Hi! I recently read the book in the title and loved it, but I’m having a hard time finding recommendations based on the specific aspects I liked about the book, so I thought I’d ask. I loved the academic angle, with the footnotes and references to sources that didn’t exist. I also loved the parts of the book focused on the Raven King, the emphasis on folkloric elements and folk tales/practices in relation to academia, especially given it focused on the folklore, not just the events themselves. I don’t know that I explained that well but hopefully you folks can help me!
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You might also like Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett and The Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
A more serious fantasy book with an academic angle & footnotes is Babel by RF Kuang
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
For emphasis on fokloric elements, try The Green Man series by Juliet McKenna. It takes place in modern times but it’s all about British folklore entities–dryads, naiads, dragons, brownies, swan maidens, elves, giants, and lots of others. The protagonist is the son of a dryad and a human.