What are some captivating fantasy books for teens?Answer

Whether you call it young adult fantasy, YA, or just fantasy – fictional worlds and magical elements have inspired readers for generations. They can be a gateway to reading in a way that real-world-based stories cannot. What fantasy books do you recommend for teenagers (or even tweens or pre-teens) to hook them into the fantasy genre? These could be books set in a fictional universe, books with magic elements, or anything else that plays with magical realism to tell a compelling tale that school-aged readers can identify with.

Gardens of the Moon

Gardens of the Moon
BySteven Erikson

1999 • 1,117 Readers • 559 pages 4

Why this book?

A novel (and a series) with an even more sweeping scope than ASOIAF, with a darker storyline and a lot more weirdness to hook older readers.

A Game of Thrones

A Game of Thrones
ByGeorge R.R. Martin

1996 • 3,104 Readers • 819 pages 4.4