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Best Fantasy Books

Fantasy and magical stories

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  1. The Lies of Locke Lamora

    Scott Lynch

    ★ 4.3 (222k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    In the city of Camorr, a con artist and his crew must outwit a deadly enemy, or their world of lies and thievery will fall apart.

  2. The Last Battle

    C.S. Lewis

    ★ 4.0 (222k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Narnia faces its end as a final battle tests its last king and loyal creatures against a deceptive new god and encroaching darkness.

  3. The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings

    Edgar Allan Poe

    ★ 4.2 (222k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Poe's collection delves into the chilling depths of the human mind, where madness, murder, and the supernatural intertwine in tales like 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and poems such as 'The Raven'.

  4. The Velveteen Rabbit

    Margery Williams Bianco

    ★ 4.3 (222k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A beloved velveteen rabbit longs for a child's love to become real, learning that true existence comes from affection, not perfection.

  5. Oryx And Crake

    Margaret Atwood

    ★ 4.0 (221k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    In a world reshaped by genetic engineering after an apocalypse, Snowman, possibly the last human, navigates a desolate land, haunted by his past and the green-eyed Children of Crake, as he grapples with the destructive legacy of the man who altered life itself.

  6. The Complete Stories and Poems

    Edgar Allan Poe

    ★ 4.4 (220k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    This collection of Poe's tales and poems explores the darker side of human thought and imagination.

  7. Club Dead

    Charlaine Harris

    ★ 4.0 (220k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Sookie's road trip to a Mississippi vampire club to find her missing undead boyfriend takes a dark turn when she discovers him entangled in a betrayal that forces her to choose between rescue and revenge.

  8. Pandemonium

    Lauren Oliver

    ★ 4.0 (220k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    Haunted by the girl she left behind in a fiery escape, Lena navigates the Wilds and a growing rebellion, fueled by defiance and a forbidden love that ignites the revolution.

  9. The Silmarillion

    J.R.R. Tolkien

    ★ 3.9 (219k) average on Goodreads

    Elves defy gods and fight a millennia-long war against the Dark Lord Morgoth to reclaim three stolen, star-infused jewels.

  10. The Drawing of the Three

    Stephen King

    ★ 4.2 (217k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    The last gunslinger must pull three souls from modern-day New York through mystical doors to aid him in his desperate quest for the Dark Tower, battling both earthly and otherworldly demons along the way.

  11. Cloud Atlas

    David Mitchell

    ★ 4.0 (216k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Six connected stories span centuries, from a 19th-century Pacific journey to a future after the world ends, showing how lives change and choices echo through time, shaping destinies as civilizations rise and fall.

  12. Howl's Moving Castle

    Diana Wynne Jones

    ★ 4.3 (216k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Transformed into an old woman by a witch's curse, a young hat maker named Sophie must navigate the eccentricities of a notorious wizard and his magical, mobile castle to break her enchantment and discover true love.

  13. The Cruel Prince

    Holly Black

    ★ 4.1 (216k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A mortal girl raised in the treacherous, immortal world of Faerie must outwit a cruel prince and navigate deadly court intrigue to find her place and protect her family, even if it means becoming as ruthless as her enemies.

  14. Norse Mythology

    Neil Gaiman

    ★ 4.1 (215k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Neil Gaiman retells the lives of Odin, Thor, and Loki, bringing the ancient Norse myths to life from creation to Ragnarok.

  15. The Dragon Reborn

    Robert Jordan

    ★ 4.3 (214k) average on Goodreads

    Hunted by prophecy and his own growing, uncontrollable power, Rand al'Thor runs from a future that promises both salvation and madness. His friends also deal with their own new abilities and the spread of a forgotten evil.

  16. The Polar Express

    Chris Van Allsburg

    ★ 4.3 (212k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    On Christmas Eve, a mysterious train whisks a doubting boy away to the North Pole, where he receives the first gift of Christmas and a timeless lesson in believing.

  17. Crossed

    Ally Condie

    ★ 3.5 (211k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    In a world where love is controlled, a determined girl defies a strict society and ventures into the dangerous wilderness to find her forbidden love, only to uncover a rebellion and a network of lies that threatens everything.

  18. Preludes & Nocturnes

    Neil Gaiman

    ★ 4.2 (210k) average on Goodreads

    After seventy years of magical imprisonment, the personification of Dreams, Morpheus, embarks on a surreal and dangerous quest across mythical places and the waking world to reclaim his lost artifacts, encountering Lucifer, John Constantine, and his cheerful sister, Death, along the way.

  19. The Martian Chronicles

    Ray Bradbury

    ★ 4.1 (210k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    Humanity's dreams and fears meet the ancient, psychic world of Mars, as Earth's settlers colonize a planet that reflects their deepest desires and anxieties.

  20. Needful Things

    Stephen King

    ★ 3.9 (210k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In the quiet town of Castle Rock, a mysterious new shopkeeper grants everyone their deepest desires, but the price is paid in escalating pranks and betrayals that spiral the community into a maelstrom of self-destruction.

  21. A Monster Calls

    Patrick Ness

    ★ 4.3 (208k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A grieving boy's nightmares manifest into a tree monster that demands the terrifying truth about his mother's terminal illness, forcing him to confront the complex, messy emotions of loss and acceptance.

  22. A Great and Terrible Beauty

    Libba Bray

    ★ 3.8 (208k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 1895, a privileged English girl exiled to a Victorian boarding school discovers a hidden realm of magic, dark secrets, and dangerous power that connects her to a mysterious past and a perilous destiny.

  23. Drums of Autumn

    Diana Gabaldon

    ★ 4.3 (207k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A mother's journey through time to reunite with her love and a daughter's leap into the past to rewrite a tragic fate intertwine in a story of sacrifice and lasting devotion.

  24. Words of Radiance

    Brandon Sanderson

    ★ 4.8 (207k) average on Goodreads

    Kaladin faces his new powers, Shallan uncovers old secrets, and Roshar nears a new Desolation, threatened by an assassin and the Parshendi's desperate choices.

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