Young adult fantasy novels are some of my favorites to spend time with! There are lots of exciting fantasy books for teens that I have been enjoying recently. I’ve included a few of my favorites here that I can’t put down!
1. Wings of Ebony – J. Elle
Rue’s life changes forever when her mother is shot dead on her doorstep. Taken by the father she never knew, Rue is forced to leave her little sister behind and go to Ghizon – a hidden island of magical wielders where the leaders thrive on human suffering.
As the only half-human, half-god there, Rue is miserable. She breaks Ghizon’s sacred Do Not Leave law and goes back to Houston, only to discover that her sister is in danger of falling sway to the very people that claimed their mother’s life. Evidence is mounting that the evil plaguing East Row is the same as the one lurking in Ghizon, one that is determined to steal everything from her and those she loves. In order to save her neighborhood, Rue must wield the full magnitude of her ancestors’ power before the gods burn everything to the ground.
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2. The Elements of the Crown – Kay L. Moody
The Elements of the Crown is a great fantasy books for teens!
Talise can easily manipulate the elements. Coming from a crime-laden land, her only chance for a better life is to become Master Shaper. If she wins the competition for the position, she will work for the emperor, live in the palace, and escape her inevitable death. Seemingly impossible obstacles arise, making winning the competition incredibly difficult. As Talise is forced to make an impossible choice, she learns that holding too tightly to her past may destroy her future.
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3. Legendborn – Tracy Deonn
Continuing our list of fantasy books for teens, we have Legendborn by Tracy Deonn!
Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her childhood home or memories after her mother dies in an accident. She finds the perfect escape – a residential program for promising high schoolers at UNC-Chapel Hill. Things are going perfect, until she is witness to a magical attack on her first night at the program.
Much to her disbelief, there is a flying demon feeding on human energies. A group of secret “Legendborn” students hunt the creature down. When one of them tries and fails to wipe Bree’s memory of what she saw, her own unique magic is unlocked.
What she doesn’t know yet is that the Legendborn are the descendants of King Arthur’s knights. A magical war is coming. Bree will have to decide what she is willing to give for the truth, and if she will use her magic to take the society down or join the fight alongside them.
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4. The Gilded Ones – Namina Forna
Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member of her village. Already different from everyone else because of her unnatural intuition, Deka prays for red blood so she can finally feel like she belongs. But on the day of the ceremony, her blood runs gold, the color of impurity–and Deka knows she will face a consequence worse than death.
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5. Cinderella is Dead – Kalynn Bayron
Continuing our list of fantasy books for teens, we have Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron!
200 years after Cinderella finds her prince, teen girls are required to appear at the annual ball to be chosen as wives for the men of the kingdom. If a suitable match is not found, the girls not chosen are never heard from again.
Sophia would rather marry her childhood best friend Erin than be paraded in front of suitors. When Sophia makes the desperate decision to flee from the ball, she finds herself hiding in Cinderella’s mausoleum. While there, she meets the last known descendant of Cinderella, and they vow to bring down the king. Little do they know that there is more to Cinderella’s story than they ever knew…
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6. A Song of Wraiths and Ruin – Roseanne A. Brown
The Solstasia festival is an opportunity for Malik to escape his war torn home to start a new life in the city of Ziran. But when his sister Nadia is abducted, Malik strikes a deal. Kill the Crown Princess of Ziran, Karina, and then his sister Nadia will be set free. However, Karina has goals of her own. Her mother has been assassinated, and Karina decides to resurrect her through ancient magic. The ritual requires the heart of a king, and Karina knows how she can get it: by offering herself in marriage to the winner of the Solstasia competition.
When Malik ends up in the contest, the two of them start a fierce course to destroy each other. But as feelings grow between them and enemies stir, will they be able to see their tasks through to the end?
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7. Rise of the Elites: Reign of the White Phoenix – Jessica Cage
Elsfaer was born with a distict marking that covered her entire body, and has hidden from birth since her own people because they see her as a threat. But when the time comes to chose a new Elite, the High Spirit chooses Elsfaer as the next leader of the Phoenix people.
Unlike the rest of her people who burn either a blue or red flame, Elsfaer’s fire burns hot white. The white flame is a sign of change, of a new order for her people. The balance of The Phoenix people is off, and if Elsfaer doesn’t it, their flames will burn out for the last time.
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8. A Song Below Water – Bethany C. Morrow
Another of my favorite teen fantasy books is A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow!
In a society determined to keep her under lock and key, Tavia has to hide her powers as a siren. In the meantime, her best friend Effie is fighting her own struggles and demons from her past. But everything changes when a siren murder trials rocks the nation and Tavia accidentally uses her magical voice.
Nothing in Portland is safe. Only Tavia and Effie’s unbreakable bond will be able to save both of them from drowning.
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9. Blade of Secrets – Tricia Levenseller
Ziva prefers metal to people. She spends most of her days tucked away in the forge, using her magic to craft unique weapons imbued with power, staying away from crowds and the anxiety that they always bring her.
But Ziva receives a commission from a powerful warlord, the result of which is a sword capable of stealing the secrets of its victims. A sword capable of cutting deeper than the length of its blade. A sword that has the power to topple kingdoms. When Ziva learns that the warlord intends to use the weapon to enslave the world, she flees with her sister.
Joined by a handsome mercenary and a young scholar join them as they travel, they must find someone worthy to wield the sword or find a way to destroy it entirely.
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10. Forest of Souls – Lori M. Lee
When shamans kill her best friend Saengo, Sirscha Ashwyn’s plans to become a royal spy are derailed. Somehow, Sirscha is able to restore Saengo to life. Sirscha is the first soulguide in living memory, and she is immediately summoned to the domain of the Spider King. Only a soulguide can help restore the peace that the Spider King is fighting for in the Dead Wood. As war looms on the horizon, Sirscha has to master her new abilities before peace is shattered, or worse, her friend Saengo is taken by the enemy.
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11. Gilded – Marissa Meyer
Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller’s daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue. Or so everyone believes.
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12. Kingdom of the Wicked – Kerri Maniscalco
Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe — witches who live secretly among humans, avoiding notice and persecution. One night, Vittoria misses dinner service at the family’s renowned Sicilian restaurant. Emilia soon finds the body of her beloved twin…desecrated beyond belief. Devastated, Emilia sets out to find her sister’s killer and to seek vengeance at any cost-even if it means using dark magic that’s been long forbidden. Then Emilia meets Wrath, one of the Wicked-princes of Hell she has been warned against in tales since she was a child. Wrath claims to be on Emilia’s side, tasked by his master with solving the series of women’s murders on the island. But when it comes to the Wicked, nothing is as it seems…
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That wraps up my list of fantasy books for teens! Let me know in the comments which ones you are excited to read!
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