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Best Fantasy Books

Fantasy and magical stories

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  1. The Hunt for the Seventh

    Christine Morton-Shaw

    ★ 4.0 (3k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Haunted by six child ghosts in a sinister mansion, Jim and his autistic friend Einstein must solve clues to find a missing 'Seventh' and stop an ancient prophecy from claiming more innocent lives.

  2. Sati

    Christopher Pike

    ★ 3.8 (3k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A cynical writer's life changes when he gives a ride to a mysterious hitchhiker in the Arizona desert who claims to be God, making everyone she meets question reality, spirituality, and existence.

  3. Intervention

    Julian May

    ★ 4.3 (3k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    Earth's new psychics use telepathy and coercion. Two brothers, one peaceful and one evil, start a planet-wide mental war that draws the attention of a 60,000-year-old galactic civilization.

  4. Doctor Sax

    Jack Kerouac

    ★ 3.4 (3k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In the working-class streets of Lowell, a young French-Canadian boy's imagination creates the mysterious Dr. Sax, a guide through adolescent fears and apocalyptic dreams.

  5. The Silver Crown

    Robert C. O'Brien

    ★ 3.9 (3k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    After a mysterious silver crown appears, Ellen's world shatters into a desperate quest to find her vanished family, evade a relentless stalker, and unlock the crown's magic before a shadowy castle consumes her.

  6. Finch

    Jeff VanderMeer

    ★ 4.0 (3k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    In a city overrun by fungal creatures, a cynical detective must solve a bizarre double murder for his new masters while navigating rebels, spies, and mind-altering drugs, all leading to a truth that will unravel his world.

  7. God on a Harley

    Joan Brady

    ★ 3.9 (3k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    A burnt-out woman finds her 'Higher Power' in a mysterious, Harley-riding stranger named Joe, who guides her on a journey of self-discovery.

  8. A Handful of Time

    Kit Pearson

    ★ 4.2 (3k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A shy girl at a summer cottage finds a magical watch, sending her back to witness her mother's forgotten childhood and revealing a surprising connection across generations.

  9. On the Edge of Gone

    Corinne Duyvis

    ★ 3.9 (3k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    As a comet threatens Earth, an autistic Dutch teen races to secure passage on a generation ship, where her unique skills might save her family and offer humanity a new start.

  10. Oblivion

    David Foster Wallace

    ★ 4.1 (3k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Characters struggle with the weight of their own minds, showing the beauty and normalcy of everyday life.

  11. Running Scared

    Shannon K. Butcher

    ★ 4.1 (3k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A woman trained to destroy the Sentinels finds her loyalties tested when the Sentinel she's hunting might be the only one who can save them both from a devastating magic.

  12. UnBound

    Neal Shusterman

    ★ 4.3 (3k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    In a world where teenagers are harvested for parts, 'UnBound' explores the ethics and stories of a society that has normalized the sacrifice of its youth.

  13. The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman

    Angela Carter

    ★ 3.8 (3k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    In a city descending into chaos from a mad doctor's machines, a man obsessed with the doctor's glass daughter goes on a surreal journey through a world of centaurs, cannibals, and acrobats, fighting reality itself to win his dream-bound love.

  14. Dead City

    James Ponti

    ★ 4.3 (3k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Thirteen-year-old Molly Bigelow discovers her mom is a legendary zombie hunter, thrusting her into a secret world where she must patrol the undead streets of New York City and follow in some seriously spooky footsteps.

  15. Penelope

    Marilyn Kaye

    ★ 3.8 (3k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Born with a pig's snout due to an ancient curse, a reclusive heiress navigates superficial suitors and a world eager to exploit her, finding freedom and self-acceptance when she ventures out on her own.

  16. Long Division

    Kiese Laymon

    ★ 3.8 (3k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    A YouTube-famous teen in post-Katrina Mississippi unravels a time-bending mystery involving a disappearing girl, a stolen laptop, and a cryptic book that links his present to alternate versions of himself battling the Klan in the past.

  17. The Napoleon of Notting Hill

    G.K. Chesterton

    ★ 3.9 (3k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    In a future London held back by rules, a new King starts a medieval revival, leading one man to defend Notting Hill with his own army, turning the city into a battleground.

  18. Gallows Hill

    Lois Duncan

    ★ 3.8 (3k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    When a school fair's fortune-telling act grants 17-year-old Sarah actual prophetic visions, she finds herself terrifyingly re-enacting the Salem witch trials with her classmates as accusers.

  19. Time Travelling with a Hamster

    Ross Welford

    ★ 4.1 (3k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A boy with a vintage time machine and a hamster named Alan Shearer travels to the 1980s to save his father, even if it means changing history.

  20. Seven Gothic Tales

    Isak Dinesen

    ★ 3.9 (3k) average on Goodreads

    Dinesen's debut collection blends aristocratic boredom with the macabre, telling stories of doomed romance, supernatural events, and deep psychological insight, all in a 19th-century Gothic style.

  21. The Resort

    Bentley Little

    ★ 3.7 (3k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A luxurious desert spa becomes a nightmarish trap where disappearing guests and monstrous entities in the pool are just part of the 'relaxation' package.

  22. The Crowfield Curse

    Pat Walsh

    ★ 3.8 (3k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In 1347, an orphan apprentice monk uncovers a buried angel, a talking goblin, and a dangerous world of Old Magic, all while two cloaked strangers hunt for answers within the abbey walls.

  23. I Crawl Through It

    A.S. King

    ★ 3.5 (3k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Four traumatized teenagers build an invisible helicopter to escape their difficult lives, only to learn that real freedom comes from facing the problems they tried to leave behind.

  24. The Neptune Project

    Polly Holyoke

    ★ 4.2 (3k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A genetically altered girl, more at home in the ocean than on land, discovers she's part of a secret project to build an underwater civilization and must lead a group of reluctant, super-powered kids across a perilous sea to escape a pursuing government.

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