Fantasy Resources

I mention a lot of fantasy books in this blog; I'll try to keep a list here for easy reference, and in case you need ideas for what to read (all the books on here I consider to be worth the read, unless I specify otherwise)! I may also slip in a few works particularly relevant to history-fantasy even if they haven't yet come up... In a series, I will give the first book's title only.

History with a fantasy flavor (purports to be set in this world or a variant thereof).

• Clarke, Susanna. Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. 2004. (Immensely, overwhelmingly good, although the beginning throws a lot of people off (including me, at first). Stick with it).
• ---. The Ladies of Grace Adieu. 2006. Short stories.
• Jones, Dianna Wynne. The Lives of Christopher Chant. 1988. The Worlds of Chrestomanci series.
• Novik, Naomi. Temeraire. 2005. (In the US, called His Majesty's Dragon, while Temeraire refers to the whole series). Series.
• Pevel, Pierre (trans. Tom Clegg). The Cardinal's Blades. 2010.
• Stroud, Jonathan. The Amulet of Samarkand. 2003. Bartimaeus trilogy, with additional 4th book.
• Willis, Connie. To Say Nothing of the Dog. 1997.
• ---. Doomsday Book. 1992.

Historicizing fantasy (borrows historical atmosphere, does not purport to be related to our world).

• Ash, Sarah. Lord of Snow and Shadows. 2003.
• Hearn, Lian. Across the Nightengale Floor. 2002. Tales of the Otori trilogy.
• Walton, Jo. Tooth and Claw. 2003.

New category! Mythologizing fantasy (borrows historical myths and folktales rather than 'real' history).

• Jones, Dianna Wynne. Eight Days of Luke. 1975. (Norse)
• McCaughrean, Geraldine. The Stones are Hatching. 1999. (European folktales)

Plain ol' fantasy! (World-internal history is also good, yeah?)

• Flewelling, Lynn. Luck in the Shadows. 1996. Nightrunners series. (I cannot recommend these highly enough. They are wonderful narratives and are my go-to model for fantasy writing).
• ---. The Bone Doll's Twin. 2001. 
• Martin, George R. R. A Game of Thrones. 1997. (Unfortunately, the series gets worse as you go.) 
• Sanderson, Brandon. Elantris. 2005. (Poor rating on a historical front, but quite a good read.)
• ---. Warbreaker. 2009.