Twelve Reads of Christmas Reading Challenge - hosted by kingrosereads

Longest Night of the Year
Winter is Coming: This prompt for our fantasy readers! It’s also our first bonus prompt! Complete this prompt by choosing a great book to read during a cold, dark night, specifically a polar fantasy (aka winter fantasy). 
All books added
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

A Game of Thrones

A Song of Ice and Fire #1

George R.R. Martin

801 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett

The Winter Duke

Claire Eliza Bartlett

432 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous slow-paced
A Dragon for Christmas by M.D. Neu

A Dragon for Christmas

M.D. Neu

1 hour, 13 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw

Winterwood

Shea Ernshaw

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult mysterious slow-paced
Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones

Wintersong

Wintersong #1

S. Jae-Jones

436 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
The Wolf in the Whale by Jordanna Max Brodsky

The Wolf in the Whale

Jordanna Max Brodsky

560 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional slow-paced
The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

The Witch's Heart

Genevieve Gornichec

359 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Way Past Winter by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

The Way Past Winter

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

256 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction childrens fantasy adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

The Snow Child

Eowyn Ivey

389 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner

The Sisters of the Winter Wood

Rena Rossner

464 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced