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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A Vow in Vengeance (Immortal Desires, #1)
The Poet Empress
Graceless Heart (The Spellbound History, #1)
Vigil
Twelve Months (The Dresden Files, #18)
We Who Have No Gods (The Acheron Order, #1)
Rings of Fate (Curses and Crowns, #1)
The Swan's Daughter
The Wolf and the Crown of Blood (The Broken Accords, #1)
Dragon Cursed
The Elsewhere Express
The Book of Blood and Roses (The Callisto Chronicles)
The Unwritten Rules of Magic
How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days
The Witching Hours (The Crows)
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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)
    A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)
    The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #2)
    Rebel Witch (The Crimson Moth, #2)
    Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth, #1)
    Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)
    Assistant to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #1)
    Lightlark (Lightlark, #1)
    A Bond of Trust (Shifter City Fated Mates, #4)
    Remain
    The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Senior Year Adventures, #1)
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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 (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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