Top 5 Fantasy 2019

10/12/2019

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo — Leigh Bardugos’ Ninth House is a dark fantasy that explores privilege and power set in the real yet secret clubs of Yale University

Jade War by Fonda Lee — Jade War by Fonda Lee takes her 1970s Kung Fu meets Godfather inspired fantasy series to new heights.

The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie — Ann Leckie’s The Raven Tower uses Shakespearean tales as a scaffold to explore the nature and power of belief.

Pan's Labyrinth by Guillermo de Toro and Cornelia Funke — The novelisation of Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia Funke is an effective and affecting reimagining of the film which deepens its European fairy tale roots.

The Ice House by Tim Clare — Tim Clare’s The Ice House is an unexpected sequel to his debut The Honours, which takes the tale in original directions.

Honourable Mentions

Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff — Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff uses Lovecraftian tropes against their author to explore racism in the US

Shadows of the Short Days by Alexander Dan Vilhjalmsson — Shadows of the Short Days by Alexander Dan Vilhjalmsson is dark urban fantasy based on Icelandic mythology

Lost Acre by Andrew Caldecott — Lost Acre by Andrew Caldecott is the triumphant final volume in the highly original, very English, Pythonesque Rotherweird trilogy

Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse — Rebacca Roanhorse’s Storm of Locusts is the second in her Navajo-mythology inspired Sixth World series (review pending)

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