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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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Sam
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by Nancy Springer
Magick Run Amok
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by Sharon Pape
Chip Crockett's Christmas Carol
Chip Crockett's Christmas Carol
by Elizabeth Hand
The Seventh Sword
The Seventh Sword
by Dave Duncan
Fearful Symmetries
Fearful Symmetries
by Thomas F. Monteleone
Asking for the Moon
Asking for the Moon
by Reginald Hill
Unseen City
Unseen City
by Amy Shearn
Venators: Magic Unleashed
Venators: Magic Unleashed
by Devri Walls
The Curse of the Blue Figurine
The Curse of the Blue Figurine
by John Bellairs
The Book of Kells
The Book of Kells
by R. A. MacAvoy
The Folly of the World
The Folly of the World
by Jesse Bullington
The Ice King
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by Helen Slavin
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by John Joseph Adams, Diana Gabaldon
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 Case of the Toxic Spell Dump
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by Harry Turtledove
Cauchemar
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by Alexandra Grigorescu
Immortal Danger
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by Cynthia Eden
Empress of All Seasons
Empress of All Seasons
by Emiko Jean
Lethal Kisses
Lethal Kisses
by Ellen Datlow, Jonathan Lethem, Ruth Rendell, Michael Swanwick, Pat Murphy, Christopher Fowler, Michael Cadnum, Joyce Carol Oates, Pat Cadigan, Richard Christian Matheson, Roberta Lannes, A. R. Morlan, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Thomas Tessier, Terry Lamsley, Simon Ings, Jack Dann, David J. Schow, Douglas Clegg, Michael Marshall Smith, M. M. O'Driscoll
Those Who Hunt the Night
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The Ill-Made Mute
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The Gospel of Sheba
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Call Me Ishtar
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by Rhoda Lerman, Phyllis Rose
Cautionary Tales
Cautionary Tales
by Piers Anthony
Black God's Kiss
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by Andre Norton
The Scent of Magic
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by Andre Norton
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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.