Genre Mash: RTW x Fantasy

Participating in Read the World this year? Here are some fantasy titles to check out!

Updated April 14, 2026
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The dragonfly sea
Owuor, Yvonne Adhiambo
Paper Book
NAMED A REAL SIMPLE BOOK OF THE YEAR From the award-winning author of Dust comes a vibrant, stunning coming-of-age novel about a young woman struggling to find her place in a vast world--a poignant exploration of fate, mortality, love, and loss. On the...

RTW Africa (Kenya)

An orchestra of minorities
Obioma, Chigozie
Paper Book
A heartbreaking story about a Nigerian poultry farmer who sacrifices everything to win the woman he loves, by Man Booker Finalist and author of The Fishermen, Chigozie Obioma. "It is more than a superb and tragic novel; it's a historical treasure."-Boston Globe

RTW Africa (Nigeria)

The conch bearer
Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee
Paper Book
Action, adventure, and magic are combined in this exotic, compelling quest fantasy by a distinguished author of adult fiction and poetry. Set in contemporary India, the story opens in a poor section of Calcutta, where 12-year-old Anand is entrusted with a conch shell imbued with mystical powers...

RTW Asia (India)

Kafka on the shore
Murakami, Haruki
Paper Book
WithKafka on the Shore,Haruki Murakami gives us a novel every bit as ambitious and expansive asThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle,which has been acclaimed both here and around the world for its uncommon ambition and achievement, and whose still-growing popularity suggests that it will be read and admired...

RTW Asia (Japan)

Artemis Fowl
Colfer, Eoin
Paper Book
Now an original movie on Disney+, here is the book that started it all, the international bestseller about a teenage criminal mastermind and his siege against dangerous, tech-savvy fairies. Twelve-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has discovered...

RTW Europe (Ireland)

Let the right one in
Ajvide Lindqvist, John, 1968-
Paper Book
John Ajvide Lindqvist's international bestseller Let the Right One In is "a brilliant take on the vampire myth, and a roaring good story" (New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong), the basis for the multi-film festival award-winning Swedish film, the U.S. adaptation...

RTW Europe (Sweden)

Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone
Rowling, J. K.
Paper Book
Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy until he is rescued by an owl, taken to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to play Quidditch and does battle in a deadly duel. The Reason: HARRY POTTER IS A WIZARD!

RTW Europe (U.K.)

The lion, the witch and the wardrobe; a story for children
Lewis, C. S.
Paper Book
The best-selling rack edition of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe now has a movie still cover and an eight-page movie still insert! "Excellent for Homeschool Use"

RTW Europe (U.K.)

The mermaid and Mrs Hancock : a history in three volumes
Gowar, Imogen Hermes
Paper Book
A GUARDIAN, THE TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH AND EVENING STANDARD BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018. SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION. 'A cracking historical novel' The Times 'Pure storytelling pleasure' Metro One September...

RTW Europe (U.K.)

Peter Pan : the complete and unabridged text
Barrie, J. M.
Paper Book
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RTW Europe (U.K.)

Cereus blooms at night
Mootoo, Shani.
Paper Book
Set on a fictional Caribbean island in the town of Paradise, this haunting and evocative debut novel unveils the mystery surrounding the aging Mala Ramchandin--a suspected murderess--and the tempestuous history of her family.

RTW North America (Trinidad & Tobago)

La casa de los espíritus
Allende, Isabel.
Paper Book

RTW South America (Chile)


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