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Best Fantasy Books

Fantasy and magical stories

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  1. The Hunting Ground

    Cliff McNish

    ★ 3.7 (536) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Trapped in Glebe House, brothers Elliott and Ben must navigate haunted halls and unravel a century-old tragedy to escape a twisted evil before becoming its next victims.

  2. Mad Shadows

    Marie-Claire Blais

    ★ 3.7 (529) average on Goodreads

    In a world where beauty is a curse and love a mirage, a narcissistic son, his cruel sister, and their vain mother destroy themselves, each consumed by their own obsessions.

  3. Taboo

    Tara Maya

    ★ 4.2 (518) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Her magic saves her but shatters her future. A young woman steps into a forbidden faery ring, finding a new path that defies the ultimate taboo. An exiled warrior seeks peace in enemy lands, forcing them both to choose between loyalty and love.

  4. Antidote

    Jack L. Pyke

    ★ 3.9 (517) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    A man's past sexual encounters, including a disturbing liaison with a murderer, are exposed online, forcing him to confront a brutal redefinition of his BDSM lifestyle as his private life becomes a public spectacle.

  5. Dare

    Tricia Mingerink

    ★ 4.4 (490) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Stranded by a blizzard and an arrow, a loyal king's blade finds his convictions shattered when he seeks refuge with the very family his orders destroyed, forcing him to choose between the crown he serves and the forbidden faith that offers a dangerous path to freedom.

  6. Timeless Love

    Judith O'Brien

    ★ 3.6 (484) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A modern teen time-travels to 1553 England to save a young King Edward VI, only to find herself entangled in a dangerous court and a forbidden romance that could alter history.

  7. Four

    R.E. Carr

    ★ 3.6 (478) average on GoodreadsRomance
  8. The Dreamer

    E.J. Mellow

    ★ 4.1 (477) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    After a lightning strike, a woman's dreamless sleep becomes a nightly portal to a star-dusted realm where she wields a power of creation alongside a stranger, blurring the lines between her waking life and a world she wants to believe is real.

  9. Pan

    Knut Hamsun

    ★ 3.6 (476) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    An isolated hunter's passionate, doomed relationship with a merchant's daughter unfolds as a tragic story of misunderstanding and desire in the northern wilderness.

  10. Weathering With You

    Makoto Shinkai

    ★ 4.0 (472) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In a Tokyo always raining, a runaway boy and an orphan girl who controls the weather must choose between a sunny paradise and the irreversible cost of her power.

  11. The Present

    Kenneth Thomas

    ★ 4.9 (463) average on GoodreadsThriller

    To dismantle a galactic council and its Space Army, VanWest must unearth Mars's buried secrets and rally Earth's forces, only to discover a shocking twist rooted in his own shadowed past.

  12. End Zone

    Kristen Middleton

    ★ 4.2 (458) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    As an encroaching darkness threatens to consume the world, a desperate search for loved ones intertwines with a perilous race to protect the chosen child from two converging evils bent on humanity's annihilation.

  13. With

    Donald Harington

    ★ 4.2 (456) average on Goodreads

    In the isolated Ozark village of Stay More, a botched abduction inadvertently creates a strange, yet peaceful, new world for its inhabitants.

  14. The Stepmother

    Caroline Lee

    ★ 4.1 (455) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In a town where magic subtly intertwines with the Wild West, a desperate mail-order bride, fleeing a shadowed past, arrives to marry a doctor with a hidden identity, only to find herself entangled in a meddling godmothers' plot and a love story that challenges her dreams of a medical partnership and a 'happily ever after'.

  15. Leaf

    Daishu Ma

    ★ 3.3 (453) average on GoodreadsCreativity

    In a colorless city, a boy follows a glowing leaf on a silent journey to uncover hidden truths and reignite life.

  16. Gilded

    Karina Cooper

    ★ 3.7 (450) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In steampunk Victorian London, a defiant socialite hunts a killer and an alchemical secret while navigating a dangerous dance between a seductive ringmaster and an insistent earl, all vying for her heart and her future.

  17. Oracle

    Jackie French

    ★ 3.9 (447) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In an ancient world of acrobats and kings, a young girl's vision of the future starts a dangerous journey across Greece, mixing history, myth, and truth.

  18. Defect

    Will Weaver

    ★ 3.6 (443) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    A visually impaired foster teen with hidden wings finds courage and connection with a girl, making him question if his ability is a blessing or a curse.

  19. A Kidnapped Santa Claus

    L. Frank Baum

    ★ 3.3 (437) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Five demons conspire to kidnap Santa Claus, forcing the magical creatures of Laughing Valley to save Christmas and show that generosity endures.

  20. The Cracked Mirror

    Brian Keaney

    ★ 3.4 (432) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    In a world where a doctor controls minds, two teenagers risk everything to break free and fight for freedom before a final battle.

  21. Top Secret

    John Reynolds Gardiner

    ★ 4.0 (429) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    When nine-year-old Allen's human photosynthesis experiment turns him green, sprouts roots, and catches the attention of the President, he must protect his top-secret botanical transformation from both his skeptical science teacher and national security threats.

  22. Sea Change

    Aimee Friedman

    ★ 3.5 (428) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A heartbroken science whiz finds her logical world upended by ancient island magic and a mysterious boy, forcing her to question everything she believes about love, friendship, and reality.

  23. Footprints

    Alex Archer

    ★ 3.7 (427) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Archaeologist Annja Creed's quest to debunk or confirm Bigfoot's existence in the Pacific Northwest turns into a dangerous search for her missing friend, involving armed thugs, ancient spirits, and an unseen force determined to hide the truth.

  24. Bad Dreams

    Anne Fine

    ★ 3.6 (424) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A solitary bookworm who prefers fictional worlds over real-life interactions finds her ordered existence upended when a new girl's terrifying dreams begin to bleed into reality, forcing her to confront a 'gift' she initially dismisses as a curse.

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