{"id":18374,"date":"2022-01-08T10:19:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T15:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=18374"},"modified":"2022-01-08T10:19:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T15:19:05","slug":"fantasy-novels-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/fantasy-novels-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy novels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an update to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/fantasy-novels-3\/\">this<\/a> list. It still only includes books I reviewed on my blog (ie. ones I&#8217;ve read in the last 10 years).<\/p>\n<p>Best of the best<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/dragon-and-phoenix\/\"><strong>Dragon and Phoenix<\/strong><\/a> by Joanne Bertin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/replay\/\"><strong>Replay <\/strong><\/a>by Ken Grimwood<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/how-to-stop-time\/\"><strong>How to Stop Time<\/strong><\/a> by Matt Haig<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/the-midnight-library\/\"><strong>The Midnight Library<\/strong><\/a> by Matt Haig<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/the-last-light-of-the-sun\/\"><strong>The Last Light of the Sun<\/strong><\/a> by Guy Gavriel Kay<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/lord-of-emperors\/\"><strong>Lord of Emperors<\/strong><\/a> by Guy Gavriel Kay<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/river-of-stars\/\"><strong>River of Stars<\/strong><\/a> by Guy Gavriel Kay<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/sailing-to-sarantium\/\"><strong>Sailing to Sarantium<\/strong><\/a> by Guy Gavriel Kay<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/under-heaven\/\"><strong>Under Heaven<\/strong><\/a> by Guy Gavriel Kay<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/the-clockmakers-daughter\/\"><strong>The Clockmaker\u2019s Daughter<\/strong><\/a> by Kate Morton<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/the-first-fifteen-lives-of-harry-august\/\"><strong>The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August<\/strong><\/a> by Claire North<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/notes-from-the-burning-age\/\"><strong>Notes from the Burning Age<\/strong><\/a> by Claire North<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/the-queen-of-the-damned\/\"><strong>The Queen of the Damned<\/strong><\/a> by Anne Rice<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/the-vampire-lestat\/\"><strong>The Vampire Lestat<\/strong><\/a> by Anne Rice<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/lent\/\"><strong>Lent<\/strong><\/a> by Jo Walton<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/my-real-children\/\"><strong>My Real Children<\/strong><\/a> by Jo Walton<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/tooth-and-claw\/\"><strong>Tooth and Claw<\/strong><\/a> by Jo Walton<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/a-sorcerers-treason\/\"><strong>A Sorcerer\u2019s Treason<\/strong><\/a> by Sarah Zettel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Runner ups<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/foundryside\/\"><strong>Foundryside<\/strong><\/a> by Robert Jackson Bennett<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/shorefall\/\"><strong>Shorefall<\/strong><\/a> by Robert Jackson Bennett<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/the-last-dragonlord\/\"><strong>The Last Dragonlord<\/strong><\/a> by Joanne Bertin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/the-mists-of-avalon\/\"><strong>The Mists of Avalon<\/strong><\/a> by Marion Zimmer Bradley<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/a-natural-history-of-dragons\/\"><strong>A Natural History of Dragons<\/strong><\/a> by Marie Brennan<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/the-defiant-heir\/\"><strong>The Defiant Heir<\/strong><\/a> by Melissa Caruso<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/the-unbound-empire\/\"><strong>The Unbound Empire<\/strong><\/a> by Melissa Caruso<\/li>\n<li><span data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi36M7Jp7HvAhUHbawKHSlbAGQQ2kooAjASegQIHBAM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/the-tethered-mage\/\"><strong>The Tethered Mage<\/strong><\/a> by Melissa Caruso<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/a-turn-of-light\/\"><strong>A Turn of Light<\/strong><\/a> by Julie E. Czerneda<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/black-wine\/\"><strong>Black Wine<\/strong><\/a> by Candas Jane Dorsey<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/the-second-summoning\/\"><strong>The Second Summoning<\/strong><\/a> by Tanya Huff<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/summon-the-keeper\/\"><strong>Summon the Keeper<\/strong><\/a> by Tanya Huff<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/neverwhere\/\"><strong>Neverwhere<\/strong><\/a> by Neil Gaiman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/those-explosions-were-someone-elses-fault\/\"><strong>All Those Explosions Were Someone Else\u2019s Fault<\/strong><\/a> by James Alan Gardner<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/the-princess-bride\/\"><strong>The Princess Bride<\/strong><\/a> by William Goldman (*)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/little-sister\/\"><strong>Little Sister<\/strong><\/a> by Barbara Gowdy<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/the-radleys\/\"><strong>The Radleys<\/strong><\/a> by Matt Haig<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/ysabel\/\"><strong>Ysabel<\/strong><\/a> by Guy Gavriel Kay<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/the-raven-tower\/\"><strong>The Raven Tower<\/strong><\/a> by Ann Leckie<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/lavinia\/\"><strong>Lavinia<\/strong><\/a> by Ursula K. Le Guin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/the-gaslight-dogs\/\"><strong>The Gaslight Dogs<\/strong><\/a> by Karin Lowachee<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/confessions-of-an-ugly-stepsister\/\"><strong>Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister<\/strong><\/a> by Gregory Maguire<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/egg-spoon\/\"><strong>Egg &amp; Spoon<\/strong><\/a> by Gregory Maguire<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/mirror-mirror\/\"><strong>Mirror Mirror<\/strong><\/a> by Gregory Maguire<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/wicked\/\"><strong>Wicked<\/strong><\/a> by Gregory Maguire<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/faller\/\"><strong>Faller<\/strong><\/a> by Will McIntosh<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/hitchers\/\"><strong>Hitchers<\/strong><\/a> by Will McIntosh<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/the-night-circus\/\"><strong>The Night Circus<\/strong><\/a> by Erin Morgenstern<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/towing-jehovah\/\"><strong>Towing Jehovah<\/strong><\/a> by James Morrow<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/the-end-of-the-day\/\"><strong>The End of the Day<\/strong><\/a> by Claire North<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/the-gameshouse\/\"><strong>The Gameshouse<\/strong><\/a> by Claire North<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/the-pursuit-of-william-abbey\/\"><strong>The Pursuit of William Abbey<\/strong><\/a> by Claire North<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/the-sudden-appearance-of-hope\/\"><strong>The Sudden Appearance of Hope<\/strong><\/a> by Claire North<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/touch\/\"><strong>Touch<\/strong><\/a> by Claire North<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/mort\/\"><strong>Mort<\/strong><\/a> by Terry Pratchett<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interview With the Vampire<\/strong> by Anne Rice (*)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/beneath-the-vaulted-hills\/\"><strong>Beneath the Vaulted Hills<\/strong><\/a> by Sean Russell<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/the-compass-of-the-soul\/\"><strong>The Compass of the Soul<\/strong><\/a> by Sean Russell<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/sea-without-a-shore\/\"><strong>Sea Without a Shore<\/strong><\/a> by Sean Russell<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/world-without-end\/\"><strong>World Without End<\/strong><\/a> by Sean Russell<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/the-rise-and-fall-of-d-o-d-o\/\"><strong>The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.<\/strong><\/a> by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/defiant\/\"><strong>Defiant<\/strong><\/a> by Karina-Sumner Smith<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/radiant\/\"><strong>Radiant<\/strong><\/a> by Karina Sumner-Smith<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/towers-fall\/\"><strong>Towers Fall<\/strong><\/a> by Karina Sumner-Smith<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/the-dying-earth\/\"><strong>The Dying Earth<\/strong><\/a> by Jack Vance<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/after-the-golden-age\/\"><strong>After the Golden Age<\/strong><\/a> by Carrie Vaughn<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/among-others\/\"><strong>Among Others<\/strong><\/a> by Jo Walton<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/the-just-city\/\"><strong>The Just City<\/strong><\/a> by Jo Walton<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/necessity\/\"><strong>Necessity<\/strong><\/a> by Jo Walton<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/or-what-you-will\/\"><strong>Or What You Will<\/strong><\/a> by Jo Walton<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/the-philosopher-kings\/\"><strong>The Philosopher Kings<\/strong><\/a> by Jo Walton<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/the-firebirds-vengeance\/\"><strong>The Firebird\u2019s Vengeance<\/strong><\/a> by Sarah Zettel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/sword-of-the-deceiver\/\"><strong>Sword of the Deceiver<\/strong><\/a> by Sarah Zettel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/the-usurpers-crown\/\"><strong>The Usurper\u2019s Crown<\/strong><\/a> by Sarah Zettel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Honourable mentions<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/industrial-magic\/\"><strong>Industrial Magic<\/strong><\/a> by Kelley Armstrong<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/a-fine-and-private-place\/\"><strong>A Fine and Private Place<\/strong><\/a> by Peter S. Beagle<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/bards-oath\/\"><strong>Bard\u2019s Oath<\/strong><\/a> by Joanne Bertin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/dandelion-wine\/\"><strong>Dandelion Wine<\/strong><\/a> by Ray Bradbury<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/the-black-unicorn\/\"><strong>The Black Unicorn<\/strong><\/a> by Terry Brooks (+)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/magic-kingdom-for-sale-sold\/\"><strong>Magic Kingdom For Sale \u2014 Sold!<\/strong><\/a> by Terry Brooks (+)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/a-play-of-shadow\/\"><strong>A Play of Shadow<\/strong><\/a> by Julie E. Czerneda<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/the-neverending-story\/\"><strong>The Neverending Story<\/strong><\/a> by Michael Ende<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/brightly-burning\/\"><strong>Brightly Burning<\/strong><\/a> by Mercedes Lackey<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/an-opening-act-of-unspeakable-evil\/\"><strong>An Opening Act of Unspeakable Evil<\/strong><\/a> by Jim Munroe<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/the-eyes-of-the-overworld\/\"><strong>The Eyes of the Overworld<\/strong><\/a> by Jack Vance<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/the-hidden-place\/\"><strong>A Hidden Place<\/strong><\/a> by Robert Charles Wilson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an update to this list. It still only includes books I reviewed on my blog (ie. ones I&#8217;ve read in the last 10 years). Best of the best Dragon and Phoenix by Joanne Bertin Replay by Ken Grimwood How to Stop Time by Matt Haig The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Last Light [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[7,9,42,28],"class_list":["post-18374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-my-thoughts","tag-book","tag-fantasy","tag-lists","tag-novels"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18374"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18375,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18374\/revisions\/18375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}