The Best YA Fantasy Books This Season

Fantasy readers, are you looking for your next great escape? Then look no further! We’ve traversed the farthest reaches of the most distant lands to present you with the best YA fantasy books . . . that we could find on our bookshelves. (We’re book nerds. You didn’t really think we’d leave our cozy reading nook, did you?).

Go on your own epic quest by diving into the pages of one of these fantasy tales!

Spice Road

Spice Road

By Maiya Ibrahim

Raised to protect her nation from the monsters lurking in the sands, sixteen-year-old Imani must fight to find her brother, whose betrayal is now the country’s greatest threat. Get swept away by this romantic fantasy!

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Midnight Strikes

Midnight Strikes

By Zeba Shahnaz

In this explosive fantasy debut, a provincial girl must work with an infuriatingly handsome prince to escape a nightmarish curse that forces them to relive the same night over and over.

“The time-loop fantasy you never knew you needed, where the fairytale ball is bloody and Cinderella is the Final Girl.”—Gina Chen, New York Times bestselling author of Violet Made of Thorns

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Small Favors

Small Favors

By Erin A. Craig

From the critically-acclaimed author of House of Salt and Sorrows comes a mesmerizing and chilling fairy-talesque novel about Ellerie Downing, a young woman in a small town with monsters lurking in the trees and dark desires hidden in the shadows—in Amity Falls, nothing is more dangerous than a wish come true.

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A Hunger of Thorns

A Hunger of Thorns

By Lili Wilkinson

Be swept away by a lush, witchy tale about forbidden magic and missing girls who don’t need handsome princes to rescue them. Perfect for fans of The Hazel Wood.

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Stardust in Their Veins

Stardust in Their Veins

By Laura Sebastian

Immerse yourself in the second book in a fantasy trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Ash Pricess series. The sequel to Castles in Their Bones is the story of three princesses and the destiny they were born for: seduction, conquest, and the crown.

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Deep Is the Fen

Deep Is the Fen

By Lili Wilkinson

Get lost in the newest fantasy from the author of A Hunger of Thorns, on a beguiling journey behind the closed doors of a sinister secret society. Featuring a steamy enemies-to-lovers romance and a fight for the witching world that will get your heart racing.

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