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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    Gloriana (The Chronicles of Albion #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)
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    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)
    Throne of Glass by Sarah J. MaasGraceling by Kristin CashorePoison Study by Maria V. SnyderCrown of Midnight by Sarah J. MaasThe Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
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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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    Angelfall by Susan EeThe Immortal Rules by Julie KagawaSwitched by Amanda HockingBorn at Midnight by C.C. HunterSlammed by Colleen Hoover
    Best Unknown but must be Known books
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    The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienEnder's Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
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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)
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
    The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
    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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