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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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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Washington Irving
Miss Blaine's Prefect and the Weird Sisters
Miss Blaine's Prefect and the Weird Sisters
by Olga Wojtas
The City of Dreaming Books
The City of Dreaming Books
by Walter Moers
The Citadel of Whispers
The Citadel of Whispers
by Kazim Ali
Baal
Baal
by Robert McCammon
Finding Baba Yaga
Finding Baba Yaga
by Jane Yolen
Moon of Israel
Moon of Israel
by H. Rider Haggard
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard
by J. G. Ballard
On Wings of Magic
On Wings of Magic
by Andre Norton, Patricia Mathews, Sasha Miller
The Adventures of Brak the Barbarian Volume One
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by John Jakes
Of Prophecies & Pomegranates
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by T.C. Kraven
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The Circle
The Circle
by Sara B. Elfgren, Mats Strandberg
Freedom of the Mask
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by Robert McCammon
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Ill Met in the Arena
Ill Met in the Arena
by Dave Duncan
Frozen Charlotte
Frozen Charlotte
by Alex Bell
Titus Groan
Titus Groan
by Mervyn Peake, Anthony Burgess
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
by Orson Scott Card
The Ramayana
The Ramayana
by Ramesh Menon
The Foretelling
The Foretelling
by Alice Hoffman
The Never Tilting World
The Never Tilting World
by Rin Chupeco
The Cloven Viscount
The Cloven Viscount
by Italo Calvino
Deathbird Stories
Deathbird Stories
by Harlan Ellison
Camber of Culdi
Camber of Culdi
by Katherine Kurtz
Creatures of Charm And Hunger
Creatures of Charm And Hunger
by Molly Tanzer
Skin Folk
Skin Folk
by Nalo Hopkinson
The Curse of the Blue Figurine
The Curse of the Blue Figurine
by John Bellairs
Riverworld and Other Stories
Riverworld and Other Stories
by Philip Jose Farmer
Those Who Hunt the Night
Those Who Hunt the Night
by Barbara Hambly
The Gospel of Sheba
The Gospel of Sheba
by Lyndsay Faye
The Lyra Novels
The Lyra Novels
by Patricia C. Wrede
The Nonexistent Knight
The Nonexistent Knight
by Italo Calvino
The Disfavored Hero
The Disfavored Hero
by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Madbond
Madbond
by Nancy Springer
Falling Angel
Falling Angel
by William Hjortsberg
The Cutting Edge
The Cutting Edge
by Dave Duncan
Murder on Millionaires' Row
Murder on Millionaires' Row
by Erin Lindsey
Mystery Walk
Mystery Walk
by Robert McCammon
Hood
Hood
by Stephen R. Lawhead
The Jewel of Seven Stars
The Jewel of Seven Stars
by Bram Stoker, Rick Wilber
Orlando
Orlando
by Virginia Woolf
Loki: The Mischief Behind the Legend
Loki: The Mischief Behind the Legend
by Padraic Colum, Peter David, Amy Michelle Carpenter
The Journey to the West: Volume I
The Journey to the West: Volume I
by Anthony C. Yu
Sorcerers of the Nightwing
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by Geoffrey Huntington
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Lady of the Forest
Lady of the Forest
by Jennifer Roberson
Glimmering
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by Elizabeth Hand, Kim Stanley Robinson
Sam
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by Francine Pascal
Too Much Lip
Too Much Lip
by Melissa Lucashenko
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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.