Fantasy genre books (761)


501.

The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander EN

Rating: 3.5 (7 votes)
Description:
The fantasy adventures of a young pig-keeper who wants to become a hero.

502.

The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Sweden flag Sweden
Description:
Two brothers share many adventures after their death when they are reunited in Nangiyala, the land from which sagas come.

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The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro EN

Rating: 4 (4 votes)
Country: Asia / Japan flag Japan
Description:
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize–winning novel The Remains of the Day comes a luminous meditation on the act of forgetting and the power of memory. In post-Arthurian Britain, the wars that once raged between the Saxons and the Britons have finally ceased. Axl and Beatrice, an elderly British couple, set off to visit their son, whom they haven't seen in years. And, because a strange mist has caused mass amnesia throughout the land, they can scarcely remember anything about him. As they are joined on their j... continue

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The Burning God by R. F. Kuang EN

0 Ratings
Country: Asia / China flag China
Description:
The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R. F. Kuang’s acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devastating, enthralling effect. After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal civil war, Fang Runin was betrayed by allies and left for dead. Despite her losses, Rin hasn’t given up on those for whom she has sacrificed so much—the people of the southern provinces and especially Tikany, the village that is her home. Ret... continue

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The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Ireland flag Ireland
Description:
Despite warnings from Lord Canterville that their new home is haunted and that several family have fled form it in the middle of the night the Otis family chooses to go forward with their relocation. Almost immediately the Otis Family discovers that the stories are true and that their house is haunted by the ghost of Sir Simon. It is Sir Simon's intent not to share the house with anyone but the Otis family is not like previous families that Sir Simon has scared off in the past. Narrated by the ghost himself this Gothic ghost story takes the reader on many unexpected twists and turns. Wilde at ... continue

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The Castle of Llyr by Lloyd Alexander EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Description:
When Princess Eilonwy is kidnapped, Taran and his companions seek to rescue her.

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The Cat Who Saved the Library

The Cat Who Saved the Library by Sosuke Natsukawa EN

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Country: Asia / Japan flag Japan
Description:
The instant Sunday Times bestseller The must-have sequel to the bestselling The Cat Who Saved Books – an uplifting tale from Japan about a talking cat and the power of books to make a difference in the world. Nanami Kosaki loves reading. The local library has become a home from home. Books are her friends. When Nanami notices that some of her favourite books are disappearing from the library shelves, she becomes suspicious of a man in a grey suit whose furtive behaviour doesn’t feel right. Should she follow him to see what he’s up to? It wouldn’t be dangerous . . . would it? When a smart-talki... continue

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The Cemetery of Untold Stories : A Novel by Julia Alvarez EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
"When celebrated writer Alma Cruz inherits a small plot of land in the Dominican Republic, she turns it into a place to bury her untold stories--literally. She creates a graveyard for manuscript drafts and revisions and the characters whose lives she tried and failed to bring to life and who still haunt her. Alma wants her characters to rest in peace, but they have other ideas, and the cemetery becomes a mysterious sanctuary for their true narratives."--


510.

The Chimes by Anna Smaill EN

0 Ratings
Description:
WINNER OF THE 2016 WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL LONGLISTED FOR THE 2015 MAN BOOKER PRIZE An Elle Book of the Year An Independent Book of the Year One to Watch Independent on Sunday A Bookseller Best Debut of 2015 One to Watch 2015 Huffington Post An Amazon Rising Star 'The Chimes is a remarkable debut. It's inventive, beautifully written, and completely absorbing. I highly recommend it.' Kevin Powers, author of The Yellow Birds A mind-expanding literary debut composed of memory, music and imagination. A boy stands on the roadside on his way to London, alone in the rain. No memories, beyo... continue