r/fantasy 2021 Book Bingo - hosted by natrosette

New to You Author
This would be an author whose work you've yet to read, meaning no novel, no novella, no short fiction, etc.

HARD MODE: Not only have you never read their work before but you've not heard much about this author or their work before deciding to try a book by them. 
All books added
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders

368 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker

The Keeper of Night

The Keeper of Night #1

Kylie Lee Baker

393 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Foundation by Isaac Asimov

Foundation

Foundation (Publication Order) #1

Isaac Asimov

244 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous medium-paced
Battleaxe by Sara Douglass

Battleaxe

The Wayfarer Redemption #1

Sara Douglass

674 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous medium-paced
Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

Nevernight

The Nevernight Chronicle #1

Jay Kristoff

448 pages • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer

Defy the Night

Defy the Night #1

Brigid Kemmerer

448 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey

Leviathan Wakes

The Expanse #1

James S.A. Corey

573 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay

Children of Earth and Sky

Guy Gavriel Kay

571 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced
Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe

Sufficiently Advanced Magic

Arcane Ascension #1

Andrew Rowe

21 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous medium-paced
The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey

The Mermaid of Black Conch

Monique Roffey

248 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional mysterious sad medium-paced