Do you prefer high fantasy with high stakes or cosy fantasy to cuddle up with? Whatever your subgenre of choice, fantasy reads offer the ultimate escape. From monsters to magic, fae to fire-breathing dragons, folklore to facing deadly trials, real-world (kind of) to romantasy, you’re sure to find your favourite new world here.
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T. L. Huchu

Deborah Hewitt

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Seth Dickinson

Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams

Jenn Lyons

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Brian Naslund

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Adrian Tchaikovsky

A. K. Larkwood

Amanda Hocking

Genevieve Cogman

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Amanda Hocking

Matt Ruff

Jenn Lyons

Amanda Hocking

Susan Dennard

Helen Oyeyemi

Brian Naslund

Zen Cho

Genevieve Cogman

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Seth Dickinson

Jenn Lyons

Deborah Hewitt

William Shakespeare
John Gilbert

Mikhail Bulgakov

Danielle Steel

Genevieve Cogman

Susan Dennard

James Herbert

Genki Kawamura

Vic James