Fantasy Stories from Around the World

Explore fantasy in the language it was written in. This collection brings together magical tales, fairy stories, jinn adventures, legends, enchanted worlds and imaginative fiction without forcing every reader into English.

Browse fantasy by language

• English fantasy stories
• اردو فینٹسی اور جادوئی کہانیاں
• Fantasy történetek magyarul
• Histórias de fantasia em português
• Cuentos de fantasía en español
• Fantastik hikayeler
• Fantasy Geschichten auf Deutsch

Major classic collection: Arabian Nights Stories — Tales from 1001 Nights brings together 278 verified tales from classic public-domain editions.

Popular Arabian adventure collection: Sinbad Stories — The Seven Voyages of Sinbad, with both Sinbad and Sindbad spellings preserved for readers and search discovery.

Featured Urdu fantasy collection: عمرو عیار کی کہانیاں اردو میں brings together the available complete Umro Ayyar adventures.

Explore a classic German fairy tale, The Twelve Huntsmen, in the public-domain English edition of the Brothers Grimm collection.

Begin with a classic fantasy tale

Not sure where to start? These complete stories span magical objects, clever heroines, mysterious castles and traditional folklore:

• Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp — an adventure built around the legendary magic lamp.
• Blue Beard — a darker fairy tale about a forbidden door and an unsettling secret.
• Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper — a classic tale of transformation.
• Donkey Skin — a fairy tale of disguise and escape.
• Asmund and Signy — a tale from northern storytelling traditions.
• The Master Maid — an ingenious heroine in a magical quest.
• East of the Sun and West of the Moon — a journey through enchantment.
• The Water of Life — a Brothers Grimm tale of a difficult quest.