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Luck in the Shadows
by Lynn Flewelling
A young thief's adventures in a fantasy world, filled with danger, secrets and hidden magic.
When young Alec of Kerry is taken prisoner for a crime he didn’t commit, he is certain that his life is at an end. But one thing he never expected was his cellmate. Spy, rogue, thief, and noble, ... (Goodreads)
Stalking Darkness
by Lynn Flewelling
A young thief and his mentor are caught up in a dangerous game of politics and magic, as they try to uncover a sinister plot.
With the Leran threat laid to rest, Alec and Seregil are now able to turn their attention to the ancient evil which threatens their land. The Plenimarans, at war with Skalans, have decided to defeat ... (Goodreads)
Traitor's Moon
by Lynn Flewelling
Epic fantasy adventure of a disgraced prince and a mysterious stranger attempting to stop a sinister plot.
Master spies Seregil and Alec are no strangers to peril. Their assignments, nightrunning for wizards and nobles, have led them into many deadly situations. But sometimes the greatest danger can lurk ... (Goodreads)
The Snow Queen
by Joan D. Vinge
A retelling of the classic fairy tale, set on a distant planet, where a young woman must rescue her lover from the clutches of an evil queen.
This reissue of a modern classic of science fiction, the Hugo and Locus Award-winning and Nebula-nominated, The Snow Queen, marks the first time the book has been reprinted in fifteen years. The ... (Goodreads)
Neverwhere
by Neil Gaiman
A mysterious journey through a hidden realm of London, filled with danger and unexpected allies.
Neverwhere is the story of Richard Mayhew and his trials and tribulations in London. At the start of the story, he is a young businessman, recently moved from Scotland and with a normal life ahead. ... (Wikipedia)
First Rider's Call
by Kristen Britain
A young girl embarks on an adventure to save her world from an evil magician.
Now a Green Rider, one of the king's elite troop of messengers, Karigan returns to Sacor City, giving up her merchant lifestyle. The story opens a year into this service as danger is threatening the ... (Wikipedia)
Kushiel's Dart
by Jacqueline Carey
A story of political intrigue, adventure, and forbidden love, set in a world of gods and mortals.
The book follows Phèdre nó Delaunay's life from birth. She's born with a mote in her eye, which makes her appear inappropriate for service as a religious courtesan, but it is revealed that this is ... (Wikipedia)
Assassin's Quest
by Robin Hobb
A daring quest to save a kingdom from a powerful evil, with the help of magical powers.
FitzChivalry Farseer is raised from the dead with Wit magic, becoming more wolf than human. Only Burrich and Chade know he survived his tortures in Regal 's dungeons. They help Fitz regain his ... (Wikipedia)
Shades of Milk and Honey
by Mary Robinette Kowal
A romantic tale set in a world where magic is commonplace, following the life of a talented artist and her search for love.
The fantasy novel you’ve always wished Jane Austen had written Shades of Milk and Honey is exactly what we could expect from Jane Austen if she had been a fantasy writer: Pride and Prejudice meets ... (Goodreads)
Ancillary Justice
by Ann Leckie
A sci-fi epic of revenge and redemption, exploring the far reaches of the galaxy.
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. Once, she was the Justice of Toren - a colossal starship with an artificial intelligence linking ... (Goodreads)
Magician: Apprentice
by Raymond E. Feist
A young boy's journey to becoming a master sorcerer, encountering magical creatures and powerful forces along the way.
In the twelfth year of the reign of Rodric the Fourth, an orphaned kitchen boy named Pug is made an apprentice magician to the magician Kulgan in Crydee . A struggling student of magic , he rises to ... (Wikipedia)
Abhorsen
by Garth Nix
A young heroine embarks on a perilous quest to save her kingdom from a powerful enemy.
The Abhorsen's House is besieged by Dead Hands led by Chlorr of the Mask under the control of Hedge the Necromancer, who in turn serves Orannis the Destroyer. With the help of their familiars Mogget ... (Wikipedia)
Lirael
by Garth Nix
An orphan girl discovers her magical powers and embarks on a quest to save her kingdom.
Lirael, the protagonist of the second and third books, is raised as a Clayr, part of a vast family of precognitive women who dwell in a remote glacier within the Old Kingdom. As she lacks the Clayr's ... (Wikipedia)
Cast in Shadow
by Michelle Sagara
Kaylin Neya, a human with a troubled past, must solve a murder mystery in a world of magic and politics.
Something is stirring again…,Seven years ago Kaylin fled the crime-riddled streets of Nightshade,, knowing, that something was after her. Children were being murdered—and they all had the same odd ... (Barnes & Noble)
The High King's Tomb
by Kristen Britain
An epic fantasy adventure, as a young knight embarks on a quest to save her kingdom.
Karigan G’Ladheon, a member of the King’s Green Rider messenger service, finds her life increasingly tangled in the third book of the Green Rider series. King Zachary, for whom Karigan has feelings, ... (Wikipedia)
Sabriel
by Garth Nix
A young woman embarks on a quest to save her kingdom from an ancient evil, confronting her own mortality.
The book opens with Sabriel raising a freshly killed rabbit from death. She is a young girl attending Wyverly College, an all-female boarding school in Ancelstierre. An undead creature enters the ... (Wikipedia)
Howl’s Moving Castle
by Diana Wynne Jones
A young woman embarks on an adventure to break a curse and reclaim her identity in a magical world.
18-year-old Sophie Hatter is the eldest of three sisters living in Market Chipping, a town in the magical kingdom of Ingary, where fairytale tropes are accepted ways of life, including that the ... (Wikipedia)
The Mad Ship
by Robin Hobb
A young woman navigates the dangerous waters of a world where sentient ships are coveted and hunted.
Aboard Vivacia, Kennit is dying, but Wintrow gets the courage together to cut off the infected part of his leg, and Kennit agrees to try. He's starting to bond with the ship, and the operation makes ... (Wikipedia)
Golden Fool
by Robin Hobb
FitzChivalry Farseer, the bastard son of a prince, becomes embroiled in court intrigue and must navigate dangerous political waters to protect his loved ones.
Fitz has succeeded in rescuing Prince Dutiful from the clutches of the Piebald rebels. But once again the cost of protecting the Farseer line has been dear: Nighteyes is dead. Fitz, though bitter and ... (Wikipedia)
Anne Rice's The Tale of the Body Thief
by Faye Perozich
A vampire's quest to reclaim his lost humanity, explored through a visually stunning graphic novel.
Lestat is the decadent, corrupt night-dweller with a craving for human blood. Now transformed into a Dark God, he must make a journey into the heart of darkness, where he must confront his own cursed ... (Goodreads)
Daughter of the Forest
by Juliet Marillier
Sorcha, a young woman, must complete an impossible task to save her brothers from a curse. She faces danger, love, and sacrifice in ancient Ireland.
Sorcha, the youngest child of Irish Lord Colum of Sevenwaters, loses her mother at childbirth, and is raised almost entirely by her six older brothers. She is more or less ignored by her father. When ... (Wikipedia)
City of Stairs
by Robert Jackson Bennett
A spy investigates a murder in a city where the gods were killed and their powers vanished. But are they really gone?
An atmospheric and intrigue-filled novel of dead gods, buried histories, and a mysterious, protean city—from one of America's most acclaimed young science fiction writers., The city of Bulikov once ... (Barnes & Noble)
Sunshine
by Robin McKinley
Rae, a young girl, discovers her magical powers and must navigate a world of politics and power struggles to save her kingdom from darkness.
The story is set in an alternate universe , taking place after the "Voodoo Wars", a conflict between humans and the "Others". The Others mainly consist of vampires , werewolves , and demons , though ... (Wikipedia)
Moon Over Soho
by Ben Aaronovitch
A supernatural detective story set in London, exploring the mysterious powers of music.
Following the events of, Rivers of London, Police Constable and apprentice wizard Peter Grant is called in to help investigate the brutal murder of a journalist in the downstairs toilet of the ... (Wikipedia)
Anne of Avonlea
by L.M. Montgomery
A young girl's coming-of-age in rural Prince Edward Island, full of adventures and misadventures.
Anne is about to start her first term teaching at the Avonlea school, although she will still continue her studies at home with Gilbert, who is teaching at the nearby White Sands School. The book ... (Wikipedia)
Silverthorn
by Raymond E. Feist
Epic adventure of a young man with a mysterious past, uncovering secrets of a hidden kingdom.
A year after his brother Lyam's coronation as king, Arutha returns to his city as the new Prince of Krondor, to begin plans for his wedding. Jimmy the Hand , a young thief, foils an assassination ... (Wikipedia)
By the Sword
by Mercedes Lackey
A young woman joins a mercenary company to escape an arranged marriage and becomes embroiled in a dangerous plot.
Granddaughter of the sorceress Kethry, daughter of a noble house, Kerowyn had been forced to run the family keep since her mother’s untimely death. Yet now at last her brother was preparing to wed, ... (Goodreads)
Turn Coat
by Jim Butcher
Wizard detective must uncover a traitor within the magical community to save his life.
Nearly a year and a half after the events in, Small Favor, , a wounded Warden Morgan shows up at Dresden's apartment, asking for protection from the other Wardens. Morgan reveals that he was drugged ... (Wikipedia)
Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
Epic science-fiction story of a journey to the distant planet Hyperion.
In the 29th century, the Hegemony of Man comprises hundreds of planets connected by farcaster portals. The Hegemony maintains an uneasy alliance with the TechnoCore , a civilisation of AIs . Modified ... (Wikipedia)
Child of the Prophecy
by Juliet Marillier
A young woman must navigate political intrigue and magical forces to fulfill a prophecy and save her people.
Fainne is a sorcerer's daughter growing up in Kerry. Her mother, Niamh ( Son of the Shadows ) had drowned in the sea when Fainne was quite young, her father Ciarán, the son of Lady Oonagh ( Daughter ... (Wikipedia)
