Staff Picks
12 booksThe fantasy books our booksellers keep pressing into readers’ hands.
The Book Mage of Scurry Hollow
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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
Shapeshifter Picks
11 titles visible · up to Sweet spice
Reader Type
Epic AdventurerShapeshifterSweet
The Lord of the Rings
by J.R.R. Tolkien
One Ring to rule them all. In a sweeping quest across Middle-earth, a humble hobbit must carry the most dangerous artifact in the world to the fires where it was forged—and destroy it.
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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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Shadow ReaderShapeshifterSweet
Steel Gods
by Richard Swan
Steel Gods is the second novel in the Great Silence trilogy, which began with Grave Empire, from Sunday Times bestselling author Richard Swan - a dark flintlock fantasy filled with epic adventure, ...
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Heart & HearthShapeshifterSweet
Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter
by Heather Fawcett
A woman who runs a cat rescue in 1920s Montréal turns to a grouchy but charming magician to help save her shelter in this heartwarming cozy fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of the...
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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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ShapeshifterSweet
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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