The best fantasy books for young-adults
Young-adult fantasy is in the main, written for, published for, or marketed to readers between the ages of 12 and 18. For the purposes of this page we have decided to feature books that we believe are both aimed at the YA market and also feature a young adult as the main character. And so therefore coming-of-age also plays a large part in the books we have chosen. Many of the books will be familiar but we hope there are also a few surprises that allow you to discover some great new titles.
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Kelley Armstrong
9.4
Overall this was a brilliantly plotted, suspenseful, romantic tale.
William Horwood
9.1
A wonderful series, beautifully written with great characterisation.
Steve Augarde
9.0
A captivating and well written book of rare depth.
Madeleine L Engle
9.0
An exciting mixture of fantasy and science fiction.
Rick Riordan
8.8
An absolutely fantastic tale marvelously woven by the author Rick Riordan
Frank P Ryan
8.5
Ryan is inventive, the races he peoples his strange world with are not the run of the mill.
Hobb Whittons
8.4
Ambitious and engaging. An admirable book in many ways.
Lauren Kate
8.4
Get ready to fall...
Cassandra Clare
8.0
A solid, fantasy novel and one that deserves to be read outside of the usual crowd.
Christopher Paolini
7.6
Summary coming soon.
Featured Book: Deep into the Heart of a Rose by Greg Denny
Fantasy Book Review Book of the Month, February 2012
A Tolkien inspired romantic fantasy that all starts with an extremely loving and well written letter... G.T. Denny's novel, Deep into the Heart of a Rose, will help usher in a new generation of love sick teens. If you love fantasy and adventure fiction then this book is for you. Well written, charmingly detailed and epic, this truly is a must read for 2012.
Read our full review of Deep into the Heart of a Rose
For more information, visit http://gtdenny.com/
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MLN Hanover
7.8
For most Unclean Spirits will prove an extremely fun and accessible read.
Jake Elliot
7.0
A good heist story where the thieves are the bad guys.
David Tallerman
8.2
Giant Thief is a very adept debut from an author who has a lot of talent.
Darren Shan
9.5
For boys and girls who love being terrified out of their wits.
Veronica Roth
9.0
Well-written, with solid prose and an emotional and thematic depth.
James Edward Fryar
7.8
Patrick Patterson is a decent book and the tale will grow in the telling.
Richard A Knaak and Jae-Huan Kim
7.5
A gripping novel but WoW purists may not warm to the manga art.
Christian Dunn
8.4
Awesome collection awesome idea to showcase shorter tales and new authors.
BJ Edwards
5.0
A fair read, if you are willing to fight more than a little along the way.
Adam Christopher
8.1
A wonderful cast that inhabit an eclectic world.
