‘The Key to the Half Words‘ by Andrew Chaplin is the perfect gateway fantasy novel for reluctant fantasy readers like me. I‘m learning that you don‘t have to be obsessed to enjoy fantasy, and fantasy is SO much more than ‘The Lord of the Rings‘ and ‘A Game of Thrones.‘ More important, there‘s a lot to learn from fantasy despite its status as “genre fiction.” Read more on https://pickingbooks.com/blog/fantasy