
Comp-Finder Database
Fantasy Novels Published 2019–2023
How to Use This Database
Use this database as a starting point for your research. Look at categories and tags that have similarities to your novels (I recommend choosing comps that are under the same age category as your novel), then read the books before you decide whether they are fitting comps. You might also find this article useful: “How to Find the Perfect Comp Titles: A Guide for Querying Writers.”
Note that many novels fall under more than one genre; for example, a book could be both dark and epic fantasy. Instead of duplicating the titles under both genres, I chose the genre that I thought best matched the book’s summary, and then I added the other genre as a tag. See this article for a description of each subgenre and its tropes: "Fifteen Fantasy Subgenres You Should Know."
Novel Title | Author | Tags | Pub | Subgenre | Age |
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Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, The | S.A. Chakraborty | pirates, sorcerers, sea, historical, epic, alternative history, mystery, quest | 2023 | Action & Adventure | A |
Gryphon in Light | Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon | epic, diplomacy, mystery | 2023 | Action & Adventure | A |
Tress of the Emerald Sea | Brandon Sanderson | humour, romance, high fantasy, voyage, sorceress | 2023 | Action & Adventure | A |
Warden, The | Daniel M. Ford | romance, LGBTQ, high fantasy, necromancy | 2023 | Action & Adventure | A |
Blacktongue Thief, The | Christopher Buehlman | epic, goblin wars, assassins, thieves, knights, gods, monsters | 2021 | Action & Adventure | A |
Mask of Mirrors, The | M. A. Carrick | epic, dark, mystery, thieves, nightmare magic, revenge | 2021 | Action & Adventure | A |
Son of the Storm | Suyi Davies Okungbowa | fabled beasts, epic, inspired by pre-colonial empires of West Africa, coming of age | 2021 | Action & Adventure | A |
Highfire | Eoin Colfer | humour, contemporary, dragons, Louisiana, swamp | 2020 | Action & Adventure | A |
Starless Sea, The | Erin Morgenstern | romance, underground world, pirates, LGBTQ | 2019 | Action & Adventure | A |
Abeni’s Song | P. Djeli Clark | mythology, West African, diaspora, folklore, witches, epic, magic apprentice | 2023 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Alex Wise vs. the End of the World | Terry J. Benton-Walker | apocalypse, Four Horsemen, humour, gods | 2023 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Between Monsters and Marvels | Alysa Wishingrad | monsters, mystery, legends, journey, evil stepparent, lies | 2023 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Breath of Mischief, A | MarcyKate Connolly | friendship, castle, gryphons, dragons, courage, wind magic, alchemist, trials, magical talismans | 2023 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Carrefour Curse, The | Dianne K. Salerni | mystery, dark fantasy, supernatural, paranormal, horror | 2023 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Chaos Monster, The | Sayantani DasGupta | winged horses, portal fantasy, quest, twins, forest, alternate dimension | 2023 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Elf Dog and Owl Head | M.T. Anderson | contemporary, folklore, friendship, siblings, pandemic, forest | 2023 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Greenwild: The World Behind the Door | Pari Thomson | portal fantasy, botanical, eco-friendly, secrets, London, missing mother | 2023 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Hidden Dragon, The | Melissa Marr | pirates, dragons, magical creatures, family, friendship, high fantasy | 2023 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Legend of Greyhallow, The | Summer Rachel Short | portal fantasy, coming of age, monsters, siblings, small town | 2023 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy | Angie Thomas | contemporary, African American history, folklore, family | 2023 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Nimbus | Jan Eldredge | anthropomorphic animals, cats, nightmare demon, witch, bravery | 2023 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Sky King, The | Polly Holyoke | winged horses, monsters, empire, quest | 2023 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Spellbinders: The Not-So-Chosen One | Andrew Auseon | quest, chosen one, portal fantasy, gamer, loneliness | 2023 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies | Stacey Lee | Chinese folktale, Asian literature, mythology, retelling, cooking, urban fantasy | 2023 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Amira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds | Samira Ahmed | astronomy, jinn, prophecy, quest, siblings, Islamic tradition | 2022 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Ghostcloud | Michael Mann | friendship, ghosts, slavery, paranormal superpowers | 2022 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Hither & Nigh | Ellen Potter | mystery, parallel New York City, alternate reality, magic school | 2022 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Into the Glades | Laura Sebastian | grief, curses, death, magical creatures, witches | 2022 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts | Erika Lewis | Celtic mythology, magic school, action, warriors, hidden powers, orphan, elemental magic | 2022 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Last Mapmaker, The | Christina Soontornvat | ocean, dragons, Asian literature, conman father, expedition, secrets | 2022 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Map of Flames | Lisa McMann | superpowers, secrets, mystery, action, tropical island, treasure | 2022 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Marvellers, The | Dhonielle Clayton | magic school in the sky, mystery, POC | 2022 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Mia and the Lightcasters | Janelle McCurdy | magical creatures, quest, friendship, POC | 2022 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Nura and the Immortal Palace | M. T. Khan | portal fantasy, jinn, dark, Pakistani Muslim heritage | 2022 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun | Tolá Okogwu | British Nigerian protag, Afro hair, superpowers, magic school | 2022 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods | Catherynne M. Valente | monsters, talking animals, underworld, mystery, quest | 2022 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa | Julian Randall | Dominican myth, Chicago, contemporary, mystery, portal fantasy | 2022 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Prince of Nowhere, The | Rochelle Hassan | monsters, shapeshifters, humour, time travel, dark | 2022 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Shad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria | George Jreije | school, Arabic, monsters, alchemy, friendship, humour, Middle East | 2022 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston | Esme Symes-Smith | medieval, dragons, shapeshifters, witches, knights, LGBTQ, high fantasy | 2022 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Skandar and the Unicorn Thief | A.F. Steadman | magical creatures, unicorn riders, island, sky battles, mythology | 2022 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Unseen Magic | Emily Lloyd-Jones | anxiety, evil doppelganger, magical small town, quirky | 2022 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Valentina Salazar Is Not a Monster Hunter | Zoraida Córdova | school, New York, monster hunters, grief, magical creatures | 2022 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Accidental Apprentice, The | Amanda Foody | magical beasts, forest, mushroom farmer’s apprentice, animal friendship | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Amari and the Night Brothers | B. B. Alston | mythical creatures, POC, school, bullying, racism, supernatural | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Anti-Book, The | Raphael Simon | dark, humour, divorce, family, coming of age, contemporary | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Arrow | Samantha M. Clark | enchanted rainforest, magic tree, animals, disability | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Book of Stolen Dreams, The | David Farr | quest, secrets, siblings, grief, librarian father, forbidden book, ghosts, immortality | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Children of the Quicksands | Efua Traoré | West Africa, family, Nigeria, village, witches, family secrets, journey | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Edge of Strange Hollow, The | Gabrielle K. Byrne | magical creatures, shapeshifters, fairies, witches, woods, family, mystery | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Forest of Moon and Sword, The | Amy Raphael | lyrical, folklore, Scotland, historical, 1600s, paranormal, friendship | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Hatmakers, The | Tamzin Merchant | London, magic clothing, family, friendship, historical | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Hidden Knife, The | Melissa Marr | gargoyles, water horses, school, magical creatures, sword-fighting, secrets | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
How to Save a Queendom | Jessica Lawson | queendom, wizard, orphan, bullying, LGBTQ | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Last Fallen Star, The | Graci Kim | Korean-American protagonist, witches, quest, family | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Memory Thief, The | Jodi Lynn Anderson | witches, quest, ghosts, family, mythology, parental neglect | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Nightingale | Deva Fagan | orphan, friendship, heist, magical sword, high fantasy | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Other Side of Luck, The | Ginger Johnson | grief, family, lyrical, loneliness, royal palace, contest, quest, journey | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Pahua and the Soul Stealer | Lori M. Lee | Southeast Asian mythology, spirits, illness, shaman, spirit worlds | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Rea and the Blood of the Nectar | Payal Doshi | portal fantasy, quest, friendship, India, siblings | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Ship of Stolen Words, The | Fran Wilde | goblins, words as magic, saying sorry, ships | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Thieving Collectors of Fine Children's Books, The | Adam Perry | books, humour, thriller, grief, poverty, science fiction | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Thirteenth Hour, The | Quinn Sosna-Spear | portal fantasy, dreams, magic object, divorce, identity, friendship | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Wild Huntsboys, The | Martin Stewart | fairies, war, mythology, city, air raids, anger, revenge, friendship | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Wolf's Curse, The | Jessica Vitalis | death, friendship, lyrical, quest, literary, belonging | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
World Between Blinks, The | Amie Kaufman, Ryan Graudin | portal fantasy, myths, history, mystery, family | 2021 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Castle of Tangled Magic, The | Sophie Anderson | secrets, flying castle, mystery, storm, high fantasy | 2020 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Curse of the Night Witch | Alex Aster | identity, friendship, mythology, monsters, fate, curse, journey, island | 2020 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Dalya and the Magic Ink Bottle | Jennie Evenson | Istanbul, mansion, curses, jinn, time travel, animal underworld, contemporary | 2020 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch | Julie Abe | magical repair shop, magical storm, paranormal, friendship, light fantasy | 2020 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Girl and the Witch's Garden, The | Erin Bowman | grief, orphan, mystery, summer vacation, witch, mansion, garden | 2020 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Language of Ghosts, The | Heather Fawcett | family, royalty, enchanted island, sea monster, magical language | 2020 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Mystwick School of Musicraft, The | Jessica Khoury | magic school, music as magic, humour, mysterious storm, courage, identity | 2020 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Otto Tattercoat and the Forest of Lost Things | Matilda Woods | high fantasy, dark, slavery, dragons, fairy tale | 2020 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Owl and the Lost Boy | Amy Wilson | eternal summer, Jack Frost's daughter, secrets, mystery, friendship | 2020 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Quintessence | Jess Redman | anxiety, mental health, small town, mystery, friendship, astronomy, alchemy | 2020 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Race to the Sun | Rebecca Roanhorse | Navajo, trials, monsters in disguise, mythology, legend | 2020 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Ship of Shadows, The | Maria Kuzniar | tavern, ship, sea, piratesmonsters, dark, found family | 2020 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Tiger Heart | Penny Chrimes | street urchin, friendship, jungle, mountains, dark | 2020 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Twilight Hauntings | Angie Sage | illegal magic, family, dark, hauntings | 2020 | Action & Adventure | MG |
What We Found in the Corn Maze and How It Saved a Dragon | Henry Clark | spellbook, portal fantasy, friendship, dragon, maze, humour | 2020 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor | Ally Carter | mystery, home for misfits, secrets, orphans | 2020 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Changeling | William Ritter | goblins, twins, humour, family, secrets, journey, swamp, forest | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Dark Lord Clementine, The | Sarah Jean Horwitz | curse, friendship, humour, witches, identity | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Door at the End of the World, The | Caroline Carlson | portal fantasy, mystery, humour, eight worlds | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Dragon in the Library, The | Louie Stowell | humour, wizards, reading, friendship | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Dragonfell | Sarah Prineas | dragons, scientist, high fantasy, steampunk, science fantasy, village, secrets | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Lalani of the Distant Sea | Erin Entrada Kelly | island, village, sea, quest, Filipino folklore, magical creatures | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Malamander | Thomas Taylor | mystery, sea town, thriller, winter, sea monster | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Middler, The | Kirsty Applebaum | dystopia, friendship, betrayal, walled city | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Pinch of Magic, A | Michelle Harrison | sisterhood, secrets, family curse, quest, island, magical objects, mystery | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Portal, The | Kathryn Lasky | orphan, time travel, English princesses, contemporary, historical | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Revenge of Magic, The | James Riley | magical creatures, magic books, dargons, Washington, contemporary | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Rose Coffin | M.P. Kozlowsky | cemeteries, castles, portal fantasy, music | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Saving Fable | Scott Reintgen | hero school, mystery, books | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Secret Dragon, The | E.J. Clarke | palaeontologist, fossil hunting, Welsh beach, mischief | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Silver Batal and the Water Dragon Races | K.D. Halbrook | desert, Arab-inspired world, high fantasy | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Spark | Sarah Beth Durst | dragons, lightning, weather magic | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Spinner of Dreams, The | K.A. Reynolds | mental health, curse, monster, labyrinth, quest | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Tale of Magic, A | Chris Colfer | library, books, forbidden magic, magic school | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Trouble with Shooting Stars, The | Meg Cannistra | family, star magic, car accident, scarring | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Twelve, The | Cindy Lin | zodiac magic, warriors, mystery, Asian literature | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Twinchantment | Elise Allen | high fantasy, princesses, twins, outlawed magic | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Voyage of the Frostheart | Jamie Littler | quest, monsters, cold climate, ship, humour | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Willow Moss and the Lost Day | Dominique Valente | witches, dragons, family, adventure | 2019 | Action & Adventure | MG |
Daughters of Oduma | Moses Ose Utomi | West African culture, fat-positive, girlhood, sisterhood, POC, mythology | 2023 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Hellfinder | Paula Stokes | Iceland, magical artifact, demons, treasure hunters, epic | 2023 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Midnight Strikes | Zeba Shahnaz | time loop, prince, mystery, fairy tale, royal family, curse, royal court | 2023 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Spice Road | Maiya Ibrahim | epic, monsters, djinn, tea, Arabian-inspired, romance | 2023 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Wildblood | Lauren Blackwood | romance, Jamaican folklore, POC, sentient jungle, thriller | 2023 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Castles in Their Bones | Laura Sebastian | high fantasy, LGBTQ, romance, politics, court | 2022 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves | Meg Long | science fantasy, survival, wolves, sled race | 2022 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Oathbound | Victoria McCombs | pirates, romance, dark, mystery, sickness, cure, secrets, betrayal, adventure | 2022 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Rebel Skies | Ann Sei Lin | flying ships, sky cities, paper magic, shikigami, Asian literature | 2022 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Road of the Lost | Nafiza Azad | quest, forest, fae, enchantment, magical Otherworld, brownie, journey | 2022 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Sunbearer Trials, The | Aiden Thomas | Mexican-inspired, found family, LGBTQ, mythology, competition, gods | 2022 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Upwelling, The | Lystra Rose | time travel, dream magic, indigenous, Autralian aboriginal culture | 2022 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Beasts of Prey | Ayana Gray | mystery, coming of age, romance, epic, African mythology, POC | 2021 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Girl from Shadow Springs, The | Ellie Cypher | survival, sisterhood, mystery, frozen wasteland, secrets, treasure hunters | 2021 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Little Thieves | Margaret Owen | gods, heist, curses, LGBTQ, retelling of “The Goose Girl” | 2021 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Sisters of Shadow | Katherine Livesey | witches, epic, LGBTQ, romance, friendship, vengeance, orphan, mountains, cult | 2021 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Chain of Gold | Cassandra Clare | romance, dark, Europe, demons, warriors, London, vampires, warlocks, mermaids | 2020 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Diamond City | Francesca Flores | blood magic, assassins, murder, conspiracy, action, LGBTQ | 2020 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Fable | Adrienne Young | sea, thieves, pirates, high fantasy, romance, survival, journey | 2020 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Hunted by the Sky | Tanaz Bhathena | romance, inspired by Indian history and myth, revenge, POC, palace intrigue | 2020 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea, The | Maggie Tokuda-Hall | colonialism, orphans, pirates, romance, mermaids, LGBTQ | 2020 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Princess Will Save You, The | Sarah Henning | royalty, romance, action, pirates, politics, high fantasy | 2020 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Shielded | KayLynn Flanders | royalty, war, romance, high fantasy, princess, betrothal, warrior | 2020 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Wicked As You Wish | Rin Chupeco | firebird, Arizona, quest, LGBTQ, filipina, prince, firebird, Snow Queen, refugees | 2020 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Winter, White and Wicked | Shannon Dittemore | orphans, island, eternal winter, rebels, smugglers, romance, survival | 2020 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Dark of the West | Joanna Hathaway | court intrigue, military adventure, revolution, royalty, romance, inspired by World War II-era Europe | 2019 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Good Luck Girls, The | Charlotte Nicole Davis | cursed markings, murder, revenge, western, LGBTQ | 2019 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Illusion of Thieves, An | Cate Glass | nobles, thieves, sorcery, war, high fantasy, renaissance Italy-inspired | 2019 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Lady Rogue, The | Jenn Bennett | Carapathian Mountains, treasure hunting, Romania, gothic, 1930s, historical, romance | 2019 | Action & Adventure | YA |
To Best the Boys | Mary Weber | survival, competition, disease, labyrinth, romance, dystopian | 2019 | Action & Adventure | YA |
We Hunt the Flame | Hafsah Faizal | war, quest, romance, high fantasy, Arabian, hunters, assassins, lost artifact | 2019 | Action & Adventure | YA |
Halcyon | Elliot Ackerman | Virginia, 2004, cure for death, immortality, family secrets, Civil War battles | 2023 | Alternate History | A |
Peacekeeper, The | B.L. Blanchard | never-colonized North America, Ojibwe, mystery, murder, family | 2022 | Alternate History | A |
When Women Were Dragons | Kelly Barnhill | 1950's America, dragons, lgbtq, feminism | 2022 | Alternate History | A |
Kingdoms, The | Natasha Pulley | time travel, London, Scotland, lgbtq | 2021 | Alternate History | A |
Master of Djinn, A | P. Djèlí Clark | alternate Cairo, 1912, alchemy, supernatural, mystery, lgbtq | 2021 | Alternate History | A |
Muse | Brittany Cavallaro | historical, 1890s America, science fantasy | 2021 | Alternate History | A |
Angel of the Crows, The | Katherine Addison | alternate 1880s London, angels, vampires, werewolves, urban | 2020 | Alternate History | A |
Desdemona and the Deep | C.S.E. Cooney | fae, lgbtq, goblins, industrial pollution | 2019 | Alternate History | A |
Destiny of Minou Moonshine, The | Gita Ralleigh | historical India, friendship, queendom, faith, adventure, orphan, tyrant, murder, rebels | 2023 | Alternate History | MG |
Oddity | Eli Brown | alternate 19th century, adventure, magic items, family | 2021 | Alternate History | MG |
Court of Miracles, The | Kester Grant | adventure, alternate 1828 Paris, failed French Revolution, royalty, criminals, thieves guild | 2020 | Alternate History | MG |
Tear in the Ocean, A | H. M. Bouwman | ocean, water world, abuse, supernatural, adventure | 2019 | Alternate History | MG |
Bitter Medicine | Mia Tsai | paranormal, urban fantasy, LGBTQ, romance, Chinese immortal, French elf, Chinese god of medicine, fairy temp agency | 2023 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
Fragile Threads of Power, The | V.E. Schwab | adventure, schemes, London, doors between worlds, magicians, royalty | 2023 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
Ink Blood Sister Scribe | Emma Törzs | adventure, mystery, romance, fabulism, half-sisters, library, magical books, secret, family | 2023 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon, A | Sarah Hawley | romance, paranormal, witches, demons, prophecy, baking, soul bargain, humour | 2023 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
Book of Sand, The | Theo Clare | dystopia, dual timeline, adventure, mystery, hostile world, family | 2022 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
Cartographers, The | Peng Shepherd | contemporary, thriller, literary, urban, paranormal, libraries, maps, family secrets | 2022 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
If You Could See the Sun | Ann Liang | Beijing, boarding school, invisibility, Chinese American, secrets, scandal | 2022 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, The | Zoraida Córdova | latino, family, mystery, powers, inheritance, secrets, journey, Ecuador | 2022 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
Last Dreamwalker, The | Rita Woods | Gullah-Geechee Islands, South Carolina, generational magic, dreams, dark, trauma | 2022 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
Luda | Grant Morrison | literary, drag artist, mystery, dark, horror, doppleganger, mysterious deaths, city of dreams, femme fatale | 2022 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
Self-Portrait with Nothing | Aimee Pokwatka | literary, mystery, identity, parallel universes, two moms, adopted, famous birth mother | 2022 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
Two Doctors Górski, The | Isaac Fellman | dark academia, England, historical fantasy, lyrical, low fantasy, psychiatric magic, academic abuse, magician, redemption | 2022 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, The | Sangu Mandanna | cozy, witches, chosen family, romance, Britain, historical | 2022 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
Black Water Sister | Zen Cho | ghosts, gods, gangsters, feminist, family, Malaysian mythology, paranormal, LGBTQ | 2021 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
Folklorn | Angela Mi Young Hur | Korean myth, mental illness, trauma, Asian literature | 2021 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
She Wouldn't Change a Thing | Sarah Adlakha | Mississippi, time travel, motherhood, starting over, responsibility | 2021 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
Under the Whispering Door | T.J. Klune | cozy, LGBTQ, romance, death, humour, reaper, tea shop, crossing over | 2021 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
City We Became, The | N.K. Jemisin | New York City, urban, LGBTQ, politics, weird | 2020 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
Constant Rabbit, The | Jasper Fforde | England, anthropomorphized animals, romance, thriller, humour | 2020 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
House in the Cerulean Sea, The | T.J. Klune | LGBTQ, found family, orphans, cozy, magical island, dangerous task, secrets | 2020 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
House of Earth and Blood | Sarah J. Maas | romance, fae, demons, paranormal, angels, murder, investigation | 2020 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
Ink & Sigil | Kevin Hearne | urban fantasy, Scotland, mystery, fae, curses, humour | 2020 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop | Roselle Lim | identity, romance, fabulism, Paris, destiny, tea leaves, fortunes, fate | 2020 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
Nightjar, The | Deborah Hewitt | alternate London, magic birds, urban fantasy, romance, soul guardians | 2019 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
Shadows of the Short Days | Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson | Icelandic, alternate Reykjavik, revolution, art, music, steampunk | 2019 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep, The | H. G. Parry | books, mystery, adventure, siblings, scholar, literary characters | 2019 | Contemporary Fantasy | A |
Alchemy of Letting Go, The | Amber Morrell | death, science, siblings, stem | 2023 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Ellie Engle Saves Herself | Leah Johnson | LGBTQ, superpowers | 2023 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Ghosts of Rancho Espanto, The | Adrianna Cuevas | New Mexico, Cuban culture, Korean culture, adventure, friendship, mystery, humourous, grief | 2023 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Girl from Earth's End, The | Tara Dairman | LGBTQ, school, nature, disability, grief | 2023 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Lost Library, The | Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass | animals, books, ghosts | 2023 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Night Animals, The | Sarah Ann Juckes | foxes, ghosts, mental health, PTSD | 2023 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Spoonful of Time, A | Flora Ahn | food, family, time travel, Korea | 2023 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Totally Psychic | Brigid Martin | Cuban-American, ghosts, adventure, friendship, family | 2023 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Witch of Woodland, The | Laurel Snyder | Jewish, friendship, coming of age, witches, paranormal | 2023 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Every Bird a Prince | Jenn Reese | identity, magical bird, forest kingdom, friendship | 2022 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Last Firefox, The | Lee Newbery | family, friendship, LGBTQ, adventure, animals | 2022 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Secret of Haven Point, The | Lisette Auton | disability, mermaids, found family | 2022 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Two Wrong Halves of Ruby Taylor, The, The | Amanda Panitch | humour, mixed family, identity, curses, Jewish | 2022 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Where the Lost Ones Go | Akemi Dawn Bowman | Japanese American protag, grief, ghosts, paranormal, mystery | 2022 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Almost There and Almost Not | Linda Urban | ghosts, orphans, self-esteem | 2021 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Circus at the End of the Sea, The | Lori R. Snyder | orphans, adventure, identity | 2021 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Double Life of Danny Day, The | Mike Thayer | time travel, humour, school | 2021 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Dragon Skin | Karen Foxlee | family, Australia, grief, friendship, domestic abuse | 2021 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Haven's Secret | Melissa Benoist, Jessica Benoist-Young, Mariko Tamaki | sisterhood, superpowers, secrets, grief, LGBTQ | 2021 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
House at the Edge of Magic, The | Amy Sparkes | orphans, witches, wizards, trolls | 2021 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Josephine Against the Sea | Shakirah Bourne | adventure, Barbados, Caribbean mythology, mermaids, sports | 2021 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Life and Time of Lonny Quicke, The | Kirsty Applebaum | adventure, coming of age, identity | 2021 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Lightning Catcher, The | Clare Weze | POC, adventure, mystery, bullying, friendship, science | 2021 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Magic's Most Wanted | Tyler Whitesides | mystery, detective, magic items, humour | 2021 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S., The | David Levithan | mystery, LGBTQ, siblings | 2021 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
One Jar of Magic | Corey Ann Haydu | family, domestic violence, abuse, fabulism | 2021 | Contemporary Fantasy | MG |
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