Staff Picks
12 booksThe fantasy books our booksellers keep pressing into readers’ hands.
The Book Mage of Scurry Hollow
Shop Books Online, Powered by Magic
Pecantown's booksellers did not want to sell books online unless it could feel as personal as a visit to the shop. So they built The Book Mage of Scurry Hollow, an interactive quiz that uses a little magic and a lot of bookseller know-how to guide you to the right shelf.
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What you get
A shelf that already feels like your taste.A few questions in, you will know where to start and what kind of fantasy world you are actually in the mood for.Browse By Reader Shelf
Know your reading instinct already?
Each shelf is organized around a reader type, so you can head straight for the books that fit your taste tonight.
Epic AdventurerBig worlds, impossible quests, and books with map energy.
21 books
Shadow ReaderDark academia, moral danger, and gorgeous books with teeth.
21 books
Heart & HearthCozy fantasy, devotion, found family, and romantic warmth.
36 books
Urban MysticMagic beneath the modern world, hidden doors, and city legends.
16 books
Historical WandererPeriod settings, old worlds, and stories stitched through time.
19 books
ShapeshifterGenre-bending fantasy for readers who never stay in one lane.
28 booksFeatured Collections
Wander the corners of the shop readers return to.
Start with staff favorites, giftable editions, special copies, and cozy fantasy worth getting lost in.
Special Editions
3 booksBeautiful, signed, and collectible editions worth keeping out on display.
Giftable Finds
4 booksThe kind of books and editions that make the right present for the right reader.
Cozy Corner
45 booksWarm, charming fantasy for rainy days, soft blankets, and one-more-chapter nights.
Still Curious?
Take the storm-lit way into your next read.
The Book Mage of Scurry Hollow is part recommendation and part little fantasy adventure: a strange bookshop, a mysterious guide, and a shelf that feels uncannily right when you come back out.
If browsing has not clicked yet, step inside and let the mood of the story do the sorting.
Catalog
Historical Wanderer Picks
6 titles visible · up to Sweet spice
Reader Type
Shadow ReaderHistorical WandererShapeshifterSweet
Babel
by R.F. Kuang
Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor-sharp books I've had the pleasure of reading that isn't just an alter...
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Historical WandererShapeshifterSweet
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
by Susanna Clarke
In the Hugo-award winning, epic New York Times Bestseller and basis for the BBC miniseries, two men change England's history when they bring magic back into the world.In the midst of the Napoleonic...
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Historical WandererSweet
His Majesty's Dragon
by Naomi Novik
In the first novel of the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series, a rare bond is formed between a young man and a dragon, and together they must battle in the Napoleonic Wars.“A terrifically e...
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Historical WandererSweet
The Bear and the Nightingale
by Katherine Arden
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A wild and willful young woman finds herself at the center of a tale of spirits, ancient evils, and the mysterious winter-king Frost—in the lyrical first novel of the Winterni...
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Historical WandererSweet
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
by Natasha Pulley
In 1883 London, a clerk finds a mysterious gold watch that predicted an explosion. Tracking its maker to a Japanese craftsman in Knightsbridge, he is drawn into a world of invention, intrigue, and impossible foresight.
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Historical WandererSweet
What the River Knows
by Isabel Ibañez
Stress. It’s everywhere these days: a cry for help, the answer to why illnesses pop up (or won’t go away), an issue for students and workers, and a culprit when it comes to everything from car acc...
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