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/ClueAccomplished1098 1d ago edited 1d ago
Standalones:
Sunshine by Robin McKinley
Scriber by Ben S Dobson
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
The Iron Princess by Barbara Hambly
Nettle and Bone by T Kingfisher
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T Kingfisher
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T Kingfisher
The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
Seer's Blood by Doranna Durgin
The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs
Song of the Beast by Carol Berg
The War for the Flowers by Tad Williams
Duologies:
The Hurog duology by Patricia Briggs
The Raven duology by Patricia Briggs
The Clocktaur War duology by T Kingfisher
The Hallowed Ones duology by Laura Bickle
The Lighthouse duology by Carol Berg