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A delightfully dry, footnote-filled expedition into a wintry village where the faeries are dangerous and the academic rivalries are even more treacherous. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries.
- wintry
- cozy-yet-perilous
- enchanting
- atmospheric
- 01
The Darkest Part of the Forest
Holly Black
A dark, modern fairytale where the woods are full of teeth and the girl with the sword is the most dangerous thing of all.
- 02
An enchantment of ravens
Margaret Rogerson
A lush, autumnal fairy tale where the sharpest weapon is a paintbrush and love is a dangerous rebellion.
- 03
The Starless Sea
Erin Morgenstern
A lush, labyrinthine love letter to stories and the people who lose themselves in them, wrapped in a dreamscape of honey, keys, and hidden doors.
- 04
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Alix E. Harrow
A lush, defiant love letter to the magic of storytelling and the hidden thresholds that lead us to where we belong.
- 05
Sorcerer to the Crown
Zen Cho
A sparkling, magical comedy of manners that hides a razor-sharp critique of empire beneath its polite drawing-room banter.
- 06
A Discovery of Witches
Deborah Harkness
A cozy, autumnal plunge into hidden magical societies, ancient manuscripts, and a slow-burn romance steeped in history and fine wine.
- 07
The Bridge Kingdom
Danielle L. Jensen
A stormy, high-stakes romantasy where deadly secrets and slow-burn tension collide on a treacherous bridge.
- 08
The Invisible Library
Genevieve Cogman
A witty, gaslamp-lit heist across alternate realities where books are the ultimate currency and magic bleeds into the cobblestones.
- 09
The Black Witch
Laurie Forest
A tense, atmospheric journey through a treacherous magical university where an unmagical girl must unlearn her prejudices to survive.
- 10
The empress of salt and fortune
Nghi Vo
A quiet, lushly woven tapestry of memory and hidden rebellion, where the true history of an empire is told through the eyes of its forgotten women.
- 11
Lord of the fading lands
C. L. Wilson
A sweeping, old-school fantasy romance where a world-weary immortal king finds his fated mate in a quiet village.
- 12
Ways to Be Wicked
Julie Anne Long
A fiery, banter-filled historical romance set against the boisterous backdrop of the London theater.
