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Can any suggest a good fantasy book for my early 20’s daughter please?

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Gonksarecooler · 23/12/2025 10:58

Hi - am urgently (need to order from Amazon today to be here for tomorrow) looking for a Christmas present of a fantasy/sci fi book for my daughter?

She loves/collects the pretty editions of books with the coloured printing t around the pages (sorry - don’t know what that is called?) and preferably a map at the front of the book - hardback only.

Has anyone got any suggestions please? It isn’t my genre so I am at a loss? Also she doesn’t like any of these (awful!) Alpha male styles that seem to be everywhere at the minute.. strong female characters please!

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PurpleThistle7 · 23/12/2025 11:38

interestingly was here to suggest Robin Hobb as well! I personally love the liveship trilogy best but I enjoyed almost all of them.

NoelEdmondsHairGel · 23/12/2025 11:23

Robin Hobb. Start with Assassin’s Apprentice (or the first trilogy). They are such good books.

ShadesmarBead · 23/12/2025 11:15

Robin Hobb. the Assasin’s Apprentice or Live Ship trilogies.

CatChant · 23/12/2025 11:11

I can’t help with the fancy page edging and maps but here are some titles:

Hexwood, Deep Secret, A Sudden Wild Magic, Enchanted Glass; any of these by Diana Wynne Jones.

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor.

The Rainbow Opera by Elizabeth Knox.

The Eyre Affair, The Last Dragonslayer; both by Jasper Fforde.

The End of Mr Y by Scarlett Thomas.

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley.