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
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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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  • 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)
    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
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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)
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