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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A Vow So Bold and Deadly (Cursebreakers, #3)
Winterkeep (Graceling Realm, #4)
We Free the Stars (Sands of Arawiya, #2)
Tales From the Hinterland (The Hazel Wood, #2.5)
Persephone Station
Remote Control
Cast in Firelight (Wickery, #1)
We Could Be Heroes
Crown of Bones (Amassia, #1)
The Mask Falling (The Bone Season, #4)
Across the Green Grass Fields (Wayward Children, #6)
Wings of Ebony (Wings of Ebony, #1)
Hall of Smoke
Into the Heartless Wood
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  • A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.1)
    The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
    From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1)
    Circe
    Layla
    The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
    Shades of Hate (Jacky Leon, #5)
    Midnight Sun (Twilight, #5)
    Secrets of the Sword 3 (Death Before Dragons #9)
    Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4)
    Wolf Girl (Wolf Girl, #1)
    Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two (Harry Potter, #8)
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    The Queen's Crown (Court of Midnight and Deception #3)
    Scorching Sun (Underworld #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
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    Soulless by Gail CarrigerLeviathan by Scott WesterfeldBoneshaker by Cherie PriestPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
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    The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells11/22/63 by Stephen KingA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
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    City of Bones by Cassandra ClareMoon Called by Patricia BriggsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingVampire Academy by Richelle MeadMagic Bites by Ilona Andrews
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    Graceling by Kristin CashorePoison Study by Maria V. SnyderThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasFire by Kristin CashoreHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
    Magic, Adventure, Romance
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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 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 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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