10 Best Music-Themed Fantasy Books for A Fantastical Sonic Journey!
Are you a hopeless imaginative who lives in the intertwining world of music and fantasy? Well, then, buckle up! We've handpicked the 10 best music-themed fantasy books, each one promising an exhilarating sonorous journey. These definitive books resonate with the harmonious blend of uncharted fantasies and sublime melodies that would undoubtedly make your heart strings throb.
These are brilliant pieces of work which have gracefully fused the enchanting world of magic, mythology, parallel universes with the therapeutic essence of music at its very core. Each character embodies a musical symphony, their stories a rhythmic tide, captivating and transporting you into an ethereal realm. The tales narrate striking sagas of musicians, singing dragons, haunted operas, magical instruments, and harmonious spells, which are sure to leave you mesmerized and longing for more.
Beyond the absorbing storylines, these literary gems will also fascinate you with an outstanding lyrical prose, adding a melodic layer to the narrative. If you’re longing for a different and immersive kind of sensory experience in your reading time, this list is all you need. So, prepare to be enchanted and dive into our top 10 picks for a magical, musical, fantasy trip you'll never forget!
『Seraphina』
A new vision of knights, dragons, and the fair maiden caught in between . . . Four decades of peace have done little to ease the mistrust between humans and dragons in the kingdom of Goredd. Folding themselves into human shape, dragons attend court as ambassadors, and lend their rational, mathematical minds to universities as scholars and teachers. As the treaty's anniversary draws near, however, tensions are high. Seraphina has reason to fear both sides. An unusually gifted musician, she joins the court just as a member of the royal family is murdered. While a sinister plot to destroy the peace is uncovered, Seraphina struggles to protect the secret behind her musical gift, one so terrible that its discovery could mean her very life. Seraphina's tortuous journey to self-acceptance will make a magical, indelible impression on its readers.
Author | Rachel Hartman |
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Price | unknown |
Publisher | Penguin Group |
Release Date | Jul 10, 2012 |
Source | Google Books |
『The Name of the Wind』
In these pages you will come to know Kvothe the notorious magician, the accomplished thief, the masterful musician, the dragon-slayer, the legend-hunter, the lover, the thief and the infamous assassin.
Author | Patrick Rothfuss |
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Price | unknown |
Publisher | Penguin |
Release Date | Apr 07, 2009 |
Source | Google Books |
『The Naming』
"First published as The gift by Penguin Books Australia, 2002"--Title page verso.
Author | Alison Croggon |
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Price | unknown |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Release Date | Jun 13, 2017 |
Source | Google Books |
『The Wishsong of Shannara』
Horror stalks the Four Lands. The Ildatch, immemorial book of evil spells, has stirred to eldritch life, sending its foul Mord wraiths to accomplish at last mankind's destruction. Only Jair and Brin can attempt to halt the resulting evil
Author | Terry Brooks |
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Price | unknown |
Publisher | Del Rey |
Release Date | Jan 01, 2015 |
Source | Google Books |
『Dragonsinger』
Menolly needs more than music’s power to make it as a Harper in the second book in the Harper Hall trilogy, set within science fiction legend Anne McCaffrey’s beloved and bestselling Dragonriders of Pern series. In the world of Pern, Harpers are more powerful than kings, for the music they play can control the minds of others. For young Menolly, her dreams of becoming a Harper have nothing to do with power, but rather her love of music. Now she is finally living out her musical dreams as an apprentice Harper, but it’s turning out to be more challenging than she thought. Formerly forbidden to study music because of her gender, Menolly quickly encounters hostility from a number of her male peers and masters. With the help of new friends, teachers, and her nine tiny, colorful dragons, Menolly finds that her musical talents may be stronger than anyone could imagine.
Author | Anne McCaffrey |
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Price | $8.99 |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Release Date | Sep 05, 2023 |
Source | Google Books |
『The Turnaway Girls』
Delphernia Undersea wants to sing. But everyone on Blightsend knows music belongs to the Masters — and girls with singing throats are swallowed by the sea. On the strange, stormy island of Blightsend, twelve-year-old Delphernia Undersea has spent her whole life in the cloister of turnaway girls, hidden from sea and sky by a dome of stone and the laws of the island. Outside, the Masters play their music. Inside, the turnaway girls silently make that music into gold. Making shimmer, Mother Nine calls it. But Delphernia can’t make shimmer. She would rather sing than stay silent. When a Master who doesn’t act like a Master comes to the skydoor, it’s a chance for Delphernia to leave the cloister. Outside the stone dome, the sea breathes like a wild beast, the sky watches with stars like eyes, and even the gardens have claws. Outside, secrets fall silent in halls without sound. And outside, Delphernia is caught — between the island’s sinister Custodian and its mysterious Childer-Queen. Between a poem-speaking prince and a girl who feels like freedom. And in a debut that glimmers with hope and beauty, freedom — to sing, to change, to live — is precisely what’s at stake.
Author | Hayley Chewins |
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Price | $9.99 |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Release Date | Oct 09, 2018 |
Source | Google Books |
『Rhapsody』
Fantasy-roman.
Author | Elizabeth Haydon |
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Price | unknown |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Release Date | Jun 15, 2000 |
Source | Google Books |
『The Soprano Sorceress』
The Soprano Sorceress, the first novel in New York Times bestselling author L. E. Modesitt, Jr.'s epic fantasy series the Spellsong Cycle about a singer and music instructor at Iowa State University who gets far more than she expected when she is magically transported to the world of Erde. On Erde, Anna Marshall is no longer just a professional singer. In this world, song is magic, making Anna a sorceress, potentially the strongest in Erde. Here, a wrong note can mean death to a sorcerer, but Anna's lifetime of training means she can sing more powerfully and precisely than anyone else. Her power does not go unnoticed and makes her a target. To survive, Anna must learn enough song-magic and understand this new world. The Spellsong Cycle The Soprano Sorceress The Spellsong War Darksong Rising The Shadow Sorceress Shadowsinger Other series by this author: The Imager Portfolio The Saga of Recluce The Corean Chronicles The Ghost Books The Ecolitan Matter At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author | L. E. Modesitt, Jr. |
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Price | $9.99 |
Publisher | Tor Books |
Release Date | Apr 01, 2010 |
Source | Google Books |
『Our Dark Duet』
A New York Times bestseller The bestselling sequel—and conclusion—to Victoria Schwab’s instant #1 New York Times bestseller This Savage Song. Kate Harker is a girl who isn’t afraid of the dark. She’s a girl who hunts monsters. And she’s good at it. August Flynn is a monster who can never be human. No matter how much he once yearned for it. He has a part to play. And he will play it, no matter the cost. Nearly six months after Kate and August were first thrown together, the war between the monsters and the humans is a terrifying reality. In Verity, August has become the leader he never wished to be, and in Prosperity, Kate has become the ruthless hunter she knew she could be. When a new monster emerges from the shadows—one who feeds on chaos and brings out its victim’s inner demons—it lures Kate home, where she finds more than she bargained for. She’ll face a monster she thought she killed, a boy she thought she knew, and a demon all her own. A gorgeously written dark fantasy from New York Times–bestselling author Victoria Schwab, and one to hand to fans of Holly Black, Laini Taylor, and Maggie Stiefvater. “Explosive.”—Brightly
Author | Victoria Schwab |
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Price | $13.99 |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Release Date | Jun 13, 2017 |
Source | Google Books |
『Song for the Basilisk』
From the World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Bards of Bone Plain. Something half-woke in him, and he froze on the threshold, seeing misshapen faces billow in the flames. As a child, Rook had been taken in by the bards of Luly, and raised as one of their own. Of his past he knew nothing—except faint memoires of fire and death that he'd do anything to forget. But nightmares, and a new threat to the island that had become his own, would not let him escape the dreadful fate of his true family. Haunted by the music of the bards, he left the only home he knew to wander the land of the power-hungry Basilisk who had destroyed his family. And perhaps, finally, to find a future in the fulfillment of his forgotten destiny...
Author | Patricia A. McKillip |
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Price | $4.99 |
Publisher | Penguin |
Release Date | Dec 01, 1999 |
Source | Google Books |
So there you have it, folks! These ten rockin' novels will transport you into a world where music doesn't just stir the soul, but alternatively can summon dragons, mend hearts, or even wrestle control over the forces of nature. While they're each unique in their own way, they're all a testament to the transcendental power of music and the boundless realm of the fantastical. Bring out these entrancing sagas on a lazy Sunday, or during your daily commutes, and let yourself be transported to places where harmonies hold power beyond belief. Who knows, you might find yourself reaching for a dusty guitar or a hidden keyboard, inspired and eager to wring out magic from your own fingertips. So brace yourself for a rollercoaster of epic adventures, lyrical wizards, and intense, melodious battles - all within the pages of a book. Note by note, page by page, let these books play out a symphony of fantastical narratives that hit just the right chords in your heart. Rock and Read on!
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