The Highest High Fantasy That Ever Highed

Amanda and Jenn discuss heroines in high fantasy, nonbinary reads, Swedish fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Novel Gazing, Book Riot’s new literary fiction podcast, Scout Press, an imprint of Gallery Books, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Survived by Her Longtime Companion by Chris Paynter (rec’d by Wynnde) Montmorency series by Eleanor Updale, Wilkie Collins’s The Moonstone and The Woman in White, In the Woods by Tana French (rec’d by Miranda) The Living by Annie Dillard (rec’d by Katie) Books Discussed The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F. C. Yee Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara (Chronicles of Elantra #1) (tw: harm to children, graphic violence) No Man of Woman Born by Ana Mardoll Dreadnought by April Daniels (tw: transphobia, emotional abuse) Annex by Rich Larson (tw transphobia, deadnaming, mild-ish body horror) The Outside by Ada Hoffmann (tw: body horror, self-harm) The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton Daughters of the Storm by Kim Wilkins (tw: harm to children) Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (tw self-harm, sexual assault) Queer Magic by Tomás Prower Camilla Lackberg Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck (tw: body horror, issues of consent, suicide) Coraline by Neil Gaiman Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor (tw: harm to children) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices