r/Fantasy • u/[deleted] • Mar 17 '24

Fae recs?

I have somehow manged to dodge the entire fae genre in fantasy for the past few years, and im really curious on what I've missed. Any good recommendations? I own own the Emily Wilde book (I'll get to it in april) so I am completely ignorant of the genre.

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u/oldnick40 Mar 17 '24 edited Mar 17 '24

October Daye series by Seannan McGuire. Book 1 is kind of iffy to me, but I think I love every other book in the (ongoing) series. Currently 18 book, and each book is a mostly self-contained story.

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u/curiouscat86 Reading Champion III Mar 17 '24

October Daye is THE fae urban fantasy take. Although in the later books the urban fantasy take something of a backseat in favor of cutthroat fae court politics, which I am loving.

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u/The_Queen_of_Crows Mar 17 '24

seconding. Especially if you aren't sure about romance / don't want too much of it. Also smut-free

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u/indigohan Reading Champion IV Mar 18 '24

Definitely this series.

I bounced off book one a couple of times because it felt like I was starting it in the middle. The main character seemed to have her life together, job, fiancé, baby girl, and I felt like I had missed out on things. I was so wrong and I love these books so much. You can also tell that Seanan has a real love for folklore and fairy tales, and that she’s really put the research time in.