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Where To Find Fantasy Novels At UW Libraries Madison?

2025-05-23 14:26:31
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4 Answers

Parker
Parker
I recently stumbled upon the vast fantasy stash at UW-Madison while procrastinating on studying for my finals. While wandering around the Memorial Library’s East Wing, I found in the ‘PS’ section of the call numbers some treasures: Neil Gaiman’s ‘Stardust’ and N.K. Jemisin’s ‘The Fifth Season’. The way to search for the titles in the catalog is through the ‘Advanced Search’ and choose ‘Fantasy’ from the menu on the left. Note that for manga hybrids, such as ‘The Apothecary Diaries’, you should search for the titles in the East Asian Collection in Helen C. White Library. A very useful LibGuide for Fantasy Literature is available on the Library’s web site, with a list of themed reading lists, for example ‘Dragons & Politics’. I used it to find ‘His Majesty’s Dragon’.
2025-05-24
Rosa
Rosa
If you’re looking for literature to get lost in, the libraries at UW-Madison are a treasure trove of amazing stories. On the 8th floor of Memorial Library, there is an entire section dedicated to speculative fiction. Here you can find classics such as The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss and more recent bestsellers like The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon.

Their OverDrive collection is great for digging into the wealth of their audiobooks, such as Brandon Sanderson’s ‘Mistborn’. As for signed copies from local fantasy authors, their ‘New Arrivals’ shelf on the main level of Memorial Library is a great place to ask the info desk if they have any recently added. Finally, there is a very cozy reading nook near the graphic novels section in the College Library to read a novel like ‘The Lies of Locke Lamora’ and get lost in the world of said book.
2025-05-24
Quinn
Quinn
The Memorial Library’s Special Collections has rare first editions of Tolkien’s works, including a 1954 edition of ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’ that I got to hold. The general collections have an entire aisle dedicated to urban fantasy and after browsing through the folklore anthologies, I found ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman. You can find these books using the MadCat database by searching with keywords ‘high fantasy’ or ‘sword and sorcery’. For a more unusual collection of agrarian fantasy, check out the Steenbock Library of Agricultural Information’s collection of agricultural novels including ‘Uprooted’ by Naomi Novik.
2025-05-28
Tessa
Tessa
For quick picks, the Memorial Library circulation desk has a “Fantasy Favorites” display, and last week The Poppy War was one of the titles on display. Memorial also does a great job with interlibrary loan, and I recently received a copy of The Blade Itself. For e-book lovers, Hoopla allows searching of their collection using UW credentials, and I listened to all of The Sandman as audiobooks during finals.
2025-05-28

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