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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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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
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 Circle
The Circle
by Sara B. Elfgren, Mats Strandberg
Ill Met in the Arena
Ill Met in the Arena
by Dave Duncan
Lady of the Forest
Lady of the Forest
by Jennifer Roberson
Glimmering
Glimmering
by Elizabeth Hand, Kim Stanley Robinson
Sam
Sam
by Francine Pascal
Too Much Lip
Too Much Lip
by Melissa Lucashenko
Bitter Greens
Bitter Greens
by Kate Forsyth
The Kaleidoscope Sisters
The Kaleidoscope Sisters
by Ronnie K. Stephens
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A Hold On Me
A Hold On Me
by Pat Esden
Hell
Hell
by Robert Olen Butler
The Silent Tower
The Silent Tower
by Barbara Hambly
Shadows in Summerland
Shadows in Summerland
by Adrian Van Young
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A Taste for Monsters
A Taste for Monsters
by Matthew J. Kirby
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Plumage
Plumage
by Nancy Springer
Magick Run Amok
Magick Run Amok
by Sharon Pape
Angel Dreams
Angel Dreams
by Chris Schneider, Michael Phillips
White Horses
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by Alice Hoffman
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Blackfish City
Blackfish City
by Sam J. Miller
War of the Gods
War of the Gods
by Poul Anderson
Fearful Symmetries
Fearful Symmetries
by Thomas F. Monteleone
Asking for the Moon
Asking for the Moon
by Reginald Hill
The Never Tilting World
The Never Tilting World
by Rin Chupeco
Unseen City
Unseen City
by Amy Shearn
Venators: Legends Rise
Venators: Legends Rise
by Devri Walls
Only Begotten Daughter
Only Begotten Daughter
by James Morrow
The Book of Kells
The Book of Kells
by R. A. MacAvoy
The Cloven Viscount
The Cloven Viscount
by Italo Calvino
The Folly of the World
The Folly of the World
by Jesse Bullington
The Ice King
The Ice King
by Helen Slavin
Silver Birch, Blood Moon
Silver Birch, Blood Moon
by Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling, Robin McKinley, Nalo Hopkinson, Michael Cadnum, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Harvey Jacobs, Delia Sherman, Garry Kilworth, Anne Bishop, Nancy Kress, Patricia Briggs, Susan Wade, Melissa Lee Shaw, Russell William Asplund, Karawynn Long, Patricia A. McKillip, Pat York, Wendy Wheeler, Melanie Tem, India Edghill
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Horizons Collide
Horizons Collide
by J.E. Rechtin
Uncertain Magic
Uncertain Magic
by Laura Kinsale
The Mysteries of Udolpho
The Mysteries of Udolpho
by Ann Radcliffe
The New Wave Fabulists
The New Wave Fabulists
by Bradford Morrow, Peter Straub, Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Lethem, China Mieville, Elizabeth Hand, Karen Joy Fowler, Kelly Link
Cauchemar
Cauchemar
by Alexandra Grigorescu
Portal of a Thousand Worlds
Portal of a Thousand Worlds
by Dave Duncan
Avenging Angel
Avenging Angel
by Cynthia Eden
Empress of All Seasons
Empress of All Seasons
by Emiko Jean
Riverworld and Other Stories
Riverworld and Other Stories
by Philip Jose Farmer
Ancient Appetites
Ancient Appetites
by Oisin McGann
Between Two Thorns
Between Two Thorns
by Emma Newman
The Gospel of Sheba
The Gospel of Sheba
by Lyndsay Faye
The Beach at Night
The Beach at Night
by Elena Ferrante, Mara Cerri, Ann Goldstein
Cautionary Tales
Cautionary Tales
by Piers Anthony
Black God's Kiss
Black God's Kiss
by C. L. Moore
The Healer's War
The Healer's War
by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
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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.