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 Primal of Blood and Bone (Blood and Ash, #6)
Wild Reverence
Soul Searching (Sweetwater Peak, #1)
What Fury Brings (Wrath and Fury, #1)
Among the Burning Flowers (The Roots of Chaos, #0.2)
Spellcaster (Weatherstone College, #1)
Thief of Night (Book of Night, #2)
The Second Death of Locke (The Hand and the Heart, #1)
Every Spiral of Fate (This Woven Kingdom, #4)
A Land So Wide
Hekate - The Witch (Goddesses of the Underworld, #1)
Uncharmed
A Steeping of Blood (Blood and Tea, #2)
Witch of the Wolves
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    Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)
    Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)
    The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
    Shield of Sparrows (Shield of Sparrows, #1)
    Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1)
    Rising Reign (The Wolves of Crescent Creek, #3)
    The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #2)
    Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth, #1)
    A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)
    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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    Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
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    City of Bones by Cassandra ClareHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickCity of Glass by Cassandra ClareCity of Ashes by Cassandra ClareFallen by Lauren Kate
    Books with Angels, Gods, or Demons
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    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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    Graceling by Kristin CashoreThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasAlanna by Tamora PiercePoison Study by Maria V. SnyderVampire Academy by Richelle Mead
    Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
    4,424 books — 18,152 voters
    A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
    The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
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    Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
    The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
    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)
    Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
    Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
    Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
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