “a gorgeously written epic love story, filled with magic and mystery” by Popsugar, graduate student Zachary Ezra Rawlins discovers a mysterious book containing a story from his own childhood. It leads him through a painted doorway into a hidden underground world devoted to stories, with a 4.2-star rating from more than 19,100 Amazon reviewers. Ideal for readers looking for literary fantasy filled with hidden libraries, interwoven tales, puzzles, and dreamlike worldbuilding.
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of The Night Circus, a timeless love story set in a secret underground world—a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships that sail upon a starless sea.
Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the stacks. As he turns the pages, entranced by tales of lovelorn prisoners, key collectors, and nameless acolytes, he reads something strange: a story from his own childhood.
Bewildered by this inexplicable book and desperate to make sense of how his own life came to be recorded, Zachary uncovers a series of clues—a bee, a key, and a sword—that lead him to a masquerade party in New York, to a secret club, and through a doorway to an ancient library hidden far below the surface of the earth. What Zachary finds in this curious place is more than just a buried home for books and their guardians—it is a place of lost cities and seas, lovers who pass notes under doors and across time, and of stories whispered by the dead. Zachary learns of those who have sacrificed much to protect this realm, relinquishing their sight and their tongues to preserve this archive, and also of those who are intent on its destruction.
Together with Mirabel, a fierce, pink-haired protector of the place, and Dorian, a handsome, barefoot man with shifting alliances, Zachary travels the twisting tunnels, darkened stairwells, crowded ballrooms, and sweetly soaked shores of this magical world, discovering his purpose—in both the mysterious book and in his own life.
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Seanan McGuire’s Every Heart a Doorway has earned 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon and swept the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards.
Every Heart a Doorway
Fantasy · Contemporary Fiction · Portal Fantasy
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Seanan McGuire’s Every Heart a Doorway has earned 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon and swept the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards. In this haunting portal fantasy, children who once crossed into magical worlds now struggle to belong in the ordinary one. But when darkness creeps into their sanctuary, the question becomes who is safe and who isn’t.
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Some doors open only once.
At Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children, lost travelers gather. Children who found other worlds and were sent back. Fairyland, underworlds, places of darkness and light. Now they’re stuck in the ordinary, longing for a return they may never find.
Nancy remembers her world of stillness and shadows. But her return to reality comes with questions, and when a body turns up at the school, her longing for home becomes tangled with fear.
Surrounded by others who carry their own strange scars, Nancy must unravel a mystery where fantasy and reality blur, and belonging feels like a distant dream.
Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards, Every Heart a Doorway is a dark, lyrical portal fantasy about where we go and what we leave behind.
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A good pick for readers who like lyrical historical fantasy, portal magic, and stories about belonging.
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Literary Fiction · Magical Realism · Portal Fantasy
Our take
A Los Angeles Times bestseller called “A gorgeous, aching love letter to stories” by Christina Henry, The Ten Thousand Doors of January follows January Scaller, a young woman in the early 1900s who finds a mysterious book about secret doors, other worlds, love, and danger, with a 4.5-star rating from more than 20,600 Amazon reviewers. A good pick for readers who like lyrical historical fantasy, portal magic, and stories about belonging.
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"A gorgeous, aching love letter to stories, storytellers, and the doors they lead us through...absolutely enchanting." —Christina Henry, bestselling author of Alice and Lost Boys
A young woman in the early 1900s embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book in this captivating and lyrical novel.
In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored, and utterly out of place.
Then she finds a strange book. A book that carries the scent of other worlds, and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure, and danger. Each page turn reveals impossible truths about the world and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own.
Lush and richly imagined, a tale of impossible journeys, unforgettable love, and the enduring power of stories await in Alix E. Harrow's spellbinding debut—step inside and discover its magic.
Praise for The Ten Thousand Doors of January:
"One for the favorites shelf... Here is a book to make you happy when you gently close it. Here you will find wonder and questions and an unceasingly gorgeous love of words which compasses even the shape a letter makes against a page."―NPR Books
"Devastatingly good, a sharp, delicate nested tale of worlds within worlds, stories within stories, and the realm-cracking power of words."―Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author
"A love letter to imagination, adventure, the written word, and the power of many kinds of love."―Kirkus Reviews
A Los Angeles Times bestseller
Finalist for the 2020 Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Awards.
For more from Alix E. Harrow, check out The Once and Future Witches.
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Magic birds, galactic invaders, and a dragon in disguise.
Isles of the Emberdark
Fantasy · Sci-Fi · Travis' Picks · Space Exploration · Space Opera
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Magic birds, galactic invaders, and a dragon in disguise. Sixth of the Dusk is Brandon Sanderson’s newest Cosmere novel, expanding his beloved novella into an epic of survival, myth, and starbound ambition. With 4.8 stars on Amazon and stunning illustrations by Esther Hi’ilani Candari, this standalone adventure dives deep into both sea and sky.
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On the deadly island of Patji, Dusk is a trapper who lives by instinct, magic, and the supernatural birds he calls Aviar. But when invaders from the stars threaten to conquer his world, he must sail into the emberdark in search of salvation—armed only with his birds, a canoe, and his hard-won survival skills.
In the emberdark, a young dragon named Starling is trapped in human form, flying with a starship crew deep in debt and desperation. When she discovers a portal that could change everything, her path collides with Dusk’s in a galaxy-spanning race for freedom.
Sixth of the Dusk expands Sanderson’s original novella into a sweeping Cosmere novel full of myth, magic, and cosmic stakes. Survival isn’t guaranteed. But legends rarely start with safety.
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After ten years of training with druids in the Dark Forest, Arryn returns to Arcadia to find her father.
Tales of the Feisty Druid
Fantasy · Urban Fantasy
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After ten years of training with druids in the Dark Forest, Arryn returns to Arcadia to find her father. But the city she fled as a child is steeped in corruption and peril. Armed with battle magic and unyielding resolve, Arryn must face old enemies and new dangers to bring justice to a city in shadows.
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Arryn fled Arcadia as a child, escaping a war that stole everything—but she’s done running. The daughter of a rebel, she’s spent a decade honing her skills in the Dark Forest, mastering combat and magic among the druids.
Now, she’s returning to find her missing father and confront the city she once called home. But Arcadia isn’t the place she left behind—it’s a city drowning in danger, corruption, and shadows.
As old enemies rise and new threats emerge, Arryn must channel her hard-earned strength to battle the forces oppressing her people. With innocents depending on her, failure isn’t an option.
Can Arryn reclaim her father and ignite the hope Arcadia desperately needs, or will her defiance be her undoing?
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