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Big sky, long road, high stakes — books that sweep you across years and worlds and make you feel small in a good way.
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Books and stacks that feel Epic
Myth retellings for when you've run out of Greek ones
Norse, Hindu, Chinese and Roman myths, retold up close. For when you've closed your last Greek one and aren't ready to leave the old stories.
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Science fiction that runs on ancient myths
Old myths running on new machines. Sci-fi for readers who grew up on mythology and never quite got over it.
Arthurian retellings told by anyone but Arthur
King Arthur stories from the edge of the court, where the people are far more interesting than the crown.
Greek myth retellings told by the side characters
Mythology from the back of the room. Wives, monsters, lovers and witches get the version the poets never bothered to write down.
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Your first romantasy, if you keep putting it off
New to romantasy? Start here. Fae courts, dragons, and bad bargains, picked so you find out fast whether the genre is for you.
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Romantasy where the fantasy half is real
The romantasy for readers who also want a map at the front. Sieges, old gods and curses with rules, and a love story that has to share the page.
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Family sagas across generations
Books that follow one bloodline across the generations, the inheritances, and the old mistakes handed down with it. Settle in.
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Understanding Science Fiction
If you're new to science fiction and want to understand its tropes, here's a stack of books covering what you should probably read to get up to speed
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Foundation
Isaac Asimov · 1951
Mundo Anillo
Larry Niven · 2011
The End of Eternity
Isaac Asimov · 1955
Mistborn
Brandon Sanderson · 2001
The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexander Dumas · 1940
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir · 2021
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway · 1952
Watership down
Richard Adams · 1972