r/fantasy 2021 Book Bingo - hosted by natrosette

Backlist Book
For our purposes we're considering 'backlist' an author's older titles that are not their latest published book or part of a currently running series (no further sequels announced when you read it). The author must also be a currently publishing author.

HARD MODE: Published before the year 2000. 
All books added
Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey

Magic for Liars

Sarah Gailey

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy mystery dark mysterious fast-paced
The Merciless Ones by Namina Forna

The Merciless Ones

Deathless #2

Namina Forna

453 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

304 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Dark Matter

Blake Crouch

342 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction science fiction thriller adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
The Princess Test by Gail Carson Levine

The Princess Test

The Princess Tales #2

Gail Carson Levine

96 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction childrens fantasy lighthearted fast-paced
Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Caroline Stevermer, Patricia C. Wrede

Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot

Cecelia and Kate #1

Caroline Stevermer, Patricia C. Wrede

326 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical young adult adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
American Gods by Neil Gaiman

American Gods

American Gods #1

Neil Gaiman

635 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
The Changeling Sea by Patricia A. McKillip

The Changeling Sea

Patricia A. McKillip

137 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance young adult emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Coraline

Neil Gaiman

162 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror middle grade adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher

Bryony and Roses

T. Kingfisher

5 hours, 51 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous mysterious fast-paced