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74 Books a Fantasy Writer Read in 2023

Here are the 74 books I read this year, ranging from fantasy to sci-fi to literary to mystery to romance and more. I try to read widely, and I think I've succeeded this year. Read any of these? Vote for your favorites!
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Greywaren (Maggie Stiefvater)
Greywaren
1
Maggie Stiefvater
The Atlas Paradox (Olivie Blake)
The Atlas Paradox
2
Olivie Blake
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
3
Audrey Niffenegger
The Hating Game (Sally Thorne)
The Hating Game
4
Sally Thorne
The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
5
S.A.Chakraborty
The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library
6
Matt Haig
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
7
Markus Zusak
Legends & Lattes (Travis Baldree)
Legends & Lattes
8
Travis Baldree
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
9
Gabrielle Zevin
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
10
Lois Lowry
Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Neverwhere
11
Neil Gaiman
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (Gabrielle Zevin)
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
12
Gabrielle Zevin
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
13
Amal El-Mohtar
A Deadly Education (Naomi Novik)
A Deadly Education
14
Naomi Novik
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy (Megan Bannen)
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy
15
Megan Bannen
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
16
Patrick Rothfuss
Spells for Forgetting (Adrienne Young)
Spells for Forgetting
17
Adrienne Young
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
18
Natalie Babbitt
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
19
Mark Haddon
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
20
Oscar Wilde
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
21
William Golding
Guards! Guards! (Terry Pratchett)
Guards! Guards!
22
Terry Pratchett
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Fairies (Heather Fawcett)
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Fairies
23
Heather Fawcett
Artificial Condition (Martha Wells)
Artificial Condition
24
Martha Wells
Lud-In-The-Mist (Hope Mirrlees)
Lud-In-The-Mist
25
Hope Mirrlees
Soul Music (Terry Pratchett)
Soul Music
26
Terry Pratchett
Rogue Protocol (Martha Wells)
Rogue Protocol
27
Martha Wells
Men at Arms (Terry Pratchett)
Men at Arms
28
Terry Pratchett
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
29
Becky Chambers
Wonders of the Invisible World (Patricia McKillip)
Wonders of the Invisible World
30
Patricia McKillip
The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina (Zoraida Cordova)
The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina
31
Zoraida Cordova
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
32
Jules Verne
Happy Place (Emily Henry)
Happy Place
33
Emily Henry
The Witness for the Dead (Katherine Addison)
The Witness for the Dead
34
Katherine Addison
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Douglas Adams)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
35
Douglas Adams
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
36
Charlotte Brontë
Night Watch (Terry Pratchett)
Night Watch
37
Terry Pratchett
Anne of the Island (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of the Island
38
L.M. Montgomery
The Kingdoms (Natasha Pulley)
The Kingdoms
39
Natasha Pulley
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
40
Kazuo Ishiguro
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