Diving into the fantasy fiction genre is exhilarating—there are so many wizards, princesses, orphans, faeries, and dragons to spend time with. Whether your giftee is a devotee of the genre or a newbie, these are some of the hottest fantasy books of the year, geared toward teens but ready to be enjoyed by anyone.

This month’s most anticipated teen novels take young readers on trips across time, into dark dystopias, and, most dangerously of all, into the halls of a modern-day high school under siege. From a paranormal standalone by The Selection author Kiera Cass, to a series starter from The Darkest Minds author Alexandra Bracken, these are the […]

Terry Brooks has an epically long history in epic fantasy. Alongside works from Katherine Kurtz and Stephen R. Donaldson, his 1977 debut The Sword of Shannara helped to bring droves of readers into the fantasy fold in the 1970s and ’80s, filling the void left when Tolkien completed The Lord of the Rings. It’s not unfair to […]

Does anybody else remember when there would be maybe one or two big SFF adaptions in a given year? And there was at least a 50/50 chance that they were going to be done on the cheap? Yeah, not anymore. 2018 sees another big crop of movies with big names in the cast and behind […]

When I announced The Darkest Minds as the July pick for Chloe’s Book Club, I knew it was going to be a really exciting read—there’s so much buzz around the book, from the film adaptation that hit theaters August 3 to the recent release of the series’ latest installment, The Darkest Legacy. What I didn’t […]