Top 22 Books About Magic And Fantasy Updated 04 /2024

There are a lot of magical fantasy books out there, and it isn't easy to pick the best ones, because there are so many. You can choose from a list of 50 of the best magic fantasy books. That way, you can read more and enjoy them.

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The best books about magic and fairy tales

In our opinion, these books are all great, and we'll let you decide which one is best for you.

The Final Empire

(Mistborn #1)by Brandon Sanderson

Ash falls from the sky and mist fills the night, and evil covers the land and stops all life. Kelsier, a criminal mastermind, teaches Allomancy, which is the magic of metals, to another Mistborn, urchin Vin 16, in this case. Elend, the heir to the Venture fortune, gets the unlikely hero's attention. No, Kelsier's thieving group can't take on the Lord Ruler and bring color back to their world.

The first book in the Mistborn series of epic fantasy novels written by American author Brandon Sanderson and published by Tor Books. It is called Mistborn: A Mistborn Story. The first three books in the series were written between 2006 and 2008. They are called The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages.

The Name of the Wind

(The Kingkiller Chronicle #1)by Patrick Rothfuss

Kvothe tells this story in his own words. This is the story of a young wizard who grows up to be the most famous in his world, and he is very good at magic.

He tells the story of how he grew up in a traveling troupe of actors, how he lived as a near-feral orphan in a crime-ridden city, how he tried to get into the legendary school of magic, and how he lived as a runaway after the murder of the king.

The Name of the Wind is a high-action story written by a poet. It's a work of art that will make readers feel like they're inside the body and mind of a wizard.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

(Harry Potter #1)by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter's life is a living hell. People who don't care about him are taking care of him and making him live in a tiny closet under the stairs.

But when he gets a letter that tells him the truth about himself: he's a wizard. His luck changes. One day, someone comes and saves him from his family and takes him to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

For the first time in his life, Harry feels like a normal child. But even in the Wizarding world, he is unique.

When Lord Voldemort tried to kill Harry Potter, he put a death curse on him. After failing to kill him, Voldemort disappeared from the Wizarding world. He is known as the boy who lived.

The first year at Hogwarts is the best time in Harry's whole life, but not everything is great. There is a dangerous secret object hidden inside the castle walls, and Harry thinks it's his job to make sure it doesn't get into the hands of bad people. But if he does that, he will come into contact with forces that are more terrifying than he could have ever thought of.

The first book in the series has a lot of good people, a lot of crazy situations, and a lot of exciting things. It also sets the stage for a lot of high-stakes adventures to come.

The Way of Kings

(The Stormlight Archive #1)by Brandon Sanderson.

Mankind used to live in The Tranquiline Halls in mythology, but now they don't. Heaven. It was then that the Voidbringers stormed and took over heaven, leaving God and men behind. The world of storms became home to men. The Voidbringers came next.

They came at him ten thousand times. In order to help them, the Almighty gave men powerful suits of armor and magical weapons, called Shardblades, that could help them fight. A group of angelic Heralds and ten groups of knights called Radiants led humanity to victory.

There are stories about it, though. People who have Shardblades, which make them almost indestructible on the battlefield, are the only thing left from those supposed fights. The world has been at war with itself for a long time now, ever since the Radiants turned against us. kings want to win more Shardblades so that they can be the one to finally unite all of mankind under a single throne.

This is the story of a young spearman who is forced into the army of a Shardbearer. He is sent to fight against an enemy he doesn't understand and doesn't want to fight.

Mankind has a long history.

In what way did they change their minds and lose the magic they once used?

The Golden Compass

(His Dark Materials #1)by Philip Pullman

When Lyra leaves, she's going to a place that is very cold. There are witch groups and armored bears that rule there. Gobblers take stolen children to the north, including her friend Roger, who is also taken there by the Gobblers. A bridge to another world is being built by her uncle Asriel in the north. There are so many big and bad things going on. Can one little girl make a difference? To help one of them will be to betray the other. Lyra doesn't know this.

The Eye of the World

(The Wheel of Time #1)by Robert Jordan

Every now and then, the Wheel of Time moves. What has been, what will be, and what is now could fall under the Shadow.

It is time for the Dragon to ride again on the wind of time.

From 1990 to the present, millions of people have read Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time®, which is a huge, original, and compelling story with a wide range of characters that make you care about them.

In time, the Wheel of Time turns and new ages come and go, leaving behind memories that become part of history. Even myths are long forgotten when the Age that gave them birth comes back. In the Third Age, which is called the Age of Prophecy, the world and time itself are in danger. What has been, what will be, and what is now could fall under the Shadow.

A tribe of half-men and half-beast called Trollocs attack The Two Rivers, and five villagers flee into a world they've never seen before. There are new dangers lurking both in the dark and the light.

Sabriel

(The Old Kingdom #1)by Garth Nix

It was when Sabriel was young that she was sent to a boarding school in Ancelstierre. She hasn't had a lot of experience with Free Magic or the Dead who don't want to stay dead when they die in the Old Kingdom. But at the end of her last semester, her father, the Abhorsen, goes missing, and Sabriel knows she has to go to the Old Kingdom to find him, so she goes there. With Sabriel, the first book in the Abhorsen series, Garth Nix became a rising star in the fantasy world. The book takes readers to a world where the line between the living and the dead isn't always clear, and sometimes disappears entirely.

Warbreaker

It's the story of two sisters who happen to be princesses and the God King who has to marry one of them. The lesser god doesn't like his job, and the immortal is still trying to fix the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago.

Their world is one in which those who die in glory return as gods to live confined to a pantheon in Hallandren’s capital city and where a power known as BioChromatic magic is based on an essence known as breath that can only be collected one unit at a time from individual people.

In order to make miracles and do bad things, you can use your breath and draw on the colors in things you see every day. Vivenna and Siri, two princesses of Idris, will need a lot of each to solve all of the problems they face. Lightsong, a reluctant god of bravery, and Vasher, the Warbreaker, will also need a lot of each.

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