What would you recommend?

[amanda]

I'm looking for books written by non-mainstream authors in fantasy and/or sci fi and or/horror. I seem to be stuck in a rut as far as authors go, so I'm looking for something different in order to start branching out a little. :)

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[bibliofilen]

By Maria Gripe:
In the Time of the Bells - Fairytalesque but not pure fantasy, pretty somber and set mostly in a medieval court.
Agnes Cecilia - Modern, slightly spooky fantasy.

Johan Ajvide Lindqvist wrote the book that later became the film: Let the Right One In, it was very good in Swedish and has been translated into English (the American translation is called Let Me In). This is horror.

If by non-mainstream you mean something else than just off the track authors, Ethan of Athos by Lois McMaster Bujold is great fun and has a gay male protagonist from an all male planet who sees women as evil. Or perhaps Robin McKinley's fantasy novel Deerskin which deals with incest. I'm not certain exactly what you're looking for.

[amanda]

After seeing your recs, I do remember someone mentioning Deerskin to me once before, and I promised myself I'd check it out. I'll look into all of these though, as they all sound interesting. Thank you! :D