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Fantasy Books
Build your taste profile and get better suggestions. You've rated 0 of 24 books. Want more suggestions? Launch Quick Rate- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
By J.K. Rowling, 2009
ISBN 0545139708
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the seventh and final of the Harry Potter novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The book was released on 21 July 2007, ending the series that began in 1997 with the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
- Twilight
By Stephenie Meyer, 2006
ISBN 0316015849
Isabella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Isabella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. Up until now, Edward has managed to keep his vampire...
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
By C. S. Lewis, 1950
ISBN 0006716776
Lucy has stumbled upon a marvellous land of fauns and centaurs, nymphs and talking animals. But soon she discovers that it is ruled by the cruel White Witch, and can only be freed by Aslan, the great Lion and four children...This is the second adventure in the exciting Chronicles of Narnia.
- The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings
By J.R.R. Tolkien, 1954
ISBN 0618574948
The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel The Lord of the Rings by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It takes place in the fictional universe Middle-earth. It was originally published on July 29, 1954 in the United Kingdom. The volume consists of a Prologue...
- The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings
By J.R.R. Tolkien, 1954
ISBN 0618574956
Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in a battle in the Mines of Moria. And Boromir, seduced by the power...
- The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of The Lord of the Rings
By J.R.R. Tolkien, 1955
ISBN 0618574972
War rages in the west-a titanic battle of will and strategy between the great wizard Gandalf and Sauron, the dark lord. Meanwhile, eastward in Mordor, Frodo and Sam approach the end of their improbable quest, bearing the One Ring ever closer to the Cracks of Doom-and to a final confrontation with...
- The Hobbit: or, There and Back Again
By J.R.R. Tolkien, 1937
ISBN 0395177111
There and Back Again, better known by its abbreviated title The Hobbit, is a fantasy novel written as a and children's book by J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published on September 21st, 1937 to wide critical acclaim, and was later nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the New York...
- The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
By William Goldman, 1973
ISBN 0156035219
William Goldman's beloved novel has sold over one million copies. A movie, released twenty years ago, perfectly captured the spirit of the book and has introduced new fans to its pages ever since. In 1941 a young boy lies bedridden from pneumonia. His perpetually disheveled and unattractive father...
- Eragon
By Christopher Paolini, 2003
ISBN 0440240735
Eragon is the first book in the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini, who began writing the book at the age of 15. After writing the first draft for a year, he spent a second year rewriting it and fleshing out the story and characters. Paolini's parents saw the final manuscript and decided to...
- The Golden Compass
By Philip Pullman, 1995
ISBN 0440418321
The action follows 11-year-old protagonist Lyra Belacqua, accompanied by her daemon, from her home at Oxford University to the frozen wastes of the North, on a quest to save kidnapped children from the evil 'Gobblers,' who are using them as part of a sinister experiment. Lyra also must rescue her...
- Coraline
By Neil Gaiman, 2002
ISBN 0061139378
In Coraline's family's new flat there's a locked door. On the other side is a brick wall -- until Coraline unlocks the door...and finds a passage to another flat in another house just like her own. Only different. The food is better there. Books have pictures that writhe and crawl and shimmer.
- Stardust
By Neil Gaiman, 1998
ISBN 0061689246
Catch a fallen star...Tristran Thorn promised to bring back a fallen star. So he sets out on a journey to fulfill the request of his beloved, the hauntingly beautiful Victoria Forester and stumbles into the enchanted realm that lies beyond the wall of his English country town. Rich with adventure...
- Eldest
By Christopher Paolini, 2005
ISBN 0440238498
Darkness falls -- despair abounds -- evil reigns -- Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in the skills of...
- A Clash of Kings
By George R.R. Martin, 2002
ISBN 0553381695
Here is the second volume in GEORGE R. R. MARTIN’S magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones and A Storm of Swords. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer.
- Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
By Gregory Maguire, 2007
ISBN 0061350966
When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil? Gregory Maguire creates...
- American Gods
By Neil Gaiman, 2001
ISBN 0060558121
Released from prison, Shadow finds his world turned upside down. His wife has been killed; a mysterious stranger offers him a job. But Mr. Wednesday, who knows more about Shadow than is possible, warns that a storm is coming -- a battle for the very soul of America...and they are in its direct...
- Neverwhere
By Neil Gaiman, 1996
ISBN 0060557818
Richard Mayhew is a young man with a good heart and an ordinary life, which is changed forever when he stops to help a girl he finds bleeding on a London sidewalk. His small act of kindness propels him into a world he never dreamed existed. There are people who fall through the cracks, and Richard...
- The Last Battle
By C. S. Lewis, 1956
ISBN 0064409414
What begins as a self-serving scheme by an evil ape quickly turns deadly, as the fierce Calormenes invade Narnia and claim that their god, Tash, and the Great Lion Aslan are one and the same. Young King Tirian and his comrades must fight for the survival of Narnia. The Last Battle, though the...
- Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
By Neil Gaiman, 1990
ISBN 0060853972
In a book co-authored by New York Times bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, the world will end on Saturday. Next Saturday. Just before dinner, according to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies written in...
- The Amber Spyglass
By Philip Pullman, 2003
ISBN 0440238153
In the astonishing finale to the His Dark Materials trilogy, Lyra and Will are in unspeakable danger. With help from Iorek Byrnison the armored bear and two tiny Gallivespian spies, they must journey to a dank and gray-lit world where no living soul has ever gone.
- The Subtle Knife
By Philip Pullman, 2003
ISBN 0440238145
Lyra finds herself in a shimmering, haunted underworld—Cittàgazze, where soul-eating Specters stalk the streets and wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky. But she is not without allies: 12-year-old Will Parry, fleeing for his life after taking another’s, has also stumbled into this...
- The Mists of Avalon
By Marion Zimmer Bradley, 2000
ISBN 0345441184
This is the tragic tale of the rise and fall of Camelot - but seen through the eyes of Camelot's women: the devout Gwenhwyfar, Arthur's Queen; Vivane, High priestess of Avalon and the Lady of the Lake; above all, Morgaine, possessor of the sight, the wise, the wise-woman fated to bring ruin on them...
- The Eye of the World
By Robert Jordan, 1990
ISBN 0812511816
The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance.
- Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
By Susanna Clarke, 2004
ISBN 073945210X
It's 1808 and that Corsican upstart Napoleon is battering the English army and navy. Enter Mr. Norrell, a fusty but ambitious scholar from the Yorkshire countryside and the first practical magician in hundreds of years. What better way to demonstrate his revival of British magic than to change the...
