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 Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
The Once and Future Witches
Magic Lessons (Practical Magic, #0.1)
The Tower of Nero (The Trials of Apollo, #5)
Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1)
Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1)
Among the Beasts & Briars
Return of the Thief (The Queen's Thief, #6)
The Hollow Places
Ring Shout
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction
Lightbringer (Empirium, #3)
A Golden Fury
The Midnight Bargain
The Lives of Saints (Grishaverse)
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    The Awakening (The Dragon Heart Legacy, #1)
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  • The Haunting of Brynn Wilder
    Midnight Smoke (Firebrand #3)
    The Witch is Back (Wicked Witches of the Midwest #17)
    Iron Prince: A Progression Sci-Fi Epic (Warformed: Stormweaver Book 1)
    The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
    Circe
    A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.1)
    Elsewhere
    Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two (Harry Potter, #8)
    Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
    Shifter Wars (Werewolf Dens #1)
    Ninth House (Alex Stern #1)
    The Shortest Day
    Midnight Kisses (Shifter Island, #1)
    Lord of Destiny (The Dragon Demigods, #6)
    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. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
    Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
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    World War Z by Max BrooksThe Zombie Survival Guide by Max BrooksThe Walking Dead, Vol. 1 by Robert KirkmanFeed by Mira GrantPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
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    Graceling by Kristin CashoreThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasAlanna by Tamora PiercePoison Study by Maria V. SnyderFire by Kristin Cashore
    Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
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    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
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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 Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
    Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
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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)
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
    The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
    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 Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
    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 Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
    The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
    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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