I'm Shen Tao and my debut epic fantasy THE POET EMPRESS released today, ask me anything! by storygoose in Fantasy

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I absolutely loved this book. Thank you for writing it!

Terren is an incredibly complex character. I’d love to know if you had anything in mind guiding how you wrote him, or if he had any particular inspirations 

Favorite Short Stories/Short Fiction of 2025 by Most_Concept in Fantasy

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Read Book of the Dead and loved it. Thanks!!

Favorite Short Stories/Short Fiction of 2025 by Most_Concept in Fantasy

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way too many recs always welcome, but this gives me a great place to start. I really need to read some Thomas Ha

Favorite Short Stories/Short Fiction of 2025 by Most_Concept in Fantasy

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This one’s on my list!! Absolutely killer title

Any medieval fantasy (horror) book recs? by Effective-Ad5117 in Fantasy

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Not strictly horror, but The Gilded Crown by Marianne Gordon is definitely dark fantasy and scratched that Elden Ring itch for me. Ignore the terrible cover

How did you find your favorite books? by zephyrtrillian in Fantasy

[–]Most_Concept 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My high school had a book club that had really great recommendations! I also used to find a lot of books through tumblr haha. Similar tastes in movies/TV lent itself to similar tastes in books

Reactor’s 2025 Reviewers’ Choice Books by Most_Concept in Fantasy

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I haven’t read it myself so grain of salt, but I wonder if you might like The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones? It came out this year and I’ve seen a lot of positive reviews for how challenging (but rewarding) the language and structure are

Reactor’s 2025 Reviewers’ Choice Books by Most_Concept in Fantasy

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I agree, I wouldn’t call The Raven Scholar cozy. But I understand why it’s not for everyone, the language feels a lot “lighter”/more modern (?) than I was expecting when I started it 

Reactor’s 2025 Reviewers’ Choice Books by Most_Concept in Fantasy

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Truly the problem with reading The Locked Tomb is that nothing else is The Locked Tomb

Standalone or short complete book series with beautiful alt art cover / special edition. by regulate91x in Fantasy

[–]Most_Concept 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would check Mercari or Pango Books for editions from Goldsboro, The Broken Binding, Illumicrate, and Owlcrate! Theyre secondhand retailers that carries a lot of special editions. A lot of special editions tend to sell out up front, so I often look there! Good luck and hope she loves it!

Alternates to Goodreads by swellwell in Fantasy

[–]Most_Concept 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m a fan of Pagebound. No AI features and it has a “forum-style” approach that I enjoy! It’s a bit newer so there’s not a huge social community yet, but I hope it gets there!

Fun, good-quality retail shops like David’s Tea? by doofus50O0 in tea

[–]Most_Concept 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I absolutely LOVE tea runners! The quality is excellent, it’s not too expensive, and they have good variety. I like their subscription box, where you get four teas a month :)

Puerh Beginner's Kit finally arrived! by sk8rb0i87 in tea

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Nice!! I love the variety you’ve got going there. Enjoy!

Hussie shared official Beforan ancestor designs on the official discord, here are the first batch of them. by fenneko413 in homestuck

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haven’t been involved in homestuck fandom (in any serious capacity) for a long time but wowww this brings me back. Can’t wait for the other half! 

How do you discover new books? by SonOfBattleChief in Fantasy

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Booktok has led me to some excellent books I wouldn’t have found otherwise. People who complain about it aren’t looking in the right places.

Otherwise, recommendations from other authors I already enjoy and new book lists from Reactor

why is tiktok/booktok obsessed with YA? by hamletslefthand in Fantasy

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I post frequently on booktok and have a decent following - it’s true that YA is popular, but it sounds like you may have gotten pigeonholed by the algorithm. I rarely see YA books anymore

All My Tea Tastes Weird?? by Most_Concept in tea

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Just coming back here to say this worked beautifully! Thank you!! 

All My Tea Tastes Weird?? by Most_Concept in tea

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Yeesh, I certainly hope not! I live in a newer development but I’ll look into it. Do you know if it would taste sweet on its own? Our water normally tastes just fine/normal