The Odyssey. Beowulf. The Epic of Gilgamesh. Throw them all in the trash, those fantasy stories are old as dirt. It’s a new century, and with that comes a fresh crop of fantasy books destined to become timeless classics. While the 21st century still has 75 odd years to add new contenders to the pile, these novels are shaping up to be the very best of the modern era. Eat your heart out, Homer. Ancient Babylonian scribes and Viking mead hall singers, you guys can do the same.
Gideon the Ninth
(Tor.com)Gideon the Ninth is goth Dune with necromancer lesbians. If that description doesn’t qualify it to be a 21st century classic alone, I’ll break into the British Museum and eat the original tablets containing The Epic of Gilgamesh myself. A devious blend of dark fantasy and sci-fi, Tamsyn Muir’s novel takes place in a faraway star system where nine planet ruling Houses compete for the Emperor’s favor. Gideon is an unwilling warrior in service of the Ninth House, which practices its own special brand of necromancy. In order to prove just how special their particular brand of necromancy is, Ninth House heiress Harrowhark “Harrow” Nonagesimus takes Gideon to a gothic manor in order to take part in a series of trials the will grant the victors a position in the Emperor’s personal guard. Violent, macabre, and woefully romantic, Gideon the Ninth will be dug up by future generations long after its competition is dead and buried.
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