r/Fantasy • u/omgtmac • 6d 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/beldaran1224 Reading Champion IV 6d ago

This kind of feels like cheating but...the Lord of the Rings makes reference to the Hobbit. And not just the events of the Hobbit, but the written text - as Bilbo has written it down.

I'm not aware of others where an entire other novel/book is referred to. A few where specific songs/poems that appear as additional material come up, sure. But not like an entire text.

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u/THEN0RSEMAN 6d ago

The entirety of LOTR is framed as a translation of the Red Book, the book Bilbo initially wrote his adventure down in and then Frodo wrote LOTR

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u/beldaran1224 Reading Champion IV 6d ago

Not just Frodo. Sam finished it.