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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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Baal
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by Robert McCammon
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by Jane Yolen
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by H. Rider Haggard
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by Erin Lindsey
Twilight Zone
Twilight Zone
by Whitley Strieber, Peter Crowther, Harlan Ellison, Carol Serling, Loren Estleman, Joe R. Lansdale, Peter S. Beagle, Laura Lippman
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by Morgan Rice
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by Jennifer Roberson
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The Returned
by Jason Mott
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by Tamora Pierce
The Beauty and the Beast
The Beauty and the Beast
by Minalima, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve
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by Kim Harrison, Stephenie Meyer, Michele Jaffe, Lauren Myracle, Meg Cabot
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by Alice Hoffman
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by George MacDonald
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by Alyxandra Harvey
A Skinful of Shadows
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by Frances Hardinge
Grave Errors
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by Carol J. Perry
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by Alice Hoffman
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Blackfish City
Blackfish City
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
The Never Tilting World
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by Rin Chupeco
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by Ray Bradbury
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Uncertain Magic
Uncertain Magic
by Laura Kinsale
The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump
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by Harry Turtledove
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
Portal of a Thousand Worlds
Portal of a Thousand Worlds
by Dave Duncan
Caught Dead Handed
Caught Dead Handed
by Carol J. Perry
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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
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by Lyndsay Faye
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by Mara Cerri, Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein
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Thieves' World®
by John Brunner, Joe Haldeman, Lynn Abbey, Robert Lynn Asprin, Philip Jose Farmer
The Nonexistent Knight
The Nonexistent Knight
by Italo Calvino
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The Ill-Made Mute
by Cecilia Dart-Thornton
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by Poul Anderson
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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.