Tag: dark adult fantasy

• Reading Adult Fantasy to Bolster My Fantasy Manuscript

  In my stunted attempts to re-engage with my fantasy manuscript and turn it into a dark adult fantasy manuscript, I found myself really struggling to connect with the words I wanted to write. It wasn’t quite writer’s block, but definitely adjacent, given my general creative burnout and difficulty picking up a book. After a lovely…

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  April 5, 2026

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• Finally Getting Into The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

  The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin is one of those books that I have seen across bookish social media, but in an organic, intentional way. There is a lot of love for The Broken Earth series and for N. K. Jemisin as a writer, and I can totally see why. I’m surprised I hadn’t…

  annafromuni

  October 27, 2025

  adult fantasy

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• A New Witcher Release with Andrzej Sapkowski’s Crossroads of Ravens

  The love/hate relationship I have with the Witcher books is quite serious, but Crossroads of Ravens has done wonders to lessen the hate and balance the overall standings out. This standalone novel shows a different side of Geralt than we’ve seen before, a more naive side perhaps, and in doing so shine a completely different…

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  October 20, 2025

  adult fantasy

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• Olivie Blake’s The Atlas Six Finally Makes an Appearance

  I finally read The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake which has been a dark academia staple and book recommendation for years now. It feels like everyone and their dog has read this on bookish social media, which is certainly true among the accounts I follow who read DA, so it was about time I picked…

  annafromuni

  September 19, 2025

  adult fantasy, dark academia, science fiction

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• Tantalising Dark Academia in An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson

  I don’t quite know how to word this, so let me word vomit for a bit to get my thoughts across. I have just finished An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson and my head is a bit everywhere. This dark academia novel laced with horror and supernatural elements has held my attention for a…

  annafromuni

  September 6, 2025

  adult fantasy, dark academia

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• Epic Adult Fantasy in Seth Dickinson’s The Traitor

  If you are in search of an engrossing, ruthless adult fantasy to sink your teeth into, I think I have a contender for you. Seth Dickenson’s The Traitor (also called The Traitor Baru Cormorant), book one in The Masquerade series is a gritty, intense, detail-filled story that feels like a blend between The Poppy War…

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  August 14, 2025

  adult fantasy

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• My Andrzej Sapkowski The Witcher Series Review

  A series that I thought I would enjoy but was saddened to see develop differently to wait I had in mind, Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher series is a widely popular adult fantasy series that has inspired multiple games, the Netflix TV show, and many other things. From the short stories of The Last Wish and…

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  August 2, 2025

  adult fantasy, Discussion Posts

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• Season of Storms – Andrzej Sapkowski’s Witcher Standalone Novel

  I’ve been trying not to anticipate what this novel could be, stilling my assumptions and pulling myself back from hoping for similarities to his short story works. Thankfully, I can say that Andrzej Sapkowski’s Season of Storms, the standalone Witcher novel, is funny, intriguing, and full of detail. Not only does it ring true to…

  annafromuni

  July 26, 2025

  adult fantasy

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• Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Lady of the Lake Ends the Series Like This?

  I didn’t know if I would be keeping this title as I drafted it before I read Andrzej Sapkowski’s fifth and final Witcher novel, The Lady of the Lake, but after finishing the novel I think it is pretty spot on. With all that has been happening, all the characters we met along the way,…

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  July 19, 2025

  adult fantasy

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• Atmospheric Dark Fantasy in Rachel Gillig’s The Knight and The Moth

  After the hype of One Dark Window and Two Twisted Crowns, I knew I needed to keep my eye out for more Rachel Gillig works. Fortunately, time has come for another astounding duology from her and The Knight and The Moth is as atmospheric, dark, and intriguing as promised. It is currently taking bookish social…

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  July 16, 2025

  adult fantasy, YA Fantasy

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