Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting. Fantasy is generally distinguished from science fiction and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of technological and macabre themes, respectively, though there is a great deal of overlap between the three (collectively known as speculative fiction or science fiction/fantasy)

In its broadest sense, fantasy comprises works by many writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians, from ancient myths and legends to many recent works embraced by a wide audience today, including
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Daughter of the Burning City
The Last Magician
Age of Swords (The Legends of the First Empire, #2)
Lost Boy
Meddling Kids
The Disappearances
How to Stop Time
Ash and Quill (The Great Library #3)
The Library of Fates
Afterlife
Gather the Daughters
Loved (House of Night Other World #1)
Strange Practice (Dr. Greta Helsing, #1)
Vanguard (Razorland, #4)

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  • Wildfire (Hidden Legacy, #3)
    Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two (Harry Potter, #8)
    Gwendy's Button Box
    Secondborn (Secondborn #1)
    Afterlife
    The One (The Selection, #3)
    Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
    Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
    Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
    Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices, #2)
    Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
    The Ocean at the End of the Lane
    Slouch Witch (The Lazy Girl's Guide to Magic, #1)
    All the Breaking Waves
    The Man of Legends
    Graceling by Kristin CashorePoison Study by Maria V. SnyderThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasFire by Kristin CashoreHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
    Magic, Adventure, Romance
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    Keturah and Lord Death by Martine LeavittSummers at Castle Auburn by Sharon ShinnThe Seer and the Sword by Victoria HanleyThe Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. DunkleFire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones
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    City of Bones by Cassandra ClareHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickCity of Glass by Cassandra ClareCity of Ashes by Cassandra ClareFallen by Lauren Kate
    Books with Angels, Gods, or Demons
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    Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleBeauty by Robin McKinleyThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanFairest by Gail Carson Levine
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    The Republic of Thieves by Scott LynchA Memory of Light by Robert JordanEmperor of Thorns by Mark  LawrenceThe Daylight War by Peter V. BrettThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
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    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
    The Hobbit
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
    The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
    A Clash of Kings  (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
    The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
    A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
    The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
    A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
    The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
    The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)

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