The 2022 Pratchat Challenge - hosted by mcbenzie

A book by another author that plays with fantasy tropes
Some kind of fantasy novel that twists the standard tropes of fantasy - perhaps the dragon is the hero, or the magic ring is useless, or the chosen one is a fraud. Anything that subverts a common trope of fantasy counts!
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The Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones

The Dark Lord of Derkholm

Derkholm #1

Diana Wynne Jones

328 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

A Natural History of Dragons

The Memoirs of Lady Trent #1

Marie Brennan

336 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous medium-paced
Die, Vol. 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker by Kieron Gillen

Die, Vol. 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker

Die #01-05

Kieron Gillen

184 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction comics fantasy adventurous fast-paced
Grunts by Mary Gentle

Grunts

Mary Gentle

464 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous funny slow-paced
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Neil Gaiman

248 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror magical realism adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner

The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry

Unnatural Magic #2

C.M. Waggoner

384 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ romance adventurous fast-paced
Indexing by Seanan McGuire

Indexing

Indexing #1

Seanan McGuire

404 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower by Tamsyn Muir

Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower

Tamsyn Muir

4 hours, 9 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous fast-paced
Day of the Minotaur by Thomas Burnett Swann

Day of the Minotaur

The Minotaur Trilogy #3

Thomas Burnett Swann

142 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

Anansi Boys

American Gods #2

Neil Gaiman

400 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous funny medium-paced