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A list of YA high/epic fantasy books, published in 2016.

This list is only for books set in a fiction world, not for books set in our own world!
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3.93 avg rating — 15,999 ratings
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4.20 avg rating — 17,529 ratings
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3.95 avg rating — 66,322 ratings
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4.10 avg rating — 48,385 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 6,776 ratings
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3.79 avg rating — 12,978 ratings
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3.81 avg rating — 53,193 ratings
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3.82 avg rating — 19,405 ratings
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4.02 avg rating — 17,151 ratings
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4.09 avg rating — 256,661 ratings
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4.22 avg rating — 12,598 ratings
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3.66 avg rating — 5,933 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 460,152 ratings
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3.65 avg rating — 8,826 ratings
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3.79 avg rating — 118,010 ratings
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3.73 avg rating — 17,055 ratings
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3.82 avg rating — 26,292 ratings
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3.39 avg rating — 7,411 ratings
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3.65 avg rating — 7,570 ratings
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3.88 avg rating — 8,753 ratings
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4.22 avg rating — 114,418 ratings
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3.87 avg rating — 4,091 ratings
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3.72 avg rating — 3,866 ratings
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3.54 avg rating — 3,462 ratings
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3.54 avg rating — 1,866 ratings
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3.92 avg rating — 1,355,779 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 401,788 ratings
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4.04 avg rating — 5,467 ratings
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4.20 avg rating — 10,197 ratings
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3.47 avg rating — 2,792 ratings
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4.15 avg rating — 206,737 ratings
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3.34 avg rating — 1,435 ratings
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3.47 avg rating — 1,136,753 ratings
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3.92 avg rating — 14,360 ratings
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3.26 avg rating — 1,165 ratings
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4.35 avg rating — 244,009 ratings
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3.44 avg rating — 2,785 ratings
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3.57 avg rating — 1,271 ratings
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4.28 avg rating — 135,076 ratings
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3.76 avg rating — 23,127 ratings
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4.19 avg rating — 105,728 ratings
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3.56 avg rating — 28,330 ratings
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3.68 avg rating — 22,154 ratings
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3.91 avg rating — 254,439 ratings
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3.80 avg rating — 919 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 70,304 ratings
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3.83 avg rating — 1,543 ratings
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3.69 avg rating — 98,292 ratings
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4.98 avg rating — 41 ratings
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3.71 avg rating — 103 ratings
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3.77 avg rating — 883 ratings
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3.80 avg rating — 223 ratings
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4.41 avg rating — 310,475 ratings
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3.40 avg rating — 580 ratings
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3.62 avg rating — 2,093 ratings
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3.75 avg rating — 1,472 ratings
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3.74 avg rating — 65,209 ratings
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4.31 avg rating — 3,199 ratings
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4.55 avg rating — 788 ratings
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message 1: by Elias (last edited Aug 31, 2015 03:07PM) (new)

Elias Not all of these count as epic fantasy. Glass Sword is a dystopia. And let's face it: it's a romance novel more than anything. An enjoyable romance novel, but a romance novel nevertheless. If you don't have any battles or magic, you're not epic fantasy. The Throne of Glass series, A Court of Thorns and Roses, The Rose and the Dagger, The Shadow Queen and the confusingly-named The Great Hunt are all fairy tale retellings, so they don't count either. And I Darken (which I am REALLY excited for, for the record), The Blood Rose Rebellion, A Criminal Magic and My Lady Jane are alternate history. Also, as awesome as The Dark Days Club is going to be, it's fantasy of manners, and The Devil and the Bluebird is pure urban fantasy. With so little legit YA epic fantasy coming out, classifying dystopias and fairy tale retellings as epic fantasy will only hide the sad truth that there's just not enough of the real thing anymore. I'd like more The Hero and the Crown and less The Selection, please.

I don't mean any of this as a criticism toward anyone, and I'm very much looking forward to all books on this list. I'd go on the same rant if someone said that The Hero and the Crown was realistic fiction.


message 2: by C (new)

C Elias wrote: "Not all of these count as epic fantasy. Glass Sword is a dystopia. And let's face it: it's a romance novel more than anything. An enjoyable romance novel, but a romance novel nevertheless. If y..."

As mentioned in the description, this is a list for all epic/high fantasy novels as in books set in alternative, entirely fictional worlds and this applies to a lot of the books you mentioned.

I agree thought that there are some titles that definitely don't belong.


message 3: by Crimson Tala (new)

Crimson Tala What fairy tale is Throne of Glass based on?


These Violent Delights (Robin) Elias wrote: "Not all of these count as epic fantasy. Glass Sword is a dystopia. And let's face it: it's a romance novel more than anything. An enjoyable romance novel, but a romance novel nevertheless. If you d..."

Throne of Glass is NOT a fairy tale retelling, ACOTAR is though.


message 5: by Tana (new)

Tana Elentiya wrote: "What fairy tale is Throne of Glass based on?"

Robin wrote: "Elias wrote: "Not all of these count as epic fantasy. Glass Sword is a dystopia. And let's face it: it's a romance novel more than anything. An enjoyable romance novel, but a romance novel neverthe..."

Cinderella. Sarah built the story around the question of what if Cinderella went to the ball to assassinate the prince.


message 6: by Danielle (new)

Danielle Muse of Nightmares is 2017, not 2016


message 7: by Elias (new)

Elias Allow me to clarify: I did not mean to say that Glass Sword was enjoyable-- I was there referring to Red Queen. Glass Sword was excruciating. And seriously: you can love it, you can even name your daughter Mare Barrow if you want. But it is NOT epic fantasy. It's a romance novel, one step away from Twilight and The Selection.

Frankly, most of the books here are lacking in any sort of epicness. They're light, fluffy chick lit first and foremost. And I don't mean that in a sexist way, it's just how that sort of book is classified. There ARE true epic fantasy books on this list: A Torch Against the Night, Crooked Kingdom, Truthwitch, Crystal Storm, Rebel of the Sands, The Reader, Flamecasater, Bound by Blood and Sand, Three Dark Crowns, Keeper of the Mist and my beloved Goldenhand. But they are few and far between. And don't get me started on the sheer amount of books that are for adults, scripts for plays or came out before 2016.


♡Meme♡Reads love♡ Elias wrote: "Allow me to clarify: I did not mean to say that Glass Sword was enjoyable-- I was there referring to Red Queen. Glass Sword was excruciating. And seriously: you can love it, you can even name your ..."

Hi Elias Could you give me a list of the epic one for adults I'd appreciate that :)


Nina Brilliant Nemesis I removed A court of mist and fury and Empire of storms because the characters are all older than 18 and because pornographic scenes:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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More than 1200 people have added A court of mist and fury to their new adult shelves and more than 400 added Empire of Storms to new adult .

You can vote for ACOMAF and EOS in this list instead
https://www.goodreads.com/list/edit/4...


Nina Brilliant Nemesis I removed Heir of Fire (2014)


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