With a panel of leading fantasy authors, TIME presents the 100 most engaging, inventive and influential works of fantasy ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The beautiful thing about speculative fiction is that, in the manner of a magical artifact or a talented shapeshifter, it can take any form.

Fantasy books are made up of many moving parts, so it's rare to find ones that are perfect masterpieces — but these fit the bill.

These standalone fantasy books weave compelling stories in a short space, with enough strengths to make them unquestionable classics.

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Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

Morally ambiguous killers, social outcasts, bumbling misfits and misunderstood monsters take center stage in these thrilling, and deeply human, books. By P. Djèlí Clark P. Djèlí Clark is a Nebula and ...

November is a weird time in the publishing industry, as the final push toward the holidays begins in earnest. Sure, most of us have only just put away our Halloween costumes and turned our attention ...