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)

Iyanu : child of wonder / vol. 01 :
Okupe, Roye
Paper Book
Iyanu, a teenage orphan with no recollection of her past, suddenly discovers that she has abilities that rival the ancient deities told in the folklore of her people. It is these abilities that are the key to bringing back an 'age of wonders,' as Iyanu begins her journey to save a world on the brink...

RTW Africa (Kenya)

Mwikali and the forbidden mask
Nguru, Shiko
Paper Book

RTW Africa (Kenya)

Akata witch
Okorafor, Nnedi
Paper Book
Affectionately dubbed "the Nigerian Harry Potter," Akata Witch weaves together a heart-pounding tale of magic, mystery, and finding one's place in the world. Perfect for fans of Children of Blood and Bone! Sunny Nwazue lives in Nigeria, but she was born in New York...

RTW Africa (Nigeria)

Cursed daughters
Braithwaite, Oyinkan
Paper Book
THE SECOND NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF THE GLOBAL MEGA-SELLER, MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER

RTW Africa (Nigeria)

Freshwater
Emezi, Akwaeke
Paper Book
A National Book Foundation "5 Under 35" Honoree Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for a Debut Novel Shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize A New York Times Notable Book The astonishing debut novel from the...

RTW Africa (Nigeria)

An orchestra of minorities
Obioma, Chigozie
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019 From the author of the Booker-shortlisted novel, The Fishermen 'Obioma is truly the heir to Chinua Achebe' New York Times A young farmer...

RTW Africa (Nigeria)

Foul lady fortune
Gong, Chloe
Paper Book
Assassin. Immortal. Spy.From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights comes the first book in a captivating new duology following an ill-matched pair of spies posing as a married couple to investigate a series of brutal murders...

RTW Asia (China)

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)

Frankenstein in Baghdad : a novel
Sa?da?wi?, Ah?mad
Paper Book
International Booker Prize finalist Winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction "Brave and ingenious." --The New York Times "Gripping, darkly humorous . . . profound." --Phil Klay, bestselling author and National Book Award winner for...

RTW Asia (Iraq)

Before the coffee gets cold
Kawaguchi, Toshikazu
Paper Book
*NOW AN LA TIMES BESTSELLER* *AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER* The first book in the five million-copy bestselling magical realism series If you could go back in time, who would you want to meet? ...

RTW Asia (Japan)

The cat who saved books : a novel
Natsukawa, So?suke
Paper Book
AN INDIE NEXT PICK! From the #1 bestselling author in Japan comes a cozy, heartwarming fantasy--a celebration of books, cats, and the people who love them, infused with the spirit of The Guest Cat and The Travelling Cat Chronicles. Bookish high school...

RTW Asia (Japan)

Dinner at the Night Library
Harada, Hika
Paper Book
The Night Library is no ordinary library. Within it are found the rarest and most unusual collections - the books of deceased famous writers: the books they wrote; the books that inspired them; the books they loved.<...

RTW Asia (Japan)

Kafka on the shore
Murakami, Haruki
Paper Book
A beautifully packaged hardback edition of Haruki Murakami's mesmerizingly surreal classic, now with a new introduction by the author Kafka Tamura runs away from home at fifteen, under the shadow of his father's dark prophesy. The aging Nakata,...

RTW Asia (Japan)

The miracles of the Namiya General Store
Higashino, Keigo
Paper Book
"From exactly midnight until daybreak, the Namiya General Store advice box will be reopening for one night only." When three delinquents hole up in an abandoned general store after their most recent robbery, to their great surprise, a letter drops through the mail slot in the store's shutter. This...

RTW Asia (Japan)

The secret of the blue glass
Inui, Tomiko
Paper Book
A magical miniature family's adventures in wartime Japan.

RTW Asia (Japan)

The fox maidens
Ha, Robin
Paper Book

RTW Asia (South Korea)

The Rainfall Market
Yu, Yŏng-gwang
Paper Book
DISCOVER THE KOREAN BESTSELLER AND STEP INTO A MAGICAL WORLD WHERE ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE An uplifting and healing gift of a book that asks would you trade your life for another one? 'A warm and wondrous story. Gentle, affirming, and utterly transportive' Julie Long...

RTW Asia (South Korea)

The dark becomes her
Lin, Judy I.
Paper Book
Now in paperback! Judy I. Lin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Magic Steeped in Poison, ventures into horror with Rick Riordan Presents in this a sinister tale of the supernatural, sisterhood, and the shadows that rule our darkest desires. Perfect...

RTW Asia (Taiwan)

Artemis Fowl
Colfer, Eoin
Paper Book
*New special film edition - includes photos of the film, an introduction from director Kenneth Branagh and a note from Eoin Colfer himself* Movie available from June 12th only on Disney+ Join the world of Artemis Fowl, the number one bestseller by...

RTW Europe (Ireland)

Batu and the search for the Golden Cup
Nauryzbai?, Zira; Kalaus, Lili?a; Fairweather-Vega, Shelley
Paper Book
A warrior's power lies not in his weapons but in his heart. Batu is just an ordinary kid in present-day Almaty, worried about bullies, school, and his mom's new baby...until the day he meets Aspara, the Golden Warrior. Aspara steps straight out of Batu's notebook cover--and out of...

RTW Europe (Kazakhstan)

The witch and the tsar
Gilmore, Olesya Salnikova
Paper Book
"A delicate weaving of myth and history, The Witch and the Tsar breathes new life into stories you think you know."-Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf   In this stunning debut novel, the maligned and immortal witch of legend...

RTW Europe (Russia)

When I sing, mountains dance : a novel
Solà, Irene
Paper Book
A prize-winning, spell-binding, polyphonic debut of love, wildness and tragedy that marks the generations - for readers of Sarah Baume and Max Porter.

RTW Europe (Spain)

Let the right one in
Ajvide Lindqvist, John
Paper Book
**The international bestseller and the book behind the film and play Let Me In** Let the Right One In Season 1 premieres Saturday, 8th October 2022 on Paramount+ UK. 'The new Stephen King' The Times Oskar and Eli. In very...

RTW Europe (Sweden)

Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone
Rowling, J.K
Paper Book
Harry Potter spent ten long years living with Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, an aunt and uncle whose outrageous favoritism of their perfectly awful son Dudley leads to some of the most inspired dark comedy since Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. But fortunately for Harry, he's about to be granted a...

RTW Europe (U.K.)

The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe
Lewis, C. S.
Paper Book
A full-color paperback edition of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, book two in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete with full-color cover and interior art by the original illustrator, Pauline Baynes. Four adventurous siblings--Peter, Susan,...

RTW Europe (U.K.)

The mermaid and Mrs. Hancock : a history in three volumnes
Gowar, Imogen Hermes
Paper Book
"Imogen Hermes Gowar is a soon-to-be literary star."--Sunday Times (UK) "Historical fiction at its finest, combining myth and legend with the brutal realities of the past. . . . Comparisons will be drawn to the works of contemporary authors Sarah Waters and...

RTW Europe (U.K.)

Peter Pan
Barrie, J. M.
Paper Book
One of the most popular, magical novels in literature joins the Scholastic Classics library. Barrie's enchanting tale of Peter Pan, a boy who never grows up, his home in Neverland, and his adventures with the Darling children and the Lost Boys as they go up against the evil Captain Hook, remains a...

RTW Europe (U.K.)

Ghostlight
Oppel, Kenneth
Paper Book
Rebecca Strand was just sixteen when she and her father fell to their deaths from the top of the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse in 1839. Just how they fell--or were they pushed?--remains a mystery. And their ghosts haunt the lighthouse to this day ... Gabe tells this story...

RTW North America (Canada)

Secret of the moon conch
Bowles, David; McCall, Guadalupe Garcia
Paper Book
Award-winning authors David Bowles and Guadalupe García McCall join forces to craft a sweeping fantasy romance about falling in love despite all odds. In modern-day Mexico, Sitlali is all alone after the death of her beloved abuela. Targeted by a dangerous gang member,...

RTW North America (Mexico)

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)

Guardian of the dead
Healey, Karen
Paper Book
"You're Ellie Spencer." I opened my mouth, just as he added, "And your eyes are opening." Seventeen-year-old Ellie Spencer is just like any other teenager at her boarding school. She hangs out with her best friend Kevin, she obsesses over Mark, a cute and mysterious...

RTW Oceania (Australia)

Molly and Pim and the millions of stars
Murray, Martine
Paper Book
Molly's mother is not like other mothers- she rides a yellow bike and collects herbs and makes potions, perhaps even magical potions. Molly wants to be normal, like her friend Ellen, and watch television and eat food that comes in packets. But when Molly's mother accidentally turns herself into a...

RTW Oceania (Australia)

The night ship : a novel
Kidd, Jess
Paper Book
" Based on a true story, an epic historical novel from the award-winning author of Things in Jars that illuminates the lives of two characters: a girl shipwrecked on an island off Western Australia and, three hundred years later, a boy finding a home with his grandfather on the very...

RTW Oceania (Australia)

Charlie Tangaroa and the creature from the sea
Roxborogh, T K
Paper Book
On a beach clean-up, thirteen-year-old one-legged Charlie and his half-brother, Robbie, find a ponaturi - a mermaid - washed up on a beach. An ancient grudge between the Maori gods Tane and Tangaroa has flared up because a port being built in the bay is degrading the ocean and creatures are...

RTW Oceania (New Zealand)

The shattering
Healey, Karen.
Paper Book
Keri, Janna and Sione have two things in common: they each have an older brother who committed suicide, and they each have a connection with Summerton. As the three teenagers delve deeper into the mystery they uncover secrets that will shatter everything they thought they knew.

RTW Oceania (New Zealand)

Telesa : the covenant keeper
Young, Lani Wendt
Paper Book
When Leila moves to Samoa, all she wants is a family, a place to belong. Instead she discovers the local ancient myths of the telesa spirit women are more than just scary stories. The more she finds out about her heritage, the more sinister her new home turns out to be. Embraced by a Covenant...

RTW Oceania (Samoa)

The house of the spirits : a novel
Allende, Isabel
Paper Book
Soon to be an original series on Prime Video! This "spectacular...absorbing and distinguished work...is a unique achievement, both personal witness and possible allegory of the past, present, and future of Latin America" (The New York Times Book Review).

RTW South America (Chile)

Lobizona
Garber, Romina
Paper Book
"Garber's gorgeous novel combines the wonder of a Hogwarts-style magic school with the Twilight-esque dynamics of a hidden magical species that has strict rules about interacting with the human world." - BOOKLIST (Starred Review) Some people ARE illegal. Lobizonas...

RTW South American (Argentina)


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