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Best Fantasy Books Of 2024
If you’re curious about the best fantasy books of 2024, this list is for you. I’ve been sharing my best-of-2024 book list along with top books I’ve read in 2024. This post focuses on the best fantasy book releases of 2024. The list includes cozy fantasies, romantic fantasies, and even dark fantasy thrillers, perfect for your 2025 reading list. Some of these are truly unputdownable books for the weekend too.
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Top Fantasy Books Of 2024
Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli

Heartless Hunter is a perfect blend of romance and rebellion. Rune is a witch hiding in plain sight, pretending to be a spoiled socialite by day and saving witches as the Crimson Moth by night. You will love this enemies-to-lovers romance between Rune and Gideon, a witch hunter. There are themes of secret identities, forbidden love. A must-read for fantasy romance fans.
On the night Rune’s life changed forever, blood ran in the streets. Now, in the aftermath of a devastating revolution, witches have been diminished from powerful rulers to outcasts ruthlessly hunted due to their waning magic, and Rune must hide what she is.
Spending her days pretending to be nothing more than a vapid young socialite, Rune spends her nights as the Crimson Moth, a witch vigilante who rescues her kind from being purged. When a rescue goes wrong, she decides to throw the witch hunters off her scent and gain the intel she desperately needs by courting the handsome Gideon Sharpe – a notorious and unforgiving witch hunter loyal to the revolution – who she can’t help but find herself falling for.
Gideon loathes the decadence and superficiality Rune represents, but when he learns the Crimson Moth has been using Rune’s merchant ships to smuggle renegade witches out of the republic, he inserts himself into her social circles by pretending to court her right back. He soon realizes that beneath her beauty and shallow façade, is someone fiercely intelligent and tender who feels like his perfect match. Except, what if she’s the very villain he’s been hunting?
Kristen Ciccarelli’s The Crimson Moth is the thrilling start to a romantic fantasy duology where the only thing more treacherous than being a witch… is falling in love.
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Find Me Between the Stars by Iris Lake

Find Me Between the Stars is a a dark, character-driven fantasy for 2025 reading list. Neira strikes a deal with Orion, the Herald of Death, and uncovers dangerous secrets in the Lunar Realm. There is a cosmic adventure, slow-burn romance, and morally gray characters, this book is perfect for you, if you are looking for fantasy books with intricate world-building and deep emotional themes.
THERE IS NO LINE THEY WON’T CROSS.
After Neira Aroya strikes a bargain with the enigmatic Herald of Death, Orion Kallistar, she slowly discovers that the secrets he’s been keeping are far more dangerous and life-altering than anything she could have ever imagined. The more she navigates the alluring Lunar Realm and experiences the full extent of her etherwalking abilities, the closer she comes to the unseen force that has been pulling their strings all along.
On the other side of the Cosmos, the city of Chethra has fallen into autocratic chaos. With the gangs rising to do Oberon’s bidding, Riona is left with no choice but to run for her life while Aramis, Orpheus, and Eirene follow Zephyr on the dark and bloody path to retribution.
Find Me Between the Stars is a character-driven dark romantasy about the unremitting chase between fate and agency and a love that transcends them both.
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The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent

This second book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series is about Oraya who must decide between seizing power or following her heart as enemies close in on all sides. The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King has epic battles, politics, and a romance filled with angst.
This new hardcover edition of the bestselling The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King features new case art, a detailed map, and a never-before-seen bonus chapter!
From the New York Times bestselling author Carissa Broadbent, comes The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King, the gutting second installment of the Crowns of Nyaxia series, full of heartbreak, redemption, blood intrigue and heart-pounding action.
Love is a sacrifice at the altar of power.
In the wake of the Kejari, everything Oraya once thought to be true has been destroyed. A prisoner in her own kingdom, grieving the only family she ever had, and reeling from a gutting betrayal, she no longer even knows the truth of her own blood. She’s left only with one certainty: she cannot trust anyone, least of all Raihn.
Raihn’s own nobles are none too eager to accept a Turned king, especially one who was once a slave. And the House of Blood digs their claws into the kingdom, threatening to tear it apart from the inside.
When Raihn offers Oraya a secret alliance, taking the deal is her only chance at reclaiming her kingdom–and gaining her vengeance against the lover who betrayed her. But to do so, she’ll need to harness a devastating ancient power, intertwined with her father’s greatest secrets.
But with enemies closing in on all sides, nothing is as it seems. As she unravels her past and faces her future, Oraya finds herself forced to choose between the bloody reality of seizing power–and the devastating love that could be her downfall.
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Bride by Ali Hazelwood

If you love steamy paranormal fantasy romance check out this book. Bride follows Misery Lark, a Vampyre, and Lowe Moreland, an Alpha Werewolf,. They enter a marriage of convenience to protect their people. Their slow-burn romance grows from distrust to steamy passion.
A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance.
Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast—again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and she sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange—again…
Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception. He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It’s clear from the way he tracks Misery’s every movement that he doesn’t trust her. If only he knew how right he was….
Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with the only thing she’s ever cared about. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what’s hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory…alone with the wolf.
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Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

Want to read a cozy fantasy book in 2025? Then this is the book for you. Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands is the story of Emily Wilde, a brilliant but prickly scholar, who joins the charming Wendell Bambleby, a faerie king in disguise. Together, they search for a door to his realm while dodging assassins and uncovering secrets.
When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wilde must uncover their secrets before it’s too late, in this heartwarming, enchanting second installment of the Emily Wilde series.
Emily Wilde is a genius scholar of faerie folklore who just wrote the world’s first comprehensive encyclopaedia of faeries. She’s learned many of the secrets of the Hidden Ones on her adventures . . . and also from her fellow scholar and former rival Wendell Bambleby.
Because Bambleby is more than infuriatingly charming. He’s an exiled faerie king on the run from his murderous mother and in search of a door back to his realm. And despite Emily’s feelings for Bambleby, she’s not ready to accept his proposal of marriage: Loving one of the Fair Folk comes with secrets and dangers.
She also has a new project to focus on: a map of the realms of faerie. While she is preparing her research, Bambleby lands her in trouble yet again, when assassins sent by his mother invade Cambridge. Now Bambleby and Emily are on another adventure, this time to the picturesque Austrian Alps, where Emily believes they may find the door to Bambleby’s realm and the key to freeing him from his family’s dark plans.
But with new relationships for the prickly Emily to navigate and dangerous Folk lurking in every forest and hollow, Emily must unravel the mysterious workings of faerie doors and of her own heart.
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That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming

Next in the list is funny and laugh-out-loud romantic fantasy. Cinnamon spice farmer Finlay saves a demon named Fallon in a drunken moment. That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon witty banter, sizzling romance, and a carefree tone, this book is perfect for your 2025 TBR.
All I wanted to do was live my life in peace. Maybe get a cat, expand my spice farm. Really anything that doesn’t involve going on a quest where an orc might rip my face off. But they say the Goddess has favourites. If so, I’m clearly not one of them.
After saving the demon Fallon in a wine-drunk stupor, all he wanted to do was kill an evil witch enslaving his people.
I mean, I get it, don’t get me wrong. But he’s dragging me along for the ride, and I’m kind of peeved about it. On the bright side, he keeps burning off his shirt.
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Voyage of the Damned by Frances White

A murder mystery meets epic fantasy in Voyage of the Damned. When heirs of twelve provinces are trapped on a ship with a killer, Ganymedes, a slacker with no magic, must step up to save everyone.
For a thousand years, Concordia has maintained peace between its provinces. To mark this incredible feat, the emperor’s ship embarks upon a twelve-day voyage to the sacred Goddess’s Mountain.
Aboard are the heirs of the twelve provinces of Concordia, each graced with a unique and secret magical ability known as a Blessing.
Except one: Ganymedes Piscero – class clown, slacker, and all-round disappointment.
When a beloved heir is murdered, everyone is a suspect. Stuck at sea and surrounded by powerful people without a Blessing to protect him, odds of survival are slim.
But as the bodies pile higher, Ganymedes must become the hero he was not born to be. Can he unmask the killer and their blessing before this bloody crusade reaches the shores of Concordia?
Or will the empire as he knows it fall?
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How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler

How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying is perfect for the fans of hilarious fantasy book. We have a hero who decides to become the villain. Davi, stuck in a time loop, stops trying to defeat the Dark Lord and chooses to become one herself. You will love the clever twists, and the unconventional heroine.
A hilarious fantasy adventure in which a young woman, who is stuck in a time loop, decides the best way to defend the kingdom from the Dark Lord is to become the Dark Lord herself.
Davi has done this all before. She’s tried to be the hero and take down the all-powerful Dark Lord. A hundred times she’s rallied humanity and made the final charge. But the time loop always gets her in the end. Sometimes she’s killed quickly. Sometimes it takes a while. But she’s been defeated every time.
This time? She’s done being the hero and done being stuck in this endless time loop. If the Dark Lord always wins, then maybe that’s who she needs to be. It’s Davi’s turn to play on the winning side.
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Dream Walker by Brittany Gossin

Dream Walker follows Ella Windsor who enters the Astral Realm to uncover why her nightmares are coming to life. From dreamy love triangle, thrilling battles, to a powerful villain, this book is perfect for fans of swoon-worthy romantasy.
In the aftermath of a harrowing nightmare, seventeen-year-old Ella Windsor must face a chilling reality as the wounds from her dreams appear on her body. To add to her terror, she witnesses the intrusion of a nightmarish creature come to life, lurking on her high school campus.
Faced with no choice but to escape the nightmares and search for why she’s the only one who can see them, Ella ventures into the mysterious Astral Realm. Alongside Ethan Wessex, a stunningly gorgeous Lieutenant of the Queen’s Astral Guard with his own air of mystery, Ella discovers a realm on the brink of war.
Azvameth, the King of Nightmares, harboring secrets of his own, seeks dominion not just over the Astral Realm but every waking world. With the assistance of other dream walkers, including the devastatingly handsome Cole, a Fae Prince, and Rhea, a feisty Elven female, each armed with latent magic, Ella may prove to be the missing piece in destroying Azvameth and saving her precious Mortal and Astral Realms.
In this epic romantasy, Ella grapples with love and betrayal, torn between the mysterious Ethan and the potential true love of Cole, all while embarking on a journey of self-discovery and found family. The nightmares have awakened, but so has she.
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The West Passage by Jared Pechaček

The West Passage is a unique and eerie medieval fantasy. As the seasons turn strange and beasts stir beneath the land, two unlikely heroes must navigate a decaying palace . This book has many is dark mysteries, strange magic, and unforgettable characters.
A palace the size of a city, ruled by giant Ladies of unknowable, eldritch origin. A land left to slow decay, drowning in the debris of generations. All this and more awaits you within The West Passage, a delightfully mysterious and intriguingly weird medieval fantasy unlike anything you’ve read before.
When the Guardian of the West Passage died in her bed, the women of Grey Tower fed her to the crows and went back to their chores. No successor was named as Guardian, no one took up the fallen blade; the West Passage went unguarded.
Now, snow blankets Grey in the height of summer. Rats erupt from beneath the earth, fleeing that which comes. Crops fail. Hunger looms. And none stand ready to face the Beast, stirring beneath the poisoned soil.
The fate of all who live in the palace hangs on narrow shoulders. The too-young Mother of Grey House sets out to fix the seasons. The unnamed apprentice of the deceased Grey Guardian goes to warn Black Tower. Both their paths cross the West Passage, the ancient byway of the Beast. On their journeys they will meet schoolteachers and beekeepers, miracles and monsters, and very, very big Ladies. None can say if they’ll reach their destinations, but one thing is for the world is about to change.
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