This year I’m doing a new series on my blog: Fantasy Focus. Each month, I’m focusing on a different fantasy subgenre. Fantasy is such a broad genre with so many different things to offer. So far, there have been focuses on Comedic Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, Grimdark, Epic/High Fantasy and Urban Fantasy.
The best way I can describe historical fantasy is as historical fiction with fantastical elements added. I’ll let the experts weigh in instead, with a great lineup of historical fantasy authors sharing their opinions.
Below is a list of historical fantasy authors to check out. Let me know who I’ve missed!
Chelsea Abdulla- The Stardust Thief
Kelly Barnhill- When Women were Dragons
Angela Boord- Fortune’s Fool
Bernard Cornwell- The Winter King
Nicole Glover- The Conductors
Justina Ireland- Dread Nation
Guy Gavriel Kay- Tigana
R.F. Kuang- The Poppy War
N.C. Koussis- The Kiln of Empire
Shauna Lawless- The Children of Gods and Fighting Men
H.G. Parry- A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians
Suzannah Rowntree- The Werewolf of Whitechapel
J.T.T. Ryder-Hag of the Hills
Marian L. Thorpe- Empire’s Daughter
G.M. White- The Swordsman’s Lament
Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub 
This is one of my favorite (fantasy) subgenres!!!
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Ooh, what are some of your favorites?
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Besides the “Sapphic Trifecta,” I enjoyed, “The Priory of the Orange Tree” (the standalone prequel comes out next year!), “The Ten Thousand Doors of January” and “The Once and Future Witches,” and “Winternight Trilogy” is a beautiful trilogy! I’m currently reading “Ordinary Monsters,” and IT’S SO GOOD!!!
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I loved The Ten Thousand Doors of January and The Once and Future Witches!
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Have you read her novellas yet?!
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I’ve read A Spindle Splintered and I have A Mirror Mended on netgalley. I seem to remember a fantastic short story about a fairy trying to give back the childc she stole.
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Who’s the author of that last book?
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I thought originally it was Alix E. Harrow, but I can’t find it now so I am probably mistaken.
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When you do remember, please let me know because it sounds like a great story.
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I will. 😃
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