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Books like Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening

12 books with a reading profile close to Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu. Escapist; a moderate read.

1

Hogfather

by Terry Pratchett

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

On the night of Hogswatch, the Discworld’s version of Santa Claus disappears because the Auditors of Reality have hired an assassin named Teatime to eliminate him.
2

Fables, Vol. 2: Animal Farm

by Bill Willingham

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

In this installment, the focus shifts from the urban Fabletown to "The Farm," an upstate New York sanctuary for non-human fables like the Three Pigs, Shere Khan, and Goldilocks.
3

The First Law Trilogy

by Joe Abercrombie

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Logen Ninefingers, a northern warrior weary of battle, journeys south to Join the Union at the request of the magus Bayaz.
4

The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act

by Kieron Gillen

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Every ninety years, twelve deities reincarnate as teenagers.
5

Dreams and Dust

by George R. R. Martin

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Dreams and Dust comprises the second half of A Dance with Dragons, the fifth novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series.
6

Sharp Ends

by Joe Abercrombie

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Sharp Ends is a collection of thirteen short stories set within the First Law universe, spanning several decades of its history.
7

The Well of Ascension

by Brandon Sanderson

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Following the collapse of the Final Empire, Vin and Elend Venture struggle to govern Luthadel while three hostile armies besiege the city.
8

Mistborn

by Brandon Sanderson

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

In a world buried under falling ash, the immortal Lord Ruler maintains a thousand-year stranglehold on the oppressed skaa population.
9

The Fires of Heaven

by Robert Jordan

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Rand al’Thor leads the Aiel clans across the Spine of the World into Cairhien to confront the warlord Couladin.
10

A Memory of Light

by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Rand al’Thor leads the forces of the Light to the Bore at Shayol Ghul to face the Dark One in a final confrontation known as Tarmon Gai’don.
11

The Dark Tower VII

by Stephen King

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Roland Deschain reaches the end of his quest to save the nexus of all universes.
12

The Familiar

by Leigh Bardugo

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Set in the Spanish Golden Age, the story follows Luzia Cotado, a scullery maid who uses remnants of prohibited Sephardic magic to ease her daily toil.

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