Time Travel
Forward to the past, backwards to the future.
- Adams, Douglas
- The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide; The Hitchhiker's Guide series, Books 1 - 5: Fiction, Comedy/Sci-Fi: ***
- Adams, John Joseph
- The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (editor): Fiction, Anthology/Horror/Mystery/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Alexander, Zeno
- The Library of Ever; The Library of Ever series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Rebel in the Library of Ever; The Library of Ever series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Alexie, Sherman
- Flight: Fiction, YA Fantasy/General Fiction: ***+
- Applegate, K. A. (Katherine)
- The Complete Animorphs series The Animorphs series, Books 1 - 54, plus Megamorphs 1 - 4 and Chronicles series: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi
- Alternamorphs 1 - The First Journey The Animorphs series, Alternamorphs 1: Fiction, MG Gamebook/Sci-Fi: ***
- Alternamorphs 2 - The Next Passage The Animorphs series, Alternamorphs 2: Fiction, MG Gamebook/Sci-Fi: ****
- Baker, Kage
- Sky Coyote; The Company series, Book 2: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Barron, T. A.
- The Ancient One; The Adventures of Kate series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Bartholomew, Barbara
- The Time Keeper; The Timeways trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: ****
- BBC Audio
- Great Classic Science Fiction: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
- Bell, Ted
- Nick of Time; The Nick McIvers Adventures Through Time series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Adventure/Sci-Fi: ***
- Bellamy, Edward
- Looking Backward: 2000 - 1887: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Binder, Pam
- The Inscription: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction/Romance: ***
- Blackwood, Heather
- The Clockwork Cathedral; The Time Corps Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **+
- Bradbury, Ray
- The Halloween Tree: Fiction, CH Chiller: ****
- Cadle, Lou
- Saber Tooth; The Dawn of Mammals series, Book 1: Fiction, Adventure/Sci-Fi: ***
- Chen, Mike
- Here and Now and Then: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Chong, Jinwoo
- Flux: Fiction, Literary Fiction/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Clarke, Platte F.
- Bad Unicorn; The Bad Unicorn trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: ****
- Colfer, Eoin
- And Another Thing...; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, Book 6: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Cooper, Jill
- 15 Minutes; The Rewind Agency series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi/Suspense: ***
- Crichton, Michael
- Timeline: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Crouch, Blake
- Recursion: Fiction, Sci-Fi/Thriller: ****
- Dixon, Dougal
- A SURVIVAL GUIDE: Living with Dinosaurs in the Jurassic Period; The Survival in the Age of Dinosaurs series, Book 1: Nonfiction, Dinosaurs/Survival: ***+
- Downer, Ann
- Hatching Magic; The Hatching Magic series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- The Dragon of Never-Was; The Hatching Magic series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Elliott, Zetta
- Dragons in a Bag; The Dragons in a Bag series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****+
- Gabaldon, Diana
- Outlander; The Outlander series, Book 1: Fiction, Historical Fiction/Romance/Sci-Fi: **
- Gaiman, Neil
- Fortunately, the Milk: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Gorinsky, Liz
- Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2012 Edition (with David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden, editors): Fiction, Anthology/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***
- Haddix, Margaret Peterson
- Found; The Missing series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: ***+
- Heilig, Heidi
- The Girl from Everywhere; The Girl from Everywhere series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **+
- Holland, Sara
- Everless; The Everless series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- Holm, Chris F.
- A Rip Through Time: The Dame, the Doctor, and the Device (with Chad Eagleton, Garnett Elliot, and Charles A. Gramlich, authors; David Cranmer, editor); A Rip Through Time series, Volume 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **
- Islington, James
- The Shadow of What Was Lost; The Licanius Trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: **+
- Jackson, C. N.
- Time Tourist Outfitters, Ltd.; The Toronto Time Agents series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
- Johnson, Phillip Kennedy
- Low Road West, illustrations by Miquel Muerto Flaviano; Issues 1 - 5: Fiction, YA Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Jones, Diana Wynne
- The Merlin Conspiracy: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- Kat, Bob
- Change the Past; The Time Shifters series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Romance/Sci-Fi: ***
- Kawaguchi, Toshikazu
- Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Geoffrey Trousselot, translator); The Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Literary Fiction: ***
- Kellogg, Marjorie B.
- The Dragon Quartet; The Dragon Quartet, Books 1 and 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- The Dragon Quartet, Volume 2; The Dragon Quartet, Books 3 and 4: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- King, Stephen
- 11/22/63: Fiction, Sci-Fi/Suspense: ****+
- Kurtz, Sylvie
- Broken Wings; A Time Travel Romance: Fiction, Historical Fiction/Romance/Sci-Fi: ***
- Lawrence, Mark
- One Word Kill; The Impossible Times series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ***
- L'Engle, Madeline
- A Wrinkle in Time; The Time Quintet, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Lerangis, Peter
- Watchers: Rewind; The Watchers series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: *****
- Watchers: War; The Watchers series, Book 4: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: *****
- Watchers: Island; The Watchers series, Book 5: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: ****+
- London, Jack
- Before Adam: Fiction, Adventure/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Mascarenhas, Karen
- The Psychology of Time Travel: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
- Mazer, Norma Fox
- Saturday, the Twelfth of October: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ****
- McCaffrey, Anne
- The Dragonriders of Pern; The Dragonriders of Pern series, Books 1 - 3: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
- McGuire, Seanan
- Middlegame; The Alchemical Journeys series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: *****
- Meyer, Scott
- Off to Be the Wizard; The Magic 2.0 series, Book 1: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Spell or High Water; The Magic 2.0 series, Book 2: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- An Unwelcome Quest; The Magic 2.0 series, Book 3: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Montimore, Margarita
- Oona Out of Order: Fiction, General Fiction/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Naylor, Grant
- Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers; The Red Dwarf series, Book 1: Fiction, Humor/Media Tie-In/Sci-Fi: ****
- Better Than Life; The Red Dwarf series, Book 2: Fiction, Humor/Media Tie-In/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Pratchett, Terry
- The Dragons at Crumbling Castle: Fiction, CH? Collection/Fantasy/Humor: ****
- Osborne, Mary Pope
- Dinosaurs Before Dark; The Magic Tree House series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ***
- Rivers, Jillie
- Just In Time Cowboy; The Lost Mine series, Book 1: Fiction, Romance/Sci-Fi: ****
- Rubin, Adam
- Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri; The Dragons Love Tacos series, Book 2: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Humor/Picture Book: ****
- Rose, Michael K.
- The City Beyond the Sands; The Strange Lands Saga, Book 1: Fiction, Adventure/Sci-Fi: ***
- Scarborough, Jim
- Broken: A Mystical Trip Through Oz; The Mystical Trip Through Oz series, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: *
- Stead, Rebecca
- When You Reach Me: Fiction, MG Mystery/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Stephenson, Neal
- The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (with Nicole Galland); The D.O.D.O. series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Stirling, S. M.
- Island in the Sea of Time; A Novel of the Change: The Island series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **+
- Taylor, Jodi
- Just One Damned Thing After Another; The Chronicles of St. Mary's, Book 1: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: **+
- Thacker, Shelly
- Forever His; The Stolen Brides series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance: ****
- Valentine, Danielle
- How to Survive Your Murder: Fiction, YA Thriller: *+
- Vaughan, Brian K.
- Paper Girls Volume 1, illustrations by Cliff Chiang; The Paper Girls series: Fiction, MG? Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****
- Paper Girls Volume 2, illustrations by Cliff Chiang; The Paper Girls series: Fiction, MG? Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****
- Paper Girls Volume 3, illustrations by Cliff Chiang; The Paper Girls series: Fiction, MG? Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****
- Paper Girls Volume 4, illustrations by Cliff Chiang; The Paper Girls series: Fiction, MG? Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****
- Paper Girls Volume 5, illustrations by Cliff Chiang and Matthew Wilson; The Paper Girls series: Fiction, MG? Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****
- Paper Girls Volume 6, illustrations by Cliff Chiang and Matthew Wilson; The Paper Girls series: Fiction, MG? Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Vaughn, Carrie
- Steel: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Warren, David James
- Cast the First Stone (with Susan May Warren, James L. Rubart, and David C. Warren); The True Lies of Rembrandt Stone series, Book 1: Fiction, Crime/Sci-Fi/Thriller: ***+
- Wells, H. G.
- The Time Machine: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
- Woodbury, Eugene
- Serpent of Time: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***+
- Young, Robert F.
- Eridahn: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Yolen, Jane
- How to Fracture a Fairy Tale: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Poetry: ****+
- Youngmark, Matt
- Time Travel Dinosaur; A Chooseomatic book, Book 3: Fiction, Gamebook/Humor/Sci-Fi: *****
Twists and Updated Classics
Classics retold from different perspectives, fairy tales revisited, sequels and prequels and other extensions of canon.
- Adams, Guy
- Sherlock Holmes: The Breath of God; The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series: Fiction, Historical Fiction/Mystery: ***+
- Adams, John Joseph
- The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (editor): Fiction, Anthology/Horror/Mystery/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Allende, Isabel
- Zorro: Fiction, Adventure/Historical Fiction: ****
- Baker, Ken
- Old MacDonald Had a Dragon, , illustrations by Christopher Santoro: Fiction, CH Humor/Picture Book: ****
- Barron, T. A.
- The Lost Years of Merlin; The Merlin Saga, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- Barry, Dave
- Peter and the Starcatchers (with Ridley Pearson); The Starcatchers series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
- Daywalt, Drew
- The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors, illustrations by Adam Rex: Fiction, CH Humor/Picture Book: ****+
- Buckley, Michael
- Fairy Tale Detectives; The Sisters Grimm series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- The Unusual Suspects; The Sisters Grimm series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Calonita, Jen
- Flunked; The Fairy Tale Reform School series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
- Calvino, Italo
- The Nonexistent Knight (translated by Archibald Calhoun); The Our Ancestors series, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction/Humor: ****
- Chainani, Soman
- The School for Good and Evil; The School for Good and Evil series, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: ****
- Corp, Carey
- Doon (with Lorie Langdon); A Doon novel, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Romance: ***
- Coville, Bruce
- Jennifer Murdley's Toad; A Magic Shop book, Book 2: Fiction, CH Fantasy: *****
- The Skull of Truth; A Magic Shop book, Book 4: Fiction, CH Fantasy: *****
- Juliet Dove, Queen of Love; A Magic Shop book, Book 5: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****
- Half-Human (editor): Fiction, MG Anthology/Fantasy: *****
- Eason, K.
- How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Thorne Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fanatasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
- How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Thorne Chronicles, Book 2: Fiction, YA Fanatasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Fox, Diane
- The Cat, the Dog, Little Red, the Exploding Eggs, the Wolf, and Grandma, illustrations by Christyan Fox: Fiction, Ch Humor/Picture Book: ***+
- Frederick, Heather Vogel
- Once Upon a Toad: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Gaiman, Neil
- Fragile Things: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Horror/Poetry/Sci-Fi: *****
- Gillen, Kieron
- Die Volume 1, illustrations by Stephanie Hans; The Die series, Issues 1 - 5: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Gläser, Mechthild
- The Book Jumper: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- Harrow, Alix E.
- A Spindle Splintered; The Fractured Fables series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- A Mirror Mended; The Fractured Fables series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- Henry, Christina
- The Girl in Red: Fiction, Horror/Sci-Fi: ****
- Hobbs, Eric
- The Librarian: Little Boy Lost; The Librarian series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
- Holmes, Sara Lewis
- The Wolf Hour: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Holub, Joan
- Little Red Writing, illustrations by Melissa Sweet: Fiction, CH Humor/Picture Book: ***+
- Horowitz, Anthony
- The House of Silk; A Sherlock Holmes novel: Fiction, Historical Fiction/Mystery: *****
- Moriarty; A Sherlock Holmes novel: Fiction, Historical Fiction/Mystery: ***+
- Howe, Deborah and James
- Bunnicula; The Bunnicula and Friends series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Chiller/Humor: ***+
- Jackson, Ellen
- Cinder Edna, illustrations by Kevin O'Malley: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Humor/Picture Book: ***+
- Jemisin, N. K.
- The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories 2018 (editor, with John Joseph Adams): Fiction, Anthology/FantasySci-Fi: ****
- Jenkins, Paul
- Fairy Quest Volume 1: Outlaws, illustrated by Humberto Ramos; The Fairy Quest series, Outlaws Issues 1 - 2: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Fairy Quest: Outcasts #1, illustrated by Humberto Ramos; The Fairy Quest series, Outcasts Issue 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Fairy Quest: Outcasts #2, illustrated by Humberto Ramos; The Fairy Quest series, Outcasts Issue 2: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Kingfisher, T.
- Thornhedge: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Lackey, Mercedes
- The Fire Rose; The Elemental Masters Fairy Tales: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- The Serpent's Shadow; The Elemental Masters series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Firebird; The Fairy Tales series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Latimer, Alex
- The Boy Who Cried Ninja: Fiction, CH Humor/Picture Book: ****
- Levine, Gail Carson
- Ella Enchanted: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Fairest: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- A Tale of Two Castles; The Two Castles series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
- Mak, Derwin
- The Dragon and the Stars (with Eric Choi, editors): Fiction, Anthology/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Matthy, Todd
- Robots Vs. Princesses Volume 1, illustrations by Nicholas Chapuis; The Robots Vs. Princesses series, Issues 1 - 4: Fiction, CH? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ***+
- McCarthy, Cori
- Once & Future (with A. R. Capetta); The Once & Future series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***
- McKinley, Robin
- Spindle's End: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- Meyer, Marissa
- Cinder; The Lunar Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ****
- Moore, John
- A Fate Worse Than Dragons: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ***+
- Heroics for Beginners: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****
- The Unhandsome Prince: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****
- Muir, Tamsyn
- Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ***
- Newman, Robert
- Merlin's Mistake; The Merlin's Mistake series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Novik, Naomi
- Spinning Silver: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Uprooted: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****+
- O'Malley, Kevin
- Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude, illustrations by Kevin O'Malley, Carol Heyer, and Scott Goto: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Humor/Picture Book: ***+
- Owen, James A.
- Here, There be Dragons; The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- The Search For the Red Dragon; The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica, Book 2: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- Patrick, S. A.
- A Darkening of Dragons; The Songs of Magic series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- A Vanishing of Griffins; The Songs of Magic series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Pope, Christine
- Dragon Rose; Tales of the Latter Kingdoms, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance: **+
- Pratchett, Terry
- The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents; A Discworld novel: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Humor: *****+
- Sapkowski, Andrzej
- The Last Wish: Introducing the Witcher; The Witcher series, Collection 1: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy: ***
- Scarborough, Jim
- Broken: A Mystical Trip Through Oz; The Mystical Trip Through Oz series, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: *
- Scieszka, Jon
- The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, illustrations by Lane Smith: Fiction, CH Collection/Fantasy/Humor/Picture Book: ****+
- Shaw, Vivian
- Strange Practice; A Dr. Greta Helsing novel, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Silverberg, Robert
- Gilgamesh the King: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ***+
- Simonson, Louise
- Snow White and the Seven Robots, illustrations by Jimena Sanchez S.; The Far-Out Fairy Tales series: Fiction, CH Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Sky, Erin Michelle
- The Wendy (with Steven Brown); The Tales of the Wendy series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **+
- Taft, Nicole
- Blood for Wolves; A Figments Fable: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance: ****
- Valente, Catherynne M.
- Comfort Me With Apples: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ****
- Six-Gun Snow White: Fiction, Fantasy/Western: ***+
- White, Elle Katharine
- Heartstone; The Heartstone series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- White, J. A.
- Nightbooks: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Horror: ****+
- Whitley, Jeremy
- Princeless: Save Yourself, illustrations by M. Goodwin; The Princeless series, Volume 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****+
- Princeless: Get Over Yourself, illustrations by Emily Martin; The Princeless series, Volume 2: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
- Princeless: The Pirate Princess, illustrations by Rosy Higgens and Ted Brandt; The Princeless series, Volume 3: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
- Princeless: Be Yourself, illustrations by Emily Martin and Brett Grunig; The Princeless series, Volume 4: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
- Princeless: Short Stories Volume 1, illustrations by Various Artists; The Princeless series: Fiction, MG? Collection/Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ***+
- Princeless: Make Yourself, Part 1, illustrations by Emily Martin, Brett Grunig, and Alex Smith; The Princeless series, Volume 5: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ***+
- Princeless: Make Yourself, Part 2, illustrations by Brett Grunig, Emily Martin, and Alex Smith; The Princeless series, Volume 6: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
- Princeless: Find Yourself, illustrations by Emily Martin, Ainhoa Aramayo, Christine Hipp, and Brett Grunig; The Princeless series, Volume 7: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
- Princeless: Princesses, illustrations by Various Artists; The Princeless series, Volume 8: Fiction, MG? Collection/Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ***+
- Princeless: Love Yourself, illustrations by Various Artists; The Princeless series, Volume 9: Fiction, MG? Collection/Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
- Williams, Tad
- Caliban's Hour: Fiction, Fantasy: **
- Willingham, Bill
- Fables: Legends in Exile, Volume 1; The Fables series, Issues 1 - 5: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Wrede, Patricia C.
- Book of Enchantments: Fiction, MG? Collection/Fantasy: ****
- The Enchanted Forest Chronicles; The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Books 1 - 4: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: *****
- Yolen, Jane
- Here, There Be Dragons: Fiction, MG? Collection/Fantasy: ****
- How to Fracture a Fairy Tale: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Poetry: ****+
- Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
- Zelazny, Roger
- Forever After (creator): Fiction, Anthology/Fantasy/Humor: ***
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Urban Tales
Stories set in the heart of cities, ancient or modern or futuristic.
- Aaronovitch, Ben
- Midnight Riot; The Rivers of London series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror/Mystery: **
- Abraham, Daniel
- Age of Ash; The Kithamar trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- Blade of Dream; The Kithamar trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- Anders, Charlie Jane
- The City in the Middle of the Night: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
- Anderson, Kevin J.
- Death Warmed Over The Dan Shambles, Zombie PI series, Book 1: Fiction, Comedy/Fantasy: ***
- Ansari, Rebecca K. S.
- The In-Between: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Mystery/Thriller: ****+
- Aoki, Ryka
- Light From Uncommon Stars: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Archer, S. A.
- Scattered Magic (with S. Ravynheart) The Sidhe (Urban Fantasy) series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Asimov, Isaac
- The Caves of Steel; The Robot series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
- Asprin, Robert
- Dragons Wild; The Dragons Wild series, Book 1: *
- Bachmann, Stefan
- The Peculiar; The Peculiar series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: **
- Baer, Marianna
- Wolfwood: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Horror: ****
- Baker, Mishell
- Borderline; The Arcadia Project series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Bancroft, Josiah
- Senlin Ascends; The Books of Babel series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Arm of the Sphinx; The Books of Babel series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- The Hod King; The Books of Babel series, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- The Fall of Babel; The Books of Babel series, Book 4: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Bardugo, Leigh
- Six of Crows; The Grishaverse: The Six of Crows duology, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *****
- Crooked Kingdom; The Grishaverse: The Six of Crows duology, Book 2: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *****
- Bellamy, Edward
- Looking Backward: 2000 - 1887: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Bennett, Robert Jackson
- City of Stairs; The Divine Cities series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Blackwood, Heather
- The Clockwork Cathedral; The Time Corps Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **+
- Block, Francesca Lia
- I Was a Teenage Fairy; An Ageless book: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- Braden, Ann
- The Benefits of Being an Octopus: Fiction, MG General Fiction: ****
- Braithwaite, Oyinkan
- My Sister, the Serial Killer: Fiction, Humor/Thriller: ***+
- Bray, Libba
- The Diviners; The Diviners series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Historical Fiction/Mystery: ***+
- Brown, Peter
- The Curious Garden: Fiction, CH Picture Book: ****
- Brubaker, Ed
- Pulp, illustrations by Sean Phillips and Jacob Phillips: Fiction, Action/Graphic Novel/Historical Fiction/Western: ****
- Brust, Steven
- Good Guys: Fiction, Action/Crime/Fantasy: ***+
- Buehlman, Christopher
- The Lesser Dead: Fiction, Horror: ****
- Bull, Emma
- Finder; A Novel of the Borderlands: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Bunting, Eve
- Night of the Gargoyles, illustrations by David Wiesner: Fiction, CH Chiller/Picture Book: ****
- Buroker, Lindsay
- The Emperor's Edge; The Emperor's Edge series, Book 1: Fiction, Action/Fantasy: ****
- Buxton, Kira Jane
- Hollow Kingdom: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: **+
- Canales, Juan Diaz
- Blacksad Volume 1: Somewhere Within the Shadows, illustrations by Juanjo Guarnido; The Blacksad series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Mystery: ****
- Cargill, C. Robert
- Day Zero: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Carson, Rae
- Any Sign of Life: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi/Thriller: ****
- Chapman, Marina
- The Girl With No Name (with Vanessa James and Lynne Barrett-Lee): Nonfiction, Autobiography: ****
- Chester, H. C.
- Curiosity House: The Shrunken Head (with Lauren Oliver); The Curiosity House series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Historical Fiction/Sci-Fi: ***
- Cho, Zen
- Sorcerer to the Crown; The Sorcerer to the Crown series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ***+
- Chong, Jinwoo
- Flux: Fiction, Literary Fiction/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Clark, P. Djèlí
- The Black God's Drums: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ****+
- A Dead Djinn in Cairo; A Dead Djinn Universe novella: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ****
- The Haunting of Tram Car 015; A Dead Djinn Universe novella: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ****+
- A Master of Djinn; The Dead Djinn Universe series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction: *****
- Cogman, Genevieve
- The Invisible Library; The Invisible Library series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Colfer, Eoin
- The Supernaturalist: Fiction, MG Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Colón, Raúl
- Imagine!: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Picture Book: ****+
- Constantine, Liv
- The Stranger in the Mirror: Fiction, Thriller: **+
- Corey, James S. A.
- The Churn; An Expanse novella: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
- Gods of Risk; An Expanse Novella: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Memory's Legion; The Expanse novellas: Fiction, Collection/Sci-Fi: ****
- Crouch, Blake
- Dark Matter: Fiction, Sci-Fi/Thriller: ****
- Recursion: Fiction, Sci-Fi/Thriller: ****
- Currie, Lindsay
- Scritch Scratch: Fiction, MG Chiller/Mystery: ***+
- de Lint, Charles
- The Very Best of Charles de Lint: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy: ***+
- Dobson, Ben S.
- The Flaw in All Magic; The Magebreakers series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ***+
- Eason, K.
- Nightwatch on the Hinterlands; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Weep series, Book 1: Fiction, Fanatasy/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Elliott, Zetta
- Dragons in a Bag; The Dragons in a Bag series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****+
- Evans, Erin M.
- Empire of Exiles; The Books of the Usurper series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Fialkov, Joshua Hale
- King: The Graphic Novel, illustrated by Bernard Chang and Marcelo Maiolo: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott
- The Great Gatsby: Fiction, General Fiction: ***+
- Fletcher, Charlie
- Stoneheart; The Stoneheart trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Ironhand; The Stoneheart trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Silvertongue; The Stoneheart trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Forbeck, Matt
- Goblintown Justice; A Shotguns & Sorcery story: Fiction, Fantasy/Western: ***
- Ford, Jackson
- The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t With Her Mind; The Frost Files series, Book 1: Fiction, Action/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Freeman, Megan E.
- Alone: Fiction, MG Action/Thriller: ****
- Funke, Cornelia
- The Thief Lord: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
- Gaiman, Neil
- The Graveyard Book: Fiction, MG/YA Fantasy/Horror: ****+
- Neverwhere: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- The Sandman Volume 1: Preludes and Nocturnes, 30th Anniversary Edition, illustrations by Sam Keith; The Sandman series, Issues 1 - 8: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Horror: ***
- Galbraith, Robert
- The Cuckoo's Calling; A Cormoran Strike novel, Book 1: Fiction, Mystery: ***+
- Gladstone, Max
- Three Parts Dead; The Craft Sequence, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Glewwe, Eleanor
- Sparkers: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****+
- Glover, Nicole
- The Conductors; The Murder & Magic series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction/Mystery: ****
- Going, K. L.
- Fat Kid Rules the World: Fiction, YA General Fiction: ****+
- Greene, Graham
- The Third Man: Fiction, Media Tie-In/Mystery: ****
- Harbou, Thea von
- Metropolis: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **+
- Harkaway, Nick
- Titanium Noir: Fiction, Mystery/Sci-Fi/Thriller: ***+
- Harper, Helen
- Brimstone Bound; The Firebrand series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ***+
- Harrow, Alix E.
- The Once and Future Witches: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Hayes, Tyler
- The Imaginary Corpse: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: *****
- Hearne, Kevin
- Hounded; The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Hernandez, Vincent
- Charismagic 0, illustrations by Khary Randolph; The Charismagic series, Volume 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ***
- Herron, Mike
- Slow Horses; The Slough House series, Book 1: Fiction, Mystery/Thriller: ****
- Hill, Joe
- Full Throttle: Stories: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi: ****
- Hinton, S. E.
- The Outsiders: Fiction, YA? General Fiction: ***+
- Hood, Daniel
- Fanuilh; The Familiar Dragon series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ****
- Wizard's Heir; The Familiar Dragon series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ****
- Beggar's Banquet; The Familiar Dragon series, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ****
- Scales of Justice; The Familiar Dragon series, Book 4: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ****
- Huang, S. L.
- Zero Sum Game; The Cas Russell series, Book 1: Fiction, Action/Humor/Sci-Fi/Thriller: ***
- Huchu, T. D.
- The Library of the Dead; The Edinburgh Nights series, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Fantasy: ***
- Jemisin, N. K.
- The City We Became; The Great Cities trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories 2018 (editor, with John Joseph Adams): Fiction, Anthology/FantasySci-Fi: ****
- Jennings, Alex
- The Ballad of Perilous Graves: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Jones, Kimberley
- I'm Not Dying with You Tonight (with Gilly Segal): Fiction, YA General Fiction: ****
- Kaplan, Zack
- Eclipse Volume 1, illustrated by Giovanni Timpano; The Eclipse series, Issues 1 - 4: Fiction, Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****
- Kaufman, Amie
- Their Fractured Light (with Meagan Spooner); The Starbound trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, YA Romance/Sci-Fi: ***
- Kawaguchi, Toshikazu
- Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Geoffrey Trousselot, translator); The Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Literary Fiction: ***
- Kingfisher, T.
- Illuminations: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
- Klasky, Mindy L.
- The Glasswright's Apprentice; The Glasswright's Saga, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Konigsburg, E. L.
- From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler: Fiction, CH General Fiction/Mystery: ***+
- Lackey, Mercedes
- Bedlam's Bard (with Ellen Guon); The Bedlam's Bard series, Books 1 and 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Landy, Derek
- Skulduggery Pleasant; The Skulduggery Pleasant series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Adventure/Fantasy/Humor/Mystery: ****+
- Playing With Fire; The Skulduggery Pleasant series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Adventure/Fantasy/Horror/Humor/Mystery: ****+
- The Faceless Ones; The Skulduggery Pleasant series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Adventure/Fantasy/Horror/Humor/Mystery: ****+
- Dark Days; The Skulduggery Pleasant series, Book 4: Fiction, MG/YA Adventure/Fantasy/Horror/Humor/Mystery: ****
- Mortal Coil; The Skulduggery Pleasant series, Book 5: Fiction, YA Adventure/Fantasy/Horror/Humor/Mystery: ****+
- LaValle, Victor
- The Ballad of Black Tom: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction/Horror: ***+
- Lawrence, Mark
- One Word Kill; The Impossible Times series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ***
- Lazar, Tara
- 7 Ate 9: The Untold Story, illustrations by Ross McDonald; The Private I series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Humor/Mystery/Picture Book: ****
- Lee, Fonda
- Jade City; The Green Bone Saga, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- Lee, Tanith
- The Silver Metal Lover; The S.I.L.V.E.R. series, Book 1: Fiction, Romance/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Liang, Diane Wei
- The Eye of Jade; A Mary Wang Mystery, Book 1: Fiction, Mystery: ***+
- Lucas, Dale
- First Watch; The Fifth Ward series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ****
- Macalister, Katie
- You Slay Me; The Aisling Grey, Guardian series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor/Romance: ***+
- Marie, Annette
- Three Mages and a Margarita; The Guild Codex: Spellbound series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor/Romance: ***+
- Martine, Arkady
- A Memory Called Empire; The Teixcalaan series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
- Mascarenhas, Karen
- The Psychology of Time Travel: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
- Matheson, Richard
- I Am Legend and Other Stories: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi: ***
- McBride, Lish
- Hold Me Closer, Necromancer; The Necromancer ceries, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Humor: **+
- McClellan, Brian
- Promise of Blood; The Powder Mage trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- McGuire, Seanan
- Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Discount Armageddon; The InCryptid series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****
- Rosemary and Rue; The October Daye series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Meyer, Kai
- The Water Mirror; The Dark Reflections Trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
- Michel, Lincoln
- The Body Scout: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
- Miéville, China
- Un Lun Dun: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
- Mlynowski, Sarah
- Don't Even Think About It; The Don't Even Think About It series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Humor/Romance/Sci-Fi: ****
- Montimore, Margarita
- Oona Out of Order: Fiction, General Fiction/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
- Certain Dark Things: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ****
- Morgan, Richard K.
- Altered Carbon; The Takeshi Kovacs series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Altered Carbon: Download Blues (with Rik Hoskin), illustrations by Ferran Sellares; A Takeshi Kovacs graphic novel: Fiction, Graphic Novel/Media Tie-In/Sci-Fi: ****
- Morgan, Tamara
- Stealing Mr. Right; The Penelope Blue series, Book 1: Fiction, Romance: ***
- Myers, Walter Dean
- Monster: Fiction, YA Crime/Suspense: ****
- Neville, Stuart
- The Ghosts of Belfast; The Belfast novels, Book 1: Fiction, Mystery/Thriller: ****
- Newitz, Annalee
- Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: Nonfiction, Science/Sociology: ****
- Noah, Trevor
- Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood: Nonfiction, Humorous Nonfiction/Memoir: *****
- Okorafor, Nnedi
- Lagoon: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Older, Daniel José
- Shadowshaper; The Shadoshaper Cypher series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***+
- Onyebuchi, Tochi
- Beasts Made of Night; The Beasts Made of Night series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***+
- Orange, Tommy
- There There: Fiction, General Fiction: ***+
- Padwee, Howard
- The Cat Who Couldn't See in the Dark (with Valerie Moolman): Nonfiction, Memoirs/Pets: ****
- Painter, Sarah
- The Night Raven; The Crow Investigations series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery/Romance: ***
- Palmer, Ada
- Too Like the Lightning; The Terra Ignota series, Book 1: Fiction, Literary Fiction/Sci-Fi: **
- Peck, Richard
- Three Quarters Dead: Fiction, YA Horror: ***+
- Pirkis, Catherine Louise
- The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective: Fiction, Collection/Mystery: ***+
- Pitts, Daniel
- The Adventures of Whatley Tupper: A Choose-Your-Path Novel (with Rudolph Kerkhoven): Fiction, Gamebook/Humor: **
- Pfeffer, Susan Beth
- The Dead and the Gone; The Life as We Knew It series, Book 2: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ***+
- Polk, C. L.
- Even Though I Knew the End: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ****+
- Witchmark; The Kingston Cycle, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance: ****
- Pratchett, Terry
- Only You Can Save Mankind; The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Priest, Cherie
- Boneshaker; The Clockwork Century series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: **
- Reid, Penny
- Neanderthal Seeks Human; The Knitting in the City series, Book 1: Fiction, Humor/Romance: ***
- Reynolds, Jason
- Long Way Down: Fiction, YA Chiller/Poetry: *****
- Ghost; The Track series, Book 1: Fiction, MG General Fiction: ****+
- Rocha, Kit
- Deal with the Devil; The Mercenary Librarians series, Book 1: Fiction, Action/Romance/Sci-Fi: ***
- Sanderson, Brandon
- Steelheart; The Reckoners series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ***+
- Sarif, Shamim
- The Athena Protocol; The Athena Protocol series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Action/Thriller: ****
- Schwab, V. E.
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Schwab, Victoria
- City of Ghosts; The City of Ghosts series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Thriller: ****
- Shaw, Vivian
- Strange Practice; A Dr. Greta Helsing novel, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Shay, Kathryn
- Feel the Heat; The Rockford Fire Department series, Book 1: Fiction, Romance: ***+
- Shepherd, Jean
- A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film: Fiction, Collection/General Fiction/Humor: ***+
- Silverberg, Robert
- Nightwings: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Sloan, Robin
- Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: Fiction, Adventure/Fantasy: ***
- Smith, Monica L.
- Cities: Nonfiction, Cultures/Geography/History: ****
- Spiner, Brent
- Fan Fiction: A Mem-Noir: Fiction, Humor/Thriller: ****
- Stabenow, Dana
- Death of an Eye; The Eye of Isis series, Book 1: Fiction, Historical Fiction/Mystery: ****
- Stead, Rebecca
- When You Reach Me: Fiction, MG Mystery/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Stewart, Amy
- Girl Waits With Gun; A Kopp Sisters novel, Book 1: Fiction, Historical Fiction/Mystery: ****
- Stroud, Jonathan
- The Amulet of Samarkand; The Bartimaeus trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- The Golem's Eye; The Bartimaeus trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- Ptolemy's Gate; The Bartimaeus trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- The Ring of Solomon; A Bartimaeus novel: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****+
- The Screaming Staircase; The Lockwood & Co. series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Horror: ****
- The Whispering Skull; The Lockwood & Co. series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Horror: ****
- The Amulet of Samarkand (with Andrew Donkin), illustrations by Nicolas Chapuis and Lee Sullivan; A Bartimaeus graphic novel, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Tchaikovsky, Adrian
- Made Things: Fiction, YA? Fantasy: ****+
- Thomas, Angie
- The Hate U Give; The Hate U Give series, Book 1: Fiction, YA General Fiction: ****+
- Tursten, Helene
- An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good (translated by Marlane Delargy); The Elderly Lady series, Book 1: Fiction, Collection/Humor/Mystery: ***
- van Eekhout, Greg
- California Bones; The Daniel Blackland series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Vespia, Cynthia
- Phoenix Rising: Fiction, Action/Thriller: ***+
- Viehl, Lynn
- Disenchanted & Co.; The Disenchanted & Co. series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance/Sci-Fi: **
- Villoro, Juan
- The Wild Book (translated by Lawrence Schimel): Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
- Wallace, Matt
- Envy of Angels; A Sin du Jour Affair, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: **+
- Warren, David James
- Cast the First Stone (with Susan May Warren, James L. Rubart, and David C. Warren); The True Lies of Rembrandt Stone series, Book 1: Fiction, Crime/Sci-Fi/Thriller: ***+
- Wilde, Oscar
- Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories: Fiction, Collection/Humor/Literary Fiction: ***+
- Willingham, Bill
- Fables: Legends in Exile, Volume 1; The Fables series, Issues 1 - 5: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Wilson, Daniel H.
- Where's My Jetpack?: Nonfiction, Humorous Nonfiction/Science: ***
- Wilson, G. Willow
- Alif the Unseen: Fiction, Fantasy: **
- Yep, Laurence
- A Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans (with Joanne Ryder); The Dragon's Guide series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****+
- Yu, Charles
- Interior Chinatown: Fiction, Humor/Literary Fiction: ****
Vampires and the Undead
Bloodthirsty fiends, brain-hungry zombies, and other entities from the wrong side of the grave.
- Aaronovitch, Ben
- Midnight Riot; The Rivers of London series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror/Mystery: **
- Anderson, Kevin J.
- Death Warmed Over The Dan Shambles, Zombie PI series, Book 1: Fiction, Comedy/Fantasy: ***
- Anthony, Piers
- Demons Don't Dream; The Xanth series, Book 16: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Humor: **
- Aryan, Stephen
- The Coward; The Quest for Heroes series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Baldree, Travis
- Bookshops & Bonedust; The Legends & Lattes series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****+
- Beatrice, Allyson
- Will the Vampire People Please Leave the Lobby?: Nonfiction, Essays/Fandom: ****
- Bowen, Lila
- Wake of Vultures; The Shadow series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Western: ****
- Britain, Kristen
- Green Rider; The Green Rider series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- First Rider's Call; The Green Rider series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Buckham, Mary
- Invisible Prison; The Invisible Recruits Novellas, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Buehlman, Christopher
- The Lesser Dead: Fiction, Horror: ****
- The Suicide Motor Club: Fiction, Horror: ****
- Buxton, Kira Jane
- Hollow Kingdom: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: **+
- Carriger, Gail
- Etiquette & Espionage; The Finishing School series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: ***
- Cho, Zen
- Sorcerer to the Crown; The Sorcerer to the Crown series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ***+
- Cogman, Genevieve
- The Invisible Library; The Invisible Library series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Cohen, Daniel
- The Encyclopedia of Monsters: Nonfiction, Cryptozoology/Folklore: *****
- Coville, Bruce
- Odds are Good: Fiction, CH Collection/Fantasy: *****
- Oddest of All: Fiction, CH Collection/Fantasy: ***+
- Bruce Coville's Book of... Anthologies (editor): Fiction, CH Anthology/Chiller/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: *****
- Dean, Sunyi
- The Book Eaters: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ***
- de Lint, Charles
- The Very Best of Charles de Lint: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy: ***+
- Eames, Nicholas
- Bloody Rose; The Band series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: *****
- Elliott, Zetta
- Dragons in a Bag; The Dragons in a Bag series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****+
- Friedman, C. S.
- Black Sun Rising; The Coldfire trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- When True Night Falls; The Coldfire trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Crown of Shadows; The Coldfire trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Gaiman, Neil
- American Gods; The American Gods series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Fortunately, the Milk: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Fragile Things: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Horror/Poetry/Sci-Fi: *****
- The Graveyard Book: Fiction, MG/YA Fantasy/Horror: ****+
- Gladstone, Max
- Three Parts Dead; The Craft Sequence, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Grant, Mira
- Feed; The Newsflesh series, Book 1: Fiction, Horror/Sci-Fi: *****
- Deadline; The Newsflesh series, Book 2: Fiction, Horror/Sci-Fi: *****
- Blackout; The Newsflesh series, Book 3: Fiction, Horror/Sci-Fi: *****
- Rise: The Complete Newsflesh Collection; The Newsflesh series: Fiction, Collection/Horror/Sci-Fi: *****
- Greer, John Michael
- Monsters: An Investigator's Guide to Magical Beings: Nonfiction, Magic/Paranormal: *****
- Harper, Helen
- Brimstone Bound; The Firebrand series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ***+
- Hill, Joe
- NOS4A2: Fiction, Horror: ****
- Howe, Deborah and James
- Bunnicula; The Bunnicula and Friends series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Chiller/Humor: ***+
- Ireland, Justina
- Dread Nation; The Dread Nation series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ****
- Jemisin, N. K.
- The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories 2018 (editor, with John Joseph Adams): Fiction, Anthology/FantasySci-Fi: ****
- King, Stephen
- Pet Sematary: Fiction, Horror: ****+
- Landy, Derek
- Skulduggery Pleasant; The Skulduggery Pleasant series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Adventure/Fantasy/Humor/Mystery: ****+
- Playing With Fire; The Skulduggery Pleasant series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Adventure/Fantasy/Horror/Humor/Mystery: ****+
- The Faceless Ones; The Skulduggery Pleasant series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Adventure/Fantasy/Horror/Humor/Mystery: ****+
- Dark Days; The Skulduggery Pleasant series, Book 4: Fiction, MG/YA Adventure/Fantasy/Horror/Humor/Mystery: ****
- Mortal Coil; The Skulduggery Pleasant series, Book 5: Fiction, YA Adventure/Fantasy/Horror/Humor/Mystery: ****+
- le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
- Carmilla: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ***+
- Lemire, Jeff
- Ascender Volume 1: The Haunted Galaxy, illustrations by Dustin Nguyen; The Ascender series, Issues 1 - 5: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Ascender Volume 2: The Dead Sea, illustrations by Dustin Nguyen; The Ascender series, Issues 6 - 10: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Ascender Volume 3: The Digital Mage, illustrations by Dustin Nguyen; The Ascender series, Issues 11 - 14: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Ascender Volume 4: Star Seed, illustrations by Dustin Nguyen; The Ascender series, Issues 15 - 18: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Levy, Joel
- A Natural History of the Unnatural World (with the "Cryptozoological Society of London"): Fiction, MG? Cryptozoology/Fantasy/Folklore: **+
- Little Badger, Darcie
- Elatsoe: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****+
- MacWelch, Tim
- How to Survive Anything: Nonfiction, Survival: ****
- Marco, Meghann
- Field Guide to the Apocalypse: Nonfiction, Humorous Nonfiction/Media Reference/Survival: ****+
- Martin, George R. R.
- A Game of Thrones; A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- A Clash of Kings; A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- A Storm of Swords; A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Matheson, Richard
- I Am Legend and Other Stories: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi: ***
- Matthews, Jon and Caitlin
- The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures: Nonfiction, Cryptozoology/Folklore: *****
- McBride, Lish
- Hold Me Closer, Necromancer; The Necromancer ceries, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Humor: **+
- McGuire, Seanan
- Sparrow Hill Road; The Ghost Roads series, Book 1: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Horror: ****+
- The Girl in the Green Silk Gown; The Ghost Roads series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ****+
- Angel of the Overpass; The Ghost Roads series, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ****
- Down Among the Sticks and Bones; The Wayward Children series, Book 2: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Horror: *****
- Come Tumbling Down; The Wayward Children series, Book 5: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Horror: *****
- Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
- Certain Dark Things: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ****
- Page, Michael
- Enyclopedia of Things that Never Were (with Robert Ingpen): Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Pendleton, Paige W.
- The Keeper and the Rune Stone; The Black Ledge series, Book 1: Fiction, CH? Fantasy: **
- Polidori, John William
- The Vampyre: A Tale: Fiction, Horror: **+
- Priest, Cherie
- Boneshaker; The Clockwork Century series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: **
- Randolph, Chris J.
- Arcana Universalis: Terminus; The Arcana Universalis series, Part 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Arcana Universalis: Danse Macabre; The Arcana Universalis series, Part 2: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
- Richardson, Kim
- Mystics #1: The Seventh Sense; The Mystics series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
- Rowell, Rainbow
- Carry On; The Simon Snow series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Romance: ****
- Sanderson, Brandon
- Warbreaker: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Scott, Michael
- The Alchemyst; The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **+
- Shaffer, Andrew
- How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters: Fiction, Humor/Media Tie-In: *****
- Shaw, Vivian
- Strange Practice; A Dr. Greta Helsing novel, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Stoker, Bram
- Dracula: Fiction, Horror: ***
- The Jewel of Seven Stars: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ***
- Wallace, Matt
- Envy of Angels; A Sin du Jour Affair, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: **+
- Weis, Margaret
- Fire Sea (with Tracy Hickman); The Death Gate Cycle, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Whitley, Jeremy
- Princeless: Be Yourself, illustrations by Emily Martin and Brett Grunig; The Princeless series, Volume 4: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
- Princeless: Princesses, illustrations by Various Artists; The Princeless series, Volume 8: Fiction, MG? Collection/Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ***+
- Williams, Tad
- The Heart of What Was Lost; An Osten Ard novel: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Yolen, Jane
- How to Fracture a Fairy Tale: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Poetry: ****+
- Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
- Zelazny, Roger
- A Night in the Lonesome October: Fiction, Horror/Humor: ***
Weirdness
The bizarre, the surreal, the indescribable.
- Anders, Charlie Jane
- All the Birds in the Sky: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: **
- Anderson, M. T.
- Whales on Stilts; A Pals in Peril Tale, Book 1: Fiction, MG Action/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
- The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen; A Pals in Peril Tale, Book 2: Fiction, MG Action/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Jasper Dash and Flame-Pits of Delaware; A Pals in Peril Tale, Book 3: Fiction, MG Action/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Agent Q, or the Smell of Fear!; A Pals in Peril Tale, Book 4: Fiction, MG Action/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Aoki, Ryka
- Light From Uncommon Stars: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Applegate, K. A. (Katherine)
- The Remnants series; The Remnants series, Books 1 - 14: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi
- Baer, Marianna
- Wolfwood: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Horror: ****
- Baker, A. Deborah
- Over the Woodward Wall; The Up-and-Under series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- Along the Saltwise Sea; The Up-and-Under series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- Into the Windwracked Wilds; The Up-and-Under series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****+
- Under the Smokestrewn Sky; The Up-and-Under series, Book 4: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Bancroft, Josiah
- Senlin Ascends; The Books of Babel series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Arm of the Sphinx; The Books of Babel series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- The Hod King; The Books of Babel series, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- The Fall of Babel; The Books of Babel series, Book 4: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Barker, Clive
- Abarat; The Abarat series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **
- Bennett, Robert Jackson
- City of Stairs; The Divine Cities series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Block, Francesca Lia
- I Was a Teenage Fairy; An Ageless book: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- Borges, Jorge Luis
- The Book of Imaginary Beings: Nonfiction, Folklore/Humorous Nonfiction: ***
- Cantero, Edgar
- Meddling Kids: Fiction, Horror/Humor/Mystery: ***+
- Carroll, Lewis
- The Best of Lewis Carroll: Fiction, CH? Essays/Fantasy/Poetry: ***+
- Chalker, Jack L.
- Midnight at the Well of Souls; The Well of Souls series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Chu, Wesley
- The Art of Prophecy; The War Arts Saga, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****
- Cipri, Nino
- Finna; The LitenVerse series, Book 1: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Clarke, Phil
- Extreme Science: Nonfiction, MG? History/Media Reference/Science: ***+
- Coville, Bruce
- Odds are Good: Fiction, CH Collection/Fantasy: *****
- Oddest of All: Fiction, CH Collection/Fantasy: ***+
- Bruce Coville's Book of... Anthologies (editor): Fiction, CH Anthology/Chiller/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: *****
- Bruce Coville's Strange Worlds (editor): Fiction, CH Anthology/Sci-Fi: *****
- Half-Human (editor): Fiction, MG Anthology/Fantasy: *****
- Crouch, Blake
- Dark Matter: Fiction, Sci-Fi/Thriller: ****
- Recursion: Fiction, Sci-Fi/Thriller: ****
- Pines; The Wayward Pines trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Mystery/Sci-Fi/Thriller: ****
- de Bodard, Aliette
- The Tea Master and the Detective: Fiction, Mystery/Sci-Fi: ***
- deWitt, Patrick
- The Sisters Brothers: Fiction, Humor/Western: ****
- Edge, Christopher
- Race for the Escape: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi/Suspense: ***
- The Fan Brothers (Terry Fan and Eric Fan)
- Ocean Meets Sky: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Picture Book: ****+
- Fialkov, Joshua Hale
- King: The Graphic Novel, illustrated by Bernard Chang and Marcelo Maiolo: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Gaiman, Neil
- American Gods; The American Gods series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Coraline: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Horror: ****
- Fortunately, the Milk: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Fragile Things: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Horror/Humor/Poetry/Sci-Fi: ****
- Neverwhere: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- Stardust: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- The Sandman Volume 1: Preludes and Nocturnes, 30th Anniversary Edition, illustrations by Sam Keith; The Sandman series, Issues 1 - 8: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Horror: ***
- The Sandman Volume 2: The Doll's House, 30th Anniversary Edition, illustrations by Mike Dringenberg and Malcom Jones III; The Sandman series, Issues 9 - 16: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Horror: ***
- InterWorld (with Michael Reaves); The Inter World series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- Gladstone, Max
- Three Parts Dead; The Craft Sequence, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Empress of Forever: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **+
- Hayes, Tyler
- The Imaginary Corpse: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: *****
- Henson, Jim
- A Tale of Sand (with Jerry Juhl), illustrations by Ramón K. Pérez and Ian Herring: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ***+
- Houser, Jody
- Stranger Things: The Other Side, illustrations by Stefano Martino and Keith Champagne; A Stranger Things graphic novel, Volume 1: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Horror/Media Tie-In: ***+
- Hurst, Elise
- The Storyteller's Handbook: Nonfiction, CH? Creativity: *****
- Jemisin, N. K.
- The City We Became; The Great Cities trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories 2018 (editor, with John Joseph Adams): Fiction, Anthology/FantasySci-Fi: ****
- Jennings, Alex
- The Ballad of Perilous Graves: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Johnson, Phillip Kennedy
- Low Road West, illustrations by Miquel Muerto Flaviano; Issues 1 - 5: Fiction, YA Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Jordan, Zack
- The Last Human: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ***
- King, Stephen
- The Mist: Fiction, Horror: ****+
- The Talisman (with Peter Straub); The Jack Sawyer trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ***+
- Kingfisher, T.
- The Hollow Places: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ****
- Kraus, Daniel
- Whalefall: Fiction, Sci-Fi/Thriller: ***
- Lehner, Ernst and Johanna
- Big Book of Dragons, Monsters, and Other Mythical Creatures: Nonfiction, Art/Folklore: ****
- Lerangis, Peter
- Watchers: Last Stop; The Watchers series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: *****
- Watchers: Rewind; The Watchers series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: *****
- Watchers: I.D.; The Watchers series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: *****
- Watchers: War; The Watchers series, Book 4: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: *****
- Watchers: Island; The Watchers series, Book 5: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: ****+
- Watchers: Lab 6; The Watchers series, Book 6: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: *****
- Lovecraft, Howard Phillips
- At the Mountains of Madness: Fiction, Horror/Sci-Fi: ****
- Mafi, Tahereh
- Furthermore: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
- Mak, Derwin
- The Dragon and the Stars (with Eric Choi, editors): Fiction, Anthology/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Nelson, Mark A.
- Fantasy World-Building: Nonfiction, Art/Fantasy: ****
- Nix, Garth
- The Seventh Tower: The Fall; The Seventh Tower series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- The Seventh Tower: Castle; The Seventh Tower series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- The Seventh Tower: Aenir; The Seventh Tower series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- The Seventh Tower: Above the Veil; The Seventh Tower series, Book 4: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- The Seventh Tower: Into Battle; The Seventh Tower series, Book 5: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- The Seventh Tower: The Violet Keystone; The Seventh Tower series, Book 6: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Norton, Andre
- Catfantastic I - IV (with Martin H. Greenberg, editors); The Catfantastic series: Fiction, Anthology/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
- Okorafor, Nnedi
- Lagoon: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Palmer, Ada
- Too Like the Lightning; The Terra Ignota series, Book 1: Fiction, Literary Fiction/Sci-Fi: **
- Pitts, Daniel
- The Adventures of Whatley Tupper: A Choose-Your-Path Novel (with Rudolph Kerkhoven): Fiction, Gamebook/Humor: **
- Rex, Adam
- Cold Cereal; The Cold Cereal Saga, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: ****+
- The True Meaning of Smekday; The Smek Smeries series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Reynolds, Alastair
- Revenger; The Revenger series, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Sci-Fi: **+
- Ridley, R. W.
- The Takers; The Oz Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Horror: ***+
- Rohmann, Eric
- The Cinder-Eyed Cats: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Picture Book/Poetry: ****
- Russell, Karen
- Swamplandia!: Fiction, Literary Fiction: **
- Shaffer, Andrew
- How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters: Fiction, Humor/Media Tie-In: *****
- Sisman, Adam
- The World's Most Incredible Stories: The Best of the Fortean Times (editor): Nonfiction, Unexplained Phenomena: ***
- Spurrier, Simon
- Coda Vol. 1, illustrations by Matias Bergara; The Coda series: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Stoddard, James
- High House; The Evenmere Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: *
- Sundin, David
- The Book That Did Not Want to Be Read: Fiction, CH Humor/Picture Book: ****
- Tchaikovsky, Adrian
- Walking to Aldebaran: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Tynion, James (IV)
- The Woods Volume 1: The Arrow; The Woods series, Issues 1 - 4: Fiction, Graphic Novel/Horror/Sci-Fi: ****
- The Woods Volume 2: The Swarm; The Woods series, Issues 5 - 8: Fiction, Graphic Novel/Horror/Sci-Fi: ****
- The Woods Volume 3: New London; The Woods series, Issues 9 - 12: Fiction, Graphic Novel/Horror/Sci-Fi: ****
- Valente, Catherynne M.
- Comfort Me With Apples: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ****
- The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her Own Making; The Fairyland series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There; The Fairyland series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two; The Fairyland series, Book 3: Fiction, MG/YA Fantasy: ****+
- The Boy Who Lost Fairyland; The Fairyland series, Book 4: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: ****+
- The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home; The Fairyland series, Book 5: Fiction, MG/YA Fantasy: *****
- The Glass Town Game: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- Six-Gun Snow White: Fiction, Fantasy/Western: ***+
- Space Opera: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: *****
- Vaughan, Brian K.
- Saga Volume 1, illustrations by Fiona Staples; The Saga series, Issues 1 - 6: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: *****
- Wells, Martha
- The Cloud Roads; The Books of the Raksura series, Volume 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- White, J. A.
- Nightbooks: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Horror: ****+
- The Thickety: A Path Begins; The Thickety series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Horror: ****+
- Whitehead, Colson
- The Underground Railroad: Fiction, Historical Fiction: ****
- Wilde, Fran
- The Jewel and Her Lapidary; The Gem Universe series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Updraft; The Bone Universe series, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Fantasy: ****
- Williams, Tad
- Mirror World: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **
- Wong, David
- John Dies at the End; The John Dies at the End series, Book 1: Fiction, Horror/Humor: ***+
- Yamada, Kobi
- What Do You Do With a Chance?: Fiction, CH Picture Book: ****
- What Do You Do With an Idea?: Fiction, CH Picture Book: ****+
- What Do You Do With a Problem?: Fiction, CH Picture Book: ****
- Youngmark, Matt
- Time Travel Dinosaur; A Chooseomatic book, Book 3: Fiction, Gamebook/Humor/Sci-Fi: *****
- Zelazny, Roger
- A Night in the Lonesome October: Fiction, Horror/Humor: ***
Wishes and Curses
Two sides of the same magical coin: what one most desires and what one most fears...
- Abraham, Daniel
- The Long Price Quartet; The Long Price quartet, Books 1 - 4: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Anderson, Jodi Lynn
- My Diary from the Edge of the World: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
- Anderson, John David
- Granted: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: ****
- Aoki, Ryka
- Light From Uncommon Stars: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Applegate, K. A. (Katherine)
- Wishtree: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****+
- Avi
- Bright Shadow: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****
- Baker, E. D.
- The Frog Princess; Tales of the Frog Princess, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: **+
- Beagle, Peter S.
- The Last Unicorn: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- Bellairs, John
- The Face in the Frost: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Black, Holly
- Doll Bones: Fiction, MG Chiller/Fantasy: ****
- Buehlman, Christopher
- Those Across the River: Fiction, Historical Fiction/Horror: ****+
- Caine, Rachel
- Ill Wind; The Weather Warden series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Colfer, Eoin
- The Wish List: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: *****
- Cornell, Paul
- Three Little Wishes, illustrations by Steven Yeowell: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ***+
- Coville, Bruce
- The Amulet of Doom; The Chamber of Horrors series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Horror: *****
- Odds are Good: Fiction, CH Collection/Fantasy: *****
- Oddest of All: Fiction, CH Collection/Fantasy: ***+
- Bruce Coville's Book of... Anthologies (editor): Fiction, CH Anthology/Chiller/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: *****
- Dixon, Andy
- Usborne Fantasy Quests; The Fantasy Adventures series: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Gamebooks/Sci-Fi: ****
- Dyckman, Ame
- You Don't Want a Unicorn!, illustrations by Liz Climo: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Humor/Picture Book: ****
- Eager, Edward
- Knight's Castle; Tales of Magic, Book 2: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****
- Eason, K.
- How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Thorne Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fanatasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
- How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Thorne Chronicles, Book 2: Fiction, YA Fanatasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Ende, Michael
- The Neverending Story: Fiction, CH? Fantasy: ***
- Frederick, Heather Vogel
- Once Upon a Toad: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Friedman, C. S.
- Black Sun Rising; The Coldfire trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- When True Night Falls; The Coldfire trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Crown of Shadows; The Coldfire trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Gaiman, Neil
- Fragile Things: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Horror/Poetry/Sci-Fi: *****
- Gshwandtner, L B
- Shelly's Second Chance; The Wish Granters series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance: ****
- Harrow, Alix E.
- A Spindle Splintered; The Fractured Fables series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- A Mirror Mended; The Fractured Fables series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- Ifueko, Jordan
- Raybearer: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****+
- Isenhoff, Michelle
- The Quill Pen: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ***+
- Jemisin, N. K.
- The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories 2018 (editor, with John Joseph Adams): Fiction, Anthology/FantasySci-Fi: ****
- King, Stephen
- The Sun Dog; The Four Past Midnight series, Story 4: Fiction, Horror: ****
- Kingfisher, T.
- Nettle & Bone: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Lackey, Mercedes
- The Fire Rose; The Elemental Masters Fairy Tales: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Leiber, Fritz
- Swords in the Mist; The Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories, Book 3: Fiction, Adventure/Collection/Fantasy: ***+
- Levine, Gail Carson
- Ella Enchanted: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Matheson, Richard
- I Am Legend and Other Stories: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi: ***
- McGuire, Seanan
- Where the Drowned Girls Go; The Wayward Children series, Book 7: Fiction, YA? Fantasy: ****+
- Moorcock, Michael
- Elric of Melniboné; The Elric Saga, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Muir, Tamsyn
- Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ***
- Nesbit, Edith
- The Book of Dragons: Fiction, CH? Collection/Dragons: ****
- Oh, Axie
- The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Oritz, Amporo
- Blazewrath Games: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***+
- Peters, Elizabeth
- Crocodile on the Sandbank; The Amelia Peabody series, Book 1: Fiction, Adventure/Historical Fiction/Mystery/Thriller: ***+
- Pope, Christine
- Dragon Rose; Tales of the Latter Kingdoms, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance: **+
- Raye, Sheila
- Time Treasure; The McFey Treasures series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance: ****
- Sapkowski, Andrzej
- The Last Wish: Introducing the Witcher; The Witcher series, Collection 1: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy: ***
- Schwab, V. E.
- Gallant: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Horror: ****+
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Seaton, Cat
- Norroway Volume 1: The Black Bull of Norroway, illustrations by Kit Seaton; The Norroway series: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ***+
- Spurrier, Simon
- Coda Vol. 1, illustrations by Matias Bergara; The Coda series: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Stoker, Bram
- The Jewel of Seven Stars: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ***
- Tesh, Emily
- Silver in the Wood; The Greenhollow duology, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Thompson, Dan
- Rip Haywire and the Curse of Tangaroa; A Rip Haywire graphic novel: Fiction, Action/Graphic Novel/Humor: *****
- Townsend, Jessica
- Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow; The Nevermoor series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****+
- Valente, Catherynne M.
- Six-Gun Snow White: Fiction, Fantasy/Western: ***+
- Vo, Nghi
- The Brides of High Hill; The Singing Hills Cycle, Book 5: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Wallace, Matt
- Envy of Angels; A Sin du Jour Affair, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: **+
- Whibley, Steven
- Glimpse; The Dean Curse Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
- White, J. A.
- The Thickety: A Path Begins; The Thickety series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Horror: ****+
- Wrede, Patricia C.
- Book of Enchantments: Fiction, MG? Collection/Fantasy: ****
- The Enchanted Forest Chronicles; The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Books 1 - 4: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: *****
- Yolen, Jane
- How to Fracture a Fairy Tale: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Poetry: ****+
- Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
- Young, Skottie
- I Hate Fairyland Volume 1: Madly Ever After; The I Hate Fairyland series, Issues 1 - 5: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ***
Witches, Wizards, and Magic Workers
Wands, cauldrons, spellbooks, familiars... many powers, commanded in many ways.
- Aaronovitch, Ben
- Midnight Riot; The Rivers of London series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror/Mystery: **
- Aaron, Jason
- Sea of Stars Volume 1 (with Dennis Hallum), illustrations by Stephen Green and Rico Renzi; The Sea of Stars series, Issues 1 - 5: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Abraham, Daniel
- The Long Price Quartet; The Long Price quartet, Books 1 - 4: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Adams, Anton and Mina
- The Learned Art of Witches and Wizards: Nonfiction, Magic: ***
- Adeyemi, Tomi
- Children of Blood and Bone; The Legacy of Orïsha series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****+
- Alkaf, Hanna
- The Girl and the Ghost: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Anders, Charlie Jane
- All the Birds in the Sky: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: **
- Anderson, J. Kelley
- Casting Shadows: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Anderson, Jodi Lynn
- My Diary from the Edge of the World: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
- Anderson, Kevin J.
- Death Warmed Over The Dan Shambles, Zombie PI series, Book 1: Fiction, Comedy/Fantasy: ***
- Anderson, Poul
- Three Hearts and Three Lions; The Holger Danske series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Applegate, K. A. (Katherine)
- The Everworld series; The Everworld series, Books 1 - 12: Fiction, YA Fantasy
- Endling #1: The Last; The Endling series, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: *****
- Endling #2: The First; The Endling series, Book 2: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: ****+
- Baker, A. Deborah
- Over the Woodward Wall; The Up-and-Under series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- Along the Saltwise Sea; The Up-and-Under series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- Into the Windwracked Wilds; The Up-and-Under series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****+
- Under the Smokestrewn Sky; The Up-and-Under series, Book 4: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Baker, E. D.
- The Frog Princess; Tales of the Frog Princess, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: **+
- Baker, Mishell
- Borderline; The Arcadia Project series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Baldree, Travis
- Bookshops & Bonedust; The Legends & Lattes series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****+
- Baray, Kate
- Spirelli Paranormal Investigations: Episodes 1 - 3; The Spirelli Paranormal Investigations series, Books 1 - 3: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ***
- Bardugo, Leigh
- Shadow and Bone; The Grishaverse: The Shadow and Bone trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- Six of Crows; The Grishaverse: The Six of Crows duology, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *****
- Crooked Kingdom; The Grishaverse: The Six of Crows duology, Book 2: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *****
- Barnhill, Kelly
- The Girl Who Drank the Moon: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****+
- Barron, T. A.
- The Lost Years of Merlin; The Merlin Saga, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- Baum, L. Frank
- The Wizard of Oz; The Oz series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****
- Beagle, Peter S.
- The Last Unicorn: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- Bear, Elizabeth
- Range of Ghosts; The Eternal Sky series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Bellairs, John
- The Face in the Frost: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Bennett, David
- The Kingfisher Treasury of Witch and Wizard Stories (editor): Fiction, CH Anthology/Fantasy: **
- Bernobich, Beth
- Fox & Phoenix; The Lóng City series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Bowers, Chad
- Swordquest: Realworld (with Chris Sims), illustrations by X Ghostwriter; The Swordquest series, Issues 0 - 5: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Boyer, Elizabeth H.
- Keeper of Cats; The Skylar series, Book 3: Fiction, YA? Fantasy: ***
- Brassey, Joseph
- Skyfarer; The Drifting Lands series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: **
- Bray, Libba
- The Diviners; The Diviners series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Historical Fiction/Mystery: ***+
- Brennan, Marie
- Driftwood: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Brittain, C. Dale
- A Bad Spell in Yurt; The Royal Wizard of Yurt series, Volume 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ***
- Brooks, Terry
- Magic Kingdom For Sale - Sold!; The Magic Kingdom of Landover series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****
- Running With the Demon; The Word and the Void trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Sometimes the Magic Works: Nonfiction, Autobiography/Writing: *****
- The Sword of Shannara; The Shannara series: The Shannara trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Brust, Steven
- Good Guys: Fiction, Action/Crime/Fantasy: ***+
- Jhereg; The Vlad Taltos series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: *****
- Yendi; The Vlad Taltos series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: *****
- Teckla; The Vlad Taltos series, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****+
- The Book of Taltos; The Vlad Taltos series, Books 4 and 5: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****
- The Book of Athyra; The Vlad Taltos series, Books 6 and 7: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ***
- Buckham, Mary
- Invisible Prison; The Invisible Recruits Novellas, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Buehlman, Christopher
- The Blacktongue Thief; The Blacktongue Thief series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: *****
- Bujold, Lois McMaster
- Penric's Demon; The World of the Five Gods universe: The Penric & Desdemona series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Burgis, Stephanie
- The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart; The Tales from the Chocolate Heart series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****
- Busby, Elinor
- The Throwaway Princess: Fiction, CH? Fantasy: ****
- Busiek, Kurt
- The Autumlands, Volume 1: Tooth and Claw, illustrations by Jordie Bellaire and Benjamin Dewey; The Autumnlands series, Issues 1 - 6: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****+
- The Wizard's Tale, illustrations by David T. Wenzel: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Butcher, Jim
- Furies of Calderon; The Codex Alera series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Cain, Stephanie A.
- Stormsinger; The Storms in Amethir series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Caine, Rachel
- Ink and Bone; The Great Library series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Ill Wind; The Weather Warden series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Calonita, Jen
- Flunked; The Fairy Tale Reform School series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
- Carson, Rae
- Walk the Earth a Stranger; The Gold Seer series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ****
- Chainani, Soman
- The School for Good and Evil; The School for Good and Evil series, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: ****
- Chakraborty, Shannon
- The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi; The Amina al-Sirafi series, Book 1: Fiction, Adventure/Fantasy: ****+
- Cho, Zen
- Sorcerer to the Crown; The Sorcerer to the Crown series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ***+
- Chu, Wesley
- The Art of Prophecy; The War Arts Saga, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****
- Clark, P. Djèlí
- A Dead Djinn in Cairo; A Dead Djinn Universe novella: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ****
- The Haunting of Tram Car 015; A Dead Djinn Universe novella: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ****+
- A Master of Djinn; The Dead Djinn Universe series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction: *****
- Ring Shout: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction/Horror: *****
- Clarke, Platte F.
- Bad Unicorn; The Bad Unicorn trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: ****
- Cluess, Jessica
- House of Dragons; The House of Dragons series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Cole, Myke
- The Armored Saint; The Sacred Throne series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Cook, Rich
- The Wiz Biz; The Wizardry series, Books 1 and 2: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ***
- The Wiz Biz II: Cursed and Consulted; The Wizardry series, Books 3 and 4: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: **
- Cornell, Paul
- Witches of Lychford; The Witches of Lychford series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Corp, Carey
- Doon (with Lorie Langdon); A Doon novel, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Romance: ***
- Coville, Bruce
- Eyes of the Tarot; The Chamber of Horrors series, Book 3: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Horror: *****
- Waiting Spirits; The Chamber of Horrors series, Book 4: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Horror: *****
- The Dragonslayers: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ***
- The Monster's Ring; A Magic Shop book, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: *****
- Jennifer Murdley's Toad; A Magic Shop book, Book 2: Fiction, CH Fantasy: *****
- Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher; A Magic Shop book, Book 3: Fiction, CH Fantasy: *****
- Juliet Dove, Queen of Love; A Magic Shop book, Book 5: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****
- Odds are Good: Fiction, CH Collection/Fantasy: *****
- Oddest of All: Fiction, CH Collection/Fantasy: ***+
- Bruce Coville's Book of... Anthologies (editor): Fiction, CH Anthology/Chiller/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: *****
- Half-Human (editor): Fiction, MG Anthology/Fantasy: *****
- Cowan, Finlay
- Drawing & Painting Fantasy Figures: Nonfiction, Art: *****
- Cowell, Cressida
- The Wizards of Once; The Wizards of Once series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: ****
- Cross, Tom
- The Way of Wizards: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: *****
- De Bonneval, Gwen
- William and the Lost Spirit: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ***
- de Castell, Sebastien
- Traitor's Blade; The Greatcoats series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- Spellslinger; The Spellslinger series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Denzel, Jason
- Mystic; The Mystic trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***+
- Dickson, Gordon R.
- The Dragon and the George; The Dragon Knight series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Dixon, Andy
- Usborne Fantasy Quests; The Fantasy Adventures series: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Gamebooks/Sci-Fi: ****
- Dobson, Ben S.
- The Flaw in All Magic; The Magebreakers series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ***+
- Dorkin, Evan
- Beasts of Burden: Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men, illustrations by Benjamin Dewey and Nate Piekos; The Beasts of Burden series, Issues 1 - 4: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Horror: ****
- Downer, Ann
- Hatching Magic; The Hatching Magic series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- The Dragon of Never-Was; The Hatching Magic series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Drake, Melissa
- Daughter of Mythos; The Daughter of Mythos series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **+
- Drury, Nevill
- Merlin's Book of Magick and Enchantments: Fiction, Fantasy/Magic: **
- Durst, Sarah Beth
- Fire & Heist: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- The Queen of Blood; The Queens of Renthia series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- The Reluctant Queen; The Queens of Renthia series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Eager, Edward
- Knight's Castle; Tales of Magic, Book 2: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****
- Eames, Nicholas
- Kings of the Wyld; The Band series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: *****
- Bloody Rose; The Band series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: *****
- Eason, K.
- How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Thorne Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fanatasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
- How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Thorne Chronicles, Book 2: Fiction, YA Fanatasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Nightwatch on the Hinterlands; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Weep series, Book 1: Fiction, Fanatasy/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Nightwatch Over Windscar; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Weep series, Book 2: Fiction, Fanatasy/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Eddings, David
- Pawn of Prophecy; The Belgariad, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Fantasy: **+
- Edwards, Graham
- Dragoncharm; The Ultimate Dragon Saga, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Elliott, Kate
- Cold Magic; The Spiritwalker Trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **+
- Elliott, Zetta
- Dragons in a Bag; The Dragons in a Bag series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****+
- Ende, Michael
- The Neverending Story: Fiction, CH? Fantasy: ***
- Evans, Erin M.
- Empire of Exiles; The Books of the Usurper series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Fan, Mary
- Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- Feist, Raymond E.
- Magician: Apprentice; The Riftwar Saga, Book 1: **+
- Fforde, Jasper
- The Last Dragonslayer; The Chronicles of Kazam, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Humor: **+
- Forbeck, Matt
- Goblintown Justice; A Shotguns & Sorcery story: Fiction, Fantasy/Western: ***
- Forward, Eve
- Animist: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Friedman, C. S.
- Black Sun Rising; The Coldfire trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- When True Night Falls; The Coldfire trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Crown of Shadows; The Coldfire trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Gaiman, Neil
- The Graveyard Book: Fiction, MG/YA Fantasy/Horror: ****+
- The Sandman Volume 1: Preludes and Nocturnes, 30th Anniversary Edition, illustrations by Sam Keith; The Sandman series, Issues 1 - 8: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Horror: ***
- The Sandman Volume 2: The Doll's House, 30th Anniversary Edition, illustrations by Mike Dringenberg and Malcom Jones III; The Sandman series, Issues 9 - 16: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Horror: ***
- InterWorld (with Michael Reaves); The Inter World series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- George, Jessica Day
- Tuesdays at the Castle; The Castle Glower series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****
- Gillen, Kieron
- Die Volume 1, illustrations by Stephanie Hans; The Die series, Issues 1 - 5: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Gilman, Laura Ann
- Flesh and Fire; The Vineart War trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Fantasy: ****
- Gladstone, Max
- Three Parts Dead; The Craft Sequence, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Glewwe, Eleanor
- Sparkers: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****+
- Glover, Nicole
- The Conductors; The Murder & Magic series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction/Mystery: ****
- Goodkind, Terry
- Wizard's First Rule; The Sword of Truth series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Gorinsky, Liz
- Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2012 Edition (with David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden, editors): Fiction, Anthology/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***
- Green, Simon R.
- Blue Moon Rising; The Forest Kingdom series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****
- Greenwood, Ed
- The Kingless Land; The Band of Four series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Grossman, Lev
- The Magicians; The Magicians series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Guterson, Ben
- Winterhouse; The Winterhouse series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Mystery: ****
- Hamilton, Alwyn
- Rebel of the Sands; The Rebel of the Sands series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Harrow, Alix E.
- A Spindle Splintered; The Fractured Fables series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- A Mirror Mended; The Fractured Fables series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- The Once and Future Witches: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Hearne, Kevin
- Hounded; The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Heilig, Heidi
- For a Muse of Fire: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- The Girl from Everywhere; The Girl from Everywhere series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **+
- Hernandez, Vincent
- Charismagic 0, illustrations by Khary Randolph; The Charismagic series, Volume 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ***
- Hill, Douglas
- Eyewitness Books: Witches and Magic Makers: Nonfiction, MG? Magic: ****
- Hines, Jim C.
- Goblin Quest; The Jig the Goblin series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****+
- Goblin Hero; The Jig the Goblin series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****+
- Goblin War; The Jig the Goblin series, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****
- Libriomancer; The Magic Ex Libra series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- Hobb, Robin
- Assassin's Apprentice; The Farseer World: The Farseer Trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Royal Assassin; The Farseer World: The The Farseer Trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Holland, Sara
- Everless; The Everless series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- Holmberg, Charlie N.
- The Paper Magician; The Paper Magician series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***+
- Holmes, Sara Lewis
- The Wolf Hour: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Hood, Daniel
- Fanuilh; The Familiar Dragon series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ****
- Wizard's Heir; The Familiar Dragon series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ****
- Beggar's Banquet; The Familiar Dragon series, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ****
- Scales of Justice; The Familiar Dragon series, Book 4: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ****
- Huchu, T. D.
- The Library of the Dead; The Edinburgh Nights series, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Fantasy: ***
- Ibbotson, Eva
- Which Witch?: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Humor: **+
- Ifueko, Jordan
- Raybearer: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****+
- Islington, James
- The Shadow of What Was Lost; The Licanius Trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: **+
- Jemisin, N. K.
- The Fifth Season; The Broken Earth trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
- The City We Became; The Great Cities trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories 2018 (editor, with John Joseph Adams): Fiction, Anthology/FantasySci-Fi: ****
- Jennings, Alex
- The Ballad of Perilous Graves: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Johnson, Jaleigh
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Road to Neverwinter; The Dungeons & Dragons series: Fiction, Adventure/Fantasy/Media Tie-In: ***+
- Jones, Diana Wynne
- The Lives of Christopher Chant; The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Book 2: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: ***
- Dark Lord of Derkholm; The Derkholm series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Humor: *****
- Year of the Griffin; The Derkholm series, Book 2: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Humor: ***
- The Merlin Conspiracy: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- Tough Guide to Fantasyland: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: *****
- Jordan, Robert
- The Eye of the World; The Wheel of Time series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Kallyn, Amber
- Burned; The Dragos series, Book 1: Fiction, Fiction/Romance: ***
- Kay, Elizabeth
- The Divide; The Divide trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: ****
- Kay, Guy Gavriel
- The Summer Tree; The Fionavar Tapestry trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Kemmerer, Brigid
- Storm; The Elemental series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Romance: ****
- Killough, Lee
- The Leopard's Daughter: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- King, Gabriel
- The Wild Road; The Wild Road series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: **
- King, Stephen
- The Dark Tower I: Gunslinger; The Dark Tower series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- The Eyes of the Dragon: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- The Talisman (with Peter Straub); The Jack Sawyer trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ***+
- Kingfisher, T.
- Nettle & Bone: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Swordheart: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor/Romance: ***
- A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking: Fiction, YA? Fantasy: ****
- Kladstrup, Kristin
- The Book of Story Beginnings: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Knighton, Andrew
- By Sword, Stave or Stylus: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy: ***
- Knudsen, Michelle
- The Dragon of Trelian; The Trelian trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Kronzek, Allan Zola
- The Sorcerer's Companion: A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter (with Elizabeth Kronzek): Nonfiction, MG? Folklore/Media Reference: ****
- Krueger, Paul
- Steel Crow Saga: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Kuttner, Henry
- The Dark World: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Lackey, Mercedes
- The Fire Rose; The Elemental Masters Fairy Tales: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- The Serpent's Shadow; The Elemental Masters series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Firebird; The Fairy Tales series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Flights of Fantasy (editor): Fiction, Anthology/Fantasy: ***
- The Black Gryphon (with Larry Dixon); The Valdemar universe: The Mage Wars trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Bedlam's Bard (with Ellen Guon); The Bedlam's Bard series, Books 1 and 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- The Elvenbane (with Andre Norton); The Halfblood Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Elvenblood (with Andre Norton); The Halfblood Chronicles, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Landy, Derek
- Skulduggery Pleasant; The Skulduggery Pleasant series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Adventure/Fantasy/Humor/Mystery: ****+
- Playing With Fire; The Skulduggery Pleasant series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Adventure/Fantasy/Horror/Humor/Mystery: ****+
- The Faceless Ones; The Skulduggery Pleasant series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Adventure/Fantasy/Horror/Humor/Mystery: ****+
- Dark Days; The Skulduggery Pleasant series, Book 4: Fiction, MG/YA Adventure/Fantasy/Horror/Humor/Mystery: ****
- Mortal Coil; The Skulduggery Pleasant series, Book 5: Fiction, YA Adventure/Fantasy/Horror/Humor/Mystery: ****+
- Apocalypse Kings; The Skulduggery Pleasant series, Book 5.6: Fiction, YA? Adventure/Fantasy/Horror/Humor/Mystery: ****
- Lang, Andrew
- The Blue Fairy Book; The Andrew Lang's Fairy Book series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Collection/Fantasy/Folklore: ***
- Larbalestier, Justine
- Magic or Madness; The Magic or Madness series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *+
- Law, Ingrid
- Savvy; A Savvy novel, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
- Lawry, LJ
- George Grove and the Dragon; The George Grove series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *
- Lee, Fonda
- Jade City; The Green Bone Saga, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- Le Guin, Ursula
- A Wizard of Earthsea; The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: ****
- The Tombs of Atuan; The Earthsea Cycle, Book 2: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: ***
- Leiber, Fritz
- Swords and Deviltry; The Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories, Book 1: Fiction, Adventure/Collection/Fantasy: ****
- Swords Against Death; The Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories, Book 2: Fiction, Adventure/Collection/Fantasy: ****
- Swords in the Mist; The Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories, Book 3: Fiction, Adventure/Collection/Fantasy: ***+
- Lemire, Jeff
- Ascender Volume 1: The Haunted Galaxy, illustrations by Dustin Nguyen; The Ascender series, Issues 1 - 5: Fiction, Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Ascender Volume 2: The Dead Sea, illustrations by Dustin Nguyen; The Ascender series, Issues 6 - 10: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Ascender Volume 3: The Digital Mage, illustrations by Dustin Nguyen; The Ascender series, Issues 11 - 14: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Ascender Volume 4: Star Seed, illustrations by Dustin Nguyen; The Ascender series, Issues 15 - 18: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Levine, Gail Carson
- The Two Princesses of Bamarre: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Lewis, C. S.
- The Chronicles of Narnia; The Chronicles of Narnia series, Books 1 - 7: Fiction, CH? Fantasy: ****
- Lickiss, Rebecca
- Eccentric Circles: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Little Badger, Darcie
- Elatsoe: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****+
- A Snake Falls to Earth: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Liu, Marjorie
- Monstress Volume 1: Awakening, illustrations by Sana Takeda; Series, Volume 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ***+
- Lowell, Nathan
- Ravenwood; The Tanyth Fairport Adventures series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Lucas, Dale
- First Watch; The Fifth Ward series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ****
- Lyons, Jenns
- The Ruin of Kings; A Chorus of Dragons, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Macalister, Katie
- You Slay Me; The Aisling Grey, Guardian series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor/Romance: ***+
- Mafi, Tahereh
- Furthermore: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
- Mak, Derwin
- The Dragon and the Stars (with Eric Choi, editors): Fiction, Anthology/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Marie, Annette
- Three Mages and a Margarita; The Guild Codex: Spellbound series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor/Romance: ***+
- Martin, George R. R.
- A Game of Thrones; A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- A Clash of Kings; A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- A Storm of Swords; A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Masessa, Ed
- The Wandmaker's Guidebook: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Novelty Books: ****
- Matheson, Richard
- I Am Legend and Other Stories: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi: ***
- Matthews, Jon and Caitlin
- The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures: Nonfiction, Cryptozoology/Folklore: *****
- Matthy, Todd
- Robots Vs. Princesses Volume 1, illustrations by Nicholas Chapuis; The Robots Vs. Princesses series, Issues 1 - 4: Fiction, CH? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ***+
- McBride, Lish
- Hold Me Closer, Necromancer; The Necromancer ceries, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Humor: **+
- McCarthy, Cori
- Once & Future (with A. R. Capetta); The Once & Future series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***
- McClellan, Brian
- Promise of Blood; The Powder Mage trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- McGuire, Seanan
- Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Sparrow Hill Road; The Ghost Roads series, Book 1: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Horror: ****+
- The Girl in the Green Silk Gown; The Ghost Roads series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ****+
- Angel of the Overpass; The Ghost Roads series, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ****
- McKiernan, Dennis L.
- Caverns of Socrates: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
- McKillip, Patricia A.
- The Forgotten Beasts of Eld: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- McKinley, Robin
- The Blue Sword; The Damar series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- The Hero and the Crown; The Damar series, Book 2: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****+
- Spindle's End: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- McMann, Lisa
- The Unwanteds; The Unwanteds series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
- Meadows, Foz
- An Accident of Stars; The Manifold Worlds series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: **+
- Mennenga, Michael R.
- Dragon's Fire, Wizard's Flame; The Valley of the Dragons series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: **
- Merlin, Master
- Wizardology: The Book of the Secrets of Merlin (Dugald A. Steer, "editor"); The Wizardology series: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Novelty Book: *****
- The Wizardology Handbook (Dugald A. Steer, "editor"); The Wizardology series: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Novelty Book: ****
- Meyer, Scott
- Off to Be the Wizard; The Magic 2.0 series, Book 1: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Spell or High Water; The Magic 2.0 series, Book 2: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- An Unwelcome Quest; The Magic 2.0 series, Book 3: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Mills, K. E.
- The Accidental Sorcerer; The Rogue Agent Trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Humor/Fantasy: ***+
- Monsef, Kiyash
- Once There Was; The Once There Was series, Book 1: Fiction, MG/YA Fantasy: *****
- Moorcock, Michael
- Elric of Melniboné; The Elric Saga, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Moore, John
- A Fate Worse Than Dragons: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ***+
- Heroics for Beginners: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****
- The Unhandsome Prince: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****
- Muir, Tamsyn
- Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ***
- Mull, Brandon
- Fablehaven; The Fablehaven series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Rise of the Evening Star; The Fablehaven series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Grip of the Shadow Plague; The Fablehaven series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
- Neumeier, Rachel
- Lord of the Changing Winds; The Griffin Mage Trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Newman, Robert
- Merlin's Mistake; The Merlin's Mistake series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Nimmo, Jenny
- Midnight for Charlie Bone; The Children of the Red King series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
- Nix, Garth
- Sabriel; The Old Kingdom series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *****
- The Seventh Tower: The Fall; The Seventh Tower series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- The Seventh Tower: Castle; The Seventh Tower series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- The Seventh Tower: Aenir; The Seventh Tower series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- The Seventh Tower: Above the Veil; The Seventh Tower series, Book 4: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- The Seventh Tower: Into Battle; The Seventh Tower series, Book 5: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- The Seventh Tower: The Violet Keystone; The Seventh Tower series, Book 6: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Norton, Andre
- Catfantastic I - IV (with Martin H. Greenberg, editors); The Catfantastic series: Fiction, Anthology/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
- Novik, Naomi
- Uprooted: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****+
- Odom, Mel
- The Rover; The Rover series, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Fantasy: ***
- Okorafor, Nnedi
- Akata Witch; The Akata Witch series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Ikenga: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Older, Daniel José
- Shadowshaper; The Shadoshaper Cypher series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***+
- Onyebuchi, Tochi
- Beasts Made of Night; The Beasts Made of Night series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***+
- Oritz, Amporo
- Blazewrath Games: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***+
- Osari the Wise
- The Full Guide to Becoming a Real Wizard, Witch or Necromancer: Nonfiction, Magic: **
- Owen, James A.
- Here, There be Dragons; The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- The Search For the Red Dragon; The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica, Book 2: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- Owen, Margaret
- The Merciful Crow; The Merciful Crow series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *****
- The Faithless Hawk; The Merciful Crow series, Book 2: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *****
- Page, Michael
- Enyclopedia of Things that Never Were (with Robert Ingpen): Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Painter, Sarah
- The Night Raven; The Crow Investigations series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery/Romance: ***
- Patrick, S. A.
- A Darkening of Dragons; The Songs of Magic series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- A Vanishing of Griffins; The Songs of Magic series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Patterson, James
- Witch & Wizard; The Witch & Wizard series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **
- Peck, Seth
- The Realm Volume 1, illustrations by Jeremy Haun; The Realm series, Issues 1 - 5: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ***
- Peel, John
- Diadem: Book of Names; The Diadem series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Diadem: Book of Signs; The Diadem series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Diadem: Book of Magic; The Diadem series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Diadem: Book of Thunder; The Diadem series, Book 4: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
- Diadem: Book of Earth; The Diadem series, Book 5: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
- Perplies, Berndt
- Black Leviathan (translated by Lucy Van Cleef): Fiction, YA Adventure/Fantasy: ****
- Pierce, Tamora
- Sandry's Book; The Circle of Magic series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- Tris's Book; The Circle of Magic series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Daja's Book; The Circle of Magic series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- Briar's Book; The Circle of Magic series, Book 4: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- Magic Steps; The Circle Opens series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Alanna: The First Adventure; The Tortall universe: The Song of the Lioness series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- In the Hand of the Goddess; The Tortall universe: The Song of the Lioness series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- The Woman Who Rides Like a Man; The Tortall universe: The Song of the Lioness series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- Lioness Rampant; The Tortall universe: The Song of the Lioness series, Book 4: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- First Test; The Tortall universe: The Protector of the Small series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- Page; The Tortall universe: The Protector of the Small series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- Squire; The Tortall universe: The Protector of the Small series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- Lady Knight; The Tortall universe: The Protector of the Small series, Book 4: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- Pierson, D. C.
- Crap Kingdom: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Humor: ****+
- Polk, C. L.
- Even Though I Knew the End: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ****+
- Witchmark; The Kingston Cycle, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance: ****
- Pratchett, Terry
- The Color of Magic; A Discworld novel: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: *****
- Small Gods; A Discworld novel: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: *****
- Wee Free Men; A Discworld novel: The Tiffany Aching series, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Humor: *****+
- The Dragons at Crumbling Castle: Fiction, CH? Collection/Fantasy/Humor: ****
- The Illustrated Good Omens (with Neil Gaiman), illustrations by Paul Kidby: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor/Media Tie-In: ****+
- Prelutsky, Jack
- Monday's Troll, illustrations by Peter Sís: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Picture Book/Poetry: ***
- Prince, Karen
- Switch! The Lost Kingdoms of Karibu; The Lost Kingdoms of Karibu series, Volume 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: **
- Radford, Irene
- The Glass Dragon; The Dragon Nimbus series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: **
- Rambo, Cat
- Eyes Like Sky And Coal And Moonlight: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy: ****
- Randolph, Chris J.
- Arcana Universalis: Terminus; The Arcana Universalis series, Part 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Arcana Universalis: Danse Macabre; The Arcana Universalis series, Part 2: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
- Rex, Adam
- Cold Cereal; The Cold Cereal Saga, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: ****+
- Richardson, Kim
- Mystics #1: The Seventh Sense; The Mystics series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
- Riley, James
- Story Thieves; The Story Thieves series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: ****+
- Riordan, Rick
- The Red Pyramid; The Kane Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Rivera, K. Arsenault
- The Tiger's Daughter; The Ascendant series, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Fantasy: *****
- Roanhorse, Rebecca
- Trail of Lightning; The Sixth World series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Roberson, Jennifer
- Sword-Dancer; The Tiger and Del series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Sword-Singer; The Tiger and Del series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Roberts, Shelly
- Avalon: Circles in the Stream; The Avalon: Web of Magic series, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: ***
- Rodda, Emily
- Deltora Quest: The Forests of Silence; The Deltora Quest series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ***
- Rosado-Machain, Julian
- Guardians Inc.: The Cypher; The Guardians Incorporated series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- Rothfuss, Patrick
- The Name of the Wind; The Kingkiller Chronicle, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- Rountree, Josh
- The Legend of Charlie Fish: Fiction, Fantasy/Western: ****
- Rowell, Rainbow
- Carry On; The Simon Snow series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Romance: ****
- Rowling, J. K.
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone; The Harry Potter series, Book 1: MG: *****
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; The Harry Potter series, Book 2: MG: *****
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban; The Harry Potter series, Book 3: MG: *****
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; The Harry Potter series, Book 4: YA: *****
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; The Harry Potter series, Book 5: YA: *****
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; The Harry Potter series, Book 6: YA: *****
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; The Harry Potter series, Book 7: YA: *****
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them; The Harry Potter series: MG: *****
- Quidditch Through the Ages; The Harry Potter series: MG: *****
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard; The Harry Potter series: MG: *****
- Royce, Eden
- Root Magic: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ***+
- Sabine, E. Rose
- A School for Sorcery; The School for Sorcery series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Sage, Angie
- Magyk; The Septimus Heap series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- Flyte; The Septimus Heap series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
- Salvatore, R. A.
- The Demon Awakens; The DemonWars Saga, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: **
- Sanderson, Brandon
- Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians; The Alcatraz series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****+
- Mistborn: The Final Empire; The Mistborn series: The Mistborn trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- The Well of Ascension; The Mistborn series: The Mistborn trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- The Hero of Ages; The Mistborn series: The Mistborn trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- The Alloy of Law; The Mistborn series: The Wax and Wayne series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Western: ***
- The Rithmatist; The Rithmatist series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *****
- The Way of Kings; The Stormlight Archive, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Words of Radiance; The Stormlight Archive, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- Warbreaker: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Sapkowski, Andrzej
- The Last Wish: Introducing the Witcher; The Witcher series, Collection 1: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy: ***
- Scarborough, Jim
- Broken: A Mystical Trip Through Oz; The Mystical Trip Through Oz series, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: *
- Scott, Michael
- The Alchemyst; The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **+
- Schwab, V. E.
- A Darker Shade of Magic; The Shades of Magic series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Seaton, Cat
- Norroway Volume 1: The Black Bull of Norroway, illustrations by Kit Seaton; The Norroway series: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ***+
- Shannon, Samantha
- The Priory of the Orange Tree: Fiction, Fantasy: **+
- Siddoway, Derek Alan
- Windsworn; The Gryphon Riders trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Silverberg, Robert
- Lord Valentine's Castle; The Majipoor Cycle, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Spurrier, Simon
- Coda Vol. 1, illustrations by Matias Bergara; The Coda series: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Jim Henson's Labyrinth Coronation: Volume 1; The Labyrinth Coronation series, Issues 1 - 4: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Media Tie-In: ***+
- Stanko, John
- Mastering Fantasy Art: Nonfiction, YA? Art: ***+
- Stasheff, Christopher
- A Wizard in Mind; The Chronicles of the Rogue Wizard, Book 1: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ***
- Stephenson, Neal
- The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (with Nicole Galland); The D.O.D.O. series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Stevermer, Caroline
- A College of Magics; The College of Magics series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fiction: **
- Stewart, Andrea
- The Bone Shard Daughter; The Drowning Empire series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Stewart, Katie W.
- The Dragon Box: Fiction, CH Fantasy: **+
- Stiefvater, Maggie
- The Raven Boys; The Raven Cycle, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Romance: ***+
- Stinson, Jim
- The Princess and the Firedrake: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Humor: ***
- Stroud, Jonathan
- The Amulet of Samarkand; The Bartimaeus trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- The Golem's Eye; The Bartimaeus trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- Ptolemy's Gate; The Bartimaeus trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- The Ring of Solomon; A Bartimaeus novel: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****+
- The Amulet of Samarkand (with Andrew Donkin), illustrations by Nicolas Chapuis and Lee Sullivan; A Bartimaeus graphic novel, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Sullivan, Michael J.
- Age of Myth; The Legends of the First Empire series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Age of Swords; The Legends of the First Empire series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Age of War; The Legends of the First Empire series, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Age of Legend; The Legends of the First Empire series, Book 4: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Age of Death; The Legends of the First Empire series, Book 5: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Sumner, Mark
- Devil's Tower: Fiction, Fantasy/Western: ****
- Devil's Engine: Fiction, Fantasy/Western: ****
- Taft, Nicole
- Blood for Wolves; A Figments Fable: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance: ****
- Tahir, Sabaa
- An Ember in the Ashes; The Ember in the Ashes series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Tchaikovsky, Adrian
- The Tiger and the Wolf; The Echoes of the Fall series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- The Bear and the Serpent; The Echoes of the Fall series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- The Hyena and the Hawk; The Echoes of the Fall series, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Guns of the Dawn: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Made Things: Fiction, YA? Fantasy: ****+
- Thomas, Scarlett
- Dragon's Green; The Worldquake series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
- Thornton, Nicki
- The Last Chance Hotel; The Seth Seppi series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Mystery: ***
- Tiernan, Cate
- Sweep: Book of Shadows; The Sweep series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Tolkien, J. R. R.
- The Hobbit: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: ****
- The Fellowship of the Ring; The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- The Two Towers; The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- The Return of the King; The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Townsend, Jessica
- Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow; The Nevermoor series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****+
- Tregillis, Ian
- Bitter Seeds; The Milkweed Triptych, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***
- Valente, Catherynne M.
- The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her Own Making; The Fairyland series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There; The Fairyland series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two; The Fairyland series, Book 3: Fiction, MG/YA Fantasy: ****+
- The Boy Who Lost Fairyland; The Fairyland series, Book 4: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: ****+
- The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home; The Fairyland series, Book 5: Fiction, MG/YA Fantasy: *****
- Six-Gun Snow White: Fiction, Fantasy/Western: ***+
- Vance, Alexander
- Behind the Canvas: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- van Eekhout, Greg
- California Bones; The Daniel Blackland series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Vaughan, Brian K.
- Saga Volume 1, illustrations by Fiona Staples; The Saga series, Issues 1 - 6: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: *****
- Velde, Vivian Vande
- Never Trust a Dead Man: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Humor/Mystery: ***+
- Viehl, Lynn
- Disenchanted & Co.; The Disenchanted & Co. series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance/Sci-Fi: **
- Watson, Bonnie
- A Partner in Crime; A Weapons Casters story: Fiction, Fantasy/Western: ***+
- Weaver, Corie
- Coyote's Daughter; The New Legends of the Southwest, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
- Weeks, Brent
- The Black Prism; The Lightbringer series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- Weis, Margaret
- Dragon Wing (with Tracy Hickman); The Death Gate Cycle, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Elven Star (with Tracy Hickman); The Death Gate Cycle, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Fire Sea (with Tracy Hickman); The Death Gate Cycle, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Serpent Mage (with Tracy Hickman); The Death Gate Cycle, Book 4: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- The Hand of Chaos (with Tracy Hickman); A Death Gate novel, Book 5: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Into the Labyrinth (with Tracy Hickman); A Death Gate novel, Book 6: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- The Seventh Gate (with Tracy Hickman); A Death Gate novel, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- The Dragons of Autumn Twilight (with Tracy Hickman); The Dragonlance Saga: Chronicles trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Wells, Martha
- The Cloud Roads; The Books of the Raksura series, Volume 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Emilie and the Hollow World; The Emilie series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Adventure/Fantasy: ***+
- West, Brandon Charles
- Scarlet and the Keepers of Light; The Scarlet Hopewell series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
- West, Jacqueline
- The Shadows; The Books of Elsewhere series, Volume 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Horror: ****
- Wexler, Django
- Ashes of the Sun; The Burningblade & Silvereye series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- The Forbidden Library; The Forbidden Library series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- The Thousand Names; The Shadow Campaigns series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Wheeler, Jeff
- The Wretched of Muirwood; The Legends of Muirwood series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***+
- White, Alex
- A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe; The Salvagers series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***+
- White, E. H.
- Kasey and His Dragon: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *
- White, J. A.
- Nightbooks: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Horror: ****+
- The Thickety: A Path Begins; The Thickety series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Horror: ****+
- White, T. H.
- The Once and Future King: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- White, Wade Albert
- The Adventurer's Guide to Successful Escapes; The Adventurer's Guide series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: ****
- Whitley, Jeremy
- Princeless: Save Yourself, illustrations by M. Goodwin; The Princeless series, Volume 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****+
- Princeless: Get Over Yourself, illustrations by Emily Martin; The Princeless series, Volume 2: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
- Princeless: The Pirate Princess, illustrations by Rosy Higgens and Ted Brandt; The Princeless series, Volume 3: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
- Princeless: Be Yourself, illustrations by Emily Martin and Brett Grunig; The Princeless series, Volume 4: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
- Princeless: Short Stories Volume 1, illustrations by Various Artists; The Princeless series: Fiction, MG? Collection/Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ***+
- Princeless: Make Yourself, Part 1, illustrations by Emily Martin, Brett Grunig, and Alex Smith; The Princeless series, Volume 5: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ***+
- Princeless: Make Yourself, Part 2, illustrations by Brett Grunig, Emily Martin, and Alex Smith; The Princeless series, Volume 6: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
- Princeless: Find Yourself, illustrations by Emily Martin, Ainhoa Aramayo, Christine Hipp, and Brett Grunig; The Princeless series, Volume 7: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
- Princeless: Princesses, illustrations by Various Artists; The Princeless series, Volume 8: Fiction, MG? Collection/Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ***+
- Princeless: Love Yourself, illustrations by Various Artists; The Princeless series, Volume 9: Fiction, MG? Collection/Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
- Wiebe, Kurtis J.
- Rat Queens Deluxe Volume 1, illustrations by Tess Fowler and Roc Upchurch; The Rat Queen series, Volume 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Horror/Humor: ****+
- Wilde, Fran
- The Jewel and Her Lapidary; The Gem Universe series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Williams, Jen
- The Copper Promise; The Copper Cat series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Williams, Tad
- Caliban's Hour: Fiction, Fantasy: **
- The Dragonbone Chair; An Osten Ard Novel: The Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- The Stone of Farewell; An Osten Ard Novel: The Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- To Green Angel Tower; An Osten Ard Novel: The Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- The Heart of What Was Lost; An Osten Ard novel: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Shadowmarch; The Shadowmarch series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Shadowplay; The Shadowmarch series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- Shadowrise; The Shadowmarch series, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Shadowheart; The Shadowmarch series, Book 4: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- Williamson, Joshua
- Birthright Volume 1: Homecoming, illustrations by Andrei Bressan; The Birthright series: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Birthright Volume 2: Call to Adventure, illustrations by Andrei Bressan; The Birthright series: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Birthright Volume 3: Allies and Enemies, illustrations by Andrei Bressan; The Birthright series: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Birthright Volume 4: Family History, illustrations by Andrei Bressan; The Birthright series: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Birthright Volume 5: Belly of the Beast, illustrations by Andrei Bressan and Adriano Lucas; The Birthright series: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Birthright Volume 6: Fatherhood, illustrations by Andrei Bressanand Adriano Lucas; The Birthright series: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Birthright Volume 7: Blood Brothers, illustrations by Andrei Bressan and Adriano Lucas; The Birthright series: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Birthright Volume 8: Live by the Sword, illustrations by Andrei Bressan and Adriano Lucas; The Birthright series: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Birthright Volume 9: War of the Worlds, illustrations by Andrei Bressan and Adriano Lucas; The Birthright series: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ***+
- Willingham, Bill
- Fables: Legends in Exile, Volume 1; The Fables series, Issues 1 - 5: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Wilson, N. D.
- 100 Cupboards; The 100 Cupboards series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Dandelion Fire; The 100 Cupboards series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- The Chestnut King; The 100 Cupboards series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: **+
- Winter, Evan
- The Rage of Dragons; The Burning series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Winthrop, Elizabeth
- The Castle in the Attic; The Castle in the Attic series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****
- The Battle for the Castle; The Castle in the Attic series, Book 2: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ***
- Wonderstorm
- The Art of The Dragon Prince (with Aaron Ehasz and Justin Richmond, creators): Nonfiction, Art/Media Reference: *****
- Wrede, Patricia C.
- Book of Enchantments: Fiction, MG? Collection/Fantasy: ****
- The Enchanted Forest Chronicles; The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Books 1 - 4: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: *****
- Thirteenth Child; The Frontier Magic series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Mairelon the Magician; The Mairelon series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **
- Wright, Betty Ren
- The Ghost Witch: Fiction, CH Chiller: ***
- Yang, Neon
- The Black Tides of Heaven; The Tensorate series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Yarros, Rebecca
- Fourth Wing; The Empyrean series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance: ****
- Yep, Laurence
- A Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans (with Joanne Ryder); The Dragon's Guide series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****+
- Yolen, Jane
- How to Fracture a Fairy Tale: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Poetry: ****+
- Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
- Wizard's Hall: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****
- The Young Merlin Trilogy; The Young Merlin trilogy, Books 1 - 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: **
- Zambreno, Mary Frances
- A Plague of Sorcerers: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
- Zelazny, Roger
- A Night in the Lonesome October: Fiction, Horror/Humor: ***
- Forever After (creator): Fiction, Anthology/Fantasy/Humor: ***
- Zhao, Amélie Wen
- Song of Silver, Flame Like Night; The Song of the Last Kingdom series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **+
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