What are some captivating fantasy books for teens?
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.
#1 of 3 in The Mistborn Saga: The Original Trilogy
2006 • 4,170 Readers • 534 pages • 4.5
#1 of 8 in Harry Potter
1989 • 6,387 Readers • 309 pages • 4.3
2015 • 641 Readers • 272 pages • 4.3
27 Camp Half-Blood Chronicles
2010 • 186 Readers • 318 pages • 4.3
#1 of 4 in Secret Projects
2023 • 2,012 Readers • 480 pages • 4.5
#1 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle
1968 • 1,741 Readers • 210 pages • 3.9
#1 of 14 in The Wheel of Time
1990 • 2,261 Readers • 708 pages • 4
#1 of 6 in The Mortal Instruments
1999 • 1,563 Readers • 485 pages • 3.6
#1 of 4 in Enchanted Forest Chronicles
1990 • 250 Readers • 232 pages • 4.2
#1 of 3 in Legacy of Orïsha
1900 • 961 Readers • 544 pages • 4
1 Reader • 289 pages • 5
#1 of 3 in Regency Faerie Tales
2020 • 522 Readers • 9h 48m • 4.1
#2 of 3 in The Original Shannara Trilogy
1982 • 67 Readers • 469 pages • 3.8
#1 of 6 in The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
2007 • 373 Readers • 400 pages • 3.7
#1 of 15 in Wings of Fire
2012 • 142 Readers • 224 pages • 3.5
#1 of 10 in Malazan Book of the Fallen
1999 • 1,357 Readers • 559 pages • 4
#1 of 5 in Dragonlance: Chronicles
1984 • 342 Readers • 447 pages • 3.8
#1 of 7 in Wayward Children
2016 • 890 Readers • 174 pages • 3.9
#1 of 2 in A Song of Wraiths and Ruin
2020 • 248 Readers • 480 pages • 4
#1 of 3 in Howl's Moving Castle
1986 • 1,473 Readers • 448 pages • 4.2
#1 of 10 in Daughters of the Moon
2000 • 20 Readers • 304 pages • 3.5
#1 of 11 in He Who Fights with Monsters
2021 • 214 Readers • 680 pages • 4.1
#1 of 6 in A Song of Ice and Fire
1996 • 3,848 Readers • 819 pages • 4.4
