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  • Mara Rutherford Gothic fantasy to keep you up at night Book cover of House of Salt and Sorrows Book cover of What Moves the Dead Book cover of Unholy Terrors Book cover of One Dark Window Book cover of Juniper & Thorn
  • Michael Haddad For the young adult exploring magical worlds Book cover of Six of Crows Book cover of Throne of Glass Book cover of The Young Elites Book cover of Graceling Book cover of City of Bones
  • Nikki McCormack Fantasy highlighting found family or friendship Book cover of The Black Prism Book cover of The Fellowship of the Ring Book cover of Fairy Tale Book cover of The Dragonbone Chair Book cover of Prince of Thorns
  • K. Eason Weird-ass (and wonderful) world-building fantasy Book cover of The Memory Theater Book cover of Flames of Mira Book cover of The Fifth Season Book cover of The Devourers Book cover of The Cloud Roads
  • Jamie Edmundson Dark characters, dark sorcery, or dark age history Book cover of The Throne of Ice and Ash Book cover of The Heresy Within Book cover of I Shall Return with Winter Book cover of A Ritual of Bone Book cover of What Remains of Heroes
  • Jackie Dana YA faerie novels Book cover of The Darkest Part of the Forest Book cover of Wicked Lovely Book cover of Lament Book cover of Between Two Thorns Book cover of Never-Contented Things
  • Maxym M. Martineau Fantasy with kick-ass heroines Book cover of Girl, Serpent, Thorn Book cover of The Cruel Prince Book cover of Halfway to the Grave Book cover of King of Battle and Blood Book cover of A Court of Thorns and Roses
  • Cassandra Diviak Fantasy with original, innovative magic systems Book cover of Six of Crows Book cover of Girls Made of Snow and Glass Book cover of A River of Royal Blood Book cover of Daughter of the Burning City Book cover of Little Thieves
  • Hanna Howard YA fantasy when you’re craving a journey or quest Book cover of The Naming Book cover of Graceling Book cover of Sabriel Book cover of Echo North Book cover of The Beholder
  • Kris Branham Getting magical powers Book cover of City of Bones Book cover of John Constantine, Hellblazer: 30th Anniversary Celebration Book cover of Six of Crows Book cover of The Way of Kings Book cover of The Slow Regard of Silent Things
  • Elizabeth A. Drysdale Fantasy with a twist you never saw coming Book cover of House of Salt and Sorrows Book cover of Bone Crier's Moon Book cover of Kingdom of the Wicked Book cover of An Enchantment of Ravens Book cover of Daughter of the Pirate King
  • Erin Grammar YA fantasy with “unlikeable” heroines Book cover of A Dark and Hollow Star Book cover of Not Even Bones Book cover of A Curse of Roses Book cover of Little Thieves Book cover of This Poison Heart
  • Karina Kantas Fantasy that will stretch your imagination Book cover of Hush, Hush Book cover of Clockwork Angel Book cover of The Lord of the Rings Book cover of Glass Houses Book cover of The Golden Compass (The Northern Lights)
  • Kate Chenli Fantasy novels by Asian authors for young adults Book cover of Spin the Dawn Book cover of Forest of a Thousand Lanterns Book cover of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea Book cover of Jade Fire Gold Book cover of Iron Widow
  • Lissa Sloan Trauma-informed fairy tales that offer resilience, hope, and healing Book cover of Daughter of the Forest Book cover of Wendy, Darling Book cover of After the Forest Book cover of Deerskin Book cover of Weep Weep, Woman
  • Michele Barrow-Belisle For surviving the Faerie Realm Book cover of City of Bones Book cover of Wicked Lovely Book cover of A Court of Thorns and Roses Book cover of The Darkest Part of the Forest Book cover of The Shadows Between Us
  • E.C. Glynn Fantasy books with torment, heresy, and forbidden romance Book cover of Empire of the Vampire Book cover of Kushiel's Dart Book cover of Poison Study Book cover of The Cruel Prince Book cover of One Dark Window
  • Christopher Patterson Broken and struggling heroes Book cover of The Warded Man Book cover of A Game of Thrones Book cover of The Eye of the World Book cover of The Way of Shadows Book cover of Stormbringer
  • Jeremy Adams 13 year olds who love reading Book cover of A Princess of Mars Book cover of The Hunter Book cover of The Gunslinger Book cover of Something Wicked This Way Comes Book cover of Dragons of Autumn Twilight
  • Jelena Dunato Folklore and fairy-tale inspired fantasy for dark winter nights Book cover of The Bear and the Nightingale Book cover of Sistersong Book cover of The Path of Thorns Book cover of Juniper & Thorn Book cover of The Valkyrie
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