"When asked why SFF appeals to me, the answer is always the same, whether I'm speaking as a reader or a writer. I turn to these stories specifically because I want the world to be stranger than it is.
Some people read to go deeper into a world they already know, but I read to break out of it. I read because I want to believe in more. I want to believe in magic. I want to believe in doorways, thresholds, futures, stories that branch and run from reality into the unknown.
The list that follows comprises only a handful of the books that have helped me do just that over the years, and of course, it is a list that's ever-growing.
But if any of these are new to you, I hope you'll take a chance. Each and every one is its own wonderful door." - V.E.Schwab
