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 Rookery
Deborah Hewitt

The Scarab Path
Adrian Tchaikovsky

The Sea Watch
Adrian Tchaikovsky

Heirs of the Blade
Adrian Tchaikovsky

The Tyrant
Seth Dickinson

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Douglas Adams

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
Douglas Adams

The Salmon of Doubt
Douglas Adams

The Memory of Souls
Jenn Lyons

Blood of the Mantis
Adrian Tchaikovsky

Salute the Dark
Adrian Tchaikovsky

Sorcery of a Queen
Brian Naslund

Empire in Black and Gold
Adrian Tchaikovsky

Dragonfly Falling
Adrian Tchaikovsky

The Unspoken Name
A. K. Larkwood

The Ever After
Amanda Hocking

The Dark Archive
Genevieve Cogman

Tales from the Cafe
Toshikazu Kawaguchi

The Morning Flower
Amanda Hocking

Lovecraft Country
Matt Ruff

The Name of All Things
Jenn Lyons

The Lost City
Amanda Hocking

Bloodwitch
Susan Dennard

Gingerbread
Helen Oyeyemi

Blood of an Exile
Brian Naslund

The True Queen
Zen Cho

The Secret Chapter
Genevieve Cogman

The Monster
Seth Dickinson

The Ruin of Kings
Jenn Lyons

Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi

The Nightjar
Deborah Hewitt

The Tempest
William Shakespeare
John Gilbert

The Master and Margarita
Mikhail Bulgakov

Past Perfect
Danielle Steel

The Mortal Word
Genevieve Cogman

Windwitch
Susan Dennard

Fluke
James Herbert

Bright Ruin
Vic James

From the Earth to the Shadows
Amanda Hocking

Between the Blade and the Heart
Amanda Hocking