{"id":7666,"date":"2019-01-12T20:05:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-13T01:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=7666"},"modified":"2019-01-13T21:34:36","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T02:34:36","slug":"fantasy-novels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/fantasy-novels\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy novels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a first draft of this list, including books I reviewed on my blog (ie. ones I&#8217;ve read in the last 7 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\/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\/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\/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\/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\/2014\/11\/the-vampire-lestat\/\"><strong>The Vampire Lestat<\/strong><\/a> by Anne Rice<\/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\/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\/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\/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\/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\/2018\/02\/ysabel\/\"><strong>Ysabel<\/strong><\/a> by Guy Gavriel Kay<\/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\/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\/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\/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\/2014\/03\/world-without-end\/\"><strong>World Without End<\/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\/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\/2013\/05\/the-usurpers-crown\/\"><strong>The Usurper\u2019s Crown<\/strong><\/a> by Sarah Zettel<\/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<\/ul>\n<p>Honourable mentions<\/p>\n<ul>\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\/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\/the-black-unicorn\/\"><strong>The Black Unicorn<\/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. 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Best of the best Dragon and Phoenix by Joanne Bertin Replay by Ken Grimwood How to Stop Time by Matt Haig Sailing to Sarantium by Guy Gavriel Kay Lord of Emperors by [&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-7666","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\/7666","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=7666"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13716,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7666\/revisions\/13716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}