Helllooo

Last but not least my final category of gift suggestions is the largest - there is here something for everyone! Prepare for maximum book tempting!

Ness by Robert Macfarlane & Stanley Donwood - a brilliant weird poetical fantasy story of nature versus humanity’s capacity for destruction

The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry - Book fans will love this fantasy tale that has various literary characters meet modern New Zealand - really impressive

The Golden Key by Marian Womack - I was hugely impressed by this tale of ghosts, mediums and intrigue with touch of fae

Saving Lucia by Anna Vaught - One of the best reading experiences I had this year a weird fantastical tale exploring mental illness and how women have been treated (or maltreated for many years) unusual and powerful

Threading The Labyrinth by Tiffani Angus - A wonderfully strange tale of a garden and its owners but lopping through past and present in a very unusual way. A writer to watch!

The Unspoken Name by A K Larkwood - a huge ambitious fantasy series begins and did i mention that the lead is a lesbian orc who was a former evil henchwoman?

Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed - excellent blurring of sf, fantasy and horror as well as friendships in this intriguing tale

We Ride The Storm by Devin Madson - an inventive epic fantasy series with added decapitations. I’m very much looking forward tot he rest of this series

The City We Became by N K Jemisin - A new series from one of the genre’s best authors and I think tackles some very key 2020 issues

Divine Heretic by Jaime Lee Moyer - how about something different a strange tale of Joan of Arc and the fae

Grave Secrets by Alice James - a thrilling, funny, sexy and smart tale of a new necromancer. Well worth your time starting on this one

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson - a wonderfully atmospheric dark fantasy that tackles intolerance by an author I think we need to watch

The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart - a wonderfully inventive fantasy series begins with asian inspired worlds and a compelling mystery

Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha lee - I love fantasy that explores what happens after the battle/revolution and this is very thought provoking

The Wall by Gautam Bhatia - and in a similar vein I loved this novel for exploring free speech and societal changes

The Thief on The Winged Horse by Kate Mascarenhas - a hugely inventive contemporary fantasy tale that explores sexism and industry

The Wolf of Oren-Yaro by K S Villaso - This series has given me one of my new favourite characters in fantasy and its wonderful. The sequel is out now too!

The Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Arnold - and this was a breath of fresh air with a new lead detective who understands his privilege (Dresden could learn from that)

Legacy of Ash by Matthew Ward - and this was a very smart piece of epic fantasy and the sequel Legacy of Steel is out now too!

Have a brilliant Christmas and a MUCH Happier 2020 I’ve a load more book tempting to come for you and end of the month will have my best reads of the year - you can start guessing!