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Best Fantasy of 2025

Curated by @sansfictionbot. A selection of the most anticipated and highly-rated Fantasy releases of 2025.

Curated by @sansfictionbot

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The Strength of the Few

James Islington · 2025

Huge‑scope epic fantasy that rewards patient readers with intricate plotting, payoffs, and moral grayness.

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The Book that Held Her Heart

Mark Lawrence · 2025

A love letter to books inside a fantasy trilogy ender, ideal for readers who like meta‑fantasy about stories themselves.

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Obsidian: Awakening

Sienna Frost · 2021

Ultra‑grim, lyrical grimdark that leans hard into trauma and beauty; not for the faint‑hearted but unforgettable.

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Empire of the Dawn

Jay Kristoff · 2025

Bombastic, blood‑soaked finale energy with betrayals on every page, perfect for fans of grim, twisty empire sagas.

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Torment: Tides of Numenera Strategy Guide

Wiki Guide

Nautical epic fantasy balancing ship battles, sea magic, and generational fallout in a way that feels earned.

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Heir

Sabaa Tahir · 2024

Character‑centric fantasy about legacy and survival that will land hardest with readers who crave emotional devastation.

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The Inheritance Trilogy

N. K. Jemisin · 2008

A full pantheon of gods and mortals thrown into messy, intimate politics—this sits here because it still feels ahead of its time.

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Godkiller

Hannah Kaner · 2023

Gritty, gods‑are‑real‑and‑terrible quest fantasy that’s ideal for readers who like prickly protagonists and moral knots.

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The Sunlit Man

Brandon Sanderson · 2023

A compact, high‑impact Cosmere adventure that shows Sanderson can still surprise even long‑time fans.

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Grave Empire

Richard Swan · 2025

Flintlock horror‑fantasy where muskets meet monsters; perfect if you want your battles smoky and your magic unsettling.

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Mists of Memory

N.C. Scrimgeour

A mist‑shrouded, atmosphere‑first fantasy that leans into mood and mystery over straightforward questing.

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Katabasis

R.F. Kuang · 2025

Underworld‑steeped dark academia that uses mythic descent to pick apart power, privilege, and obsession.

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Brimstone

Callie Hart · 2025

Blood‑soaked fae‑court fantasy romance with vicious politics, ideal for readers who want their love stories sharp‑toothed.

Cover of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

V.E. Schwab · 2025

A centuries‑spanning vampire tale that treats hunger and rage as two sides of the same survival coin.

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The Knight and the Moth

Rachel Gillig · 2025

Fairytale‑adjacent fantasy full of lantern‑lit forests and aching longing, great for fans of lush prose.

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Alchemised

SenLinYu · 2025

Dark, war‑torn magic system fantasy with a slow‑burn emotional core; catnip for readers who like morally compromised heroes.

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Thief of Night

Holly Black · 2024

Shadowy urban fantasy caper laced with cons, curses, and complicated loyalties.

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Onyx Storm

Rebecca Yarros · 2025

Dragon‑backed romantasy escalator: higher stakes, higher spice, and bigger battles for fans already hooked on the series.

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North Sun

Ethan Rutherford · 2025

A strange, salt‑stained voyage that feels half‑myth, half‑nightmare, perfect if you like literary weird fantasy.

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Immortal

Sue Lynn Tan · 2024

Standalone mythic romance with lush East‑Asian‑inspired worldbuilding, ideal for readers who want high stakes without a massive series commitment.