Fantasy · Speculative Fiction

City of Saints and Madmen

This collection immerses readers in the bizarre, fungal-infested city of Ambergris, blending intricate world-building with political intrigue and grotesque horrors, offering a similarly subversive take on fantasy that appeals to those who savored Miéville's gritty, intellectual urban sprawl.

Pet

For fans of Hamingje's atmospheric Norse magic and themes of healing from trauma, Pet delivers a plot-adjacent tale of uncovering hidden monsters in a utopian world, blending magical realism with queer identity exploration and found-family bonds.

The City We Became

This book captures the speculative intrigue of overlapping urban realities and political undercurrents in The City & the City, offering a fresh take on cityscapes as living entities fraught with cultural tensions and existential threats.

The Library at Mount Char

For fans of Mort's witty take on death and apprenticeship, this book offers a darkly humorous exploration of god-like mentorship and the bizarre bureaucracy of ultimate power, blending satire with surreal fantasy elements.

Vita Nostra

For fans of Ninth House's blend of dark academia and occult mysteries, Vita Nostra offers a mind-bending dive into a secretive institute where education unlocks terrifying metaphysical powers, echoing the trauma and intrigue of elite magical worlds without retreading Yale's secret societies.