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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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A Winter's Promise
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by Carol Serling, Harlan Ellison, Whitley Strieber, Peter Crowther, Joe R. Lansdale, Loren Estleman, Peter S. Beagle, Laura Lippman
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by Anthony C. Yu
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by Katherine Kurtz
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by James Morrow
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by Theodore Sturgeon
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by Tamora Pierce
The Beauty and the Beast
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by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, Minalima
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A Midsummer Tempest
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by Poul Anderson
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by Carol J. Perry
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by Ray Bradbury
Blackfish City
Blackfish City
by Sam J. Miller
War of the Gods
War of the Gods
by Poul Anderson
Fearful Symmetries
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by Thomas F. Monteleone
The Curse of the Blue Figurine
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by John Bellairs
The Best American Science Fiction And Fantasy 2020
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by John Joseph Adams, Diana Gabaldon
Deerskin
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by Robin McKinley
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Uncertain Magic
Uncertain Magic
by Laura Kinsale
Brown Girl in the Ring
Brown Girl in the Ring
by Nalo Hopkinson
Portal of a Thousand Worlds
Portal of a Thousand Worlds
by Dave Duncan
Caught Dead Handed
Caught Dead Handed
by Carol J. Perry
The Secret Books of Paradys
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by Tanith Lee
The Lyra Novels
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by Patricia C. Wrede
The Scent of Magic
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by Andre Norton
The Book of the Damned
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by Tanith Lee
Forever
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by Pete Hamill
Falling Angel
Falling Angel
by William Hjortsberg
The Hero and the Crown
The Hero and the Crown
by Robin McKinley
Dragonsbane
Dragonsbane
by Barbara Hambly
On Wings of Magic
On Wings of Magic
by Andre Norton, Patricia Mathews, Sasha Miller
Moon of Israel
Moon of Israel
by H. Rider Haggard
Murder on Millionaires' Row
Murder on Millionaires' Row
by Erin Lindsey
The Adventures of Brak the Barbarian Volume One
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by John Jakes
The Jewel of Seven Stars
The Jewel of Seven Stars
by Bram Stoker, Rick Wilber
Orlando
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by Virginia Woolf
Loki: The Mischief Behind the Legend
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by Padraic Colum, Peter David, Amy Michelle Carpenter
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by Dave Duncan
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by Geoffrey Huntington
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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.