Awesome YA Fantasy without Romance (27 books)

This is a list of great YA fantasies that are full of action, adventure, magic and great characters but without the heavy weight of romance, especially a love triangle and those derisive love interests of late! The kind of books that would never say 'academy' and 'until the handsome, brooding guy entered her life' but rather 'edge of your seat adventure', 'imaginative world-building', 'emotional' and 'epic'.

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1	The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.30 avg rating — 4,466,544 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Deep Wizardry (Young Wizards, #2) by Diane Duane (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 16,807 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Mist by K. Reid (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 64 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Stoneheart (Stoneheart Trilogy, #1) by Charlie Fletcher (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 8,173 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Guardians of Truth by Chelsea Pagan (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Rarkyn's Familiar (The Rarkyn Trilogy, #1) by Nikky Lee (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 153 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 25,514 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Quill by Kamilla Reid (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Windlord (The De Danann Tales, #1) by Michael Scott (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 98 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Nimona by N.D. Stevenson 4.18 avg rating — 187,644 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Novice (Summoner, #1) by Taran Matharu (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 36,401 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 6,446 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Tome by K. Red 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Tethered Mage (Swords and Fire, #1) by Melissa Caruso (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 7,275 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves (Edge Worlds, #1) by Meg Long (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 2,297 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.01 avg rating — 362,057 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Silver in the Mist by Emily Victoria (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 303 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Wizard and the Warlord by Elizabeth H. Boyer 3.53 avg rating — 270 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Rebel Skies (Rebel Skies, #1) by Ann Sei Lin (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 2,094 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Elves and the Otterskin (World of the Alfar, #2) by Elizabeth H. Boyer 3.70 avg rating — 374 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Daughters of a Dead Empire by Carolyn Tara O'Neil (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 2,498 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1) by Anne McCaffrey 4.26 avg rating — 58,945 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Breath of the Dragon (Breathmarked, #1) by Shannon Lee (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 3,518 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Archer's Goon by Diana Wynne Jones 4.08 avg rating — 4,987 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Cats of Seroster by Robert Westall 3.87 avg rating — 254 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Magicians of Caprona (Chrestomanci, #4) by Diana Wynne Jones 3.92 avg rating — 13,637 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Chesca and the Spirit of Grace by Lara O'Brien (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars