Fantasy
Books that contain magical elements and hidden worlds.
Fantasy overview
Looking to fight (or ride) dragons, become a witch or an all-powerful wizard? You're in the right place mellon! Fantasy stories take place in either our world or an alternate one, and both are filled with magic. If you enjoy novels that include elaborate descriptions of setting, magical elements, quests and a good vs. evil storyline then you'll love the Fantasy genre. These authors will often take mythological and folkloric elements to create fantastical worlds and characters. Get lost in these novels and look no further for your next great read!
"Science fiction deals with improbable possibilities, fantasy with plausible impossibilities." - Miriam Allen de Ford
Classic fantasy
Epic fantasy
Historical fantasy
Here Be Dragons
Books to movies/tv
New to fantasy? try one of these books:
The Night Circus by Welcome to Le Cirque des Rêves. Beyond the smoke and mirrors, however, a fierce competition is underway - a contest between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood to compete in "a game," in which each must use their powers of illusion to best the other. Unbeknownst to them, this game is a duel to the death, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will.
The City of Brass by A brilliantly imagined historical fantasy in which a young con artist in eighteenth century Cairo discovers she's the last descendant of a powerful family of djinn healers. With the help of an outcast immortal warrior and a rebellious prince, she must claim her magical birthright in order to prevent a war that threatens to destroy the entire djinn kingdom.
A Game of Thrones by The first in the series that follows several families as they compete to be rulers of Westeros. A mixture of War of the Roses with dragons, and magical elements.
