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The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett

The Warded Man

Demon Cycle #1

Peter V. Brett

416 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0readingwithcake's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark medium-paced
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

213 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0readingwithcake's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie

The Blade Itself

The First Law #1

Joe Abercrombie

536 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0readingwithcake's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark medium-paced
The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington

The Shadow of What Was Lost

The Licanius Trilogy #1

James Islington

602 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Light of All That Falls by James Islington

The Light of All That Falls

The Licanius Trilogy #3

James Islington

865 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous fast-paced
The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne

The Shadow of the Gods

The Bloodsworn Saga #1

John Gwynne

480 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0readingwithcake's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

Minor Detail

Adania Shibli

112 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0readingwithcake's review
fiction contemporary historical literary dark sad tense medium-paced
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

Divine Rivals

Letters of Enchantment #1

Rebecca Ross

357 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0readingwithcake's review
fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

The Dragon Republic

The Poppy War #2

R.F. Kuang

526 pages • first pub 2019 (editions) user-added

5.0readingwithcake's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Will of the Many by James Islington

The Will of the Many

Hierarchy #1

James Islington

630 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0readingwithcake's review
fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced