Fantasy
Do you prefer high fantasy with high stakes or cosy fantasy to cuddle up with? Whatever your subgenre of choice, fantasy reads offer the ultimate escape. From monsters to magic, fae to fire-breathing dragons, folklore to facing deadly trials, real-world (kind of) to romantasy, you’re sure to find your favourite new world here.
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The Sky on Fire
Jenn Lyons

Mr Fox
Helen Oyeyemi

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
V. E. Schwab

The Spellshop
Sarah Beth Durst

Song of the Huntress
Lucy Holland

Mermaids, Sirens and Selkies
Jean Menzies

Fairies, Elves and Sprites
Jean Menzies

Daughter of Calamity
Rosalie M. Lin

The Cat Who Saved the Library
Sosuke Natsukawa

Gifted & Talented
Olivie Blake

Slaying the Vampire Conqueror
Carissa Broadbent

The City & The City
China Miéville

The Atlas Complex
Olivie Blake

Elusive
Genevieve Cogman

The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King
Carissa Broadbent

Heartsong
TJ Klune

Fall of Ruin and Wrath
Jennifer L. Armentrout

Starter Villain
John Scalzi

Starling House
Alix E. Harrow

A Power Unbound
Freya Marske

Dragons, Wyverns and Serpents: Myths and Legends
Jean Menzies

Witches, Wizards and Sorcerers: Myths and Legends
Jean Menzies

Out There Screaming
Jordan Peele

The Fantasy Puzzle Book
Dr Gareth Moore
Laura Jayne Ayres

Once a Monster
Robert Dinsdale

Bookshops & Bonedust
Travis Baldree

He Who Drowned the World
Shelley Parker-Chan

Classic Fantasy Stories
Farah Mendlesohn

The Spellshop
Sarah Beth Durst

Ravensong
TJ Klune

Masters of Death
Olivie Blake

The First Bright Thing
J. R. Dawson

Spirits Abroad
Zen Cho

Sea Change
Gina Chung

The Serpent and the Wings of Night
Carissa Broadbent

Before We Say Goodbye
Toshikazu Kawaguchi

One For My Enemy
Olivie Blake

In the Lives of Puppets
TJ Klune

The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle
T. L. Huchu

The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone
Audrey Burges