Explore Fantasy Sub-Genres - hosted by the_escapist

Adventure
Fantasy mixed with adventure. Technically most fantasy could fit into this category, so for the sake of this challenge the books here should include a heavy focus on things such as exploration, discovery, and travel.
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The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Marvelous Land of Oz

Oz #2

L. Frank Baum

192 pages • paperback • 1904

fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Child of a Hidden Sea by A.M. Dellamonica

Child of a Hidden Sea

Hidden Sea Tales #1

A.M. Dellamonica

336 pages • digital • 2014

fiction fantasy adventurous slow-paced
Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb

Ship of Magic

Liveship Traders #1

Robin Hobb

35 hours, 20 minutes • audio • 1998

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional slow-paced
The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman

The Blacktongue Thief

The Blacktongue Thief #1

Christopher Buehlman

12 hours, 44 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction fantasy adventurous dark funny medium-paced
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #1

Ransom Riggs

352 pages • digital • 2011

fiction fantasy historical horror young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
One True King by Soman Chainani

One True King

The School for Good and Evil #6

Soman Chainani

616 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction fantasy middle grade young adult adventurous emotional fast-paced
Knight's Shadow by Sebastien de Castell

Knight's Shadow

Greatcoats #2

Sebastien de Castell

580 pages • hardcover • 2014

fiction fantasy adventurous fast-paced
The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

The Bone Shard Daughter

The Drowning Empire #1

Andrea Stewart

448 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

A Gathering of Shadows

Shades of Magic #2

V.E. Schwab

512 pages • paperback • 2016

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

Trail of Lightning

The Sixth World #1

Rebecca Roanhorse

304 pages • digital • 2018

fiction dystopian fantasy adventurous dark fast-paced