ABCs of Speculative Fiction 2023 - hosted by bridgefourbooks

GRIM & BEAR IT
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Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie

Before They Are Hanged

The First Law #2

Joe Abercrombie

22 hours, 38 minutes • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

Black Leopard, Red Wolf

The Dark Star Trilogy #1

Marlon James

621 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

The Lies of Locke Lamora

Gentleman Bastard #1

Scott Lynch

722 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark funny medium-paced
A Hunger of Thorns by Lili Wilkinson

A Hunger of Thorns

A Hunger of Thorns #1

Lili Wilkinson

432 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
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