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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The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
What Moves the Dead
Violet Made of Thorns (Violet Made of Thorns, #1)
These Twisted Bonds (These Hollow Vows, #2)
The Valkyrie's Daughter
Youngblood
A Curse of Blood & Stone (Fate & Flame, #2)
Bride of the Shadow King
The Book of Gothel
The Charmed List
Dark Earth
Wake the Bones
The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)
Into the Mist (Into the Mist, #1)
The Witchery
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  • The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3)
    The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)
    Invent (The Completionist Chronicles #7)
    This Time Tomorrow
    Lore Olympus: Volume Two (Lore Olympus, #2)
    Circe
    The Measure
    Hunger (Unbound #3)
    How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories (The Folk of the Air, #3.5)
    Quicksilver
    Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)
    Fate Hollow Academy: Term 3 (Fate Hollow Academy, #3)
    The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
    Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1)
    A Forest of Stars (Court of Starlight and Darkness #1)
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    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
    The Hobbit
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
    A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
    The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
    A Clash of Kings  (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
    The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
    The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
    The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
    A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)

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