Fantasy

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.

Kelly’s fantasy world is hard to resist (and well worth the investment) in this gripping story of politics, revenge and illicit magic.

Kelly’s fantasy world is hard to resist (and well worth the investment) in this gripping story of politics, revenge and illicit magic.

C.M. Waggoner’s second novel is a dazzling, romantic fantasy quest with a morbid sense of humor.

C.M. Waggoner’s second novel is a dazzling, romantic fantasy quest with a morbid sense of humor.

The Witch’s Heart shifts the focus of a well-known myth to a secondary character with stunning and heartbreaking results.

The Witch’s Heart shifts the focus of a well-known myth to a secondary character with stunning and heartbreaking results.

The richness of Carrick’s world is a joy, but the story itself also brims with intrigue, wonder and real pain.

The richness of Carrick’s world is a joy, but the story itself also brims with intrigue, wonder and real pain.

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