Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting. Fantasy is generally distinguished from science fiction and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of technological and macabre themes, respectively, though there is a great deal of overlap between the three (collectively known as speculative fiction or science fiction/fantasy)

In its broadest sense, fantasy comprises works by many writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians, from ancient myths and legends to many recent works embraced by a wide audience today, including
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The Ballad of Falling Dragons (Moonfall, #2)
The Midnight Train (The Midnight World, #2)
The Last Contract of Isako
Seek the Traitor's Son (The Burning Empire, #1)
The Tapestry of Fate (Amina al-Sirafi, #2)
The Girl with a Thousand Faces
Behind Five Willows
Storm Breaker (Storm Breaker, #1)
Verity Guild
The Library of Flowers
Canon
The Rainshadow Orphans (Rainshadow, #1)
Death's Daughter (Children of the Old Ones, #1)
Strange Familiars (Seamere College, #1)
The Kings' List (Never List, #2)
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    Queenswood

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  • Wonderfully Wicked by Kamy M. Lavin
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  • Crown Me Dead (Heartstring Duet, #1)
    Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)
    Dire Bound (The Wolves of Ruin, #1)
    Light Wielder (Fire & Metal, #2)
    Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1)
    A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)
    Alchemised
    The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #2)
    Broken Dove (Silver Elite, #2)
    Rebel Witch (The Crimson Moth, #2)
    Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth, #1)
    Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)
    Assistant to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #1)
    The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Senior Year Adventures, #1)
    Lightlark (Lightlark, #1)
    Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesEasy by Tammara WebberThoughtless by S.C. StephensSlammed by Colleen Hoover
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    Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
    Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
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    1984 by George OrwellDracula by Bram StokerA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
    Quality Dark Fiction
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    The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
    Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
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    World War Z by Max BrooksThe Zombie Survival Guide by Max BrooksThe Walking Dead, Vol. 1 by Robert KirkmanFeed by Mira GrantPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
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    The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienArtemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
    What To Read After Harry Potter
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    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
    The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
    A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
    The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
    A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
    Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
    Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
    Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
    Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)

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