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Best Fantasy Books

Fantasy and magical stories

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  1. The Future of Us

    Jay Asher

    ★ 3.6 (43k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    In 1996, two estranged best friends find a magical AOL CD that shows them their future Facebook profiles, making them confront their current choices and fix their broken friendship.

  2. Promise of Blood

    Brian McClellan

    ★ 4.1 (43k) average on Goodreads

    In a world where gunpowder mages clash with ancient gods, a coup leader's revolution unravels as his estranged son and a blackmailed detective uncover a divine conspiracy threatening to shatter their nation.

  3. King Solomon's Mines

    H. Rider Haggard

    ★ 3.8 (43k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Led by a grizzled adventurer, a perilous trek into the uncharted heart of Africa unearths ancient kingdoms, deadly kings, and the legendary diamond hoard of King Solomon.

  4. Peony in Love

    Lisa See

    ★ 3.6 (43k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In a world where love is a literal sickness, a scholar's deceased daughter returns as a hungry ghost to haunt her former fiancé, who has married another, all while being tied to the opera 'The Peony Pavilion'.

  5. Truthwitch

    Susan Dennard

    ★ 3.9 (43k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In a continent nearing war, a runaway Truthwitch and her Threadsister navigate dangerous empires, ruthless Bloodwitches, and unexpected alliances, all while trying to outrun a destiny that could either save or shatter their world.

  6. Many Waters

    Madeleine L'Engle

    ★ 4.0 (43k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Sent through time by a science accident, two ordinary brothers must navigate a prehistoric desert with mythical beasts and biblical figures to reunite a father and son before a great flood.

  7. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

    William Steig

    ★ 4.1 (43k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    When a donkey named Sylvester finds a magic pebble, his wish to escape a fearsome lion transforms him into a rock, leaving his parents to grapple with an unmovable mystery.

  8. Half Bad

    Sally Green

    ★ 3.8 (43k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In a world of warring witches, Nathan, the illegitimate son of the most feared dark witch, must escape his captors and confront his lineage to receive his powers before his seventeenth birthday, all while navigating a dangerous world where trust is a luxury he cannot afford.

  9. Micah

    Laurell K. Hamilton

    ★ 3.6 (43k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    During a federal case involving necromancy, Anita Blake faces the intense intimacy of a solo mission with her wereleopard lover, Micah, forcing her to confront her deepest fears about love without her usual supernatural distractions.

  10. The Gray Wolf Throne

    Cinda Williams Chima

    ★ 4.4 (43k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A street wizard, betrayed when his friend turns out to be the princess he's sworn to protect, must navigate court politics and assassination attempts to crown her queen, as their forbidden love grows in a kingdom on the verge of war.

  11. The Toll

    Neal Shusterman

    ★ 4.3 (43k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    In a world where immortality is the norm and death is a sacred duty, two scythes fight to reclaim their identities and prevent an unraveling society from succumbing to the ultimate silence.

  12. The Chrysalids

    John Wyndham

    ★ 3.9 (43k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    In a post-apocalyptic world where genetic purity is paramount, a young man with a secret telepathic ability must fight for survival against a society that deems any deviation an abomination to be purged.

  13. The Terror

    Dan Simmons

    ★ 4.1 (43k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In the unforgiving Arctic, the ill-fated Franklin expedition faces a chilling descent into madness as a monstrous, unseen predator stalks their ice-bound ships, threatening to devour them long before starvation or the relentless cold can.

  14. The Wake

    Neil Gaiman

    ★ 4.5 (43k) average on Goodreads

    After the dream king's death, the world of dreams feels his absence, and a bard learns the true price of his deepest wishes.

  15. Horton Hatches the Egg

    Dr. Seuss

    ★ 4.2 (43k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    An elephant's promise to a careless bird leads him through mockery, kidnapping, and circus life, ending in a reward that redefines fatherhood.

  16. The Black Company

    Glen Cook

    ★ 3.9 (42k) average on Goodreads

    Hired by a sorcerous empress who might be pure evil, a cynical mercenary company navigates a war-torn world, burying their consciences alongside their dead, until a prophecy of a reborn White Rose forces them to confront their allegiances and the true nature of good and evil.

  17. The Robber Bride

    Margaret Atwood

    ★ 3.8 (42k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In a modern reimagining of a Grimm's fairy tale, three women grapple with the resurfacing specter of Zenia, a college acquaintance whose demonic manipulations have, at various times, plundered their husbands, careers, and peace of mind.

  18. Pedro Páramo

    Juan Rulfo

    ★ 4.1 (42k) average on Goodreads

    In the spectral village of Comala, a son's search for his father unravels a saga of obsessive love, betrayal, and the lingering echoes of the dead.

  19. The Canterville Ghost

    Oscar Wilde

    ★ 3.9 (42k) average on Goodreads

    An American family's practical view of the supernatural clashes with a dramatic British ghost, leading to a touching romance hidden beneath wit and social commentary.

  20. Red Sister

    Mark Lawrence

    ★ 4.2 (42k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    In a dying world, a young girl with a dark past becomes a deadly assassin in a convent of warrior nuns, only to find her true power may save or destroy everything.

  21. The Crystal Cave

    Mary Stewart

    ★ 4.1 (42k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In a fractured fifth-century Britain, the young, illegitimate Merlin navigates a land of warring kings and ancient magic, embracing his psychic Sight to forge the destiny of the legendary King Arthur.

  22. Eve

    Anna Carey

    ★ 3.7 (42k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    In a post-apocalyptic world where a deadly virus has decimated humanity, a sheltered girl uncovers the truth about her supposed sanctuary and must flee into the dangerous unknown, torn between a forbidden love and her own survival.

  23. And I Darken

    Kiersten White

    ★ 3.8 (42k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A ruthless Wallachian princess, abandoned to the Ottoman court, navigates a treacherous love triangle with her gentle brother and the Sultan's heir, all while plotting vengeance for her stolen birthright.

  24. The Gender Game

    Bella Forrest

    ★ 3.8 (41k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    Divided by a toxic river, two gender-segregated nations are on the brink of war. A young woman, sentenced to death, must infiltrate the enemy kingdom to save her brother, risking forbidden love and her life.

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