He Who Fights with Monsters 12

How it reads

He Who Fights with Monsters 12 is fantasy (progression fantasy, specifically), and its dominant mood is adventurous. It's driven by momentum, discovery and getting into trouble. It moves fast: plot-driven and hard to put down, the kind of book that carries you along even when you're tired.

It's set in an invented world, in no single period, told in the first person by a single narrator. Its central concerns are survival, power and politics and redemption. In weight it's light and escapist — easy to fall into.

It's a later book in a series — you'll usually want to start earlier. It ends on a cliffhanger, so have the next book ready. At 572 pages it's a real commitment. It's moderately known: read by plenty of people, but not a household name.