These 4 Fantasy Books Are Perfect for Your February Reading List

February is already here, and if you’re trying to stay on track with your reading goals, now is the perfect time to add a few unforgettable fantasy books to your list. This month, we’re spotlighting four fantasy novels that every fantasy fan needs to read—whether you love epic magic systems, gothic vampires, or beautifully strange worlds you won’t want to leave.

Fantasy has always been the genre that pulled me into reading, and over the years I’ve discovered countless incredible stories worth sharing. For this list, I chose four well-known fantasy novels that showcase just how powerful and diverse the genre can be. These are books that have stood the test of time, sparked conversations, and continue to be recommended by fantasy lovers everywhere.

You might notice that two of these picks come from the same author—and that wasn’t intentional at first. But after revisiting both, it was impossible to leave either one off the list. Each book offers something completely different, and together they highlight why fantasy remains one of the most exciting genres to read.

Ready to find your next great read? Let’s dive into the four fantasy books you need to read this February

These 4 Fantasy Books Are Perfect for Your February Reading List

• Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) by  Brandon Sanderson
• Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) by Anne Rice
• Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
• Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

Sometimes I feel like I am the only one on this hill that claims that Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson is his best series. He has written a ton of amazing series but this is the one that made me a Sanderson fan for live.

That isn’t to say I don’t love The Stormlight Archive series because I do. It is right up there with Mistborn but if it wasn’t for Mistborn, I wouldn’t’t have ended up reading his other novels. You can choose either to read but I do recommend checking Mistborn out and one of my favorite magic systems that an author has created.

The Mistborn series takes place in a fantasy world called Scandial. In this world, ash is constantly falling from the sky, supernatural mists appear every night and the Lord Ruler is an immortal king who has lived for a 1000 years.

In the Final Empire, the name of the kingdom ruled by the Lord Ruler, magic exists in the form of allomancy. Only some of the population can use allomancy and it is hereditary. Allomancy gives the user supernatural abilities when they swallow and burn a certain metal. And most allomancers can use one ability. A Mistborn is an allomancer that can use all the allomantic powers as long as they burn the proper metal.

In the first few pages, we meet Kelsier. He is a mistborn who wants to overthrow the Lord Ruler and the Final Empire. He forms a crew and tries building an army to kill the aristocrats and the Lord Ruler. One of the people he recruits is Vin, a traumatized street orphan, who is also a m

Interview With a Vampire by Anne Rice

When you talk about vampire novels, Dracula by Bram Stoker is the first novel you have to read. But after that, I would say that Interview With a Vampire by Anne Rice is the next best book about vampires. I loved the format, plot, writing, and the vampire mythos that Rice creates in this novel. As a fan of vampire novels, this one is a must read.

Louis de Pointe du Lac, a 200-year-old vampire, is in a room with a boy. The boy is recording his interview with the vampire as Louis shares his story that spans two centuries. 

The story starts with a young Louis, who owns a plantation in Louisiana in 1791. The death of his younger brother impacts him gravely and he is in suffering. One day, he meets a Vampire named Lestat who turns Louis into a vampire so that Lestat can access Louis’ wealth and plantation. 

Louis learns how to live like a vampire but he is hesitant to kill people. Instead, he drinks the blood of animals to survive while Lestat goes around killing slaves. Now that louis is a vampire, he sees Lestat for who he is and ends up despising him.  

As their relationship starts to strain, Lestat preys on Loius’ weakness and bonds him with the addition of a new vampire into their family. As the dynamic changes over the decades, the trio cannot stand each other. 

A fire and a trip to Europe to seek answers leads to even more questions. As Louis tries to figure out the meaning of his new life, new friends and enemies arise. Will Louis find the answers he is looking for and at what cost? 

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

A novel that I really loved and one that surpassed all my expectations was Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke. The storytelling and world building make this novel a breath of fresh air. It feels like a fairytale and it is one of the best fantasy novels ever written in my opinion.

Two magicians with different ideologies emerge during the beginning of the nineteenth century to change England’s history. Mr Norrell reveals his magical powers to help England in the war effort against Napoleon Bonaparte.

Suddenly, he is a celebrity overnight and the leading figure of magic. Jonathan Strange’s magic is of a different kind and he also joins the war against Napoleon.

He becomes Mr Norrell’s students but their disagreements on magic lead them to two different paths. But Strange might need his mentor’s help to stop a power that is bent on destroying everything he loves.

I enjoyed the historical element of the book and felt transported to the nineteenth century. I will admit the novel starts off slow but once it picks up, you won’t be able to put it down.

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

I almost never would include back to back books from the same author on a list like this but Susanna Clarke is just that good. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke is a beautiful and magical novel that has a fun plot and a unique world that you can’t help but fall in love with. I am glad that Clarke is still writing books because she has a talent that is truly her own.

Piranesi lives in a house with infinite rooms, many of them being occupied with statues. The ocean surrounds the rooms and flood the rooms routinely. But Piranesi has memorized many of the rooms and has studied the tides and knows their patterns.

Besides Piranesi, a man called the Other are the only two humans there. He wants Piranesi once. a week to discuss the research. But one day, Piranesi sees another person and he doesn’t know if it is a friend and foe. The appearance of this other person starts the events that will forever change Piranesi’s life as well as The Other’s. 

I loved every second of this novel and the world building in this novel is in a category of its own. Clarke is an amazing storyteller and this is a novel that I think everyone needs to read. Few authors have one classic under their belt but Clarke seems to have a natural talent of writing novels that are relevant over the years. 

Conclusion

These are the four fantasy books you must read in February to help you reach your reading goal. I wanted to share four novels that many people would have at least heard of but haven’t gotten the chance to read.

All four of these novel are fantastic novels and showcase why I love fantasy novels in the first place. Mistborn and any other novel by Brandon Sanderson is a must read. And I do hope to create a list of his novels that you need to check out.

Susanna Clarke is also someone that you need to check out. She has written a classic fantasy novel and I believe in a few years, Piranesi will be regarded as one too.

How many of these fantasy books have you read or plan to read? How is your reading goal going after one month? Let us know in the comments below. Until next time, happy reading!

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