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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 City of Dreaming Books
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by Walter Moers
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by Irvine Welsh
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard
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by J. G. Ballard
On Wings of Magic
On Wings of Magic
by Patricia Mathews, Andre Norton, Sasha Miller
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Mystery Walk
by Robert McCammon
Realm of Dragons
Realm of Dragons
by Morgan Rice
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The Jewel of Seven Stars
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by Bram Stoker, Rick Wilber
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by Virginia Woolf
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by Robert McCammon
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Ill Met in the Arena
by Dave Duncan
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by Alex Bell
The Journey to the West: Volume I
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by Anthony C. Yu
Lady of the Forest
Lady of the Forest
by Jennifer Roberson
The Thief of Time
The Thief of Time
by John Boyne
Lioness Rampant
Lioness Rampant
by Tamora Pierce
The Ramayana
The Ramayana
by Ramesh Menon
Splintered
Splintered
by A. G. Howard
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The Silent Tower
The Silent Tower
by Barbara Hambly
A Winter's Promise
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by Christelle Dabos
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The Foretelling
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by Alice Hoffman
Phantastes
Phantastes
by George MacDonald
The Lie Tree
The Lie Tree
by Frances Hardinge
The Wolf's Hour
The Wolf's Hour
by Robert McCammon
Dragon Writers
Dragon Writers
by Lisa Magnum
Grave Errors
Grave Errors
by Carol J. Perry
Blackfish City
Blackfish City
by Sam J. Miller
Witch World: High Hallack Cycle
Witch World: High Hallack Cycle
by Andre Norton
Venators: Legends Rise
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by Devri Walls
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by Ray Bradbury
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The Cloven Viscount
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by Italo Calvino
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015
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by Kelly Link, Seanan McGuire, Joe Hill, Karen Russell, T. C. Boyle, Daniel H. Wilson, Neil Gaiman, John Joseph Adams
The Folly of the World
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by Jesse Bullington
Camber of Culdi
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by Nicole Glover
Silver Birch, Blood Moon
Silver Birch, Blood Moon
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Uncertain Magic
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by Laura Kinsale
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by Harry Turtledove
Brown Girl in the Ring
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by Nalo Hopkinson
The Curse of the Blue Figurine
The Curse of the Blue Figurine
by John Bellairs
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by Tanith Lee
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by Joe Haldeman, Robert Lynn Asprin, John Brunner, Lynn Abbey, Philip Jose Farmer
Cautionary Tales
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by Piers Anthony
The Ill-Made Mute
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by Cecilia Dart-Thornton
The Scent of Magic
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by Andre Norton
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by Andre Norton
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by Robert McCammon
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by Pete Hamill
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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.