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The Hostile Hospital
The Hostile Hospital (2001) is book 8 of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events; the fugitive Baudelaire orphans reach Heimlich Hospital, where Count Olaf's plot threatens Violet with unnecessary surgery before they escape in his car.
The House of Hades
The House of Hades (2013) by Rick Riordan is book 4 of The Heroes of Olympus: Percy and Annabeth cross Tartarus to the Doors of Death while five demigods race to seal them, with Nico di Angelo's landmark revelation.
The Illuminatus! Trilogy
The Illuminatus! Trilogy is a 1975 satirical conspiracy novel in three volumes by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, blending Discordianism, the Illuminati, and fragmented postmodern narration.
The Impossible Fortune
The Impossible Fortune is Richard Osman's 2025 fifth Thursday Murder Club novel, published by Pamela Dorman Books/Viking, a #1 New York Times bestseller about a wedding, a car bomb, and a £350 million Bitcoin code.
The Indian in the Cupboard
The Indian in the Cupboard, Lynne Reid Banks' 1980 children's fantasy (UK figure name Little Bull), about boy Omri's magic cupboard bringing a plastic Iroquois, Little Bear, to life; five-book series, state awards, 1995 Frank Oz film, and later criticism over Native American stereotypes.
The Inheritance Cycle
The Inheritance Cycle, also called the Eragon series, is Christopher Paolini's four-book young adult epic fantasy (Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance, 2002–2011) about Dragon Rider Eragon and Saphira overthrowing King Galbatorix, with over 40 million copies sold, a 2006 film, and a Disney+ adaptation in development.
The Ink Black Heart
The Ink Black Heart, sixth Cormoran Strike detective novel by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling), published August 30, 2022; follows Strike and Robin Ellacott investigating the murder of cartoonist Edie Ledwell and her online tormentor Anomie; adapted by the BBC in December 2024.
The Iron Druid Chronicles
The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne: completed urban fantasy series (Hounded, 2011, to Scourged) about 2100-year-old druid Atticus O'Sullivan, his talking Irish wolfhound Oberon, and gods of many pantheons in modern Arizona.
The Jder Brothers
The Jder Brothers (Frații Jderi) is a three-volume historical novel by Romanian writer Mihail Sadoveanu, published between 1935 and 1942, set in the Moldavia of Stephen the Great.
The Justice of Kings
The Justice of Kings (2022) is Richard Swan's debut epic fantasy, first of the Empire of the Wolf trilogy from Orbit, following Emperor's Justice Konrad Vonvalt and clerk-narrator Helena Sedanka through a murder mystery and imperial conspiracy in the Sovan Empire.
The Kane Chronicles
The Kane Chronicles is Rick Riordan's Egyptian mythology trilogy (The Red Pyramid, The Throne of Fire, The Serpent's Shadow, 2010-2012) about sibling magicians Carter and Sadie Kane; a Disney+ live-action series is in development.
The Keeper (novel)
The Keeper is a 2026 mystery novel by Tana French, the third and final Cal Hooper book (after The Searcher and The Hunter), published by Viking on March 31, 2026. Set in the fictional Irish village of Ardnakelty, it follows retired Chicago detective Cal Hooper, his fiancée Lena Dunne, and foster daughter Trey Reddy investigating the apparent suicide of Rachel Holohan.
The Kingkiller Chronicle
The Kingkiller Chronicle is a planned fantasy trilogy by Patrick Rothfuss, detailing the life story of Kvothe, a magician and notorious figure. Two volumes have been published.
The Lady of the Lake (Sapkowski novel)
The Lady of the Lake (Pani Jeziora) is Andrzej Sapkowski's 1999 fantasy novel, the fifth and final Witcher saga novel and seventh book overall, translated into English by David French in 2017, ending Geralt and Ciri's story.
The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on Life (解雇されたチート付与魔術師は気ままなセカンドライフを謳歌する)
The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on Life (追放されたチート付与魔術師は気ままなセカンドライフを謳歌する) is a Japanese fantasy series by Asa Rokushima and Gyomuyoumochi about Rein Garland, an expelled enhancement mage who recalls his enchantments; adapted as a 2026 P.A.WORKS anime.
The Last Battle
The Last Battle (1956) is C. S. Lewis's seventh and final Chronicles of Narnia novel, in which the ape Shift fakes Aslan with a donkey in a lion skin, Narnia falls to the Calormenes, and the series ends in a Revelation-style apocalypse; it won the 1956 Carnegie Medal.
The Last Chronicle of Barset
The Last Chronicle of Barset (1867) is Anthony Trollope's sixth and final Barsetshire novel, centered on Rev. Josiah Crawley's theft accusation; Trollope called it his best novel.
The Last Druid
The Last Druid (2020) is Terry Brooks' fourth and final Fall of Shannara novel from Del Rey, chronologically ending the Shannara saga begun in 1977; the Skaar invasion, Tarsha Kaynin, Drisker Arc, and Clizia Porse drive its plot. Distinct from the 1961 short story, Madden's Fae Court novel, and the 2027 Russell Crowe film.
The Legend of the Condor Heroes (射雕英雄传)
The Legend of the Condor Heroes (射雕英雄传, also 大漠英雄传) is Jin Yong's 1957–1959 wuxia novel, first of the Condor Trilogy, following Guo Jing and Huang Rong in Song-era China; revised in the 1970s, adapted to screen at least nine times, and translated into English 2018–2021 by Anna Holmwood and co-translators.
The Lies of Locke Lamora
The Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch's 2006 debut and first Gentleman Bastard novel, follows con artist Locke Lamora and his crew in Camorr, a fantasy Venice; a World Fantasy Award finalist praised for prose and criticized for pacing.
The Magician King
The Magician King is Lev Grossman's 2011 Viking novel, second in the Magicians trilogy, following Quentin and Julia's quest that strands them on Earth, with Julia's hedge-witch backstory and Narnia allusions.
The Magician's Land
The Magician's Land is Lev Grossman's 2014 novel concluding the Magicians trilogy (The Magicians, The Magician King), following exiled magician Quentin Coldwater as Fillory dies and he finds a spell to create new lands.
The Magician's Nephew
The Magician's Nephew, C.S. Lewis's 1955 Narnia prequel published sixth but first in chronology, tells Digory and Polly's witnessing of Narnia's creation by Aslan; Gerwig's $280M Netflix film opens February 2027.
The Magicians (Grossman novel)
The Magicians, Lev Grossman's 2009 Viking novel opening the Magicians trilogy, follows Quentin Coldwater at Brakebills magic college and the real, dangerous Narnia-like world of Fillory; adult Harry Potter comparisons, Syfy series.
The Magicians trilogy
The Magicians trilogy by Lev Grossman: The Magicians (2009), The Magician King (2011), The Magician's Land (2014), adult fantasy novels about Quentin Coldwater, Brakebills magic college, and Fillory, adapted into five Syfy seasons.
The Maze Runner (book series)
The Maze Runner book series by James Dashner: YA dystopian novels (2009-2025) about Thomas, the Gladers, WICKED, and the Maze; trilogy, two prequels, Crank Palace novella, and Maze Cutter sequels, adapted into three films.
The Mimosa Confessions (ミモザの告白)
The Mimosa Confessions (ミモザの告白) is a five-volume Japanese light novel series by Mei Hachimoku about high school student Kamiki Sakuma and his childhood friend Tsukinoki Ushio, who begins attending school as a girl.
The Mortal Instruments
The Mortal Instruments is Cassandra Clare's six-book YA urban fantasy series beginning with City of Bones (2007), following fifteen-year-old Clary Fray among half-angel Shadowhunters in New York; adapted into a 2013 film and the Shadowhunters TV series.
The Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest Clan (最凶の支援職【話術士】である俺は世界最強クランを従える)
Japanese fantasy light novel series, native title 最凶の支援職【話術士】である俺は世界最強クランを従える, by Jaki and illustrator fame, published by Overlap since June 2020; includes a Yamorichan manga and a 12-episode Fall 2024 anime by Felix Film and Ga-Crew.
The Mysterious Benedict Society
The Mysterious Benedict Society, a 2007 children's mystery novel by Trenton Lee Stewart, follows four gifted children recruited by Mr. Benedict to stop Mr. Curtain's mind-controlling Whisperer; it spawned a bestselling series and a Disney+ adaptation.