Fantasy-of-Manners: A Primer

Explore the best Fantasy-of-Manners books with this essential primer. Discover top recommendations, key authors, and elegant tales blending fantasy wit and social intrigue.

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Swordspoint

by Ellen Kushner

The cult classic fantasy of manners, now with three bonus stories “Swordspoint has an unforgettable opening and just gets better from there.”—George R. R. Martin …
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Mairelon the Magician

by Patricia Wrede

Kim, a streetwise girl disguised as a boy, and Mairelon, an itinerant magician dressed as a dandy, share adventures in a Regency England that is …
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A College of Magics

by Caroline Stevermer

Teenager Faris Nallaneen, heir to the small northern dukedom of Galazon, is still too young to claim her title, so her despotic Uncle Brinker insists …
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The Fall of the Kings

by Ellen Kushner

Award-winning fantasy authors Kushner and Sherman team up to tell a tale of a world rediscovering an ancient magic, and the price to be paid …
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Winterlong

by Elizabeth Hand

In the ruins of a once great city, separated twin children are reunited and undertake a dangerous journey to participate in a blood ritual that …
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The game of kings

 

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The Last of the Wine

by Mary Renault

In The Last of the Wine, two young Athenians, Alexias and Lysis, compete in the palaestra, journey to the Olympic games, fight in the wars …
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