9 Top fantasy books like Crow Winter by Karen McBride

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Crow Winter

By: Karen McBride

3.90

Format: 352 pages, ebook

Nanabush. A name that has a certain weight on the tongue—a taste. Like lit sage in a windowless roo…

If you liked the fantasy plot in Crow Winter by Karen McBride , here is a list of 9 books like this:

1. Motorcycles & Sweetgrass

By: Drew Hayden Taylor

4.55

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A story of magic, family, a mysterious stranger . . . and a band of marauding raccoons. Otter Lake … read more

Similar categories in Drew Hayden Taylor's Motorcycles & Sweetgrass book and Karen McBride's Crow Winter

  • fiction
  • magical realism
  • fantasy
  • canada
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2. Indian Horse

By: Richard Wagamese

4.42

Format: 221 pages, Paperback

Saul Indian Horse has hit bottom. His last binge almost killed him, and now he’s a reluctant reside… read more

Similar categories in Richard Wagamese's Indian Horse book and Karen McBride's Crow Winter

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • canada
  • historical fiction
"I discovered that being someone you are not is often easier than living with the person you are."

-Richard Wagamese, Indian Horse

"We need mystery. Creator in her wisdom knew this. Mystery fills us with awe and wonder. They are the foundations of humility, and humility is the foundation of all learning. So we do not seek to unra…"

-Richard Wagamese, Indian Horse

"Benjamin and I sat in the middle of one of the large canoes with our grandmother in the stern, directing us past shoals and through rapids and into magnificent stretches of water. One day the clouds …"

-Richard Wagamese, Indian Horse

"We were hockey gypsies, heading down another gravel road every weekend, plowing into the heart of that magnificent northern landscape. We never gave a thought to being deprived as we travelled, to be…"

-Richard Wagamese, Indian Horse

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3. Egghead

By: Caroline Pignat

3.50

Format: 185 pages, Paperback

Will Reid is a gawky kid who wears fake turtlenecks, is obsessed by his ant farm project, and is lo… read more

Similar categories in Caroline Pignat's Egghead book and Karen McBride's Crow Winter

  • fiction
  • canada
  • contemporary
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4. Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City

By: Tanya Talaga

4.52

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In 1966, twelve-year-old Chanie Wenjack froze to death on the railway tracks after running away fro… read more

Similar categories in Tanya Talaga's Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City book and Karen McBride's Crow Winter

  • canada
  • audiobook
"Rebuilding an inequitable and harmful relationship is not easy. But for the good of all our children – Indigenous and not – the hard work must begin."

-Tanya Talaga, Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City

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5. Son of a Trickster (Trickster, #1)

By: Eden Robinson

3.82

Format: 319 pages, Hardcover

With striking originality and precision, Eden Robinson, the Giller-shortlisted author of the classi… read more

Similar categories in Eden Robinson's Son of a Trickster (Trickster, #1) book and Karen McBride's Crow Winter

  • magical realism
  • canada
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
"He wasn't going to be alone after she died, but the world was going to be a lonelier place without her."

-Eden Robinson, Son of a Trickster (Trickster, #1)

6. The Break

By: Katherena Vermette

4.36

Format: 39 pages, Paperback

2016 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize finalist When Stella, a young Metis mother, looks out her … read more

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7. The Back of the Turtle

By: Thomas King

4.00

Format: 302 pages, Hardcover

This is Thomas King's first literary novel in 15 years and follows on the success of the award-winn… read more

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8. Birdie

By: Tracey Lindberg

3.67

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Monkey Beachmeets Green Grass, Running Watermeets The Beachcombersin this wise and funny novel by a… read more

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9. Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2)

By: Waubgeshig Rice

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping sequel to the award-winning post-apocalyptic novel Moon of the Crusted Snow , a br… read more

Similar categories in Waubgeshig Rice's Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2) book and Karen McBride's Crow Winter

  • fiction
  • adult
  • canada
  • audiobook
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10. Moon of the Crusted Snow (Moon, #1)

By: Waubgeshig Rice

3.85

Format: 213 pages, Paperback

A daring post-apocalyptic thriller from a powerful rising literary voice. With winter looming, … read more

Similar categories in Waubgeshig Rice's Moon of the Crusted Snow (Moon, #1) book and Karen McBride's Crow Winter

  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Yes, apocalypse. We've had that over and over. But we always survived. We're still here. And we'll still be here, even if the power and the radios don't come back on and we never see any white people…"

-Waubgeshig Rice, Moon of the Crusted Snow (Moon, #1)

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11. The Theory of Crows

By: David Alexander Robertson

3.89

Format: 320 pages, ebook

A poignant and evocative novel about the bonds of family and the gifts offered by the land When … read more

Similar categories in David Alexander Robertson's The Theory of Crows book and Karen McBride's Crow Winter

  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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12. VenCo

By: Cherie Dimaline

3.79

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Lucky St. James, a Métis millennial living with her cantankerous but loving grandmother Stella, is … read more

Similar categories in Cherie Dimaline's VenCo book and Karen McBride's Crow Winter

  • magical realism
  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"It felt like the drunken part of falling in love, the erratic and uncompromising compulsion that made you do dumb shit and your best shit at the same time. She had to stop herself from running. She h…"

-Cherie Dimaline, VenCo

"Throughout history, witches have been the stand-ins for all people who have felt 'outside' or 'different.' I say, fuck it -- go outside, be different, be so different they have to loosen their grip o…"

-Cherie Dimaline, VenCo

"She wondered if every place in New Orleans had a secret garden, if every place was so witchy and beautiful. And for the first time, she was filled with an enormous pride for who she was-- what she wa…"

-Cherie Dimaline, VenCo

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13. Bad Cree

By: Jessica Johns

3.92

Format: 259 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping debut tinged with supernatural horror, a young Cree woman's dreams lead her on a p… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Johns's Bad Cree book and Karen McBride's Crow Winter

  • magical realism
  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"On cloudless days I swear the prairies are closer to the sun than anywhere else in the world. Not because of the heat. It's the size of the floating orb when nothing else is around it. Beating like a…"

-Jessica Johns, Bad Cree

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14. The Strangers

By: Katherena Vermette

4.10

Format: 336 pages, None

From the bestselling author of The Break comes a staggering intergenerational saga that explores ho… read more

Similar categories in Katherena Vermette's The Strangers book and Karen McBride's Crow Winter

  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Summer was always the worst season. Everyone always complained about winter, but winter was simple, you just didn't go outside. Summer always tried to sneak in where it was not wanted."

-Katherena Vermette, The Strangers

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15. The Circle

By: Katherena Vermette

4.05

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning and #1 bestselling author of The Break and The Strangers comes a poignant an… read more

Similar categories in Katherena Vermette's The Circle book and Karen McBride's Crow Winter

  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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16. Trickster Drift (Trickster, #2)

By: Eden Robinson

4.29

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

Following the Scotiabank Giller Prize-shortlisted Son of a Trickster comes Trickster Drift, the sec… read more

Similar categories in Eden Robinson's Trickster Drift (Trickster, #2) book and Karen McBride's Crow Winter

  • magical realism
  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
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17. Hunting by Stars

By: Cherie Dimaline

4.30

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A new story about hope and survival. Years ago, when plagues and natural disasters killed millions … read more

Similar categories in Cherie Dimaline's Hunting by Stars book and Karen McBride's Crow Winter

  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Return of the Trickster (Trickster, #3) by Eden Robinson

18. Return of the Trickster (Trickster, #3)

By: Eden Robinson

4.12

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

The third and final book of the brilliant and captivating Trickster Trilogy, from the bestselling a… read more

Similar categories in Eden Robinson's Return of the Trickster (Trickster, #3) book and Karen McBride's Crow Winter

  • magical realism
  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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19. Crow Winter

By: Karen McBride

3.90

Format: 352 pages, ebook

Nanabush. A name that has a certain weight on the tongue—a taste. Like lit sage in a windowless roo… read more

Similar categories in Karen McBride's Crow Winter book and Karen McBride's Crow Winter

  • magical realism
  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of DreadfulWater (DreadfulWater, #1) by Hartley GoodWeather

20. DreadfulWater (DreadfulWater, #1)

By: Hartley GoodWeather

3.81

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

The award-winning, bestselling author of The Back of the Turtle and The Inconvenient Indian masters… read more

Similar categories in Hartley GoodWeather's DreadfulWater (DreadfulWater, #1) book and Karen McBride's Crow Winter

  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
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21. Monkey Beach

By: Eden Robinson

4.04

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

“ Monkey Beach creates a vivid contemporary landscape that draws the reader deep into a traditional… read more

Similar categories in Eden Robinson's Monkey Beach book and Karen McBride's Crow Winter

  • magical realism
  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • fantasy
"Six crows sit in our greengage tree. Half awake, I hear them speak to me in Haisla."

-Eden Robinson, Monkey Beach

"As I drove away, I felt deeply comforted knowing that magical things were still living in the world."

-Eden Robinson, Monkey Beach

"You honkies want women to be like cookies, all sweet and dainty and easy to eat. But I'm fry bread, you bitch, and I'm proud of it."

-Eden Robinson, Monkey Beach

"We are apart so that I will know the joy of being with you again. Take care of yourself, wherever you are. Take care of yourself, wherever you are."

-Eden Robinson, Monkey Beach

17 Top fiction books like Crow Winter by Karen McBride

Motorcycles & Sweetgrass

Drew Hayden Taylor

4.55

Transform Your Habits

Indian Horse

Richard Wagamese

4.42

Transform Your Habits

Egghead

Caroline Pignat

3.50

Transform Your Habits

Son of a Trickster (Trickster, #1)

Eden Robinson

3.82

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21 Top fiction books like VenCo by Cherie Dimaline

Transform Your Habits

Thornhedge

T. Kingfisher

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

Shane Hawk

3.98

Transform Your Habits

Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2)

Waubgeshig Rice

4.28

Transform Your Habits

The Familiar

Leigh Bardugo

3.84

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