Recent Fantasy Novels

Try these books if you're looking for:

• Fantasy
• Books published in the last 10 years
• Interesting plot lines
• Fast pace
• Interesting characters

His Majesty’s Dragon
By Naomi Novik
SCIFI NOVIK
When a French ship and its priceless cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, are captured by Captain Will Laurence he must give up his ship and join the elite Aerial Corps as a master of the dragon Temaraire, in which role he must match wits with the powerful dragon-borne forces of Napoleon Bonaparte.

The Name of the Wind
By Patrick Rothfuss
SCIFI ROTHFUSS
A hero named Kvothe, now living under an assumed name as the humble proprietor of an inn, recounts his transformation from a magically gifted young man into the most notorious wizard, musician, thief, and assassin in his world.

Shades of Grey
By Jasper Fforde
SCIFI FFORDE
Color Control Agency employee and House of Red member Eddie Russett experiences discontent with his limited vision when he meets Jane, a Gray, who suggests that their color-blind world was brought about by a disaster that nobody is allowed to acknowledge.

Fire
By Kristin Cashore
YA F CASHORE
In a kingdom called the Dells, Fire is the last human-shaped monster, with unimaginable beauty and the ability to control the minds of those around her, but even with these gifts she cannot escape the strife that overcomes her world.

The Red Wolf Conspiracy
By Robert V.S. Reddick
SCIFI REDDICK
Scant years after a terrible war that shook empires, a 600-year-old ship sails for enemy lands and must deal with deadly assassins, treacherous mermaids, and monstrous slavers in order to deliver a young woman whose marriage will seal the peace.

Thud!
By Terry Pratchett
SCIFI PRATCHET
A seemingly routine day in the life of City Watch commander Sam Vimes is abruptly interrupted by an unsolved murder, an impending war, an unwanted new recruit, and a pesky government inspector.

The Curse of Chalion
By Lois McMaster Bujold
SCIFI BUJOLD
Betrayed by an unknown enemy into slavery, former soldier and courtier Lupe dy Cazaril escapes his bondage and returns to the royal household he once served. Entrusted with the teaching of the sister to the heir to the throne of Chalion, Cazaril finds himself drawn into a tangled web of politics and dark magic as he battles a curse that threatens the lives and souls of a family he has come to love.