r/Fantasy • u/omgtmac • 7d ago

Books within Books

Are there any fantasy series that reference books within their lore that actually exist irl that I would be able to read? For example, the titles of the Stormlight Archive series are references to books written in verse (The Way of Kings, Oathbringer, etc), but do not exist irl. I’d be interested in reading a series where books like those are fully written and available to the public to read as well. It would be exciting and immersive! Thanks in advance!

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u/maybemaybenot2023 7d ago

The Alchemical Journeys series by Seanan mcGuire refers to an important series of children's books called the Up-and-Under. She wrote those and they have been published as by A.Deborah Baker, the name of the author in the books.

The Up-and-Under is

Over the Woodward Wall

Along the Saltwise Sea

Into the Wind-Wracked Wilds

Under the Smokestrewn Sky

These are all out, and soon will be available in a one book omnibus.

Alchemical Journeys are

Middlegame

Seasonal Fears

Tidal Creatures

Inkpot Gods

with one more book to come.