The books in this list are primarily about worlds that are imagined (or a slightly wonky reality). If you’re also interested in fantasy creatures inhabiting a real world, then have a look at the supernatural and urban fantasy list!

Last updated: September 2021

• Half a King (series) / Abercrombie, Joe
• Children of Blood and Bone (series) / Adeyemi, Tomi
• Shadow and Bone (series) / Bardugo, Leigh
• The Guns Above / Bennis, Robyn
• The Cruel Prince (series) / Black, Holly
• The Gilded Wolves (series) / Chokshi, Roshani
• The Scapegracers (series) / Clarke, Hannah Abigail
• Assassin’s Apprentice (series) / Hobb, Robin
• The Eye of the World (series) / Jordan, Robert
• Dreamhunter / Knox, Elizabeth
• Arrows of the Queen (series) / Lackey, Mercedes
• A Wizard of Earthsea (series) / Le Guin, Ursula
• Serpent and Dove (series) / Mahurin, Shelby
• The Magician of Hoad / Mahy, Margaret
• Mask of Shadows (series) / Miller, Linsey
• The Bright and Breaking Sea (series) / Neill, Chloe
• The Left-Handed Booksellers of London / Nix, Garth
• Sabriel (series) / Nix, Garth
• A Deadly Education : A Novel (series) / Novik, Naomi
• Dorothy Must Die (series) / Paige, Danielle
• Tempests and Slaughter : A Tortall Legend (series) / Pierce, Tamora
• The Colour of Magic (series) / Pratchett, Terry
• Carry On: The Rise and Fall of Simon Snow (series) / Rowell, Rainbow
• This Savage Song : A Monsters of Verity Novel (series) / Schwab, Victoria
• The Alchemyst : The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (series) / Scott, Michael
• Iron Cast / Soria, Destiny
• The Thief (series) / Turner, Megan Whelan
• Unbroken : 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens / Various
• Leviathan (series) / Westerfeld, Scott