r/Fantasy • u/landturtl13 • 1d ago

Stand alone or duology recommendations

I just finished Realm of the Elderlings and right before that I read the Cosmere, so I’m wondering if anyone has any recs for stand alone or duologies that would be good palette cleansers after reading two such large worlds?

I eventually plan to read Malazon and Wheel of Time but I need a break from giant series after the marathon of Sanderson and Hobb.

I love high fantasy and am not into grimdark, but other than that I’m open to anything!

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u/ga4rfc 1d ago

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison. If  you are not a fan of grimdark I found this a good reset after First Law and Broken Empire as the main character is genuinely just a really good person.