What are some captivating fantasy books for teens?Answer

Whether you call it young adult fantasy, YA, or just fantasy – fictional worlds and magical elements have inspired readers for generations. They can be a gateway to reading in a way that real-world-based stories cannot. What fantasy books do you recommend for teenagers (or even tweens or pre-teens) to hook them into the fantasy genre? These could be books set in a fictional universe, books with magic elements, or anything else that plays with magical realism to tell a compelling tale that school-aged readers can identify with.

Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

28 Camp Half-Blood Chronicles

2010 • 187 Readers • 318 pages 4.3

Magician: Apprentice

#1 of 4 in The Riftwar Saga

Magician: Apprentice
ByRaymond E. Feist

1982 • 731 Readers • 485 pages 4

Eragon

#1 of 5 in The Inheritance Cycle

Eragon
ByChristopher Paolini

2002 • 1,904 Readers • 518 pages 3.6

Mistborn: The Final Empire

#1 of 3 in The Mistborn Saga: The Original Trilogy

Mistborn: The Final Empire
ByBrandon Sanderson

2006 • 4,242 Readers • 534 pages 4.4