Reddit reviews The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice
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Oh my god, I am so hot for this book (and was pleasantly surprised and violently vindicated when I guessed the content of the link correctly).
If you're into historical fantasy, I have to push Naomi Novik's Temeraire books. The grandness is less condensed but there are six sweet, sweet books, and more on the way.
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If you include mythology, I recall liking The Lost Books of The Odyssey by Zachary Mason quite a bit.
In terms of fairies and weaving tales, In the Night Garden and its sequel The Orphan's Tales by Catherynne M. Valente have excellent and complexly tangled story lines.
Other favorites: American Gods by Neil Gaiman, anything by Terry Pratchett, perhaps even Robin McKinley?
For anyone else who really loves the "stories within stories' format, I definitely recommend the Orphan Tales books (Book 1 here and Book 2 here) by Catherynne M Valente.
Catherynne M. Valente writes each scene in her books like vivid paintings that you've been dropped into. The Orphan's Tale: In the Night Garden and it's companion [In the Cities of Coin and Spice] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Orphans-Tales-Cities-Spice/dp/055338404X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b) are highly imaginative tales interwoven into one finale heart wrenching yet warming conclusion. It is a modern writing style that incorporates many aspects of tale weaving that was found in Arabian Nights.