Best mashup fiction books according to redditors

We found 30 Reddit comments discussing the best mashup fiction books. We ranked the 18 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.

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u/TidalPawn · 5 pointsr/Fantasy

Some I've enjoyed that don't have a lot of reviews on goodreads:

Genrenauts by Michael R. Underwood - Fun series of short stories/novellas about a team that goes into different story worlds when the tales get off track and try to fix them. There's a couple free stories in the universe, so you can check them out if you want a taste of the style before buying anything.

The Revanche Cycle by Craig Schaefer - A 4 book series with plenty of intrigue, scheming and backstabbing to go around. I also enjoy his Daniel Faust and Harmony Black series.

The Path of Man by Matt Moss - A young man on a journey to find a garden of magical stones, with a cool little magic system and POV from the villain's side as well, which I really enjoyed.

The Sanyare Chronicles by Megan Haskell - Rie is a human raied in the fae world, sent on a quest to the Shadow Realm to discover who tried to kill her. I enjoyed the world she built, with some different forms of magic (fire, spirit and more I can't recall at the moment). Probably a bit on the YA side, but I don't mind.

I've read the prequel novella, Pixie Tamer and the first book, Sanyare: The Last Descendant so far and I'm currently reading the second book, Sanyare: The Heir Apparent, which expands the world a bit more as Rie and her pixie companions set out into the Nine Realms to investigate another incident.

The Thief Who Pulled on Trouble's Braids by Michael McClung - Amra Thetys is a thief who doesn't steal from anyone that's poorer than her. When a friend gets killed after a heist he pulled, she sets out to find his killer and gets more than she'd bargained for with an artifact drawing the attention of some very powerful enemies.

Valley of Embers by Steven Kelliher - As the forces of the World Apart seem to grow stronger, a few of the Landkist of the Valley set out to find the source of their power, as well as a former ally. Kole, a powerful Ember (fire magic, of sorts), sets out after the White Crest, who helped the village once before, after Linn (our kick-ass heroine) and a few others from the Valley, have gone off to find him themselves. A fun, action packed journey with plenty of battles, both big and small.

Larkspur: A Necromancer's Romance by V.M. Jaskiernia - A short story introducing us to Clandestina and a few characters in it's world. I enjoyed the setting and the magic was interesting. The drawback, for me, is it feels somewhat more like the opening chapters of a longer book than a complete arc.

All the Things You Have to Burn by Kit Abbey - William gets a job at Grey Corp, an evil corporation no one really knows all that much about. Once inside, he finds he has a special talent (essentially the magic of this world), and also discovers just how evil they can be. Oh and some of his co-workers want him dead.

The characters aren't always nice, or even likeable at times, but I enjoyed the lot of them and the plot was fast moving, keeping me hooked to the very end. There are some editing issues throughout, though I've heard there's a revised edition that fixes these issues.

How to Avoid Death on a Daily Basis by V. Moody - Colin and several others are suddenly dropped into a fantasy world, much like a video game, except it's all too real. Broken into groups, they set off on their own paths to explore this new world and find their way in it.

We follow Colin, our main character (a bit of a sexist prick, to be honest) and his group, Claire, Maurice, Flossie and Dudley Fenderson III. They're not the most likely of heroes, but they manage pretty well after a bit.

I've read the first two books in the series so far (there's currently five) and I've largely enjoyed them, though I'm hoping Colin's prickish ways get dialed back a bit moving forward, at least towards his own companions.

u/heterodox_jedi · 3 pointsr/slatestarcodex

I'm reading a science fiction/fantasy novel, All the Birds in the Sky. It reminds me of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel, so if you that, you may like this, too.

u/ApollosCrow · 3 pointsr/books

If you're looking for something light and funny, I heartily recommend Gideon Defoe's The Pirates! series. I am also currently reading Greenbeard by Richard James Bentley and it's pretty good so far. Hope you enjoy puns.

If you want a more classic angle, the obvious starting point is probably Treasure Island, or Sabatini's Captain Blood trilogy.

u/TheFlaskedAvenger · 3 pointsr/FreeEBOOKS

Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YUcvf-a1DM&t=2s
Get the book for free from May 19th to 21st: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XFJLKVG
It’s got dames, drugs and death-metal. It’s got a hard-boiled detective and it’s got zombies, and it’s free this weekend.

u/irascible · 2 pointsr/satanism

That is sick. Do the hebrew symbols mean something?

Actually reminds of this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Liminal-States-Zack-Parsons/dp/0806533641

which was written by one of the old somethingawful guys. pretty rad story actually.

u/MiMi41585 · 2 pointsr/suggestmeabook
u/EveryWind007 · 2 pointsr/lootcrate

I read it a couple of years ago but when I got a copy in my LootCrate, I was so happy, if anybody else is reading this comment, yet another redditor recommends Ready Player One.

I believe the cover has a critic describe it as "Willy Wonka meets The Matrix" and it's very accurate.

That being said, it also has tons of awesome pop culture references and has a great feel to it.

Also OP: If you liked RPO, you might enjoy Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. I read it right after RPO and it had a similar vibe to it.

u/wmcduff · 2 pointsr/booksuggestions

Just finished Robin Sloan's Mr. Penumbra's Twenty-Four Hour Bookstore. It's not particularly heavy, and is very much imbued with the place of Silicon Valley/Google and San Francisco. I didn't think it was brilliant myself, but I seem to be in the minority...

u/PiePellicane · 2 pointsr/Catholicism

World of Trouble I've already read the first two Last Policeman books, and this is supposed to be the end (of the world).

u/skippy619 · 2 pointsr/writing

Right now, "Train Wreck" is available in ebook ($2.99) and paperback ($9.99) formats.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005KDD3TC

u/Scorpedo · 1 pointr/booksuggestions

The Event by Jamie Heppner, Post apocalyptic story done in a mashup theme. Almost all rules are broken in this book.

u/Blueoriontiger · 1 pointr/selfpublish

My young adult fantasy novel, taking in spirit towards a bit of anime and older books I grew up with. An Asian-American teenager finds her escape from real life with otherworldly travel thanks to a mystical fox being.

https://www.amazon.com/Michiko-Bates-Chronicles-Janeil-Harricharan-ebook/dp/B018P1LUI6/r

I worked with a Polish artist and another writer to bring this to fruition. It was a lot of fun and a great exercise! 75,000 words; $3.99 for the eBook, $9.99 for the paperback.

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u/MichaelRUnderwood · 1 pointr/Fantasy

Hello, r/Fantasy!

Mike Underwood here. The two-part season finale for my novella series Genrenauts is coming out in just over a week, and these last two episodes are 100% heroic fantasy - stew, swordplay, clerics, bards, dragons, and more. If you like self-aware fantasy comedies riffing on classic fantasy and D&D, do yourself a favor and check out The Failed Fellowship. It'll read best if you've read the rest of the series, since it is the season finale.


We’re Going to Need a New Chosen One…

The team travels to Traditional Fantasy-land where the prophesied hero has died just before his moment of triumph. The Genrenauts take on the roles of Wizard, Paladin, Fighter, Bard, and more to stop the Night-Lord before his arcane power brings about an eternal night of terror.

In Part 1, the heroes arrive in the story world and seek a weapon capable of defeating the Night-lord. In Part 2, they confront the Night-Lord and uncover a secret with implications that will ripple across the multiverse.


The whole series is SF/F, with a team of inter-dimensional travelers who visit worlds based on narrative genres to find and fix broken stories. The season covers Westerns, Sci-Fi, Rom-Coms, Odd Couple Police Procedurals, and Heroic Fantasy.


ALSO, you can get all four books in my Ree Reyes geeky Urban Fantasy series for under $10. Book 1 is just $.99, Book #2 is $1.99, and so on.

u/jareader · 1 pointr/ebookdeals
u/1phis · 1 pointr/audiobooks

I've found them on Amazon (Books 1, 2, and 3,) but I get this notification on the right side that its not available in my country. Like I said, any leads for getting it in the US would be super helpful.

u/hiddenthousand · 1 pointr/DeathStranding

Don't know how much similar this one is, but it's the only one that comes to mind (or maybe I just don't read that much):
https://www.amazon.com/Liminal-States-Zack-Parsons/dp/0806533641

u/StrugglingDale · 1 pointr/books
u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/books

Found the book, though I don't see any aggregated reviews. I'm 99% sure this is the right book though.

u/SirPringles · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

This one sounds amazing!

Frank and Beans!

I'm happy I didn't have to flash my books. They're quite shy.

u/Thpike · 1 pointr/printSF

Will do! I'm going to check out Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore next! I, unlike my wife, can only checkout one book at a time from the library lol

u/gaardyn · 1 pointr/suggestmeabook

I'm going to go a slightly different route. Instead of focusing on books with protagonists in your age group, I'm going to suggest a few books written by women in your age group.

Téa Olbrecht was 25 when The Tiger's Wife was published. It won the Orange Prize for Fiction in the UK and was a finalist for the National Book Award in the US.

Karen Russell was also 25 when St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised By Wolves was published. Her second novel, Swamplandia! was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2012, a year no prize for fiction was awarded.

I would also suggest taking a look at Chloe Caldwell's Legs Get Led Astray which is a collection of personal essays, not a novel, but reads like a memoir. She was in her late teens/early twenties at the time the essays take place. (I believe she's still under 30 at this point.)

You might also check out 30 Under 30, an anthology of thirty different writers all under the age of 30.

u/JaredOfTheWoods · 1 pointr/books

I don't know if it's underrated yet because it's relatively new but Liminal States by Zack Parsons was amazing. It's one part western, one part noir, and one part scifi/horror. And it's one of the most unique books I've ever read.