Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting. Fantasy is generally distinguished from science fiction and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of technological and macabre themes, respectively, though there is a great deal of overlap between the three (collectively known as speculative fiction or science fiction/fantasy)

In its broadest sense, fantasy comprises works by many writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians, from ancient myths and legends to many recent works embraced by a wide audience today, including
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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things (Sisters of Light and Shadow, #1)
Oathbound (The Legendborn Cycle, #3)
A Harvest of Hearts
The Ragpicker King (The Chronicles of Castellane, #2)
Blood on Her Tongue
They Bloom at Night
Fable for the End of the World
The River Has Roots
The Antidote
What Wakes the Bells
When the Moon Hits Your Eye
Blood Beneath the Snow (Blood & Souls, #1)
The Bane Witch
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