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Sisters of Sword and Shadow

Laura Bates

Introducing Laura Bates' fantasy debut, the first in a breathtaking and sweeping duology, exploring questions about power, courage and the stories we tell about the past.

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Curious Tides (The Drowned Gods, Book 1)

Pascale Lacelle

Emory might be a student at the prestigious Aldryn College for Lunar Magics, but her healing abilities have always been mediocre at best - until a treacherous night in the…

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Zhara (Guardians of Dawn, Book 1)

S. Jae-Jones

Sailor Moon meets Cinder in this first entry in a new, richly imagined fantasy series full of romance, adventure and kick-a** heroines.

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The Thief (Queen’s Thief, Book 1)

Megan Whalen Turner

Discover the world of the Queen’s Thief in this timeless and highly acclaimed award-winning fantasy classic, The Thief.

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Goddess Crown

Shade Lapite

A YA feminist fantasy, full of romance, danger and courtly intrigue, from a dazzling debut writer.

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The Spider and Her Demons

sydney khoo

Uncover an extraordinary world of demons and witches, where the ones you love can hurt you the most and hiding your true self can get you killed.

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All Our Hidden Gifts

Caroline O'Donoghue

Maeve Chambers doesn’t have much going for her. Not only does she feel like the sole idiot in a family of geniuses, she managed to drive away her best friend…

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City of Nightmares

Rebecca Schaeffer

In a Gotham-inspired city where people go to sleep and wake up as their own nightmares, perfectly normal, perfectly terrified Ness must face her biggest fears, before she ends up…

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Rebel Skies

Ann Sei Lin

A beautifully written and pacy teen fantasy adventure, set in a world of flying ships, sky cities and powerful paper spirits. Inspired by Asian cultures and exploring themes of empire…

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A Magic Steeped In Poison

Judy I. Lin

A #1 New York Times Bestseller! Discover this sweeping debut steeped in Chinese mythology, the enchanting power of brewing tea, and a magical tournament to decide a country’s fate, sure…

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The Stolen Heir

Holly Black

A reluctant prince. A runaway queen. And a quest that may destroy them both.

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The Other Side of the Sky

Amie Kaufman,Meagan Spooner

Two worlds, two hearts and a choice that will shape their fate forever.

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All That’s Left in the World

Erik J. Brown

A queer dystopian romance about courage, hope and humanity.

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Girl, Goddess, Queen

Bea Fitzgerald

To hell with love, this goddess has other plans...

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Cursed

Marissa Meyer

The stunning conclusion to Gilded, Marissa Meyer’s Rumpelstiltskin retelling!

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The Midnight Girls

Alicia Jasinska

In a snow-cloaked kingdom, two wicked rivals secretly compete for the pure heart of a prince, only to discover they might be falling for each other.

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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air)

Holly Black

A dark jewel of a book . intoxicating - Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Six of CrowsOf course I want to be like them.

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Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle 1)

Amie Kaufman,Jay Kristoff

From the internationally bestselling authors of The Illuminae Files comes a new science fiction epic …

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Legends & Lattes

Travis Baldree

A cosy, heartwarming slice-of-life fantasy about found families and fresh starts.

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Cemetery Boys

Aiden Thomas

Yadriel summons the angry spirit of his high school’s bad boy in an attempt to prove himself a real brujo in Cemetery Boys, the New York Times-bestselling novel about magic…

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Akarnae: The Medoran Chronicles Book 1

Lynette Noni

Dreading her first day at a new school, Alex is stunned when she walks through a doorway and finds herself stranded in Medora, a fantasy world full of impossibilities. Desperate…

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The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking Book 1)

Patrick Ness

A new edition of the award-winning first novel in the Chaos Walking trilogy, with a bonus short story, The New World.

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Carry On

Rainbow Rowell

Based on the characters Simon and Baz who featured in Rainbow Rowell’s bestselling Fangirl, Carry On is a ghost story, a love story, a mystery and a melodrama. It has…

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So This Is Ever After

F.T. Lukens

Carry On meets Arthurian legend in this funny, subversive young adult fantasy about what happens after the chosen one wins the kingdom and has to get married to keep it…and…

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Twin Crowns

Katherine Webber,Catherine Doyle

Bestselling authors, Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber, joined forces on an utterly compelling YA romantic fantasy bursting with high-stakes adventure and crossover appeal about twin princesses separated at birth.

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These Violent Delights

Chloe Gong

In 1926 Shanghai, eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, heir of the Scarlet Gang, and her first love-turned-rival Roma Montagov, leader of the White Flowers, must work together when mysterious deaths threaten their…

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Obernewtyn

Isobelle Carmody

In a world struggling back from the brink of apocalypse, life is harsh. But for Elspeth Gordie, born with enhanced mental abilities that would see her sterilised or burned if…

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Six of Crows (Book 1)

Leigh Bardugo

Game of Thrones meets Ocean’s Eleven in this brand new fantasy epic from the No.1 New York Times bestselling author of the Grisha trilogy. Gripping, sweeping and memorable, Six of…

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Throne of Glass

Sarah J. Maas

A hugely commercial, fabulously addictive fantastical romp - from an author with top-notch digital self-publishing pedigree and legions of fans awaiting publication

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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles Book 1)

Marissa Meyer

A forbidden romance. A deadly plague. Earth’s fate hinges on one girl …CINDER, a gifted mechanic in New Beijing, is also a cyborg.

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Dark Rise (Dark Rise, Book 1)

C.S. Pacat

The first book in a brilliant YA fantasy trilogy from internationally acclaimed Australian author CS Pacat.

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A Forgery of Roses

Jessica S. Olson

‘A deliciously twisted gothic fantasy you’ll want to read again and again, with characters you’ll adore, prose that’ll spellbind you, romance you’ll swoon over, and a mystery that’ll keep you…

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The Ivory Key

Akshaya Raman

Four siblings. A country in ruin. One quest to save them all.

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Six Crimson Cranes

Elizabeth Lim

A beautiful and immersive YA fantasy retelling of the Grimm brothers’ The Six Swans fairytale, set in an East-Asian inspired world, by the author of Spin the Dawn.

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A Winter’s Promise (The Mirror Visitor, Book One)

Christelle Dabos, Hildegarde Serle (trans.)

The absorbing first instalment in the bestselling French fantasy series The Mirror Visitor Quartet

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Strike The Zither

Joan He

New York Times-bestselling author Joan He’s epic YA fantasy about found family, rivals, and questions of identity, reimagining the Three Kingdoms Chinese Classic.

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Only a Monster

Vanessa Len

Joan Chang-Hunt has no idea she’s part monster until she’s thrust into a battle between the boy she has a crush on and one of the most ruthless monster families…

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Foul Lady Fortune

Chloe Gong

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights comes the first book in a captivating new duology following an ill-matched pair of spies posing as a…

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We Who Hunt the Hollow

Kate Murray

A firecracker urban fantasy about the youngest daughter of a family of women warriors, and the power she wishes she had …

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Black Girl Unlimited

Echo Brown

A transcendent heavily-autobiographical coming-of-age story infused with magical realism that fearlessly explores the intersections of poverty, sexual violence, depression, racism, and sexism.

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If You Could See the Sun

Ann Liang

Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school, where she’s the only scholarship student in a sea of uber-wealthy classmates. But she has a plan…

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Daughter of the Moon Goddess

Sue Lynn Tan

The bestselling debut fantasy inspired by the legend of the Chinese moon goddess. A young woman’s quest to free her mother pits her against the most powerful immortal in the…

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The Upwelling

Lystra Rose

‘A deeply immersive Young Adult fantasy and an enthralling debut. It’s a privilege to walk this new path into the oldest of stories’ AMIE KAUFMAN, New York Times-bestselling author

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Whisper

Lynette Noni

A girl known as Jane Doe who has the power to change reality has been held in a secret government facility, but everything changes when she gets a new handler...

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Scythe

Neal Shusterman

Two teens must compete with each other to become a scythe–a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn’t.

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Illuminae

Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

Illuminae is the first book in a heart-stopping, high-octane trilogy about lives interrupted, the price of truth and the courage of everyday heroes.

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Children of Blood and Bone

Tomi Adeyemi

Magic can burn, turn tides, light the darkness and bring back the dead. But magic is gone. And only one girl can bring it back.

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Contender: The Chosen: Book 1

Taran Matharu

In a world far from our own, where enemies come in many forms, the ultimate battle for survival is about to begin … An epic new trilogy from the bestselling…

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Recommended YA sci-fi & fantasy

Sisters of Sword and Shadow

Curious Tides (The Drowned Gods, Book 1)

Zhara (Guardians of Dawn, Book 1)

The Thief (Queen’s Thief, Book 1)

Goddess Crown

The Spider and Her Demons

All Our Hidden Gifts

City of Nightmares

Rebel Skies

A Magic Steeped In Poison

The Stolen Heir

The Other Side of the Sky

All That’s Left in the World

Girl, Goddess, Queen

Cursed

The Midnight Girls

The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air)

Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle 1)

Legends & Lattes

Cemetery Boys

Akarnae: The Medoran Chronicles Book 1

The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking Book 1)

Carry On

So This Is Ever After

Twin Crowns

These Violent Delights

Obernewtyn

Six of Crows (Book 1)

Throne of Glass

Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles Book 1)

Dark Rise (Dark Rise, Book 1)

A Forgery of Roses

The Ivory Key

Six Crimson Cranes

A Winter’s Promise (The Mirror Visitor, Book One)

Strike The Zither

Only a Monster

Foul Lady Fortune

We Who Hunt the Hollow

Black Girl Unlimited

If You Could See the Sun

Daughter of the Moon Goddess

The Upwelling

Whisper

Scythe

Illuminae

Children of Blood and Bone

Contender: The Chosen: Book 1