Forgotten fantasy novels that stay compelling from opening to closing pages

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Forgotten fantasy novels that stay compelling from opening to closing pages

Collider · 3 months ago

This Collider article by Dawson Nyffenegger presents a rundown of ten fantasy novels that the writer considers overlooked or forgotten, yet compelling from beginning to end. The piece frames its selections against the backdrop of fantasy's current popularity, noting that while many worthy books get attention, others either slip through the cracks or fade from public memory over time.

The excerpt available details three of the listed titles. "The Ember Blade" (2018) follows Aren, an ordinary young man drawn into a brewing revolution after his father's execution, and is praised as a deliberately trope-heavy, classic-feeling epic and coming-of-age story. "Another Fine Myth" (1978) is the first of a 12-book comic satire series built around "myth" puns, following a magician's apprentice seeking revenge. "Pilgrim: A Medieval Horror" (2023) is a dark fantasy set in Jerusalem during the Crusades, following a Teutonic Knight amid angels and demons, recommended to fans of "Between Two Fires" and "A Game of Thrones".

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Originally published by Collider as “10 Forgotten Fantasy Books That Are Perfect From the First Page to the Last”.