Fantasy Books Stories

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Your high fantasy reading shouldn't stop at Tolkien.

The first book in Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast series is a classic that has inspired fantasy readers and authors for decades.

Patrick Rothfuss's new novella, The Narrow Road Between Desires, will feature Bast and have similarities to The Slow Regard of Silent Things.

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Looking to try a new subgenre? These silkpunk books offer a fascinating blend of the old and new.

Here’s how the novella fits into the Mistborn series and the Cosmere of Sanderson’s interconnected stories.

Dive into tales of deep-sea cities and mysterious sirens.

The Fae have fascinated readers and writers alike for centuries, and they're enjoying a resurgence of late thanks to books like Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries.

These book characters are bad to the bone. 

Ruth Ozeki's fantastic book is neither form-fitting nor empty.

If you're playing your way through The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, you might love these books. 

H. P. Lovecraft wasn't known for his novels, but his works have been adapted to film, TV, manga, and more.

The author of An Unkindness of Magicians has returned with the conclusion to The Unseen Worlds Duology.

Blood, betrayal, and brutal heroes await. 

Sometimes it's okay to judge a book by its cover. 

Sometimes, the bad guy's right-hand man can make a stronger impression than the actual villain.

If you fell in love with Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle, there's a good chance you'll enjoy these reads, too.

Newbery Award-winning author Lloyd Alexander wrote more than 50 novels in his lifetime, the majority of which were meant for children and young adults.

Lock up your treasures, and unlock adventure.