Monday, December 2, 2024

Ten fantasy & romantasy books to help grapple with complex social issues

Penn Cole is an international bestselling author of magical worlds, feisty women, and angsty romance. Her debut series, The Kindred’s Curse Saga, has been sold in over a dozen languages to date. Before pursuing her lifelong dream of publishing, Cole had a prior career as an artist and attorney. Although she’s a Texas girl born and bred, she currently lives in France with her husband where she can usually be found eating far too many pastries and trolling her readers on Discord.

At People magazine the author tagged ten books "to inspire readers to return to their lives with a more inclusive mindset and a more courageous heart." One title on the list:
Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J. Tuli

Billed as “The Bachelor meets The Hunger Games,” this four-book romantasy series features a high-stakes tournament for a King’s hand in marriage that combines a spicy, enemies-to-lovers romance with the unpredictable twists and turns of epic fantasy. Lor is a fierce protagonist who holds her own in a world of men trying to control her. One of my favorite quotes says it all: “I am not his conquest. I am not his to claim. I am my own castle.”
Read about the other entries on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue