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Best Fantasy Books

Fantasy and magical stories

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  1. Chain of Gold

    Cassandra Clare

    ★ 4.5 (37k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In Edwardian London, a demon-hunting heiress secretly loves her best friend while navigating a glittering supernatural society and battling an unstoppable demonic plague. This forces them and their companions to confront their intertwined dark legacies and the brutal cost of heroism.

  2. Devil May Cry

    Sherrilyn Kenyon

    ★ 4.3 (37k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A former Sumerian god, stripped of his powers and burning for revenge, must ally with a dangerous woman to stop a demonic apocalypse, even as she threatens to steal his heart or deliver him to his enemies.

  3. Passenger

    Alexandra Bracken

    ★ 3.8 (36k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A violin prodigy is pulled across centuries by a stranger, forcing her on a dangerous, time-traveling quest with a reluctant sailor to find a hidden legacy and escape a powerful family determined to reclaim a stolen, invaluable artifact.

  4. The Grey King

    Susan Cooper

    ★ 4.2 (36k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    An amnesiac boy, guided only by a cryptic riddle, must brave the ancient Welsh hills and confront the formidable Grey King to awaken six slumbering warriors with a magical harp before the final shadow consumes the world.

  5. The Eight

    Katherine Neville

    ★ 3.9 (36k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A thrilling, centuries-spanning quest for a Montglane chess set plunges a modern computer expert into a dangerous web of ancient secrets, powerful forces, and a destiny intertwined with two 18th-century convent girls.

  6. Mona Lisa Overdrive

    William Gibson

    ★ 4.0 (36k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    In a future city, a street-smart girl's forced transformation, a celebrity's forgotten past, and a digital ghost meet in the Yakuza-controlled matrix, revealing a game where identities are bought and reality is a construct.

  7. Virals

    Kathy Reichs

    ★ 3.9 (36k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    After rescuing a test subject from a mysterious lab, a group of science-loving teenagers on a secluded island gain animalistic powers from an experimental virus, forcing them to use their new abilities to solve an ancient murder before the killer hunts them down.

  8. Persepolis Rising

    James S.A. Corey

    ★ 4.4 (36k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    Humanity's peace across a thousand worlds is about to shatter. The Rocinante crew faces a terrifying power from a lost colony, a power that could redefine human civilization.

  9. On a Pale Horse

    Piers Anthony

    ★ 4.1 (36k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    After accidentally killing Death, Zane becomes Thanatos, riding his pale horse/limo Mortis to weigh souls and escort them to their eternal reward, all while battling Satan's plans to control the woman he loves.

  10. The Prisoner of Cell 25

    Richard Paul Evans

    ★ 4.2 (36k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A teenager with Tourette's syndrome finds he can manipulate electricity. He discovers a shadowy organization hunting others like him, which forces him to use his powers to save himself and his electric allies.

  11. Ghost Town

    Rachel Caine

    ★ 4.3 (36k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A genius college student's attempt to protect her vampire-ridden Texas town backfires, causing its inhabitants, including her boyfriend and best friend, to forget their very identities, forcing her to reverse the magic before she too loses herself and Morganville to oblivion.

  12. The Runaway King

    Jennifer A. Nielsen

    ★ 4.2 (36k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    To save his kingdom from war and an assassin, the new King Jaron leaves his throne and starts a dangerous journey where he must choose between sacrifice and desertion.

  13. The Dead and the Gone

    Susan Beth Pfeffer

    ★ 3.8 (36k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    After an asteroid strike changes the moon and causes tsunamis in New York City, seventeen-year-old Alex Morales must navigate a city in chaos, protect his younger sisters, and deal with his parents' disappearance while hoping to survive.

  14. Robopocalypse

    Daniel H. Wilson

    ★ 3.7 (36k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Our advanced technology silently turns against us, leading to a terrifying global war started by a childlike AI named Archos. Every smart device becomes a potential enemy.

  15. Prince of Wolves

    Quinn Loftis

    ★ 4.0 (35k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In a small Texas town, an ordinary girl's senior year takes a supernatural turn when she discovers her soulmate is a Romanian werewolf, thrusting her into a dangerous battle between rival alphas vying for her fated bond.

  16. A Closed and Common Orbit

    Becky Chambers

    ★ 4.3 (35k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    An AI awakens in a synthetic body, facing the complexities of personhood with the help of an engineer, showing that identity comes from connection, not origin.

  17. The Eye of Minds

    James Dashner

    ★ 3.9 (35k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A skilled gamer is thrust into a high-stakes virtual hunt for a hacker who is trapping players in a deadly digital limbo, blurring the lines between game and reality with every perilous step.

  18. Half Magic

    Edward Eager

    ★ 4.0 (35k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Four adventurous siblings discover a magical coin that grants only half their wishes, leading to hilarious, topsy-turvy escapades from desert islands with chattering cats to medieval jousts and downtown riots, all while trying to bring their mother home.

  19. Bloodhound

    Tamora Pierce

    ★ 4.3 (35k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    In a city with many fake coins, a young guardswoman connected to the streets and the dead must learn to find corruption in Port Caynn's gambling dens, all while dealing with a charming suspect and growing unrest.

  20. Whispers at Moonrise

    C.C. Hunter

    ★ 4.4 (35k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Kylie, a multi-species supernatural who sees ghosts, must uncover her identity and a threat to her mentor while navigating a forbidden romance with a werewolf and the pull of a fae.

  21. Mister Monday

    Garth Nix

    ★ 3.8 (35k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    An ordinary boy, Arthur Penhaligon, is pulled into an otherworldly House by a mysterious clock hand and a plague. He finds he is the chosen heir, destined to fight cosmic beings and save reality, one day at a time.

  22. The Lake House

    James Patterson

    ★ 3.8 (35k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A suspended FBI agent and a veterinarian must protect six genetically engineered, winged children from a shadowy organization determined to exploit their powers, leading them to a remote 'safe house' that may be anything but.

  23. The Door to December

    Richard Paige

    ★ 4.0 (35k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A mother races to unravel her daughter's six-year disappearance and psychic awakening before an unimaginable power from the 'Door to December' consumes them all.

  24. Kings Rising

    C.S. Pacat

    ★ 4.5 (35k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    With his true identity exposed, the enslaved prince must forge an impossible alliance with the man who vowed to kill him, navigating treacherous battlefields and even more perilous betrayals to reclaim their thrones and save their war-torn nations.

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