Now in a world where teenagers rule, it has become very popular to read fantasy books. Plunging into a magical country called Fantasy, we are transported into amazing and vibrant parallel worlds, into a forgotten and distant childhood, because only here we can meet a forest elf and make friends with a talking lion, defeat an evil sorceress and fly with a real dragon.
The fantasy genre is suitable for both teenagers and readers of the older generation, because one of us does not like to dream up on different topics. Today we will tell you about the most interesting and exciting books in the style of fantasy, get ready, it will be interesting.
The most interesting fantasy books
John Ronald Ruel Tolkien. "Lord of the Rings"
The world famous trilogy “The Lord of the Rings” by J. Tolkien is rightfully considered a classic of the genre. It was this magical story that became the most read fantasy book.
And this is not surprising, because it is impossible not to fall in love with the green meadows of Hobbitania and with the good-natured, but very grouchy hobbits. This mysterious story introduces us to the brooding hobbit Frodo and his loyal comrades Sam, Merry and Pippin.
Exciting adventures are waiting for you along with the heir to the ancient clan Aragorn, the grouchy gnome Gimli and the fair elf Legolas.
But still, readers consider the most charming wizard named Gandalf to be his favorite character.
Joan Rowling. "Harry Potter"
Perhaps there is not a single child in the world who is not obsessed with the story of a wizard boy named Harry. Love for teenagers to this character is due to his pure heart and sincere intentions to save the world from evil and lies. And adults are not averse to enjoying this story full of dangerous but exciting adventures about three inseparable friends. Both friends and enemies will meet on their way, many joyful and sad events await them ahead. After reading the book, you can see the film story about Harry Potter, it came out very interesting.
Stephanie Mayer. "Dusk"
Fans of vampires and love stories will love a series of novels called Twilight. The author of this remarkable dramatic story is the American writer Stephanie Meyer. These books have everything: morality, meaning, foundations, rules, and of course love. The series consists of 4 books in which we meet a charming girl named Bella Swan. Like all girls of her age, Bella falls in love with a guy, only he is a vampire, and this complicates their relationship a little. Moreover, Bella’s friend turns out to be a werewolf, unrequitedly in love with a girl. To unravel this difficult tangle of relationships between werewolves, vampires and people, you must definitely read to the end ...
Terry Pratchett. "The color of magic"
Sometimes you really want to forget about gray workdays, about problems and worries, wrap yourself in a blanket and plunge into the wonderful world of magic, travel with your favorite characters, and look into the wonderful country of elves, gnomes and princesses. It was such a country that the English writer Terry Pratchett created in his work. The author invites everyone to his Flat World, so just be prepared for English sarcasm and the writer’s not always understandable humor.
Clive Lewis. "The Chronicles of Narnia"
Agree, all of us in childhood wanted to see firsthand the fairy, the dragon or the good-natured gnome, but what about the talking lion, it is tempting, right? We have such an opportunity, and the British-Irish writer Clive Lewis gave us this magical meeting. The writer created the magical land of Narnia, with talking animals, with an evil queen and eternal snows. In this magical land, there is a long war of good and evil. Which side will you take?
Lewis Carroll. "Alice in Wonderland"
One of the most beloved tales for children and adults was born in the head of the strangest writer of the time Lewis Caroll (real name Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). The tale tells the story of a girl Alice, who falls into the world of her own imagination. Here she meets a Cheshire cat, a white rabbit, the Queen of Hearts and many other very strange characters.
Neil Gaiman "Star dust"
This adult tale was written by British writer Neil Gaiman.
Tristan is an ordinary guy from Zasteniya, hopelessly in love with a very beautiful, but picky beauty Victoria. To appease her beloved, Tristan goes on a dangerous journey to the Magic Land to find a star there and give it to her lover. But, not everything is so simple, because dangers and obstacles will impede a guy in love, and a meeting with a star will turn the whole world of Tristan. However, read it and you will find out for yourself.
Ursula Le Guin. "Tales of the Earthsea"
American writer Ursula Le Guin very skillfully portrayed such an exciting magical world - the world of the Earth Sea. Here among green meadows, high mountains and deep, blue waters live magicians and wizards, powerful heroes, beautiful virgins, elves and even dragons. The most beautiful country in which you can visit to be near you, you just have to reach out and get a book about the legends of the Earthsea from the shelf.
Andrzej Sapkowski. The Witcher
Andrzej Sapkowski gained immense popularity as the author of the adventure saga about the adventures of the brave witcher Geralt.
For many years, or even centuries, the fearless witcher has been walking in a foreign land and has been waging an unequal battle with evil spirits, which he is doing pretty well so far. The author has already released a series of books, and based on his stories series and even games have been released.
George Martin "Song of Ice and Fire"
This magical fairy tale story came from the pen of the American writer George Martin back in 1996. And it became so popular that the author decided not to stop. At the moment, 5 books have already been published and 2 more are just getting ready for release. Initially, the author wrote a children's fairy tale, but the adult half of the population really liked the magical world of the bastard John Snow and Daenerys Targaryen.
This book differs from classical fantasy in that the emphasis here is not on magic and magic, but on the relationship between the heirs of the throne and the struggle for the throne. But what fantastic world can do without harsh dragons and scary monsters? A screen version of this magical, but more adult tale was called the Game of Thrones.
Maria Semenova. Wolfhound
Russian writers do not lag behind world authors. The magnificent story “Wolfhound” by Maria Semenova is excellent proof of this. The exciting story of a valiant young warrior who survived the death of his family, betrayal of enemies, hard labor and many other troubles, was able to survive in difficult conditions and find freedom. Trials of fate did not break him, did not blacken the soul of a warrior, he remained faithful to the principle of justice and kindness. This story will be most liked by those who like to travel, fantasize and be surprised. Belovodye and Velimor are waiting for you, hurry.
Philip Pulman. Golden Globe
The first part of Philip Pullman’s trilogy “The Golden Globe” takes us to the lands of a harsh world, where powerful witches reign, and polar bears faithfully serve them. In this country, each inhabitant has his own living mascot, Damon. This is where the little girl Lyra gets in search of her friend. To find the missing boy, Lira will have to go through many trials and fight the evil itself, what will end this battle, it is very interesting, it will be necessary to read.
Conclusion
There are many good literary genres, but it is fantasy that allows us to plunge into childhood, meet with our favorite characters, and just dream. This, of course, is not the whole list, we tried to choose the most interesting books for you, if you have anything to supplement our article, write your thoughts in the comments.