Fantasy Fiction
Thorn Season by Keira Azar
In the kingdom of Daradon, people with magical powers called Wielders are hunted and killed. Alissa, the daughter of a famous Hunter family, secretly has these powers herself. When she is sent to the royal court, she becomes trapped in a dangerous world of secrets, politics, and romance. If anyone discovers the truth about her, it could cost her life.
Sleep Like Death by Kalynn Bayron
Princess Eve, trained to defeat the sorcerer known as the Knight, prepares for a battle using her power to conjure weapons from nature. As her mother, Queen Regina, begins acting strangely and a messenger reveals shocking truths about Eve’s past, she must decide who to trust while fighting to save her family and queendom.
The Betrothed by Keira Cass
When King Jameson declares his love for Lady Hollis Brite, Hollis is shocked–and thrilled. After all, she’s grown up at Keresken Castle, vying for the king’s attention alongside other daughters of the nobility. Capturing his heart is a dream come true. But Hollis soon realizes that falling in love with a king and being crowned queen may not be the happily ever after she thought it would be.
Influencer by Adam Cesare
When wealthy new student Aaron Fortin arrives at school, he quickly captures the attention of Crystal’s group of friends. Crystal senses that something about him isn’t right and exposes his lies. But Aaron turns the school against her and begins manipulating her friends. Crystal must figure out how dangerous he really is before she loses everyone around her.
I Am the Swarm by Hayley Chewins
In Nell Strand’s family, every woman develops magical powers at age fifteen, but Nell believes the magic only causes pain. When her own powers appear as swarms of insects that reflect her emotions, she struggles to control them. As her anger and fears grow stronger, Nell must decide whether to hide her feelings or accept the power within her.
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole
After her sister Elara forms an unbreakable bond with an enemy dragon, seventeen-year-old Faron, who once wielded the magic of the gods to save her island from those same dragon-riding colonizers, must find a way to save her sister and the fate of their world in the face of impossible odds.
The Lost Saint by Rachael Craw
Ana travels to Germany for the summer but is mysteriously transported to the fourteenth century after an earthquake in a sacred forest cave. There she meets a wounded warrior named Leon, and together they must escape dangerous enemies. As Ana searches for a way back home, she must decide who she can trust and what she’s willing to risk.
The Encanto’s Daughter by Melissa de la Cruz
MJ Rodriguez, half-encanto and heir to the Sirena Court, must claim her throne after her estranged father’s sudden death, but faces resistance from a council that objects to her half-human lineage. As she investigates a possible curse behind his death, MJ forms a bond with the enigmatic Sir Lucas of the Sigbin Court, forcing her to balance love and leadership in the troubled realm of Biringan.
Unraveller by Frances Hardinge
Fifteen-year-old Kellen’s unique ability to unravel curses unfortunately does not protect him from becoming cursed, and unless he and his best friend and ally Nettle can remove his hex, Kellen is in danger of unravelling everything–and everyone–around him.
Nettle by Bex Hogan
Nettle enters the magical faery realm to save her dying grandmother by making a deal with the faery king. In exchange for healing her grandmother, she must complete three dangerous tasks. As she becomes caught between powerful faeries and unexpected love, Nettle realizes she has been tricked. Soon she must face the painful cost of the bargain she made.
What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez
Inez Olivera, a wealthy young woman from 19th-century Buenos Aires, travels to Cairo following the tragic death of her globetrotting parents and inherits a mysterious golden ring tied to old-world magic. As she uncovers deeper secrets about her parents’ disappearance, she must navigate dangerous truths and an infuriatingly handsome assistant while relying on ancient magic to protect herself from becoming a pawn in a larger, deadly game.
Lady’s Knight by Amie Kaufman
Gwen secretly dreams of becoming a knight, while Lady Isobelle is being forced to marry the winner of a tournament. The two team up with a risky plan—Gwen will enter the tournament disguised as a knight. If she wins, they both gain freedom. But their plan becomes complicated when unexpected romance—and dragons—enter the picture.
The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le
Nhika, a feared bloodcarver who can alter human biology, is compelled by the criminal underworld to heal a key witness in a high-profile murder case. As she delves into the investigation and discovers unsettling truths about the charming physician’s aide Ven Kochin, Nhika faces a dire choice between becoming the monster she’s feared to be or jeopardizing the future of her kind.
A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim
Tru, a talented art forger who can magically paint glimpses of the future, agrees to marry a mysterious dragon lord to help support her struggling family. In return, she must live in his underwater palace and help him carry out a dangerous plan against the Dragon King. As Tru becomes entangled in secrets, magic, and romance, she realizes their plan could change both the human and dragon worlds.
Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin
Seventeen-year-old musician Xue faces a lifetime of servitude until Duke Meng offers her freedom in exchange for serving as a musician in residence, but Xue soon discovers the Duke is a celestial ruler with ulterior motives and she must unlock her past to prevent an impending war in the Six Realms.
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Ostracized or incarcerated her whole life, seventeen-year-old Juliette is freed on the condition that she use her horrific abilities in support of The Reestablishment, a post-apocalyptic dictatorship, but Adam, the only person ever to show her affection, offers hope of a better future.
The Art of Exile by Andrea Max
Ada Castle goes undercover at a secret school where descendants of Renaissance masters study lost arts and sciences. Her mission is to steal the school’s powerful innovations for her family’s secret society. But as she grows to love the school and the people there, her loyalties begin to change. When a friend goes missing, Ada must decide whether to betray her family or the place that helped her find herself.
These Vengeful Gods by Gabe Cole Novoa
Crow is one of the few remaining descendants of the god of Death, hiding their magic to survive. When their uncles are arrested, Crow enters the dangerous Tournament of the Gods to win a favor that could set them free. But as Crow fights powerful opponents and navigates a world of gods and magic, they realize winning may require taking power rather than asking for it.
The Floating World by Axie Oh
Sunho, a mercenary with no memory of his past, is hired to hunt a mysterious girl with powerful silver light magic. Meanwhile, Ren is searching for a way to save her injured uncle after revealing her hidden powers during a demon attack. As their journeys cross, Sunho doesn’t realize Ren is the girl he’s been hired to find. Together they begin to uncover secrets that connect their pasts and destinies.
Witchlings by Claribel Ortega
Twelve-year-old Seven Salazar is devastated when she’s placed in a lowly Spare coven during Ravenskill’s Black Moon Ceremony, and their attempt to seal the coven fails. Faced with an impossible task that could either grant them full magical powers or turn them into toads forever, Seven and her new coven must rely on their friendship to succeed.
The Ivory Key by Akshaya Raman
Vira, Ronak, Kaleb, and Riya are siblings, but they are pretty distant from one another, living separate lives. But one thing finally unites them: the search for the Ivory Key, a legendary item that will provide a new source of magic.
The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan
Nico, the son of Hades, and his boyfriend Will, the son of Apollo, travel to Tartarus, the deepest, darkest part of the Underworld as they attempt to rescue an old friend.
A Girl Walks Into the Forest by Madeleine Roux
Valla leaves her poor village to marry a mysterious count, hoping her beauty will give her a better life. But during the dangerous journey through the Gottyar Wood, she is attacked and her face is badly scarred. When she finally reaches the castle, the count is no longer pleased with her. Soon Valla realizes surviving the forest was only the beginning of her struggles.
The Carrefour Curse by Dianne K. Salerni
When twelve-year-old Garnet finally gets to meet her magical extended family she discovers they’re all trapped in the ruins of their crumbling manor and Garnet must break a curse that has decimated three generations of Carrefours.
The Whisperwood Legacy by Jo Schulte
Whisperwood is an abandoned theme park where fairy tales once came to life. Seventeen-year-old Frankie Strauss is glad the park closed because she wants to escape her powerful family. But when her grandmother suddenly goes missing, Frankie starts to uncover dark family secrets. With help from a mysterious groundskeeper, she learns the fairy tales connected to the park may be real—and dangerous.
The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland
Zara Jones, driven by grief and the desire to resurrect her murdered sister, turns to the occult for a solution. She finds hope in Emer Byrne, a powerful witch with a dark past, who also holds the key to curing Jude Wolf, a billionaire’s daughter cursed with a necrotic soul.
The Otherwhere Post by Emily J. Taylor
Seven years after her father was accused of terrible crimes, Maeve lives under a false name to escape the scandal. When she receives a letter claiming her father was innocent, she joins the magical Otherwhere Post to investigate. As she learns the dangerous magic used to send letters between worlds, she begins uncovering secrets about the past. But threatening messages warn her that discovering the truth could cost her life.
Greenwild by Pari Thomson
Eleven-year-old Daisy Thistledown escapes from pursuers in London and discovers the magical Greenwild, a world with the key to finding her missing mother. To uncover the truth about herself and save the Greenwild from destruction, she must join forces with a botanical genius, a boy who speaks to animals, and a feisty cat.
Steel & Spellfire by Laura E. Weymouth
In a city where magic is feared, Pandora hides her powerful and unusual abilities by posing as a magical debutante to enter the royal court. She hopes to find the mysterious guardian who once controlled her and finally break their bond. When members of the court begin dying from magic similar to hers, a royal guard named Beacon starts to suspect her. Together, they must uncover the real killer before Pandora is blamed.
A Language of Dragons by S. F. Williamson
In an alternate 1923 London where dragons and humans live in a fragile peace, Vivien Featherswallow accidentally sparks a civil war after freeing a dragon. To save her family, she is forced to work as a codebreaker at Bletchley Park studying dragon language. As she uncovers secrets about the treaty between humans and dragons, Viv realizes the peace holding their worlds together may be built on lies.
