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Recommended Fantasy Books - Epic Fantasy, Fairytales & Legends

Doing a little fantasy gift shopping for yourself or your favorite reader? Books are always a good gift. Here are a few book suggestions that emphasize epic fantasy, fairytales and legends, or you can browse the SF/Fantasy Book Reviews at BellaOnline. Also see Recommended Fantasy Books - Kids & Young Adult and Recommended Fantasy Books - Modern Magic & Dark Fantasy


Epic Fantasy

The Books of the Cataclysm by Sean Williams
The Crooked Letter Seth and Hadrian Castillo are mirror twins, a fact that makes them important to the supernatural forces of the world. When Seth is killed, the link he has to Hadrian serves as a bridge between the first and second realms sparking a cataclysm
The Blood Debt The world is a drastically different place, one full of elemental magic, supernatural creatures and the threat of "the void beneath."
The Hanging Mountains The Sky Wardens journey to the Hanging Mountains in search of the source of the flood and find age-old enemies under attack from an ancient evil.

A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R R Martin
This epic fantasy series follow the fierce power struggle to gain control of the Seven Kingdoms of Westereos. Titles in the series so far are A Game of Thrones, A Clash of King, A Storm of Swords and A Feast for Crows



Fairytales & Legends


The Crown Rose by Fiona Avery
Part historical fiction, part fantasy, this novel follows the imagined life of Isabelle of France. Since the death of her father, the royal line has been protected, even advanced by the Order of the Rose, three sisters who seem to have mystical powers.


The Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey
In the five hundred Kingdoms, there is a magical force called the Tradition. When the Tradition finds a person in the right circumstances, it covers them with magic and pushes them down the path of a fairytale. A Fantasy Romance!



Sword of the Rightful King: A Novel of King Arthur by Jane Yolen
Young Arthur is the newly crowned king, but there are many who still question his right to rule, most notably the North Witch, Morgause. Her four sons are heading to court and rumor has it that there is an assassin among them.


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