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Best Fantasy Books

Fantasy and magical stories

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  1. Shatter Me

    Tahereh Mafi

    ★ 4.0 (291k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    Imprisoned for her lethal touch, a girl discovers her curse might be the key to igniting a rebellion against a tyrannical regime that seeks to weaponize her unique power.

  2. Dark Lover

    J.R. Ward

    ★ 4.2 (289k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A blind, old vampire king, driven by revenge and his dying race, finds his world changed by a beautiful, unaware half-breed whose awakening bloodline sparks a forbidden hunger that could save or destroy them both.

  3. City of Heavenly Fire

    Cassandra Clare

    ★ 4.4 (289k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Sebastian's Endarkened army shatters the Shadowhunter world, forcing Clary and her allies into demon realms to confront her brother and stop total destruction.

  4. Dragonfly in Amber

    Diana Gabaldon

    ★ 4.3 (287k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Twenty years after leaving him, a time-traveling doctor must reveal her impossible past and the true identity of her daughter's father, a dashing 18th-century Highlander, while battling Jacobite intrigue and a looming rebellion to save them all.

  5. The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    Douglas Adams

    ★ 4.4 (287k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    Arthur Dent, a perpetually confused human, navigates the cosmos with an odd crew, avoiding galactic demolition, existential dread, and the constant search for a good cup of tea, armed only with a towel and an unreliable digital guide.

  6. The Well of Ascension

    Brandon Sanderson

    ★ 4.4 (285k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    As three armies besiege their empire, Vin, the most powerful Mistborn, and her emperor love, Elend, seek the Well of Ascension, a legendary power source that may save them and help them build a new world.

  7. The Lorax

    Dr. Seuss

    ★ 4.3 (283k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A mustachioed, tree-loving creature fights a greedy industrialist to save the Truffula Trees, showing that individual action is the last hope for a ruined world.

  8. Heir of Fire

    Sarah J. Maas

    ★ 4.5 (280k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Haunted by past horrors and a crushing secret about her true identity, an assassin queen must journey to a new land to master her dormant magic and forge an army before an ancient evil consumes her world.

  9. Peter Pan

    J.M. Barrie

    ★ 4.0 (277k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A mischievous, eternal boy from a magical island whisks three London siblings away to a world of mermaids, pirates, and fairies, where the greatest adventure is learning to fly and facing the inevitable tick-tocking crocodile of time.

  10. Blood Promise

    Richelle Mead

    ★ 4.3 (276k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Haunted by a lover turned monster, a fierce guardian journeys across the world, grappling with an agonizing promise to kill the man she loves or risk losing her best friend and her soul to an eternal darkness.

  11. Stranger in a Strange Land

    Robert A. Heinlein

    ★ 3.9 (275k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    Raised by Martians, Valentine Michael Smith returns to Earth as an innocent alien prophet, challenging humanity's deepest-held beliefs about love, sex, and religion with his otherworldly perspective on 'grokking' the universe.

  12. Cress

    Marissa Meyer

    ★ 4.4 (275k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    A socially isolated hacker, bound to a satellite, falls for her rescuer and becomes key to a rebellion against a tyrannical lunar queen. Their daring escape scatters the crew, imperiling their last hope.

  13. Crescendo

    Becca Fitzpatrick

    ★ 4.0 (275k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Haunted by her father's murder and tangled in a dangerous romance with her guardian angel, Nora Grey must uncover the truth about her Nephilim bloodline before it destroys everyone she loves, all while dealing with an old friend's return and her angel's suspicious closeness to her archenemy.

  14. The Thirteenth Tale

    Diane Setterfield

    ★ 4.0 (272k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A reclusive author, known for her made-up pasts, reveals the gothic truth of her life and a missing story to a young biographer, linking their lives through shared secrets, madness, and the power of stories.

  15. Winnie-the-Pooh

    A.A. Milne

    ★ 4.3 (270k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Explore the Hundred Acre Wood, where a honey-loving bear, a shy piglet, and a gloomy donkey find joy and friendship with an imaginative young boy.

  16. The Raven Boys

    Maggie Stiefvater

    ★ 4.0 (270k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A girl with no magic is drawn into the dangerous quest of four privileged boys searching for a sleeping Welsh king, only to discover she's destined to cause her true love's death.

  17. The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion

    Mark Cotta Vaz

    ★ 4.3 (269k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Bella Swan's journey to become an immortal bride involves a supernatural wedding, a dangerous pregnancy, and the threat of war between vampires and werewolves.

  18. The Hero of Ages

    Brandon Sanderson

    ★ 4.5 (266k) average on Goodreads

    With a malevolent god unleashed and the mists turning against humanity, Emperor Elend and the assassin Vin must understand ancient prophecies and master unknown powers to prevent the final destruction, even as their world falls apart.

  19. V for Vendetta

    Alan Moore

    ★ 4.3 (264k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    In a dystopian Britain ruled by a fascist regime, a mysterious anarchist in a Guy Fawkes mask sparks a rebellion against oppression, forcing a young woman to confront the cost of freedom and identity.

  20. Neuromancer

    William Gibson

    ★ 3.9 (262k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    In a future ruled by artificial intelligence, a former hacker navigates corporate espionage, cyberspace gods, and threats to human consciousness.

  21. The House of Hades

    Rick Riordan

    ★ 4.5 (262k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Percy and Annabeth battle starvation and monsters in Tartarus. Their demigod friends on the surface must find the House of Hades and reopen the Doors of Death before Gaea starts a world war.

  22. Under the Dome

    Stephen King

    ★ 3.9 (257k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    An invisible dome traps a small Maine town, forcing residents to fight for survival. An Iraq veteran leads a group against a corrupt politician and the dome's mystery before humanity collapses.

  23. Last Sacrifice

    Richelle Mead

    ★ 4.4 (255k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Framed for murder and facing execution, Rose Hathaway races to expose the real killer, clear her name, and secure Lissa's claim to the Moroi throne, all while battling the darkness of death and her heart's pleas for the two men she loves.

  24. A Court of Wings and Ruin

    Sarah J. Maas

    ★ 4.4 (253k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    With a devastating war approaching, Feyre goes undercover in the enemy court, playing a dangerous game of espionage and lies among powerful High Lords to save her world, even if it means losing everything.

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