This Rec League request from Reader Patricia. She’s do for surgery next month and is looking to load up on some good books to keep her occupied during recovery time. Here’s her request:
Okay, I’m seeking a lot of book recommendations. I’m headed in for my third major abdominal surgery next month (damn you, endometriosis), and I’m looking to stock up on book recs from the Bitchery for what appears to be a 4-6 week recovery.
Here’s the deal – I read almost exclusively historicals; definitely can’t get into small towns, and rare is the contemporary that keeps my interest (and sports bore me in general, can’t imagine an entire book with that as the backdrop).
So, I’d like to dip my toes into the realm of the paranormal. I’ve tried the Sookie Stackhouse and Merry Gentry series and didn’t care for them, largely because I can’t get into stories where EVERY. SINGLE. PERSON. falls in love with the main female (or can’t combat the fire of their loins, or whatnot). I did read Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster, and enjoyed that, but not sure if that counts?
So – paranormals, maybe historical ones? Alpha heroes welcome, no TSTL heroines, magic, urban fantasy, steampunk, shifters, wolves, vamps, ghosts, packs of selkies, all those could work.
Redheadedgirl: Gail Carriger’s Parasol Protectorate series. The first book is Soulless ( A | BN | K | G | AB )
Elyse: Anything by Bec McMaster! A Taste of Blood and Wine ( A | BN | K | AB )!
It’s not historical but A Discovery of Witches ( A | BN | K | G | AB | Au )is really good and no TSTL heroine or everyone falling in love with the heroine
Sarah: Kristen Callihan’s Darkest London series. Book one, is Firelight ( A | BN | K | G | AB ). And the Blades of the Rose series by Zoe Archer, starting with Warrior ( A | BN | K | G | AB )!
Amanda: Strapping on my recommendation hat!
The Native Star by MK Hobson ( A | BN | K | G | AB ) is an American Historical with steampunk and magical elements that I really enjoyed, though it’s been forever since I’ve read it. The Drakon series by Shana Abe starting with The Smoke Thief. (DRAGONS IN LONDON!). The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook ( A | BN | K | G | AB | Au ) is steampunk, but it’s a bit dark and is set in England. And I haven’t read Kathryne Kennedy’s Relics of Merlin series, but we’ve featured a few of the books in the past and those are fantasy historical romance. The first book is Enchanting the Lady ( A | BN | K | G | AB ).
What are you favorite historical romances with paranormal and fantasy elements? Any series you’d recommend? Tell us in the comments!
I will propose Winter Rose by Patricia McKillip. Chilling otherworldly magic and a great romance. McKillip has created lots of superb fantasy novels (“YA that adults love”, mostly, and a few for older readers); some have a strong romance element and others don’t.
Many of my favorites have already been mentioned, but I would add:
Deborah Blake’s Baba Yaga series, Darynda Jones’s Charley Davidson (starts with “First Grave on the Right”), and two new ones with one entry so far, “Dark Days Club” by Alison Goodman (reviewed as “Georgette Heyer fights demons!”) and “Murder in Time” by Julie McElwain. Both of these have sequels scheduled.
Karen Harbaugh’s The Vampire Viscount. Just what the title says. Signet Regency with a Vampire Viscount. Totally awesome.
If you want to go the steampunk route, one adventure/romance series that I don’t think has been mentioned yet is Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris’s The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrances. The first book is Phoenix Rising. These are pretty darn “clean” reads.
Otherwise I loved the Soulless series and Callihan’s Darkest London.
I second Mel Burns recs! Also If you love the historical with a twist have you read “A Murder in Time” by Julie McElwain? She is an FBI profiler who is time traveled and left with a murder to solve when she gets there. Very Nice. If you do any M/M reading then the Magpie Lord series by K.J. Charles will fill the bill nicely as well. I assumed you wanted to stay with a historical feel versus contemporary (although your really missing out with Kate Daniels!). The Zoe Archer books are steampunk but it’s historical with a touch of whimsy. Skies of Gold was my favorite of those.
Third Bujold’s Chalion books–so heartfelt and intelligent. They’re great. And Guy Gavriel Kay as well.
If you like historical mystery with your romance, try Deanna Raybourn’s Julia Grey series. Twisty mysteries and slow burn. She also has some Jazz Age books, but I didn’t like them as much.
Rachel Bach has nice fantasy under name of Rachel Aaron, Eli Monpress series.
Oh! Oh! Megan Whalen Turner’s The Thief series. Marketed as YA, but very intelligent with outstanding character development, hidden currents, and sneakiness. Huge payoffs in the 2ND and later books. Heartbreaking and awesome.
I just finished Lisa Hendrix’s newest release (4th in the Immortal Brotherhood series) – Immortal Defender. Cursed immortal Viking shifters. Beautifully written. Elizabethan politics. Hot sex. What’s not to like?
Seconding previous suggestions of Naomi Novik’s TEMERAIRE series (Waterloo with Dragons) and also Nalini Singh’s PSY/CHANGELING series. Both are EXCELLENT!
I’ll add my endorsement to the pack of Patricia Wrede devotees. Now for a couple of others:
You might or might not enjoy Mercedes Lackey’s Elemental Masters series, which are essentially Victorian-era paranormal fairy tale adaptations, many with romantic elements; I like Lackey in general, but the series is a trifle uneven. A better bet might be the “Doubled Edge” series bylined to Lackey and Roberta Gellis, beginning with This Scept’red Isle; those are set in pre-Elizabethan England and feature elves interacting with the royal court.
Not romances at all (well, maybe just a little if you squint), but both historical and vampire-driven: Fred Saberhagen’s The Dracula Tape and The Holmes-Dracula File. These are both narrated by the Count himself, explaining at length and with excellently dry wit why you shouldn’t believe anything Bram Stoker wrote about him.
I agree with so many of these recommendations too, but would also suggest Mary Robinette Kowal’s Glamourist novels – Regency fantasy romance and rather adorable, beginning with Shades of Milk and Honey.
I loved Bee Ridgway’s The River of No Return, which combines time-travel, fantasy and sci-fi with thriller-mystery. I thought it was beautifully written too.
What about Genevieve Cogman’s The Invisible Library – steampunk, alternative realities, spies, magic, dragons, and lots and lots of books.
I also quite enjoyed Suzanne McLeod’s urban fantasy romance Spellcracker series, which are set in present-day London; they play around with the usual vampire, fairy, witches, British history tropes and are a simple but enjoyable read. (You might not want anything too heavy if you’re covering from surgery!)
When I first got into Paranormal I got hooked on Heather Long’s Wolves of Willow Bend series. I highly recommend it. I found the first book to be my least favourite – found heroine annoying and the sex a bit brutal, but Heather Long started building an interesting world with inter-related plots and relationships that became a series I could not put down – it just kept getting better with each book and is now on my Must Buy list. Average Ratings 4.5 Stars for me…
I also love the Dana Marie Bell Halle Shifters series that has some laughter as well as the intensity and mystical qualities of Shifters and some kick-ass women. You could start with Bear Necessities and see if it works for you.
For light and entertaining snark with your paranormal,I love Molly Harper’s Jame Jameson and Half Moon Hollow series.
Sending healing thoughts your way – good luck with the surgery, and happy reading!
I also echo the recommendations for Faith Hunter, Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, G.A.Aikens, Brennan. Thea Harrison has a PNR series which is not too angsty and I enjoy. Christine Warren has some PNR that are not too heavy. Kresley Cole has a PNR series that can be quite fun. Darynda Jones has a series if you like snarky humor with a romance tag that develops over several books.
Mary Robinette Kowal has a wonderful book series set in a Regency time in which magic (called glamour) is real. I believe Shades of Milk and Honey is the first in the series. The Lady Trent books are quite good too.
Lydia Dare has a Regency werewolf series.
I enjoy the Chronicles of Elantra series by Michelle Sagara. The books in the series follow the heroine, Kaylyn. They world is feudal with a court ruled by dragons.
You might also like a Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet.
Grace Draven and Anne Bishop are must reads for me as well.
Definitely check out Deanna Raybourn’s A Curious Beginning, a mystery set in Victorian England. The heroine, Veronica Speedwell, is smart, capable and independent, but not too stubborn to accept assistance where beneficial. You might also like Lindsay Faye’s novel Jane Steele, which reimagine’s Jane Eyre with a darkly humorous plot and a likeable serial killer of a heroine. As historical mysteries, these are a bit outside of your request. Both are clever, very well written and uniquely enjoyable. Best wishes on your surgery.
Check out the novels of Devon Monk. She has two ongoing series, I think. One in which magic is the central element, which I have read all of and enjoyed tremendously (there’s a live gargoyle!). She also has a steampunk series which I haven’t read, but if it’s as well written as the other series…
Oh, and I’ve recently started reading Katie MacAlister’s Dragon Fall series – tons of fun! She also has a raft of other series you might enjoy – vampires, etc.
Wish you successful surgery and a speedy recovery!
While they’re more fantasy than paranormal, and kind of two different historical settings, but: the Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix. The first is Sabriel (or Clariel if you want to read in chronological order). It’s got a light touch on the romance with all of the books (but oh, it’s still there enough to make you happy), but the world building is fantastic and it’s great to see how the characters change and grow over time. The newest book Goldenhand just came out, so now’s the perfect time to start!
So you like bec mcmaster? excellent. I second the kristen callihan series, as well as the meljean brook. the series i didn’t see listed that fits in this area (if you can find it) is the Kate Cross steampunk series. http://www.alterkate.com/kate-cross/ (— heart of brass is the first one 🙂
i also like the mary robinette kowal recommenedation. i love her writing. add to this David Liss’s ‘The 12th Enchantment’ http://davidliss.com/?page_id=1152.
There’s a lot of good stuff listed here. Looking forwrard to seeing what you end up reading as you recover, and what you like 🙂
Wow, there are some great rec’s on here! If you decide to read Ilona Andrews’ Kate Daniels series, I’d recommend starting with book two, and then going back and reading book one as a prequel (you won’t lose anything). As a romance reader, you might also like “The Edge” series from her – it’s much more romancey, and (one thing I like), each book focuses on a different couple, so you’re not stuck waiting for a resolution that never comes, as with a single-character series. I think of “The Edge” series as sort of like Swamp Rock meets High Fantasy.
If you decide to check out Nalini Singh, and you’re used to reading SF/F, you might want to start with the Archangel series, as it’s super plot-heavy, and should keep your brain occupied (amazing world-building). If you’re more of a solid romance reader, start with the Psy/Changling novels, as the narrative structure will be more familiar.
If you’re stuck in a phase of recovery where you need audiobooks (or you get eyestrain from all these amazing rec’s!), Ben Aaronovitch’s “Peter Grant” novels (also recommended by another person on here) are SO GOOD on audiobook. The narrator really kills it.
Some contemporary authors that might work for you if you decide to give (non-small town) modern romances another shot: Laura Kinsale (like french travel porn mixed with sexy chocolatiers), Charlotte Stein (She has a Zombie Apocalypse Menage book that is one of my favorites, that would count as paranormal!), Alisha Rai never writes TSTL heroines, and you might like Penny Reid, whose books are hilarious and usually generally focused on nerds and knitting. I had a hard time with “contemporaries” until about ten years ago, because I felt like most of them were set in this squeaky-clean version of the USA that had no diversity, no conflicts outside of family conflicts, no real discussion of birth control and related issues, magic economies where you could support a secret baby by making cupcakes, and I really just couldn’t suspend my disbelief for that. The fact that you called out “small town romances” makes me wonder if that’s an issue for you, as well? If so, all of these authors I’ve named should be safe, and their books are all delightful.
I see a few other authors also offered free copies of their books, and I’ll throw my name on that pile. If you hit me up on Twitter (@jocelynzombie) I’ll be happy to send you a download link for a free copy of my novel “Bad Penny” (though it’s squarely not what you’re looking for – it’s a contemporary erotica about a dominatrix working in a BDSM club, who has sex with a wide variety of people… not a small-town romance, though!).
Oh, also: Before your surgery, I really encourage you to check out your library’s OverDrive app (so you can download books to your phone for free as you recover – if your local library doesn’t have it, check and see if you can get a card at the closest major metro library – almost all of them subscribe). I wish you happy reading, and most of all, a speedy recovery!
Author Frank Tuttle seems to be over looked. He has two series that are wonderful — All the Paths of Shadow/All the Turns of Light have a young female mage (with a mobile plant friend) who’s tackling the big problems for her Country & King with charming intelligence and grit. His Markhat 9-book series is fantasy detective-noirish, quick, amusing reads with great characters (in the vein of Garrett, P.I. by Glen Cook, which is also highly recommended).
Your requirements for a good book are nearly identical to mine! So, hopefully you will like this fantasy romance by Amanda Bouchet, A Promise of Fire (if you haven’t already read it!). I found it to be ! Enjoy and smooth recovering wishes to you!
A book series I bought but haven’t read yet has a niece of Sherlock Holmes who practices magic. It’s called the Baskerville Affair,, the author is Emma Jane Holloway, and the first book is a Study in Silks. And doesn’t Susanna Clark have dragons in Napoleonic era England in Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell?
Amanda Quick’s Arcane Society series. Those are historical with some light paranormal. The series actually hops between her historical pen name, her contemporary name (Jayne Ann Krentz), and her futuristic pen name (Jayne Castle). They’re fun and have quirky characters.
Amanda Quick’s Arcane Society books are historical paranormal, and they’re some of my favorites! The series actually has historical, contemporary, and futuristic settings (often about characters’ descendants throughout time periods!) And there’s plenty of them to read! My favorites are Perfect Poison (heroine has a talent for detecting poison and supposedly poisoned her former fiance) and Second Sight (fake married! my absolute catnip.)
I also second Gail Carriger – the Parasol Protectorate series is hilarious and witty, as well as her YA Finishing School series (which has some of the same minor characters, just as teens! At a finishing school for lady spies! Squee!)
Garth Nix also has a cute Regency-plus-magic novel called Newt’s Emerald, which also has a very Twelfth Night-esque cross-dressing heroine.
Mercedes Lackey also has a series set in early 1900s/WWI England that is retellings of fairy tales in a structured magic system. The series is called the Elemental Masters and has 10+ books by now, I think?
I just want to say, as always, you are all the very best, and have all the excellent recommendations. Thank you for being so awesome, y’all, and thank you for being part of the SB community.
Wow. Loads of excellent recommendations. I read them all (and added some new stuff to my list too!) and didn’t see these mentioned:
CS Harris, Sebastian St. Cyr novels are historical mysteries – no magic, and very little to no romance – but have the same flavor. Warning though, they get darker as they go along with regard to the murders he works to solve.
For something much lighter but very interesting, though sadly standalone, I suggest Mad Kestrel by Misty Massey. Has some fantasy leanings but is just a wonderful tale. I can’t do a good synopsis of it but ‘female ship captain’ gives you a clue.
Gail Carriger is mentioned above but mostly for her Parasol Protectorate. I’d suggest the Finishing School series – and if possible, in audio because those are fabulous.
Best wishes for a successful and FINAL surgery and a quick and pain free recovery!
Wow, lots of good suggestions. I want to second the recommendation for AM Dellamonica–she is so awesome and that is a fantastic series; there’s a third book coming out. I think everyone has mentioned the books I would have, so the only one I can think of is a sort of historical fantasty/magic by Patricia Burroughs, This Crumbling Pageant. The second one is coming out soon, so the first may be on sale. I also second KJ Charles. She’s also a really good writer and if you’re looking for magic/paranormal–she’s also really good at writing funny/snarky.
Best of luck with your surgery and have a nice, relaxing recovery!
Quite the embarrassment of riches in this post! So many favorites (Andrews, Bujold, Briggs, Holmberg, Draven, Turner) I particularly recommend Wrede & Stevermer’s Sorcery and Cecilia series and Carriger’s Parasol Protectorate series because they are definitely both magical and alternate history. Not my faves overall, but both have a nice balance of humor, romance, and adventure, with no over-the-top angst or violence. When I was laid up, I really couldn’t cope with too much intensity, and these would have made nice first encounter comfort reads. Hope you recover quickly and enjoy many new literary discoveries.
A couple of other series that combine history, some form of magic, and differing amounts of romance:
Madeleine Robins / Sarah Tolerance mystery series. Set in an alternate Regency England, the stories feature fallen woman, trouser wearer, and swordswoman Sarah Tolerance. There are three books in the series, perfect for fans of C. S. Harris. The first one is somewhat dark, but the third has a satisfying conclusion. At any rate, Sarah is a great character.
Sherwood Smith / Dobrenica series. Dobrenica is a mysterious country set somewhere in Europe, a cross between Ruritania and Brigadoon. American, Kim Murray is trying to track down genealogical information when she is mistaken for her Dobrenican doppelganger and kidnapped. Hijinks ensue. Also sword fighting. Also romance w/obstacle course.
Galen Beckett / Mrs. Quent series. Another re-imagined regency with magic, the first book, The Magicians and Mrs. Quent has the requisite danger and suspense and a touch of subdued romance. I enjoyed it but the others are still TBRed. Book one was reminiscent of Mary Robinette Kowal’s Shades of Milk and Honey.
Adding my vote for Bec McMaster, Kristin Callihan, Ilona Andrews (I prefer The Edge series myself!), Meljean Brook, Nalini Singh, Liz Carlyle, KJ Charles, Jenn Bennett and Deanna Raybourn!
Also!
Isabel Cooper – late 1800’s historical, with a family who turns into dragons. Very much fun.
Zoe Archer – both the Blades of the Rose (adventure romance) and the Ether Chronicles (steampunk, written with her husband) series.
Amy Raby – Hearts & Thrones series. Sort of alt-Roman history with magic? The heroine in the first book is an assassin sent to kill the emperor (who’s the hero, of course!).
Moira Rogers Bloodhounds series is American historical steampunk. Includes the “fated mate” trope, but not every man falls in love with the heroine. They also write the Southern Arcana series, which is contemporary paranormal.
For a couple YA series, I’d recommend Jane Yolen’s Pit Dragon Chronicles. I LOVED these and just found out that a fourth was published! Kind of sci-fi, set on a different world where rich farmers breed dragons to fight in the pits. Minor romance plot, more coming of age stuff.
Another favorite of mine are the Rune Blade and Sword in Exile series by Ann Marston. Celtic fantasy with swords and kilts and prophecy – so much to love, and the covers are gorgeous.
I love the Graveyard Queen series by Amanda Stevens. The heroine is a cemetery restorer who lives in Charleston, but she travels around the South restoring various small cemeteries. She can see ghosts. There is romance, and you do need to read the books in order because the narrative of the series is very sequential. There are five books out now.
Also recommend the Jensen Murphy Ghost for Hire series by Chris Marie Green. More paranormal, less romance, but completely addictive with a creepy edge that kept me from reading them at night. Jensen is a ghost – she was murdered back in the 80s, and now she’s trying to find her killer, while also helping other ghosts solve the mystery of what happened to them.
I burned out on paranormal romances several years ago, but the writing and plots of both of these are compelling enough, and the plots different enough, that I just gobbled them up faster than a bag of chips.
I’m going to third (or fourth) the Jayne Ann Krentz/Jane Castle/Amanda Quick recommendation. I went on a binge last year and read everything I could get my hands on by her. I loved that some of the elements introduced in her historical/paranormals (Archane Society) extended out into her sci-fi-ish paranormals (Curtain). http://jayneannkrentz.com/books-by-series/
To add to some of the other comments: If you decide to try Sherwood Smith’s Dobrenica series, you might be interested to know that in the 3rd book, “Revenant Eve”, the heroine goes back in time to Napoleonic Europe to help her great-something grandparents get together. (Great-something Grandma is related to Josephine.) Next, in Deborah Harkness’ All Souls’ trilogy (the one beginning with “A Discovery of Witches”), in the 2nd book, “Shadow of night,” the heroine has to hide out from the bad guys, so, since she can time travel, she goes to 16th c. London and Poland. Harkness is a specialist in Elizabethan England, so the details are good. Lastly, Karen Chance has a book called “Masks,” which is peripheral to her Cassie Palmer series. It’s the story of Cassie’s vampire protector, Mircea, as a new vampire in 16th c. Venice, a very underused setting.
SO MANY GOOD RECs!! I would follow up with some addendums myself:
PN Elrod’s Hanged Man – Ive read the first one and it was excellent.
roserita commented about the 16th C travel in Shadow of Night – these books are heavy dense reading but I just adored all the very realistic details and very present feeling you got – exp as it was from a modern day woman’s POV so you got the cognitive dissonance as welly – if you are a history buff this is a weighty but worthwhile read just for the history bits alone.
Sarah Tolerance books ! OMG I thought I was the only one who had heard of those – my library has the first one, I didn’t know there were more.
Whoever suggested Overdrive – that was my secret weapon when I was recovering – from the comfort of my sofa and via my ipad I could peruse the whole catalog and enjoy reading 5 novels in one day!
Extra recommendation for Megan Whalen Turner’s The Thief series – it seems like they are going nowhere and BAM!! completely unexpected plot twist!!
A bit different to your list of likes but I am going to put out there the Harry Dresden books by Jim Butcher – the first three are a bit hard going as he is still learning his craft, and also developing the story but stick with it as its REALLY good and the later half of the series has some real guts to it – no insta love – in fact most people seem to hate Harry’s guts and would prefer ripping them out and stomping on them.
Jeannie Lin’s Gunpowder Alchemy is an absolutely beautiful historical steampunk set in China. There are two books in the series.
Best of luck with your recovery!
For books with a more Regency or Jane Austen feel, I strongly suggest A Matter of Magic by C. Wrede (2-book omnibus. Bonus!) and Mary Robinette Kowal’s Shades of Milk and Honey (1st of 5 books). Seriously, the Kowal book is clearly an Austen homage, but with a little bit of magic for spice. The later books have more action, and are just as good.
This is a fun thread.
I have a few ideas that I don’t think have been mentioned yet.
Charles de Lint has been writing Urban Fantasy for 30+ years – the romance is understated but usually present. Some of his books from the 80s read like historicals – I particularly liked Jack of Kinrowan and Drink Down the Moon, both set in 1980s Ottawa. And his Newfound series is quite good too.
The Kate Spade books by Alexis Hall – kind of like Henry Dresden but with more lesbian sex. (no, that title can’t be right – the Kate something books).
Robin D. Owens’s Celta books. Great world building. Magic, adventure and romance.
@cleo – Kate Kane series!
And The War for the Oaks by Emma Bull – another early urban fantasy with a musician who gets recruited into a battle between faerie courts and falls for a phouka (as one does). It was originally contemporary, but it’s set in 1980s Minneapolis.
Pretty much everything that came to mind re historical PNR has already been mentioned, but I will add Alice Borchardt’s Legends of the Wolves series–8th century Rome with werewolves (and more). The first book, The Silver Wolf, was my favorite, by far, tho. There’s also a Guinevere series that I didn’t care for, but YMMV. (Note: Borchardt was Anne Rice’s late sister and I’ve heard their writing compared. I’ve never read Rice, so I can’t say.)
I feel as if there are more books I’m forgetting. I’ll add to the list if the brain starts working.
All the best!
:::rolls back in:::
I would also offer A Darker Shade of Magic and A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab. Dimension-hopping sorcerers and young pickpockets that masquerade as a men and decide to take over a pirate ship. And the dimensional convergence is in London. There’s Gray London (no magic, that’s our world), Red London (has skilled magic users), White London (was a little too close when something cataclysmic happened and the world essentially got burnt), and Black London (essentially a very angry and possibly psychotic magic entity of its own now).
Deborah Harkness’ trilogy. 1st is A Discovery of Witches
just read 5 book epic by Shana Abe. must read in order. !st is Smoke Thief
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke. She also has The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
anything by Jo Walton
Nora Roberts has several trilogies that feature magically/paranormal themes. But they’re contemporaries not historicals. The Key Trilogy, Three Sisters, The Cousins O’Dwyer and The Circle Trilogy are some that I’ve read and enjoyed.
Viola Carr’s Electric Empire Novels are a reimaging of the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story featuring Dr. Jekyll’s daughter in steampunk London. The first is The Diabolical Miss Hyde.
Kristi Charish’s Owl Series is urban fantasy. Indiana Jones meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The first book is Owl and the Japanese Circus.
I agree that Overdrive is great! And often times your library will take suggestions for purchases. I emailed asking they look into purchasing Kristen Callihan’s Darkest London series and within two days they had purchased the whole series. Librarians are awesome!
My library also offers hoopla service. And if you’re looking for a reading break, hoopla has TV series and mini-series as well. I recently found out they have a fun fantasy mini-series NBC made about 15 years ago called The 10th Kingdom. A fairytale adventure that was a precursor to Once Upon of Time and Grimm. I enjoyed it so much I bought the blu-ray on Amazon. (It’s only $13 right now. Score!)