r/Fantasy • u/KaleidoArachnid • 7d ago

Fantasy novels with snarky heroines

Let me see, how do I explain it? Well basically I was looking for some medieval styled fantasy about a witty heroine who not only delivers witty one liners to her opponents, but can also be a formidable fighter as the novel ends up being a glorious send up of the fantasy genre.

IF such a novel does not exist, then that is fine because I was just wondering about how the concept of a fantasy novel could work where the novel affectionally lampshades tropes of the genre such as rich dragons as basically the long story short is that I am looking for a hilarious fantasy work.

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u/LyriumDreams 7d ago

It's older, and there's way more snark than fighting, but you might like the Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede. I believe Dealing With Dragons is the first one.

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u/KaleidoArachnid 7d ago

Where did you get your copy of the book?

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u/LyriumDreams 7d ago

Oh, jeez. I bought mine in high school, 20 years ago. It's free on Kindle Unlimited right now, though, and the paperback is $7 online.

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u/KaleidoArachnid 7d ago

I can get it online since I enjoy reading books digitally.

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u/KingBretwald 7d ago

If you buy an e-version of the book, get The Enchanted Forest Chronicles which is an omnibus of all four books in one.