Fantasy
Tress of the Emerald Sea
Brandon Sanderson
Tress is nobody living on an island so dismal that you're not allowed to leave it, because no one would ever want to live there anyway surrounded by spores that can kill you if they touch water. Yup,
A Day of Fallen Night
Samantha Shannon
This is a prequel book to The Priory of the Orange Tree, which I read a few years ago and enjoyed. A Day of Fallen Night takes you back to earlier days of The Priory, and we get to see how the blood
Warbreaker
Brandon Sanderson
In this part of Brandon Sanderson's world magic is endowed by the consuming of the spirit of another being. While this doesn't kill the being, this does leave them "drab" so they pass through life as
Towers of Midnight
Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan
I think my favourite confrontation in this book is Matt doing what he knows he should to try and rescue Moiraine from the Aelfinn and the Eelfinn. Matt is an interesting character as he complains all
The Gathering Storm
Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan
My favourite part of this book is watching Egwene come into her power, not through bluff and bluster, but quiet strength. She dominates the white tower and those who would oppose her just by quietly
Knife of Dreams
Robert Jordan
The highlight of this book for me is Perrin chasing down the captor's of Faile (his wife) and the alliances he makes with those he'd rather not join. In the end, respect is earned from both sides tha
American Gods - Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman
We follow Shadow as he's released from prison into a world where his wife is dead and an unknown stranger offers him a job out of the blue. Via Shadow we get a front row seat to the struggle of the N
The Book of Three - Lloyd Alexander
Lloyd Alexander
The Book of Three is a classic fantasy adventure where we follow Taran the assistant pig-keeper as he joins a party trying to stop the evil warlord. Taran ends up being far more valuable than first a
The Alloy of Law - Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson
This is the first book in the Wax and Wayne saga, and starts 300 years after the events of the original Mistborn trilogy. After years spent in the Roughs, Wax has to head back because his sister is m