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Best Fantasy Books

Fantasy and magical stories

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  1. The Drowned World

    J.G. Ballard

    ★ 3.4 (18k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In a flooded, tropical London of 2145, a biologist and his team navigate a city of giant iguanas and albino alligators, slowly changing psychologically and physically as Earth returns to a Triassic past.

  2. Wolf by Wolf

    Ryan Graudin

    ★ 4.2 (18k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In an alternate 1956 where the Axis powers reign, a Jewish skinshifter races across continents on a motorcycle, impersonating a champion to assassinate a reclusive Hitler and avenge the loved ones tattooed on her arm.

  3. One of Our Thursdays Is Missing

    Jasper Fforde

    ★ 4.0 (18k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    When the real Thursday Next retires, her fictional counterpart must navigate a looming genre war and a treacherous journey up the Metaphoric River to save the BookWorld from a fiendish plot.

  4. Half Wild

    Sally Green

    ★ 4.0 (18k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    On the run through a modern-day England fractured by warring witch covens, Nathan, the illegitimate son of the most feared dark witch, must master his burgeoning, dangerous Gift before he's captured by those who seek to control or destroy him and his powerful father.

  5. Wicked Saints

    Emily A. Duncan

    ★ 3.7 (18k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In a snow-covered land of old gods and hidden dangers, a cleric, a prince, and a boy with dark magic must unite to kill a king, navigate alliances, and confront a forbidden romance that blurs the lines between salvation and damnation.

  6. Into the Land of the Unicorns

    Bruce Coville

    ★ 4.1 (18k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Thrust into the magical realm of Luster by a leap of faith from a church roof, Cara must race alongside a rebellious unicorn, a hairy Dimblethum, and a monkey-like Squijim to reach the Unicorn Queen before a shadowy pursuer can obliterate all unicorns forever.

  7. The Monstrumologist

    Rick Yancey

    ★ 3.9 (18k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In a gaslit 19th-century world, an orphaned assistant to a monstrumologist must confront the horrifying line between man and monster when a grave robber's find unleashes their most deadly and morally ambiguous case yet.

  8. Tuesdays at the Castle

    Jessica Day George

    ★ 4.1 (18k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    With a castle that spontaneously sprouts new rooms and turrets, Princess Celie must use her unique understanding of its ever-shifting layout to outwit usurpers and save her kingdom.

  9. Justice

    Laurann Dohner

    ★ 4.3 (18k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    A human woman risks heartbreak to unleash the hidden desires of Justice North, the dangerous alpha leader of the New Species, despite his duty to his people.

  10. Princess Ben

    Catherine Gilbert Murdock

    ★ 3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A self-deprecating, magically-inclined princess, more adept at accidental enchantments and pantry raids than royal grace, must secretly master her chaotic powers to save her kingdom from a tyrannical queen.

  11. Forgotten

    Cat Patrick

    ★ 3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A girl whose memory resets each night, leaving her with only glimpses of the future, must piece together a forgotten past to save herself from a looming threat she can't remember.

  12. The Burning Sky

    Sherry Thomas

    ★ 3.9 (18k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A reluctant teenage elemental mage, destined to save her realm, must navigate dangerous training and forbidden love with a vengeful prince as they prepare to face a tyrannical sorcerer bent on her destruction.

  13. The Midwich Cuckoos

    John Wyndham

    ★ 3.9 (18k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    In a quiet English village, a mysterious blackout leaves every woman pregnant with emotionless, golden-eyed children whose shared telepathic power threatens to change human existence.

  14. Finally

    Wendy Mass

    ★ 4.2 (18k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Rory Swenson eagerly awaits her twelfth birthday, convinced it will bring longed-for freedoms like pierced ears and front-seat car rides, only to find growing up is more complicated than she imagined.

  15. Wild Seed

    Octavia E. Butler

    ★ 4.2 (18k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    An immortal African shapeshifter who heals with a kiss and fears no one meets a body-jumping entity of immense power and casual cruelty. Their journey from ancient Africa to the New World changes humanity forever.

  16. The Book of Ivy

    Amy Engel

    ★ 4.2 (18k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    In a post-apocalyptic world rebuilt on forced alliances, a young woman named Ivy is tasked with assassinating her arranged husband, the president's son, only to discover he might be the key to a future beyond her family's vengeful legacy.

  17. Lost Horizon

    James Hilton

    ★ 3.9 (18k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    Amidst the looming shadow of global war, a cynical diplomat crashes into a hidden Himalayan paradise where time slows, wisdom flourishes, and the secret to eternal peace might just be humanity's last hope.

  18. The Enormous Crocodile

    Roald Dahl

    ★ 3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A greedy crocodile, who enjoys eating children, gets a taste of his own medicine when the jungle animals unite to outsmart his 'secret plans and clever tricks'.

  19. The Mask

    Owen West

    ★ 3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A childless couple adopts a mysterious, amnesiac teenager, only to find her past is more dangerous than they imagined, turning their dream of parenthood into a nightmare.

  20. Ghostgirl

    Tonya Hurley

    ★ 3.3 (18k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    After a gummy bear incident turns her literally invisible and dead, unpopular Charlotte Usher discovers that the afterlife is just another high school, and she's still determined to snag the most popular boy, even if it means haunting her way into his heart.

  21. Through the Zombie Glass

    Gena Showalter

    ★ 4.3 (18k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Alice Bell fights a growing darkness within herself and searches for answers about her boyfriend's strange behavior as soul-eating zombies threaten their world.

  22. Dark Rivers of the Heart

    Dean Koontz

    ★ 3.9 (17k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    After stepping through a mysterious red door, Spencer Grant is plunged into a relentless chase, hunted by a shadowy agency and an 'Angel of Death,' all while battling a fragmented memory and the terrifying resurgence of his own buried inner demons.

  23. Villa Incognito

    Tom Robbins

    ★ 3.7 (17k) average on Goodreads

    Three soldiers choose to stay lost, and four generations of women are linked to a mythical Japanese figure, in a story of identity and illusion that questions reality itself.

  24. The Bronze Key

    Cassandra Clare, Holly Black

    ★ 4.1 (17k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    At the Magisterium, Call, Tamara, and Aaron must unmask a killer whose dark magic threatens their school, forcing them to confront the terrifying duality of power.

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