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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Vengeful (Villains, #2)
Time's Convert
Two Dark Reigns (Three Dark Crowns, #3)
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
The Golden Tower (Magisterium, #5)
The Sisters of the Winter Wood
The Lost Queen (The Lost Queen Trilogy #1)
And the Ocean Was Our Sky
A Blade So Black
For a Muse of Fire (For a Muse of Fire, #1)
Not Even Bones (Market of Monsters, #1)
She Would Be King
Give the Dark My Love (Give the Dark My Love, #1)
The Iron Flower (The Black Witch Chronicles, #2)
We Sold Our Souls
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  • The Lost Sisters (The Folk of the Air, #1.5)
    Time's Convert
    City of Ghosts (Cassidy Blake, #1)
    Fallen Academy: Year One
    Phoenix Unbound (Fallen Empire, #1)
    Norse Mythology
    Wildcard (Warcross, #2)
    House of Royale  (Secret Keepers, #4)
    Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two (Harry Potter, #8)
    Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
    Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
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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)
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
    A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
    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 Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
    The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)

    Madeline Miller

    Author of The Song of Achilles

    Madeline Miller was born in Boston and grew up in New York City and Philadelphia. She attended Brown University, where she earned her BA and MA in Classics. For the last ten years she has been teaching and tutoring Latin, Greek and Shakespeare to high school students. She has also studied at the University of Chicago’s Committee on Social Thought, and in the Dramaturgy department at Yale School of Drama, where she focused on the adaptation of classical texts to modern forms. She currently lives in Cambridge, MA, where she teaches and writes. The Song of Achilles is her first novel.

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    “ I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, And that enables you to laugh at life's realities. ”
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    George R.R. Martin
    “ They can keep their heaven. When I die, I’d sooner go to Middle-earth. ”
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