Fantasy

A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

Circe

by Madeline Miller

Piranesi

by Susanna Clarke

The Hobbit

by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Way of Kings

by Brandon Sanderson

A Game of Thrones

by George R.R. Martin

American Gods

by Neil Gaiman

Good Omens

by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

The House in the Cerulean Sea

by TJ Klune

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

by V.E. Schwab

The Lies of Locke Lamora

by Scott Lynch

The Name of the Wind

by Patrick Rothfuss

The Night Circus

by Erin Morgenstern

The Eye of the World

by Robert Jordan

The Color of Magic

by Terry Pratchett

3/5

A Wizard of Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin

Young Ged, a goatherd on the island of Gont, discovers he has an extraordinary gift for magic. Sent to the school of wizardry on Roke, his arrogance unleashes a terrible shadow upon the world — one he must face alone across the vast archipelago of Earthsea.

A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe embark on a perilous quest through space and time to rescue Meg's father, a scientist who disappeared while working on a mysterious project called a tesseract.

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Circe

by Madeline Miller

In the house of Helios, god of the sun, a daughter is born — but Circe is a strange child, not powerful like her father nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers a power forbidden to the gods: witchcraft. Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her craft and encounters legends of mythology.

Piranesi

by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi's house is no ordinary building. Its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls lined with thousands of statues. Within it are an ocean, clouds, and tides. Piranesi lives there, cataloguing its wonders. But when messages begin to appear, he must unravel the mystery of who he is and how he came to be there.

The Hobbit

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep to whisk him away on an unexpected journey to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent.

The Way of Kings

by Brandon Sanderson

On the shattered plains of Roshar, a war rages for gemhearts that power magical fabrials. Kaladin, a former soldier turned slave, struggles to survive and protect his men. Meanwhile, scholar Shallan seeks an apprenticeship with the heretic Jasnah Kholin, and highprince Dalinar is haunted by visions of an ancient past.

A Game of Thrones

by George R.R. Martin

In the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, noble families vie for control of the Iron Throne while an ancient evil stirs beyond the Wall in the frozen north. When Lord Eddard Stark is called to serve as the king's advisor, he uncovers a web of intrigue that threatens to tear the realm apart.

American Gods

by Neil Gaiman

Shadow Moon, recently released from prison, is hired as a bodyguard by the mysterious Mr. Wednesday — who turns out to be an old god preparing for war. Across the American landscape, the gods that immigrants brought to the New World are losing power to modern deities of technology, media, and consumerism.

Good Omens

by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

The Apocalypse is coming, and an angel and a demon who've grown rather fond of humanity team up to prevent it. The only problem? The Antichrist has been misplaced. A wickedly funny tale of Armageddon, friendship, and the power of a nice cup of tea.

The House in the Cerulean Sea

by TJ Klune

Linus Baker is a by-the-book caseworker at the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. When he's sent to a mysterious orphanage on a remote island to evaluate six dangerous magical children and their enigmatic caretaker Arthur, Linus must decide whether to follow the rules or follow his heart.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

by V.E. Schwab

France, 1714. A young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever — but is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. For 300 years, Addie LaRue leaves her mark on the world in subtle ways, until one day she stumbles into a bookshop and meets a young man who remembers her name.

The Lies of Locke Lamora

by Scott Lynch

In a fantasy world inspired by Renaissance Venice, orphan Locke Lamora grows up to become the leader of the Gentleman Bastards — a band of con artists who swindle the nobility out of their fortunes. But when a mysterious figure called the Grey King threatens everything Locke holds dear, the stakes become deadly.

The Name of the Wind

by Patrick Rothfuss

Told in Kvothe's own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man who grows to be the most notorious wizard his world has ever seen — from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-ridden city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic.

The Night Circus

by Erin Morgenstern

The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped tents awaits an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. Behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway between two young magicians trained since childhood to duel.

The Eye of the World

by Robert Jordan

In a world where the Dark One stirs in his prison, five young villagers from the Two Rivers are forced to flee their home when monstrous Trollocs attack. Led by the mysterious Aes Sedai Moiraine, they embark on a journey that will determine the fate of the world — and reveal that one of them is the Dragon Reborn.

The Color of Magic

by Terry Pratchett

3/5

On the Discworld — a flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants standing on a giant turtle — the incompetent wizard Rincewind is tasked with guiding Twoflower, the Disc's first tourist, through a world of magic, mayhem, and murderous intent.