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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    Battlespace Nomad (Operator Chronicles, #1)

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    Falling
    Spicy Little Curses
    Space Vampire
    Beautiful Nightmare
    The Midnight Library
    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)
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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
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    Soulless by Gail CarrigerLeviathan by Scott WesterfeldBoneshaker by Cherie PriestPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
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    The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells11/22/63 by Stephen        KingA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
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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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    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)
    Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)

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