The 10 Best Fantasy Books With Ghosts and Spirits

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The 10 Best Fantasy Books With Ghosts and Spirits

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Three fantasy books about ghosts and spirits

Fantasy! But make it spooky! While traditional ghost stories technically count as “low fantasy” or “magical realism” to genre purists, many you I’m sure would rather your spirits haunt more interesting places than boring old Earth. What about ghosts in other worlds? Now there’s an interesting idea! While not all of these fantasy books take place in fantastical realms, spectral vibes of these novels are sure to fly your imagination to other places of existence. Peer beyond the veil and into the pages of these 10 best fantasy books with ghosts and spirits. Shuffle out of that mortal coil and let your soul skinny dip in the afterlife for a while!

The City of Brass

Cover art for "The City of Brass"
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The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty is the story of Nahri – a con artist who takes advantage of afterlife-curious people like you. While she swears up and down across the streets of 18th century Cairo that her spells and palm readings are legit, she knows that she’s just selling spiritual snake oil. That is until what she thought was a phony spell ends up summoning a very real djinn, who tells her that she’s descended from a line of rulers from the mythical City of Brass. After a journey across the desert, Nahri comes to Daevabad, an ancient city filled with equally old spiritual rivalries. The ghostly movers and shakers of Daevabad won’t be too keen on a new competitor horning in on their turf, but when it comes to claiming her birthright, Nahri is feeling especially horny – that came out wrong.

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