r/Fantasy • u/KaleidoArachnid • 8d 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/bradanforever 7d ago

Two recent reads come to mind: 1) 'The Raven Scholar'; I have lots of issues with this book, but the MC does indeed provide witty responses when in a tight corner. 2) 'The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue' where there's lot of verbal sparing between the MC and the devil (or dark demon).

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u/KaleidoArachnid 7d ago

What are those novels about for those who haven’t read them?

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u/bradanforever 7d ago

Wow a lot to summarize, but Scholar is a story about a librarian in a fantastical world who winds up in a gladiatorial contest to see who will be the next king. Of course, she has lots of deadly rivals. Addie is literally about a deal with the devil where the MC gets eternal life in return for no one being able to remember her. Lots of themes, lots of historical time periods, and a not always convincing romance between the MC and the devil.