The Shelves

Fantasy Paranormal Books

Books selected for readers looking for fantasy paranormal books.

60 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 470+ tracked lists·1 crossover shelf·254% reader overlap with Fantasy Urban Books

1. Silver Under Nightfall
Rin Chupeco
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Vampire Romance
2. One Dark Window
Rachel Gillig, Lisa Cordileone
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Dark Fantasy
3. Nightstruck
Jenna Black
Fits this list for its focus on paranormal.
Shelf signal: Urban Fantasy
4. Half City
Kate Golden
Included for strong romance alignment with this fantasy paranormal list.
Shelf signal: Urban Fantasy
5. The Secret Market of the Dead
Giovanni De Feo, Carlotta Brentan
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Dark Fantasy
6. The Red Winter
Cameron Sullivan
Included for strong history alignment with this fantasy paranormal list.
Shelf signal: Monsters & Creatures
7. Ring Shout
P. Djèlí Clark
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Dark Fantasy
8. The Library at Mount Char
Scott Hawkins
Included for strong book club alignment with this fantasy paranormal list.
Shelf signal: Contemporary Fantasy
9. The Bane Witch
EJ Lavery, Ava Morgyn
Included for strong thriller alignment with this fantasy paranormal list.
Shelf signal: Witch Romance
10. Those Who Fight Monsters
Justin Gustainis
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Urban Fantasy
11. Urban Enemies
Jim Butcher, Joseph Nassise
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Urban Fantasy
12. Ascension
S.T. Gibson
Included for strong horror alignment with this fantasy paranormal list.
Shelf signal: Urban Fantasy
13. Hex-rated
Jason Ridler
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Urban Fantasy
14. Lightbreaker
Mark Teppo
Included for strong urban alignment with this fantasy paranormal list.
Shelf signal: Urban Fantasy
15. The Greyfriar
Clay Griffith, Susan Griffith
Included for strong history alignment with this fantasy paranormal list.
Shelf signal: Paranormal Fantasy
16. The Root
Na'amen Gobert Tilahun
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Urban Fantasy
17. The Butcher's Masquerade
Matt Dinniman
Included for strong science alignment with this fantasy paranormal list.
Shelf signal: Fantasy Adventure
18. Vicious
V. E. Schwab
Included for strong series alignment with this fantasy paranormal list.
Shelf signal: Paranormal Fantasy
19. It Happened One Doomsday
L. MacNaughton
Included for strong urban alignment with this fantasy paranormal list.
Shelf signal: Urban Fantasy
20. The Hanged Man
K.D. Edwards
Included for strong urban alignment with this fantasy paranormal list.
Shelf signal: Urban Fantasy
21. The Geomancer
Clay Griffith, Susan Griffith
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Urban Fantasy
22. Black City Saint
Richard A. Knaak
Included for strong urban alignment with this fantasy paranormal list.
Shelf signal: Urban Fantasy
23. Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead
K. J. Parker
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Humorous Fantasy
24. An Unkindness of Ravens
Dan Panosian, Marianna Ignazzi
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy and paranormal.
Shelf signal: Urban Fantasy