One of the things I love about Bookstagram is that I see a wider array of fantasy novels than I do on the BookTube channels I watch, which mostly focus on Brandon Sanderson, Brent Weeks, Stephen King, and a handful of other white male authors. I know these authors are popular (I have read their books, too), but there is an ocean of other fantasy books out there and it's frustrating when only a few authors get the majority of the attention.
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The Khorasan Archives is fantasy series by Canadian author Ausma Zehanat Khan. It features a group of women fighting to protect their homeland from a rising evil that subjugates women and suppresses knowledge. I haven't read it yet, but I have the first two books and I am looking forward to starting them.
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I found a new favorite in October! The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison is a wonderful story about the youngest and unwanted son of the emperor, who unexpectedly ascends the throne after his father and brothers are killed in an apparent accident. Maia is naive and uneducated in the ways of the court, but he must quickly learn it all before he loses this throne and his life. .
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I love Maia's growth throughout this story, and that we learn about the baffling court politics right along with him. Though Maia has been neglected and abused during his childhood, it hasn't damaged his spirit forever. He wants to be a good emperor, and he just might ending up being beloved-- if he can prevent swirling conspiracies from destroying him. .
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