Well, darn, and I just packed my books away in preparation for a move. However, I can simply refer you over to my historical fantasy recommendations list, because every single one of those titles has a central friendship in it.
I'd recommended starting with Guy Gavriel Kay's novels, and I also recommend the achingly bittersweet friendship between Morgon and Deth in Patricia A. McKillip's Riddle-Master trilogy. (McKillip qualifies as YA angst, since the trilogy was originally published for young adults, but it's am-I-going-to-be-murdered-today angst, not what-do-I-do-with-my-hair angst.)
If you haven't read these already, that is. Like I said before, my fantasy tastes are frighteningly mainstream.
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I'd recommended starting with Guy Gavriel Kay's novels, and I also recommend the achingly bittersweet friendship between Morgon and Deth in Patricia A. McKillip's Riddle-Master trilogy. (McKillip qualifies as YA angst, since the trilogy was originally published for young adults, but it's am-I-going-to-be-murdered-today angst, not what-do-I-do-with-my-hair angst.)
If you haven't read these already, that is. Like I said before, my fantasy tastes are frighteningly mainstream.