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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 Cloven Viscount
The Cloven Viscount
by Italo Calvino
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015
by Joe Hill, John Joseph Adams, Neil Gaiman, Kelly Link, Karen Russell, Seanan McGuire, T.C. Boyle, Daniel H. Wilson
Exhalation: Stories
Exhalation: Stories
by Ted Chiang
Camber of Culdi
Camber of Culdi
by Katherine Kurtz
The Best American Science Fiction And Fantasy 2020
The Best American Science Fiction And Fantasy 2020
by John Joseph Adams, Diana Gabaldon
Bride of the Rat God
Bride of the Rat God
by Barbara Hambly
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Foundation
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
Beautiful Ruins
Beautiful Ruins
by Jess Walter
Uncertain Magic
Uncertain Magic
by Laura Kinsale
Fair Peril
Fair Peril
by Nancy Springer
Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe
Skin Folk
Skin Folk
by Nalo Hopkinson
The Curse of the Blue Figurine
The Curse of the Blue Figurine
by John Bellairs
Was It Murder?
Was It Murder?
by James Hilton
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
by Steig Larsson
Sister Light, Sister Dark
Sister Light, Sister Dark
by Jane Yolen
When He Was Bad
When He Was Bad
by Shelly Laurenston, Cynthia Eden
Caught Dead Handed
Caught Dead Handed
by Carol J. Perry
Empress of All Seasons
Empress of All Seasons
by Emiko Jean
Riverworld and Other Stories
Riverworld and Other Stories
by Philip Jose Farmer
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
by Cheryl Strayed
Those Who Hunt the Night
Those Who Hunt the Night
by Barbara Hambly
Boy's Life
Boy's Life
by Robert McCammon
Sunshine
Sunshine
by Robin McKinley
The Lyra Novels
The Lyra Novels
by Patricia C. Wrede
The City and the Pillar
The City and the Pillar
by Gore Vidal
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Cautionary Tales
Cautionary Tales
by Piers Anthony
The Light Over London
The Light Over London
by Julia Kelly
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10 Books Like The Nightingale
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy
Outpost
Outpost
by Dan Richards
The Sword Is Drawn
The Sword Is Drawn
by Andre Norton
The Invisible Library
The Invisible Library
by Genevieve Cogman
Dragonfield
Dragonfield
by Jane Yolen
Beauty
Beauty
by Robin McKinley
It
It
by Stephen King
Swan Song
Swan Song
by Robert McCammon
Hunger
Hunger
by Roxane Gay
Call Me By Your Name
Call Me By Your Name
by André Aciman
The House We Grew Up In
The House We Grew Up In
by Lisa Jewell
The Bridges of Madison County
The Bridges of Madison County
by Robert James Waller
The Harry Potter Series
The Harry Potter Series
by J.K. Rowling
Wylding Hall
Wylding Hall
by Elizabeth Hand
Before I Go to Sleep
Before I Go to Sleep
by S.J. Watson
Spellsinger
Spellsinger
by Alan Dean Foster
Dragonsbane
Dragonsbane
by Barbara Hambly
Ill Met in the Arena
Ill Met in the Arena
by Dave Duncan
Sam
Sam
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.