YA: Fantasy & Dystopian Stories

Inspired by Moulin Rouge! and set on an island in a magical version of Prohibition-era New York, Revelle is a breathtaking YA stand-alone fantasy full of dazzling magic, romance, and mystery from debut author Lyssa Mia Smith. On the island of Charmant, magic flows like bootlegged champagne, and...

"Mara Rutherford’s The Poison Season took me on journey through a bloodthirsty forest, where two star-crossed lovers discover the true meaning of poison. It brims with evocative storytelling that left me enchanted!" — Emily J. Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of Hotel Magnifique...

This paperback box set is the perfect gift for fans looking to rediscover this phenomenal series, and for new readers eager to delve into the dark and dangerous world of Red Queen--where no one is as they appear, and the only certainty is betrayal....

*Chosen as a 2020 Kids’ Indie Next pick * A Locus Reading List recommendation * An Andre Norton Nebula Award Finalist* “Shveta Thakrar's prose is as beautiful as starlight.”—New York Times bestselling author Holly BlackThis gorgeously imagined YA debut blends shades of Neil Gaiman’s Stardust and a breathtaking...

The swoonful new spin-off to the Sunday Times bestselling YA romantic fantasy series, Twin Crowns. Perfect for fans of Throne of Glass! 🧜♀️ Bursting with epic adventure, romance and humour on the high seas. Someone is making waves … Captain Marino Pegasi. Wedded to the sea. Immune...

Winner The Bute Energy Children and Young People Award, Wales Book of the Year. Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for writing 2025 “I lived inside the story. Cried. All the wisdom about purpose. Love. Belonging. EVERYONE should read this book.” – Julia Green “visceral,...

“Arresting, heartbreaking, and meditative.”—ALA Booklist (starred review) “Hand this to anyone trying their best wobbling through the precarious and precious parts of life.”—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review) “An intriguing dynamic and a twist on the typical romance arc.”—Kirkus Reviews Struggling to balance the...

From the bestselling author of Anatomy of a Misfit comes a subversive and feminist take on Sleeping Beauty, sure to appeal to fans of Damsel and To Kill a Kingdom.  The dark and deadly world of Heartless meets the empowering twist of Cruel Beauty in this thrilling, unpredictable, multigenre retelling of one of the most...

*A William C. Morris Award Finalist*  It’s Black Friday—and the apocalypse is on sale! Ever since the world filled with portals to hell and bloodthirsty demons started popping out on the reg, Jasper’s life has gotten worse and worse. A teenage nobody with no...

Get ready to be swept away, seduced, and swindled in the wickedly vicious third and final installment in the Bloodleaf series that Laura Sebastian called “enchanting, visceral, and twisty.” When Aurelia awakens from her magic-induced sleep, it is to the face of a rescuer she didn’t...

From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a stand-alone fantasy set against a war-ravaged world where kindling warfare—the use of elite, magic-wielding teenage soldiers—has been outlawed. In this rich and evocative novel, seven kindlings search for purpose and identity as they prepare for...

Danny is a fun-loving 16-year-old looking for a father figure and falling in love with a different girl every day. He certainly doesn't want to follow in his mum's witchy footsteps. Just as his community is being threatened by gangs intent on finding a...

Powerful and compelling, this high-stakes, feminist reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood is perfect for fans of Stephanie Garber and Meagan Spooner. For as long as sixteen-year-old Adele can remember, the village of Oakvale has been surrounded by the dark wood—a forest filled with terrible monsters....

Perfect for fans of Fable and House of Salt and Sorrows, this spectacular YA fantasy adventure is like nothing else, featuring a vividly imagined dystopian world, a magnetic second chance romance, and a thrilling heist where the reward is great—but the risks are even greater. In the...

"Haunting, exhilarating, and a howl of vengeance." —Andrew Joseph White, New York Times bestselling author of Hell Followed With Us Frankenstein meets Inglourious Basterds in this stunning Jewish historical horror novel from the award-winning author of The City Beautiful Vera was made for vengeance.Lithuania, 1943. A father drowns in the all-consuming grief...

"Propulsive and full of heart." —Sara Holland, New York Times bestselling author of Everless and HavenfallThis incendiary YA fantasy debut follows a girl who will stop at nothing to save her village after it’s discovered by a dangerous warlord and his army of undead monsters.Naira Khoum has only known...

Lyra's mission to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust continues in the second part of Pullman's spellbinding trilogy, as her fate becomes increasingly entwined with that of Will - a boy from a world that runs in parallel to her own. "What is he?...

Discover the romantic, addictive and thrilling world of Tahereh Mafi’s fantasy Shatter Me series. This stunning hardback collector’s edition with its exclusive design and gold reading ribbon is the perfect gift for fans and new readers alike With Omega Point destroyed, Juliette doesn't know...

A stunning fantasy romance, inspired by Greek mythology. ‘A dazzlingly imaginative sapphic reimagining of the Cupid and Psyche story’ The Guardian On the island of Zakynthos, nothing is more powerful than Desire―love itself, bottled and sold to the highest bidder by Leandros, a power-hungry descendent...

A Library with a deadly enchantment. A fae lord who wants in. A human woman willing to risk it all for a taste of power. In a land ruled by ruthless Fae, twenty-one-year-old Lore Alemeyu's village is trapped in a forested prison. Lore knows...