Reading Recommendations: Archived booklists

Do you like your murder mysteries sprinkled with a little magic? Here is a list of urban, steampunk, supernatural, romantasy, sci-fi, and historical fantasy books for older children, teens, and adults. From Boston Public Library. 

Time travel novels explore the thrill and complexity of moving through time, often blending science fiction with deep philosophical questions. They examine how altering the past or future can impact fate, identity, and reality. These stories invite readers to imagine the consequences of bending time’s rules.

Fantasy readers often discuss the prevalence of book settings based on medieval Europe — but that’s far from the only historical period authors draw from! Here, we’ve gathered together some fascinating novels based on ancient civilizations, from ancient Egypt to China to Rome. You’ll find captivating magic systems, political intrigue, sprawling cities, and more in these epic books. From BookBub

These novels blend the substantiated with the surreal, offering new ways to understand the past through magic, monsters and myth. From The Observor

These enchanting books offer atmospheric settings and hopeful, character-driven stories with an emphasis on chosen families and finding one's place in the world. Novelist.com

These captivating books reimagine mythology and folklore.

If many types of fantasy novels build a world from our dreams, dark fantasy creates one from our nightmares. These novels blend elements of fantasy, horror and the unknown.

Historical fiction + nonfiction pairings - www.bookriot.com

Fiction about Atlantis or other lost continents.