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This week’s list:
Top Ten Favourite Books With A Fantasy World Setting
It’s hard for me to really define the setting of these kind of books. They’re in the high fantasy genre, but they are not necessarily medieval. They all have the same high fantasy feel and atmosphere to me. Some of them have guns but not telephones, and some have telephones but not guns. They are all not Earth settings, but none are sci-fi. None are set in the future, nor specifically the past, but in a world that is not as technologically advanced as our own. However, they may have alternate technologies – mostly due to the use of magic.
The most important thing about this list is that it is not your traditional Tolkien or George RR Martin kind of fantasy. Also, each and every one has a female lead except for The Initiate. Don’t let that cover fool you.
1. Poison Study by Maria V Snyder
2. Ash by Malinda Lo
3. Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
4. Touch of Power by Maria V Snyder
5. Sabriel by Garth Nix
6. The False Princess by Eilis O’Neal
7. The Aware by Glenda Larke
8. The Initiate by Louise Cooper
9. Daughter of Storms by Louise Cooper
10. Spirit Fox by Mickey Zucker Reichert and Jennifer Wingert
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About Nemo
A lover of kittens and all things sparkly, Nemo has a degree in English Literature and specialises in reviewing contemporary, paranormal, mystery/thriller, historical, sci-fi and fantasy Young Adult fiction. She is especially drawn to novels about princesses, strong female friendships, magical powers, and assassins.
Tanya Patrice
Now this is a list I love since I’m all about fantasy 🙂 I loved Graceling and Bitterblue – so I’ll have to check out the other books on your list too.
Nemo
Oh, I have no doubt you won’t regret any of these. They are all favourites of mine. Happy reading!
ChrissiReads
Great list! I love the cover of Ash. It’s so pretty. I also really enjoy books with a fantasy setting 🙂
Nemo
This cover of Ash is rather striking – I tried to choose pretty covers for this list! Or at least fantasy-esque ones.
Lauren
Nice list. I really need to read Poison Study. Its been on my TBR for ages.
Here’s my Top 10 set in New Orleans
Nemo
Yes. Do it. Now.
LOL I hope you like it! I’m a bit mad about Maria V Snyder!
Jillyn
I picked fantasy this week, but I have none of the ones from your list on mine! Great choices.
My TTT.
Nemo
That’s fine, Jillyn! There’s loads of room for crossover – I prefer a very specific type of fantasy. Female lead, first person past tense… I get a bit picky! (not everything on this list is the aforementioned.)
Belle
I haven’t read any of these 🙁 I really want to get to Touch of Power soon!
Nemo
I hope you like it! I would lend it to you in an instant if we both lived in the same city. Or state. Yeah, that’s be helpful.
Kara @ Great Imaginations
If I were to do a list of top fantasy settings, Maria V. Snyder would definitely be on it.
Nemo
She’s on mine twice! I bet she would have been on there a third time if I’d read the Glass series before now!