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High Fantasy

High fantasy is defined as fantasy fiction set in an alternative, entirely fictional ("secondary") world, rather than the real, or "primary" world. The secondary world is usually internally consistent but its rules differ in some way(s) from those of the primary world. By contrast, low fantasy is characterized by being set in the primary, or "real" world, or a rational and familiar fictional world, with the inclusion of magical elements. ...more

A Harvest of Hearts
The Ragpicker King (The Chronicles of Castellane, #2)
Fable for the End of the World
The River Has Roots
What Wakes the Bells
Blood Beneath the Snow (Blood & Souls, #1)
The Shadow Bride (The Scarlet Veil, #2)
The Prince Without Sorrow (Obsidian Throne, #1)
Homegrown Magic
The Scorpion and the Night Blossom (The Three Realms, #1)
Exquisite Ruin (The Labyrinth, #1)
Galaphile (The First Druids of Shannara, #1)
The Tomb of Dragons (The Cemeteries of Amalo, #3)
Once Was Willem
Idolfire
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
Glow of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #2)
Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)
Heat of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #3)
Lightlark (Lightlark, #1)
Trial of the Sun Queen (Artefacts of Ouranos, #1)
Rule of the Aurora King (Artefacts of Ouranos, #2)
When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1)
Nightbane (Lightlark, #2)
Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive, #5)
Fate of the Sun King (Artefacts of Ouranos, #3)
Tress of the Emerald Sea
Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1)
The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, #1)
Skyshade (Lightlark, #3)
Bridge of Birds by Barry HughartThe Scourge by Roberto CalasWar for the Oaks by Emma BullHere Lies Death by Harlan VaughnIn the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente
Best Fantasy Books Under the Radar
2,070 books — 1,520 voters
Glass Sword by Victoria AveyardThe Winner's Kiss by Marie RutkoskiThe Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. PearsonCrooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoA Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir
YA Epic Fantasy 2016
101 books — 561 voters

The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan StroudThe Cavalier by Israh AziziPseudo-Dragon by Cheryl MatthynssensDaughter of the Empire by Raymond E. FeistServant of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist
Little Known Fantasy Books
181 books — 141 voters
Fourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosHell Bent by Leigh BardugoWitch King by Martha WellsThe Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon ChakrabortyTress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
Most Anticipated Adult Fantasy, 2023
420 books — 357 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
Fantasy Books That Should Be Movies
917 books — 986 voters
From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. ArmentroutFourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosGild by Raven KennedyA Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. ArmentroutThe Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
Sarah J. Maas Clones
89 books — 342 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
A Clash of Kings  (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)

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Clive Barker
I have been, I think, altogether disparaging about the ‘escapist� elements of the genre, emphasizing its powers to address social, moral and even philosophical issues at the expense of celebrating its dreamier virtues. I took this position out of a genuine desire to defend a fictional form I love from accusations of triviality and triteness, but my zeal led me astray. Yes, fantastic fiction can be intricately woven into the texture of our daily lives, addressing important issues in fabulist form ...more
Clive Barker, Weaveworld

I ran to the beat of the forest song, the pulse of the wind and melody of the birds seemed ignite a flame my blood. The swaying of the trees and the hiss of the bromegrass called out to me, urging me to go faster and run harder.
Kennedy Vega, The Taborda Chosen

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