Fantasy

The Brilliant Death: 3 ways this YA fantasy will captivate you

The Dream Gatherer knows what Green Rider fans are here for

The Black Khan ultimately disappoints

5 ways The Devil’s Thief is a successful sequel to The Last Magician

The Phoenix Empress is darker than Tiger’s Daughter, but better for it

3 ways Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince is a good comics gateway for fantasy readers

Grim Lovelies could be so much more

3 ways Priest of Bones is a gritty but intriguing fantasy read

Jennifer Estep’s Kill the Queen is your next must-read fantasy epic

Damsel is a gripping, dark fairy tale that will polarize readers

4 reasons A Winter’s Promise is a promising start to Christelle Dabos’ fantasy quartet

Phoenix Unbound sometimes burns and sometimes fizzles

The Storm Runner is mythical for kids, but not necessarily magical for adults

The Late Great Wizard sets the stage impressively but delivers an OK performance

4 ways Willa of the Wood is more than your average middle-grade fantasy story

4 reasons Spinning Silver is the fairy tale retelling you need in your life

3 reasons why Heroine’s Journey offers a clever take on superheroes

How Empire of Silence puts the opera back in space opera

City of Lies: 4 reasons this debut should scratch your Game of Thrones itch

3 reasons Christina Henry’s The Mermaid is dark, magical, and completely worth your time

4 big takeaways from Sabaa Tahir’s A Reaper at the Gates

3 reasons Starless should be on your fantasy reading list this summer

5 captivating reasons to pick up The Memory of Fire, Callie Bates’ sequel to The Waking Land

3 ways The Book of M reads like a fantastical take on a zombie apocalypse

City of Bastards: 3 reasons you’ll dig this YA fantasy

The Dresden Files: Ranking all the stories that appear in Brief Cases

3 reasons you’ll enjoy the Queens of Renthia series and The Queen of Sorrow

The Poppy War is dark and dreamlike at its best