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The Best Fantasy Books and Novels

For most readers, your book is your escape from the rest of the world. And while you can flee to whatever world you’d like, fantasy books have a knack for being the most welcoming place to go. The best fantasy books not only distract you from the real world, but make you feel like you’re part of another, vastly more exciting one. 

Some of us enjoy worlds that are a little more familiar, such as historical fantasy books, or worlds that we can potentially visit (if only in a theme park) like books for folks who love Disney. Sometimes we need a little more distraction, and so our list of afrofuturism books that explore the past, present, and future may be necessary.

If you’re in need, there are always classics to fall back on, such as fantasy books with dragons or fantasy books for Harry Potter or Game of Thrones fans. Whatever magical goings-on are needed in your literary escape, you can rest assured that there’s a fantasy book out there that will suit your needs. 

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Finding Baba Yaga
Finding Baba Yaga
by Jane Yolen
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Before the Devil Fell
Before the Devil Fell
by Neil Olson
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by Erin Lindsey
The Adventures of Brak the Barbarian Volume One
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by John Jakes
Twilight Zone
Twilight Zone
by Whitley Strieber, Peter Crowther, Loren Estleman, Laura Lippman, Harlan Ellison, Joe R. Lansdale, Peter S. Beagle
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by Chuck Palahniuk
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The Jewel of Seven Stars
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by Bram Stoker
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by Robert McCammon
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by Jonas Jonasson, Rachel Willson-Broyles
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by Alex Bell
The Journey to the West: Volume I
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by Anthony C. Yu
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by Megan Atwood
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Arthur Rex
by Thomas Berger
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by Andrew Sean Greer
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by Imogen Hermes Gowar
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by Tamora Pierce
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by Victoria Hislop
The Beauty and the Beast
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by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve
Splintered
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The Silent Tower
The Silent Tower
by Barbara Hambly
Ever the Hunted
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by Erin Summerill
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The Foretelling
The Foretelling
by Alice Hoffman
Phantastes
Phantastes
by George MacDonald
The Lie Tree
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The Wolf's Hour
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by Robert McCammon
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by Samuel R. Delany
Grave Errors
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by Carol J. Perry
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by Sam J. Miller
The Hammer and the Cross
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by Harry Harrison
The Seventh Sword
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by Dave Duncan
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The Never Tilting World
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Only Begotten Daughter
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by Harlan Ellison
The Folly of the World
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The Best American Science Fiction And Fantasy 2020
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by John Joseph Adams, Diana Gabaldon
Bride of the Rat God
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by Barbara Hambly
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Uncertain Magic
Uncertain Magic
by Laura Kinsale
Castle Perilous
Castle Perilous
by John DeChancie
All the Bells on Earth
All the Bells on Earth
by James P. Blaylock
Brown Girl in the Ring
Brown Girl in the Ring
by Nalo Hopkinson
The Curse of the Blue Figurine
The Curse of the Blue Figurine
by John Bellairs
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by Nancy A. Collins
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Caught Dead Handed
by Carol J. Perry
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JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series is the most-read fantasy series of all time. Other popular fantasy books include JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy and George RR Martin’s Game of Thrones series. 

Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that is defined by its fantasy world settings and supernatural or otherwise unnatural characters. While its magical elements can be inspired by mythology or folklore, what’s important is that its characters and/or setting is fictional and imaginary.