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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Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)
The Priory of the Orange Tree
The Night Tiger
Courting Darkness (Courting Darkness Duology, #1)
Enchantée
Smoke & Summons (Numina Trilogy, #1)
Bloodwitch (The Witchlands, #3)
We Set the Dark on Fire (We Set the Dark on Fire, #1)
The Raven Tower
The Ruin of Kings (A Chorus of Dragons, #1)
The City in the Middle of the Night
Lady Smoke (Ash Princess Trilogy #2)
The Cerulean  (Untitled Duology, #1)
Crown of Feathers (Crown of Feathers, #1)
Warrior of the Wild
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  • Sin & Salvation (Demigods of San Francisco, #3)
    The Gorison Traveler Incident (Veslor Mates, #1)
    Toxic Game (GhostWalkers, #15)
    Circe
    Gypsy Moon (All The Pretty Monsters, #4)
    Winter World (The Long Winter #1)
    Underlord (Cradle, #6)
    Norse Mythology
    The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
    The Devil and the Dancer (Elemental Legacy #2.5)
    Sin & Chocolate (Demigod of San Francisco, #1)
    Bite of Winter
    Ruin and Rising (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #3)
    Boundary Broken (Boundary Magic, #4)
    The One (The Selection, #3)
    Graceling by Kristin CashoreThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasAlanna by Tamora PiercePoison Study by Maria V. SnyderCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
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    The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingA Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
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    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
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    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
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    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
    The Hobbit or There and Back Again
    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)
    The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
    The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
    A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)

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