Demons Fantasy Books: Best Reads

Demons fantasy books center on infernal beings, forbidden bargains, and underworld powers. These stories suit readers drawn to darker magic, moral conflict, and sinister realms.

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Apr 13, 2026 Last updated
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49 Infinity

Infinity

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Rated 4.05 out of 5 stars, based on 43,994 reviews.

Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon introduces Nick Gautier, a fourteen-year-old from the wrong side of New Orleans who discovers that his sarcastic, streetwise outlook has not prepared him for the supernatural reality around him. After surviving an attack…

Book 1 of Chronicles of Nick series


50 The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

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Rated 4.05 out of 5 stars, based on 50,110 reviews.

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen blends small-town fantasy with a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romance. Hart, a weary marshal patrolling the demon-haunted borders of Tanria, and Mercy, an overworked undertaker determined to keep her…

Book 1 of Hart and Mercy series


51 The Amulet of Samarkand

The Amulet of Samarkand

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Rated 4.04 out of 5 stars, based on 135,525 reviews.

The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud introduces Nathaniel, a gifted young magician-in-training raised within a rigid, magician-ruled Britain after being given up by his parents to serve the state. Humiliated by the ambitious sorcerer Simon Love…

Book 1 of Bartimaeus series


52 The Builder's Sword

The Builder's Sword

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Rated 4.00 out of 5 stars, based on 1,646 reviews.

The Builder's Sword by J.A. Cipriano follows Arthur, an ordinary man whose purchase of an ancient blade strands him in a version of Hell that resembles a ruined, war-torn wasteland. This underworld is being consumed by a mysterious Darkness, and Arth…

Book 1 of The Legendary Builder series