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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The Starless Sea
The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3)
Call Down the Hawk (Dreamer, #1)
Supernova (Renegades, #3)
Blood Heir (Blood Heir Trilogy, #1)
The Deep
Winterwood
Starsight (Skyward, #2)
The Guinevere Deception (Camelot Rising, #1)
The Rise of Magicks (Chronicles of The One, #3)
Girls of Storm and Shadow (Girls of Paper and Fire, #2)
Song of the Crimson Flower
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Coral
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