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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House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City, #3)
The Atlas Complex (The Atlas, #3)
When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1)
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
A Fragile Enchantment
Faebound (Faebound, #1)
The Bullet Swallower
The House of Last Resort
The City of Stardust
Womb City
The Invocations
So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)
The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years
Destroy the Day (Defy the Night, #3)
Sanctuary of the Shadow (Elemental Emergence, #1)
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  • The Midnight Library
    The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
    A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)
    The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3)
    The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)
    The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #6)
    Lightlark (Lightlark, #1)
    Court of Winter (Fae of Snow & Ice, #1)
    The Primal Hunter 8 (The Primal Hunter #8)
    Crown of Stars and Fate (Blood and Salt #3)
    Thorns of Frost (Fae of Snow & Ice, #2)
    How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories (The Folk of the Air, #3.5)
    The Burning Witch 2 (The Burning Witch #2)
    This is How You Lose the Time War
    The Brothers Hawthorne (The Inheritance Games, #4)
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
    Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
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    Angelfall by Susan EeThe Immortal Rules by Julie KagawaSwitched by Amanda HockingBorn at Midnight by C.C. HunterA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo
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    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. RowlingThe Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
    Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
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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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    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 Sorcerer’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 (The Lord of the Rings, #0)
    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)
    A Clash of Kings  (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
    The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
    The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
    Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)

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