Young Adult Fantasy Books To Read That Aren’t Harry Potter

J.K. Rowling’s wizarding tales are beloved all across the world, with good reason, but we want to shine a light on other must-read Young Adult fantasy books for you to get stuck into. We’ve all had the same dilemma, do we revisit those tried and tested books we love, or find something new to capture our imagination, only to struggle to find a better alternative? Well fear not, we have some great options just for you.

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

With an upcoming film adaptation in the works, now would be a great time to acquaint yourself with these stories of Irish folklore updated in clever ways for modern times, hilarious comic absurdity, and a reformed teenage criminal mastermind with a heart of gold.

A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle

Another beloved adaptation, A Wrinkle In Time is sure to capture your imagination and your heart. With a sweeping tale of sorcery and space, mixing the very best of science fiction and fantasy, whilst also being at its core, a story about heroism and family. Not to mention having one of the most striking and complex female protagonists the genre has seen.

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Exciting contemporary spy novels

To some, the spy thriller may seem like something of an anachronism or a fading genre. These fantastic books prove that there is still plenty of scope for a twisting tale of espionage and intrigue in the modern literary landscape.

Need To Know by Karen Cleveland

Before turning her hand to writing, Karen Cleveland worked for the Central Intelligence Agency, and she brings the benefit of that real-life experience to this fantastic novel, full of detail and insight. As well as one of the rare spy thrillers that depict a central protagonist with a healthy and homely family life, all contrasted against a prescient plot involving Russian sleeper agents nestled in the American population.

Who Is Vera Kelly? by Rosalie Knecht

In the grand tradition of John Le Carre, a master when it came to balancing geopolitical intrigue, page-turning action, and genuine literary craft, comes this fantastic novel from Rosalie Knecht. Featuring a complex and fascinating female protagonist who finds herself going from troubled New York teenager to U.S.S.R spy in Argentina, and then finds herself behind enemy lines and unexpected chaos after an unexpected coup d’état.

The Deceivers by Alex Berenson

Any spy thriller set in 2018 America is presented with a fascinating dichotomy, the reality of Russian involvement in U.S elections and with political figures offers tremendous scope for narratives. But, how do you write fiction when the reality is already so outlandish? Berenson does it by going back to the genre’s hard-boiled pulp roots, and by stretching a trail that leads all the way from a low-level drug sting in Texas to the White House.

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Robert Ludlum – The man behind the Bourne trilogy

Those with an interest in the action-adventure genre will love reading the fiction adventure novels of Robert Ludlum. Among the most eminent thriller writers of his time, he also was the creator of the very popular Bourne trilogy (later made into the blockbuster Bourne movie series).

The features that make his novels so engrossing are his combination of nail-biting suspense with attention to meticulous detail. Every single novel of his made it to the #1 New York best seller list, too.Here is a peek at the first two novels that set the benchmark for spy novels.

The Bourne Identity

The novel begins with a doctor finding an unconscious man in a desolate area. While the doctor treats him he finds the man has many scars, old wounds and surgeries and no clue about his identity. Upon regaining consciousness the man has no recollection of the past. An engrossing book, it teases the reader with multiple questions and the piecemeal unravelling of the man’s identity.

The Bourne Supremacy

The suspense continues when the man Jason remembers bit and pieces of his life. While he has periodic flashbacks he sets about unravelling his identity. Along the way,he has to stop a man who is copying his mannerisms and style while executing people. Jason has the task of stopping this assassin. Like with the first novel, the beginning is slow but picks up the pacelater!

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