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 Lesson in Vengeance
Billy Summers
The Dead and the Dark
All's Well
Nolyn (The Rise and Fall, #1)
Redemptor (Raybearer, #2)
The Noise
The Desert Prince
The Witch Haven
A Dance with the Fae Prince (Married to Magic, #2)
The Devil Makes Three
The Wild Ones
A Terrible Fall of Angels
Breaking Badger (Honey Badger Chronicles, #4)
She Wouldn't Change a Thing
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  • A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
    The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3)
    Breaking Badger (Honey Badger Chronicles, #4)
    The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
    Circe
    Layla
    A Court of Honey and Ash (Honey and Ice Trilogy, #1)
    Midnight Sun (The Twilight Saga, #5)
    The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
    Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two (Harry Potter, #8)
    A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
    Caraval (Caraval, #1)
    Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)
    The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
    How to Stop Time
    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
    Best Woman-Authored 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
    Sci-Fi and Fantasy Must Reads
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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
    Best Time Travel Fiction
    1,724 books — 5,088 voters
    Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne JonesThe Darkangel by Meredith Ann PierceThe Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie PopeThe Outlands by Tyler EdwardsMairelon the Magician by Patricia C. Wrede
    Hidden Gems: YA-Fantasy Novels
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    Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
    Most Interesting Magic System
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    City of Bones by Cassandra ClareHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickCity of Glass by Cassandra ClareCity of Ashes by Cassandra ClareFallen by Lauren Kate
    Books with Angels, Gods, or Demons
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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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