I’m linking up with Top Ten Tuesday, which was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Check out upcoming Top Ten themes on Jana’s blog,
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday works perfectly with Wyrd & Wonder: stories that feature travel. I chosen a variety of fantasy books that deal with quests or travel in some way, and I’m staying away from the obvious choices (I’m looking at you, Tolkien!) I only have seven on my list because that’s all I had time to find, but I hope you enjoy this selection!
The Bone Ships by R.J. Barker. In this thrilling series opener, we follow the Tide Child and its crew as they hunt an elusive sea creature called the arakeesian. This is one of my very favorite seafaring fantasies!
Dreambound by Dan Frey. In this magical fairy tale-like contemporary story, a distraught father goes on a quest to find his missing daughter. Dreambound made it into my top five books of 2023 for good reason: it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read.
Greenteeth by Molly O’Neill. Jenny Greenteeth and her companions must go on a quest to find three magical objects in order to destroy an evil King who is threatening their village.
Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames. A retired mercenary reluctantly agrees to help an old band mate rescue his daughter, in this hysterically funny and fast-paced road trip fantasy.
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher. Of course I had to include a Kingfisher fantasy on this list. Nettle & Bone is a quest story about a woman who is determined to save her sister from an abusive marriage.
The Silverblood Promise by James Logan. This excellent fantasy debut follows a man on a mission to unravel a mysterious message from his dead father.
The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong. This cozy, low stakes fantasy follows a traveling fortune teller and her found family as she agrees to help a man find his missing daughter.
I already have three of these on my TBR list – The Bone Ships, The Silverblood Promise and Nettle & Bone.
Might have to add Greenteeth and The Teller of Small Fortunes too 😀
Yes, add them!
Neat combo of memes! wow, I really need to try Dreambound then! I love the slight border between reality and fiction
I adored Dreambound and I wish he would write another book.
I see a couple of that are on my TBR! My favorite story involving travel is probably The Odyssey.
Ooh that’s a good one:-)
I’ve heard good things about Green Teeth.
It was unexpectedly fun!
I’ve read 4 of your 7, and loved them all! Tolkien might be the obvious choice, but it’s a classic for a reason (and I’m doing a LOTR reread right now, so it’s very much on my mind).
It would be fun to reread LOTR:-)
I loved Nettle & Bone!
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
T. Kingfisher is the best:-)
I’ve got The Silverblood Promise and Kings of the Wyld on my TBR and I can’t wait to check them out cos they sound so good!
I hope you love them too!
I’ve read the Julie Leong book and heard of all the others. I like Jodi Taylor’s Time books.
Anne – Books of My Heart
I’ve heard of Jodi Taylor’s books, probably from your blog:-)
I saw someone reading Greenteeth on BookTube and now I need to get my hands on a copy. I don’t know why I feel like I might like it. Some good sounding and looking books here!
I think you’d like it! Jenny is such a great character.
This is a great list! Tide Child and Kings of the Wyld are def top picks!
Speaking of Kings of the Wyld, I’m dying for book three to come out…
I can’t wait to try The Teller of Small Fortunes and The Silverblood Promise. 🙂
Both are excellent!
Lots of new ones for me. I ‘m especially curious about The Bone Ships.
It’s amazing!
THE TELLER OF SMALL FORTUNES has such a cozy vibe. I’m not much of a fantasy reader, but it’s on my TBR list since I just like the look of it so much!
Happy TTT!
Susan
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It’s very cozy and very good:-)
I adored Greenteeth! Excellent choice Tammy!
Thank you!
Lately, I’ve been appreciating some of the traveling done in Fritz Leiber’s Lankhmar stories. The only one of the above books I’ve read yet is The Teller of Small Fortunes, though there’s several others there I’d hoped to read by now.
I do enjoy travel stories, and it’s one of those things you find frequently in fantasies.
I love your list. I’ve read and loved four of these and I’d like to read The Teller of Small Fortunes.
Lynn 😀
It’s really good:-)
I’ll endorse your recommendation regarding Greenteeth, which I absolutely loved. And I’ve just got hold of the audiobook of Nettle & Bone, which I’m looking forward to tucking into.
Ah Nettle and Bone. I truly liked that one.