Fantasy Fiction Favorites
Explore top Fantasy Fiction Favorites with our curated list of must-read books. Discover epic tales, magical worlds, and legendary adventures for every fantasy lover!
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The Talisman
by Stephen King
On a brisk autumn day, a thirteen-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called the Alhambra. The past has driven Jack Sawyer here: his father is gone, his mother is dying, and the world no longer makes sense. But for Jack everything is about to change. For he has been chosen to make a journey back across America–and into another realm. One of the most influential and heralded works of fantasy ever written, The Talisman is an extraordinary novel of loyalty, awakening, terror, and mystery. Jack Sawyer, on a desperate quest to save his mother’s life, must search for a prize across an epic landscape of innocents and monsters, of incredible dangers and even more incredible truths. The prize is essential, but the journey means even more. Let the quest begin. . . .
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Angel in a Fur Coat
by C. L. Enuton
"Every pooch has a tale to tell. What if dogs really are angels... angels in fur coats. Ask a dog lover how they came to be with the dog they have or once had in the past. They will most likely share a story of how their dog chose them by some kind of unexplainable connection. Finally, this phenomenon is revealed. In her story, Sparky, the angel , tells all. But she is no ordinary angel... for some reason she's marked. Is it a curse, a blessing, or perhaps the time of the prophecy has come. Explore the wonderful world of dogs in a place where angels live and are trained to be dogs on earth. Sparky, the angel, trades in her wings and halo for a fur coat and a bone."--[p. 4] of cover.
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A Touch of Dead
by Charlaine Harris
A collection of every short story featuring Sookie Stackhouse, the telepathic waitress heroine of the best-selling Southern Vampire novels, includes “Fairy Dust,” “One Word Answer,” and “Dracula Night.”
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The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho
"My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the moonless sky." Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams." Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. The Alchemist is such a book. With over a million and a half copies sold around the world, The Alchemist has already established itself as a modern classic, universally admired. Paulo Coelho's charming fable, now available in English for the first time, will enchant and inspire an even wider audience of readers for generations to come. The Alchemist is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers and across the Egyptian desert to a fateful encounter with the alchemist. The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us, as only a few stories have done, about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, above all, following our dreams.
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His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife (Book 2)
by Philip Pullman
HIS DARK MATERIALS IS NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SERIES STARRING DAFNE KEEN, RUTH WILSON, ANDREW SCOTT, AND LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA! The spellbinding sequel to The Golden Compass, the modern fantasy classic that Entertainment Weekly named an "All-Time Greatest Novel" and Newsweek hailed as a "Top 100 Book of All Time," continues the epic adventure, catapulting readers between worlds, and toward a devastating discovery. Lost in a new world, Lyra finds Will—a boy on the run, a murderer—a worthy and welcome ally. For this is a world where soul-eating Specters stalk the streets and witches share the skies with troops of angels. Each is searching—Lyra for the meaning of Dark Matter, Will for his missing father—but what they find instead is a deadly secret, a knife of untold power. And neither Lyra nor Will suspects how tightly their lives, their loves, their destinies are bound together...until they are split apart. A #1 New York Times Bestseller Published in 40 Countries “Just as quick-moving and unputdownable as The Golden Compass. . . . The mysteries deepen and the wonders grow even more extravagant.” —The Washington Post “Pullman’s imagination soars . . . A literary rollercoaster ride you won’t want to miss.”—The Boston Globe “The story gallops with ferocious momentum . . . Devilishly inventive.” —The New York Times Book Review Don't miss Philip Pullman's epic new trilogy set in the world of His Dark Materials! ** THE BOOK OF DUST ** La Belle Sauvage The Secret Commonwealth
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His Dark Materials: The Amber Spyglass (Book 3)
by Philip Pullman
Lyra and Will journey to a dank and gray-lit world where no living soul has ever gone.
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Exile of Lucifer
by D. Brian Shafer
Lucifer, the Anointed Cherub, whose ministry in heaven is devoted to the worship of the Most High God, has become pessimistic about his prospects in heaven. Ambition inflamed, he looks to the soon-to-be-created Earth as a place where he can see his destiny realized. With a willing crew of equally ambitious angels, Lucifer creates a fifth-column of malcontents under the very throne of God. Hot on their heels, however, is a group of loyalists, led by Michael and Gabriel, who are suspicious of Lucifer's true motives. In detective style fashion they slowly start to unmask the true nature of Lucifer's sordid plot.
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Unholy Empire
by D. Brian Shafer
Lucifer's hordes launch an all-out war on humankind in an attempt to identify and destroy the promised One, for if this mission fails, they are doomed.
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Rising Darkness
by D. Brian Shafer
Kings, priests, prophets, and pagan nations are deceived into becoming unwitting cosmic chess pieces in this calculated war between light and darkness. From Jerusalem to Babylon and on to Rome, Lucifer believes he can destroy Israel in a deadly and delicate game of power politics; in fact, he must do so or the nightmare will only intensify. Rising Darkness is a fast-paced thriller with devious plots and sudden turns that will eventually find its ultimate conclusion in the small town of Bethlehem. Book jacket.
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Final Confrontation
by D. Brian Shafer
With the birth of the Seed, Lucifer and his demons are more determined than ever to win the war against God and His holy angels. Manipulating the murderous politics and religious fervor of the times, Lucifer and his evil minions plot to use God's own people to destroy the Seed and conquer humankind. The Seed must be victorious. But at what cost? In this powerful conclusion to the Chronicles of the Host series, D. Brian Shafer unveils the depths of depravity to which the evil one will go to fulfill his diabolical plans for the human race. Lucifer's destruction is imminent -- at the hands of the Chosen One! Book jacket.
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The Screwtape Letters
by C. S. Lewis
Written in the darkest days of WWII, these letters from one of Satan's more experienced tempters to a junior agent in the field instruct him in the finer points of capturing souls.
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Jetty Man
by G. Reynolds, III
A memorable Southern Gothic trilogy in which a sensitive and innocent young man is continually victimized by the arbitrary cruelness and violence of brutal men. Mayport is a struggling community of hard living folks who condone the reprehensible behavior of cowards. The town folk mistake aggressiveness for strength -- and sensitivity as a sign of weakness. There is a palpable air of foreboding in these moving tales, which envelope the reader like oppressive Florida humidity. G. W. Reynolds has a fine ear for natural dialogue and has created an authentic setting and atmosphere for this harrowing coming-of-age story.
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Mullet Run
by G. W. Reynolds
Continuing the story of Jason and the peculiarities of the richly textured Southern hamlet of Mayport. Explore the dark psychological themes of racism in this small community.
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Oak Baby
by G. W. Reynolds
The return of young hero, Jason, to Mayport after an odyssey of discovery, the birth of his son, and the loss of Jessie. Jason is followed to Mayport by a troupe of retired circus sideshow personalities who befriended him on his journey. Their stay in Mayport provides a colorful and whimsical counterpoint to the recurring struggles that beset Jason's family and Mayport's townspeople.
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Mary, Called Magdalene
by Margaret George
The New York Times bestselling author of The Splendor Before the Dark reveals the untold story of Mary Magdalene—a disciple of Jesus Christ and the most mysterious woman in the Bible. Was Mary Magdalene a prostitute, a female divinity figure, a church leader, or all of those? Biblical references to her are tantalizingly brief, but we do know that she was the first person to whom the risen Christ appeared—and the one commissioned to tell others the good news, earning her the ancient honorific, “Apostle to the Apostles.” Today, Mary continues to spark controversy, curiosity, and veneration. In a vivid re-creation of Mary Magdalene's life story, Margaret George convincingly captures this renowned woman's voice as she moves from girlhood to womanhood, becomes part of the circle of disciples, and comes to grips with the divine. While grounded in biblical scholarship and secular research, Mary, Called Magdalene ultimately transcends both history and fiction to become a “diary of a soul.”
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Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt
by Anne Rice
Having completed the two cycles of legend to which she has devoted her career so far, Anne Rice gives us now her most ambitious and courageous book, a novel about the early years of CHRIST THE LORD, based on the Gospels and on the most respected New Testament scholarship. The book’s power derives from the passion its author brings to the writing and the way in which she summons up the voice, the presence, the words of Jesus who tells the story.