28 must-read fantasy books like The Daughters of Ys by M.T. Anderson

Cover of The Daughters of Ys by M.T. Anderson

The Daughters of Ys

By: M.T. Anderson

3.84

Format: 206 pages, Hardcover

An Atlantis-like city from Celtic legend is the setting of this mythical graphic novel fantasy re-i…

If you liked the fantasy plot in The Daughters of Ys by M.T. Anderson , here is a list of 28 books like this:

Cover of The Golden Twine by Jo Rioux

1. The Golden Twine

By: Jo Rioux

3.88

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

To most, Suri is just an orphan in a traveling caravan. But Suri is determined to prove she has the… read more

Similar categories in Jo Rioux's The Golden Twine book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • magic
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann, Helge Dascher, Kerascoët

2. Beautiful Darkness

By: Fabien Vehlmann , Helge Dascher , Kerascoët

3.87

Format: 94 pages, Hardcover

Kerascoët’s and Fabien Vehlmann’s unsettling and gorgeous anti-fairy tale is a searing condemnation… read more

Similar categories in Fabien Vehlmann's Beautiful Darkness book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • fairy tales
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

3. The Magic Fish

By: Trung Le Nguyen

4.51

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Tiến loves his family and his friends…but Tiến has a secret he's been keeping from them, and it mig… read more

Similar categories in Trung Le Nguyen's The Magic Fish book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"To me, language is a map to help you figure out where you are. If you can't read the map, you're lost"

-Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish

"The space between two shores is the ocean and being caught in between feels like drowning. And, really, what is the point of tears among so much salt water?"

-Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish

Cover of Salt Magic by Hope Larson

4. Salt Magic

By: Hope Larson

4.17

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

When a jealous witch curses her family's well, it's up to Vonceil to set things right in an epic jo… read more

Similar categories in Hope Larson's Salt Magic book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"...some wounds aren't easy to see."

-Hope Larson, Salt Magic

"Papa always says, you can fix soil, and you can build houses, but there's no point if the land don't have water."

-Hope Larson, Salt Magic

"I know you feel too big for this place. But when you get out of here, you'll see how small you are in the world."

-Hope Larson, Salt Magic

"No one stays young forever. And me? I lost my youth in the battlefield. If I have my way, I'll never leave this country again. Hell, I'll never leave the county. And if you think I'm the kind of man …"

-Hope Larson, Salt Magic

Cover of Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying

5. Hungry Ghost

By: Victoria Ying

4.01

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful and heart-wrenching young adult graphic novel takes a look at eating disorders, family … read more

Similar categories in Victoria Ying's Hungry Ghost book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Ghost Roast by Shawnelle Gibbs

6. Ghost Roast

By: Shawnelle Gibbs

4.13

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Ghost Roast delivers a paranormal adventure full of first crushes, lost histories, and the impossib… read more

Similar categories in Shawnelle Gibbs's Ghost Roast book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Moth Keeper by Kay O'Neill

7. The Moth Keeper

By: Kay O'Neill

4.08

Format: 257 pages, Paperback

Being a Moth Keeper is a huge responsibility and a great honor, but what happens when the new Moth … read more

Similar categories in Kay O'Neill's The Moth Keeper book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught

8. The Baker and the Bard

By: Fern Haught

3.62

Format: 147 pages, Paperback

Author-artist Fern Haught weaves an enchanting, gentle fantasy tale of friendship, determination, a… read more

Similar categories in Fern Haught's The Baker and the Bard book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Sprite and the Gardener by Rii Abrego

9. The Sprite and the Gardener

By: Rii Abrego

4.11

Format: 88 pages, Hardcover

Long, long ago, sprites were the caretakers of gardens. Every flower was grown by their hand. But w… read more

Similar categories in Rii Abrego's The Sprite and the Gardener book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • magic
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Oh, I wonder... I was trying to fix the whole thing at once... But maybe it needs to be done one step at a time? I can do this... I can do this!!"

-Rii Abrego, The Sprite and the Gardener

Cover of A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll

10. A Guest in the House

By: Emily Carroll

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In this graphic novel by Emily Carroll, a young woman marries a kind dentist only to discover a dar… read more

Similar categories in Emily Carroll's A Guest in the House book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"I don’t sleep for days after seeing her. And when I finally do, my dreams are tangled, dripping things."

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"I used to dream of dragons. I would find them, panting, pacing. Sung inside damp caverns. When I lived through them they would release their riches in a stinking swell of gore and glittering jewels…a…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"At night, every noise could be her. I know she’s here now, right now, even though she won’t show herself to me. (I tried to find her the other night, down by the front door like before, but nothing c…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"David tells me the first week they lived here, Crystal had nightmares about the attic, about things dripping down from it at night. She would stop crying until he put a lock on it. There’d been anima…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

Cover of The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz

11. The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

By: Deya Muniz

4.40

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A funny, heartfelt YA romance about finding love—and lots of grilled cheese sandwiches—in the place… read more

Similar categories in Deya Muniz's The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Over My Dead Body: A Witchy Graphic Novel by Sweeney Boo

12. Over My Dead Body: A Witchy Graphic Novel

By: Sweeney Boo

3.87

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina will love diving into the mysterious and witchy world of awa… read more

Similar categories in Sweeney Boo's Over My Dead Body: A Witchy Graphic Novel book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels
  • magic
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fantasy
Cover of Displacement by Kiku Hughes

13. Displacement

By: Kiku Hughes

4.29

Format: 283 pages, Paperback

A teenager is pulled back in time to witness her grandmother's experiences in World War II-era Japa… read more

Similar categories in Kiku Hughes's Displacement book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"A memory is too powerful a weapon."

-Kiku Hughes, Displacement

"But when a community comes together to demand more, when we do not let trauma stay obscured but bring it up to the surface and remember it together, we can make sure it is not repeated."

-Kiku Hughes, Displacement

Cover of The Infinity Particle by Wendy  Xu

14. The Infinity Particle

By: Wendy Xu

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this gorgeous graphic novel by Wendy Xu, co-creator of the award-winning Mooncakes, a young inve… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Xu's The Infinity Particle book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Twelfth Grade Night by Molly Horton Booth

15. Twelfth Grade Night

By: Molly Horton Booth

3.79

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The course of true love never did run smooth . . . and neither does high school in this new graphic… read more

Similar categories in Molly Horton Booth's Twelfth Grade Night book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • retellings
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Well by Jake Wyatt

16. The Well

By: Jake Wyatt

4.09

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A fantasy graphic novel about Lizzy, a girl who gets cursed by a wishing well, and her adventure to… read more

Similar categories in Jake Wyatt's The Well book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • magic
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"You don't become wealthy unless you care about money. And you don't stop caring about money just because you're rich."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"People like to say that hard work makes you rich. That isn't true. But if you like the work, and it keeps you and yours fed and warm, it can make you happy."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"Did you think a wishing well would be full of noble feelings? A wish is pure desire, Lizzy. You're old enough to know that people seldom want what's good for them. Or anyone else, for that matter."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"Courage is doing what is right and necessary, regardless of peril. Your parents were brave. Your grandmother was brave. Endangering yourself or others for the sake of wealth? Risking lives for a chan…"

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

Cover of Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

17. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Mamo by Sas Milledge

18. Mamo

By: Sas Milledge

4.36

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Family matters aren’t just hocus-pocus for this young witch!Cartoonist Sas Milledge makes her aston… read more

Similar categories in Sas Milledge's Mamo book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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19. Thieves

By: Lucie Bryon

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Ella can’t seem to remember a single thing from the party the night before at a mysterious stranger… read more

Similar categories in Lucie Bryon's Thieves book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • fiction
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
"I'm not just your friend when everything is going well. I'm your friend through the crappy times too."

-Lucie Bryon, Thieves

Cover of Squire by Nadia Shammas

20. Squire

By: Nadia Shammas

4.06

Format: 305 pages, Paperback

Aiza has always dreamt of becoming a Knight. It's the highest military honor in the once-great Bayt… read more

Similar categories in Nadia Shammas's Squire book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Séance Tea Party by Reimena Yee

21. Séance Tea Party

By: Reimena Yee

4.25

Format: 272 pages, None

After watching her circle of friends seemingly fade away, Lora is determined to still have fun on h… read more

Similar categories in Reimena Yee's Séance Tea Party book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"To childhood, and growing up, and growing old, and magic – whatever age we are."

-Reimena Yee, Séance Tea Party

Cover of L'âge d'or. Volume 1 (L'âge d'or, #1) by Cyril Pedrosa

22. L'âge d'or. Volume 1 (L'âge d'or, #1)

By: Cyril Pedrosa

4.00

Format: 228 pages, Hardcover

Le vieux roi est mort. Sa fille Tilda s'apprête à lui succéder, bien décidée à mener les réformes … read more

Similar categories in Cyril Pedrosa's L'âge d'or. Volume 1 (L'âge d'or, #1) book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Good God, Bertil, don't be daft. Peasants are like children. They love to frighten one another."

-Cyril Pedrosa, L'âge d'or. Volume 1 (L'âge d'or, #1)

"Don't forget, Bertil. Today's honors must be greeted with the same reserve as yesterday's disgraces."

-Cyril Pedrosa, L'âge d'or. Volume 1 (L'âge d'or, #1)

"Nature gave the same form to all And warms each one with the same heat Using reason, we follow her inclination To give equal opportunity to our fellow humans Who are our brothers. None should seek fe…"

-Cyril Pedrosa, L'âge d'or. Volume 1 (L'âge d'or, #1)

Cover of Witchlight by Jessi Zabarsky

23. Witchlight

By: Jessi Zabarsky

3.52

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Jessi Zabarsky's lushly illustrated shoujo-adventure comic that introduces Lelek the witch as she b… read more

Similar categories in Jessi Zabarsky's Witchlight book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • magic
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Faint of Heart by Kerilynn Wilson

24. The Faint of Heart

By: Kerilynn Wilson

3.89

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

What would you do if you were the only person left with a heart? The only person left who felt anyt… read more

Similar categories in Kerilynn Wilson's The Faint of Heart book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Ama duygulara karşı hissizleştirmek, kalbi zayıflatıyor."

-Kerilynn Wilson, The Faint of Heart

Cover of Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales by Melanie Gillman

25. Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales

By: Melanie Gillman

4.04

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time . . . happily ever after turned out differently than expected. In this new, femini… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Gillman's Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • retellings
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Daughters of Ys by M.T. Anderson

26. The Daughters of Ys

By: M.T. Anderson

3.84

Format: 206 pages, Hardcover

An Atlantis-like city from Celtic legend is the setting of this mythical graphic novel fantasy re-i… read more

Similar categories in M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • magic
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
Cover of WolfWalkers: The Graphic Novel (Cartoon Saloon’s Irish Folklore) by Tomm Moore

27. WolfWalkers: The Graphic Novel (Cartoon Saloon’s Irish Folklore)

By: Tomm Moore

4.25

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An enchanting graphic novel about a feud, a friendship, and two girls forever changed. Based on the… read more

Similar categories in Tomm Moore's WolfWalkers: The Graphic Novel (Cartoon Saloon’s Irish Folklore) book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Oksi by Mari Ahokoivu

28. Oksi

By: Mari Ahokoivu

3.78

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

Kertomus äideistä ja tyttäristä, tähdistä ja myyteistä. Karhuemon pennuista yksi ei ole kuin muut. … read more

Similar categories in Mari Ahokoivu's Oksi book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
Cover of Coming Back by Jessi Zabarsky

29. Coming Back

By: Jessi Zabarsky

3.51

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful graphic novel fantasy romance that follows two young women who have to go on their own … read more

Similar categories in Jessi Zabarsky's Coming Back book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Mole King's Lair (Cat's Cradle, #2) by Jo Rioux

30. The Mole King's Lair (Cat's Cradle, #2)

By: Jo Rioux

3.98

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Suri the monster tamer is back for the second volume of this thrilling graphic novel trilogy! Su… read more

Similar categories in Jo Rioux's The Mole King's Lair (Cat's Cradle, #2) book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Brownstone by Samuel Teer

31. Brownstone

By: Samuel Teer

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An exciting teen coming-of-age epic from author Samuel Teer and debut graphic novel artist Mar Juli… read more

Similar categories in Samuel Teer's Brownstone book and M.T. Anderson's The Daughters of Ys

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction

30 Best fiction books like The Daughters of Ys by M.T. Anderson

Transform Your Habits

The Golden Twine

Jo Rioux

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Beautiful Darkness

Fabien Vehlmann , Helge Dascher , Kerascoët

3.87

Transform Your Habits

The Magic Fish

Trung Le Nguyen

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Salt Magic

Hope Larson

4.17

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15 Top fiction books like The Faint of Heart by Kerilynn Wilson

Transform Your Habits

Hungry Ghost

Victoria Ying

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Ghost Roast

Shawnelle Gibbs

4.13

Transform Your Habits

Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy

Faith Erin Hicks

3.96

Transform Your Habits

Lunar New Year Love Story

Gene Luen Yang

4.41

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