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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 Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
    The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

    Release date: Sep 01, 1998
    Japan's most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers with this heroically imaginative novel, which i ...more
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  • The Witch of Colchis by Rosie Hewlett
    The Witch of Colchis
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    Release date: Sep 10, 2024
    For readers of Costanza Casati and Circe comes an evocative tale of love, murder, and magic following one of the most powerful and maligned women in G ...more
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  • Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare
    Sword Catcher (Sword Catcher, #1)
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    Release date: Jul 16, 2024
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  • 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
    Books With Heroes/Heroines Who Are Assassins
    1,148 books — 4,726 voters
    City of Bones by Cassandra ClareMoon Called by Patricia BriggsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingMagic Bites by Ilona AndrewsVampire Academy by Richelle Mead
    The Best Urban Fantasy
    4,246 books — 13,121 voters

    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
    7,786 books — 5,346 voters
    Angelfall by Susan EeThe Immortal Rules by Julie KagawaA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboSwitched by Amanda HockingBorn at Midnight by C.C. Hunter
    Best Unknown but must be Known books
    8,852 books — 7,830 voters

    Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne JonesThe Darkangel by Meredith Ann PierceThe Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie PopeMairelon the Magician by Patricia C. WredeDragon's Bait by Vivian Vande Velde
    Hidden Gems: YA-Fantasy Novels
    2,160 books — 4,465 voters
    The Final Empire 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
    2,528 books — 8,874 voters


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