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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A Touch of Chaos (Hades x Persephone Saga, #4)
The Prisoner’s Throne (The Stolen Heir Duology, #2)
The Emperor and the Endless Palace
Sunbringer (Fallen Gods, #2)
The Morningside
The Day Tripper
A Feather So Black (Fair Folk, #1)
If the Tide Turns
Three Kinds of Lucky (The Shadow Age #1)
Floating Hotel
Song of the Huntress
The Last Bloodcarver
What Monstrous Gods
A Cursed Son
The Hedgewitch of Foxhall
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    A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)
    Lightlark (Lightlark, #1)
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    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
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    A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
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    The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
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