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Updated June 21, 2023
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Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries: A Novel
Fawcett, Heather
Paper Book
'A darkly gorgeous fantasy that sparkles with snow and magic, this book wholly enchanted me' Sangu Mandanna, author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches Enter the world of the hidden folk - and discover the most whimsical, enchanting and heart-warming tale...
Palmares
Jones, Gayl
Paper Book
A FINALIST FOR THE 2022 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION Palmares hails the return of a major voice in literature - 'the best American novelist whose name you may not know' (Atlantic). Gayl Jones was first discovered and edited by Toni Morrison, and her talent was...
The poppy war
Kuang, R. F.
Paper Book
Winner of the Reddit Fantasy Award for Best Debut 2018 'The best fantasy debut of 2018' - WIRED A brilliantly imaginative epic fantasy debut, inspired by the bloody history of China's twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic. ...
Sourdough
Sloan, Robin
Paper Book
Moon Witch, Spider King
James, Marlon
Paper Book
THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE REVOLUTIONARY DARK STAR TRILOGY IS HERE! Booker Prize-winner Marlon James once again draws on a rich tradition of African mythology and fantasy to imagine a mythic world, a lost child, a 177-year-old witch and a mystery with many answers . . .
Gold diggers
Sathian, Sanjena
Paper Book
Bestiary : a novel
Chang, Kristin
Paper Book
Three generations of Taiwanese American women are haunted by the myths of their homeland in this blazing debut of one family's queer desires, violent impulses and buried secrets. One evening, Mother tells Daughter a story about a tiger spirit who lived in a woman's body. Her name...
The Hazel Wood : a novel
Albert, Melissa
Paper Book
Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice's life on the road, always a step ahead of the strange bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alice's grandmother, the reclusive author of a book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate - the Hazel Wood - Alice learns how...
Caraval
Garber, Stephanie
Paper Book
***The Sunday Times bestseller*** WELCOME TO CARAVAL, WHERE NOTHING IS QUITE WHAT IT SEEMS . . . Scarlett has never left the tiny isle of Trisda, pining from afar for the wonder of Caraval, a once-a-year week-long performance where the audience...
The blacktongue thief
Buehlman, Christopher
Paper Book
The Master and Margarita
Bulgakov, Mikhail
Paper Book
The devil comes to Moscow wearing a fancy suit. With his disorderly band of accomplices - including a demonic, gun-toting tomcat - he immediately begins to create havoc. Disappearances, destruction and death spread through the city like wildfire and Margarita discovers that her lover...
The ballad of perilous graves
Jennings, Alex
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE 2023 COMPTON CROOK AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL 'Wild, witty, and profound. . . a cosmic storm of talent' Victor LaValle Put on your dancing shoes and step into New Orleans as you've never...
Garden Spells A Novel
Allen, Sarah Addison.
Paper Book
Bascom, North Carolina is a town where everyone is known for their family's characteristics, passed down through generations. This is a magical, utterly delicious debut that will cast its charm over everyone who loved 'Chocolat' or 'Fried Green Tomatoes'.
The cruel prince
Black, Holly
Paper Book
Queen of fantasy Holly Black weaves her magic with the tale of Jude, a mortal girl who is caught up in a dangerous web of royal faerie intrigue.
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The buried giant
Ishiguro, Kazuo
Paper Book
'There's a journey we must go on, and no more delay...' The extraordinary new novel from the author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize winning The Remains of the Day The Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin....

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