Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting. Fantasy is generally distinguished from science fiction and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of technological and macabre themes, respectively, though there is a great deal of overlap between the three (collectively known as speculative fiction or science fiction/fantasy)

In its broadest sense, fantasy comprises works by many writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians, from ancient myths and legends to many recent works embraced by a wide audience today, including
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We Who Will Die (Empire of Blood, #1)
An Arcane Inheritance
Canticle
Fallen Gods (Fallen Gods, #1)
Dawn of the Firebird
Tailored Realities
The Time Hop Coffee Shop
The Dark Is Descending (Nytefall, #3)
Persephone's Curse
Something Wicked (Idle Reputations, #1)
An Archive of Romance
The Library of Fates
Seeing Other People
The Last Vampire
Her Time Traveling Duke
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    The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
    Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)
    Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1)
    The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #2)
    Shield of Sparrows (Shield of Sparrows, #1)
    A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)
    Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth, #1)
    Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)
    Twice
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    Lightlark (Lightlark, #1)
    Spark of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #1)
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    The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells11/22/63 by Stephen  KingA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
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    Twilight by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceVampire Academy by Richelle MeadCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
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    The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
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    Soulless by Gail CarrigerLeviathan by Scott WesterfeldBoneshaker by Cherie PriestPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
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    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
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    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
    The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
    A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
    The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
    A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
    Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
    Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
    Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
    Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)

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