The Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee
The Green Bone Saga is the detailed and intricate story of the No Peak clan as they dangerously and fatally compete against their sworn enemy the mountain clan, in the fantastic city of Janloon, the Jade City.
The Palmwine Drinkard by Amos Tutuola
You see, the young man is what he declared himself to be, a palm wine drinkard.
Earwig and the Witch by Diana Wynne Jones and Paul Zelinsky (Illustrator)
You see, the odd couple was actually a mandrake in disguise along with a stern witch