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 (A Study in Drowning)
The Library of Fates
Seeing Other People
The Last Vampire
Her Time Traveling Duke
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  • Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)
    Alchemised
    The Night Prince (The Wolf King, #2)
    Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1)
    Shield of Sparrows (Shield of Sparrows, #1)
    Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth, #1)
    The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #2)
    Twice
    Rebel Witch (The Crimson Moth, #2)
    A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)
    Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)
    Assistant to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #1)
    Lightlark (Lightlark, #1)
    The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Senior Year Adventures, #1)
    Spark of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #1)
    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 Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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    A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboAngelfall by Susan EeThe Immortal Rules by Julie KagawaThe Zombie Room by R.D. RonaldThe Elephant Tree by R.D. Ronald
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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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