The legal ways to read YA fantasy ebooks for free are library apps, public-domain classics, limited-time free promotions on Kindle, and authors’ own free starter libraries. Here is what each one gives you, and where to start on this site.
Where to read free YA fantasy ebooks legally
Your library, through Libby. Libraries that use it lend ebooks and audiobooks free with a library card, and its catalog carries both YA and adult fantasy, so it is the one place to look if you read across both. What you can borrow depends on your library, and popular titles can have a waiting list.
Public-domain classics, through Project Gutenberg. Free, with no sign-up, but limited to older books whose copyright has expired, so it will not have recent YA series.
Limited-time free promotions on Kindle. Authors and publishers set a book to free for a few days, which is how the five books further down this page were offered. The free list changes often, so check back.
Authors’ free starter libraries. Some authors give away first books or samples to readers who join their list; the one on this site is below.
This is the original giveaway post, from when these books went free for a limited time. Their free promotion may have ended, so check each book’s page for the current offer.
It’s Chinese New Year in Taiwan, after getting stuffed on steamed fish, broiled pork and ginger chicken soup, we handed each other red envelopes stuffed with cash, then went to the temple to get blessed.
I wanted to share the magic, so I set up some giveaways for Chinese New Year:
We really want you to read these books, because we’re working on the sequels and plan to complete each series in 2020 – please post a review if you like them so we can see which one is your favorite!
PS. These are free for a limited time only – but after that they’re all in Kindle Unlimited; look for the boxsets of the completed series to get the best deal!
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These are free fantasy books from a group of bestselling fantasy authors: click any cover to go to that book’s download page. The $100 giveaway mentioned below belonged to that summer bookfest and may have closed. If you want YA in particular, see free YA fantasy books, and for something to listen to there are free fantasy audiobooks to stream.
We’ve teamed up with a bunch of bestselling fantasy writers to organize this summer bookfest.
Click here to see all the books, and download the ones you want. Make sure you also enter to win the $100 Amazon giftcard. (If you scroll down the page, you’ll see a graphic for the $100 giveaway). Sign up to enter, share to win.
You can also click the book covers below and go straight to each book’s download page.
Books in this collection
The covers above link to these books, in the order they appear:
The Sisters and the Sultan by Helena Rookwood
Heart of the Sea by Sela Carsen
The Dragon Throne by Drake Mason
The Shadow Tribe: Book 1 (Parts 1-3) by Jaffrey Clark
Rise by Kate Leona
Undead by Merrie Destefano
Archangel’s Kiss by Anna Santos
The Source of Magic by Drake Mason
Bronze Dragon, A Riders of Fire prequel novelette by Eileen Mueller
Epiphany – THE GOLDING by Sonya Deanna Terry
The Witch’s Kiss: The Everlasting Battle Between the Dark and the Light Side (Episodes 1&2) by Antara Mann
Urban Epics (Starter Library) by Derek Murphy
Trials of Magic (The Hundred Halls Vol.1) by Thomas K. Carpenter
Requiem for the Wolf by Tara Saunders
Earth Shaker by Pauline Creeden
Innocence Lost by Patty Jansen
Girl of Glass by Megan O’Russell
HERITAGE by Melle Amade
Heartwood by Nance Newman
Fantasy Teasers by Drake Mason
Hell’s Calling by Skye MacKinnon
Behind Glass by Elle Scott
Rhuna, Keeper of Wisdom by Barbara Underwood
Egyptian Cat Eye by DJ Shaw
The Songweaver’s Vow by Laura VanArendonk Baugh
Warden Fall by Jennifer M. Eaton
Evolution Books 1-2 by Kelly Carrero
Excalibur Rising Book One by Eileen Enwright Hodgetts
Persistence of Frost: A Study In Magic Short by Chris Kim
The Rise of the Ameedis (A Fantasy Prequel) by R.A. Lindo
Of Trolls and Evil Things by Richard H. Stephens
A Whisper of Smoke by Melinda R. Cordell
The Witches of Hant Hollow by D.F. Jones
Descendant of The Dammed: A Dark Lighters Novelette by Destiny Hawkins
Scales by Pauline Creeden
Carolyn’s Turn: Making Witches of Salem by RE Bettencourt
Unleash by Lauren Harris
Maidens Wolf by Lisa Blackwood
Love Bites by TL Clark
Lions and Lies by Kim Faulks
Journey of Fire and Night by DK Holmberg
Blood Song by Lindsey R Loucks
Immortalis by G M Sherwin
To Fashion a Dragon by Gary Darby
Darkness Forged by Matt Larkin
BLESSED LIGHT by C.S. Wilde
Oathbreaker by Aaron Hodges
Cambion by Stevie Collier
Cyrus LongBones and the Curse of the Sea Zombie by Jeremy Mathiesen
Grand Master’s Pawn by Aurora Springer
Betrayal’s Price by Lisa Blackwood
The Children of the Solstice by D. Alexander
The Darkness Within by E. M. Aguilar
Doormaker: Rock Heaven (Book 1) by Jamie Thornton
Eye Of The Storm by RK king
The Jigsaw Blade (5 Chapter Sample) by Stevie Collier
Duilleog by Donald D. Allan
The Persephane Pendrake Chronicles-One-The Cimaruta by Lady Ellen
Monsters & Mayhem by GK DeRosa
The Flight of Torque by Rebecca Laffar-Smith
Lost by Ron Vitale
Lost Kingdom by J.H. Marcus
Fire and sword by Dylan Doose
The Letter Mage: The First Quarto by Alexandra Penn
The General’s Legacy – Part One: Inheritance by Adrian G Hilder
Citrine’s Monsters by Angela J. Ford
Immortal Thunder: A Silas Bishop Supernatural Thriller by Matt Wellman
Into the Mists: Into the Mists Trilogy Book One by Serene Conneeley
The Hatching by Liesel K. Hill
Shades of Circle City by Stephanie A. Cain
Blackmark (The Kingsmen Chronicles #1) by Jean Lowe Carlson
Vampires at Easter, Diary of a Snoopy Cat by R.F. Kristi
I just got back from a weekend with my favorite writing buddies – nearly 50 young adult authors. I took lots of pictures, and even made a video of them introducing their books. The main thing I got out of it, was how much these books mean to readers; even if they’re scifi or fantasy, they still make readers feel accepted or not alone. PennedCon was set up as a charity fundraiser for autism, by YA author Amy Miles.
I attended as an author, and even though I didn’t bring books to sign or a full display set up, I still met a few readers who knew me (and were waiting on more books!) I can’t tell you how much that means to me.
I also got to speak on a self-publishing panel, moderated by Mark Coker of Smashwords, with several NYT bestselling authors, including Amy Bartol (one of my fav writers).
More importantly, I got to connect and hang out with a bunch of YA authors as a peer, and see how they interact with fans
GIVEAWAY
I bought a lot of SIGNED books, and I’m putting them all in a giveaway before we leave for Thailand this week… here’s a video of some of the YA authors introducing their books. Scroll down to enter!
I don’t update this blog often enough, so here’s the plan if you’re curious.
still wrestling with the last few chapters of Selfie, so I can announce it
want to finish Scarlet Thread 3, maybe 4
want to finish Taste 2 and Shearwater 2
Also have an epic fantasy I’m excited about
Not sure I’ll get all that done this year, but that’s what I’m working on, and I plan to be faster and more consistent with releases, and also focusing on finishing up series and being less sporadic with new ideas.
