Fantasy

The Jasmine Throne is sumptuous and heady, mystical and intricate, with an absolutely electric central relationship that will have fans raving for the sequel.

The Jasmine Throne is sumptuous and heady, mystical and intricate, with an absolutely electric central relationship that will have fans raving for the sequel.

Vampires stalk the streets of 19th century Europe in Nicole Jarvis’ arresting historical fantasy, The Lights of Prague.

Vampires stalk the streets of 19th century Europe in Nicole Jarvis’ arresting historical fantasy, The Lights of Prague.

The wajinru dwell beneath the sea and are descended from pregnant African women who were cast overboard by slave traders.

The wajinru dwell beneath the sea and are descended from pregnant African women who were cast overboard by slave traders.

The Library of the Dead is a kaleidoscopic adventure that melds the phantasmagoric with the mundane.

The Library of the Dead is a kaleidoscopic adventure that melds the phantasmagoric with the mundane.

Wendy, Darling is a feminist reexamination of Peter Pan that explores the story’s dark implications.

Wendy, Darling is a feminist reexamination of Peter Pan that explores the story’s dark implications.

This refreshing, delightful and magical mystery is the literary equivalent of a cup of lovely mint tea.

This refreshing, delightful and magical mystery is the literary equivalent of a cup of lovely mint tea.

Sometimes a book makes you forget everything: the water boiling on the stove for tea, the lunch or dinner that has long since gone cold.

Sometimes a book makes you forget everything: the water boiling on the stove for tea, the lunch or dinner that has long since gone cold.

Sarah Beth Durst’s latest fantasy is the most creative, empathetic book about bone magic you will ever read.

Sarah Beth Durst’s latest fantasy is the most creative, empathetic book about bone magic you will ever read.

Jayne Entwistle, best known for her narration of the Flavia de Luce series, brings Angrboda to life with a husky, sage voice and northern English lilt.

Jayne Entwistle, best known for her narration of the Flavia de Luce series, brings Angrboda to life with a husky, sage voice and northern English lilt.

For all its disturbingly plausible grime, gore and occasional horror, The Unbroken is not a dark fantasy. There is a current of optimism that flows throughout.

For all its disturbingly plausible grime, gore and occasional horror, The Unbroken is not a dark fantasy. There is a current of optimism that flows throughout.

This well-executed fantasy uses three separate timelines to tell a beautiful story of struggle, loss and, eventually, triumph.

This well-executed fantasy uses three separate timelines to tell a beautiful story of struggle, loss and, eventually, triumph.

Malice transforms Sleeping Beauty into a dark and compelling fantasy romance between the storybook princess and Alyce, a dark sorceress.

Malice transforms Sleeping Beauty into a dark and compelling fantasy romance between the storybook princess and Alyce, a dark sorceress.

For a story of dark magic in which nothing is as it seems, try ‘Ninth House,’ Leigh Bardugo’s wintry fantasy-mystery set among Yale’s secret societies.

For a story of dark magic in which nothing is as it seems, try ‘Ninth House,’ Leigh Bardugo’s wintry fantasy-mystery set among Yale’s secret societies.

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