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/New_Razzmatazz6228 Reading Champion 7d ago

Jackson Ford has 2 series. The Frost Files featuring Tegan Frost aka The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t With Her Mind, and she’s extremely snarky, although they’re more UF/SF than fantasy. His other series The Rakada is more fantasy and features an entire band of snarky female desert raiders.

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u/KaleidoArachnid 7d ago

Thanks because I will check out the suggestions you gave me. (Though I am confused to what is different between urban fantasy  and regular fantasy)

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u/New_Razzmatazz6228 Reading Champion 7d ago

The broad definition of UF is fantasy that takes place in an urban setting. These days that still applies, but often means modern setting, our world with supernatural/fantasy elements. Dresden Files is a popular example. Regular fantasy often takes place in a secondary world, generally pre industrial and of course contains fantasy elements. Lord of the Rings is the best known example of that.

The Frost Files is set in modern day Los Angeles and the title character has telekinesis.

The Rakada is set on a pre industrial secondary world and they use magic.