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Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold
by Terry Brooks
A man purchases a magical kingdom, and must learn how to become its ruler.
The novel begins with Ben Holiday, a trial lawyer from Chicago , lamenting the loss of his wife and unborn child in a car accident. He finds an advertisement in an upscale Christmas catalog claiming ... (Wikipedia)
Wizard at Large
by Terry Brooks
The third book in the Magic Kingdom of Landover series. Ben Holiday must save his kingdom from a powerful demon and confront his own personal demons.
In an attempt to return Abernathy to his former human self, court wizard Questor Thews inadvertently sends the canine court scribe, along with Ben Holiday's royal medallion, to Earth. Specifically, ... (Wikipedia)
Witches' Brew
by Terry Brooks
A young girl embarks on a perilous journey to save her brother from the clutches of evil witches.
With peace reigning in the Magic Kingdom at last, Ben Holiday was finally free to lie back and watch his daughter grow. Which she did - by leaps and bounds. Born a seedling and nourished by soil from ... (Goodreads)
A Spell for Chameleon
by Piers Anthony
A young man must find his true love in a magical land where everyone has a unique magical talent.
The book starts with the main character, Bink in his home town. He must discover his magical talent before he comes of age, or be exiled to Mundania. While on his way to see the Good Magician Humfrey ... (Wikipedia)
Faith of the Fallen
by Terry Goodkind
A heroic struggle to protect the world from an ancient evil, using the power of faith.
Faith of the Fallen begins where, Soul of the Fire, leaves off. Richard is taking Cara and injured Kahlan to the high mountains of his homeland, Westland. At the end of the Soul of the Fire Richard ... (Wikipedia)
Song of the Wanderer
by Bruce Coville
A young boy travels through a magical world to find his missing father and discovers his own hidden powers.
One unicorn dwells on Earth. Hundreds fight in Luster. Their legends are recorded in The Unicorn Chronicles. Book II: Song of the Wanderer Cara must return to Earth to save her grandmother, the ... (Goodreads)
Into the Land of the Unicorns
by Bruce Coville
A young girl is transported to a magical land of unicorns, where she must help them defeat an evil sorcerer.
One unicorn dwells on Earth.,Hundreds fight in Luster.,Their legends are recorded in,THE UNICORN CHRONICLES Into the Land of the Unicorns As each chime sounds, Cara climbs faster up the steep bell ... (Goodreads)
Starless Night
by R.A. Salvatore
Epic adventure of a young man on a quest to save a kingdom from a powerful dark force.
In Starless Night , Drizzt decides to return to Menzoberranzan in an attempt to keep the evil drow from launching another attack on Mithral Hall. He gives Guenhwyvar to Regis and tells him not to ... (Wikipedia)
The Source of Magic
by Piers Anthony
A wizard's quest to unlock the secrets of magic, save the kingdom from destruction.
On his way to Queen Iris 's masquerade ball in honor of Trent's accession to the throne one year before, Bink is attacked by a floating sword, which he deflects using his talent of protection against ... (Wikipedia)
Myth Conceptions
by Robert Lynn Asprin
A humorous fantasy novel about a magician's apprentice who gets caught up in a world of gods, demons, and mythical creatures.
After mistakenly being appointed court magician by a regent who should have known better, apprentice mage Skeeve must defend a kingdom from the mightiest invading army in the world. ... (Goodreads)
Soul of the Fire
by Terry Goodkind
A daring adventure of facing the unknown to save the world from an ancient evil.
Continuing on from, Temple of the Winds, the story begins after Richard and Kahlan's wedding in the village of the Mud People. Strange deaths and the appearance of a 'chicken-that-isn't-a-chicken' ... (Wikipedia)
Warlock
by Wilbur Smith
A tale of magic, love, and betrayal set in 16th century Europe. Follow the journey of a young man as he discovers his true identity and battles for his rightful place in the world.
Warlock is a sequel to River God that details the later life of Taita 40 years on from the death of Lostris. Taita is no longer a slave but a powerful warlock with great fame throughout Egypt and the ... (Wikipedia)
For Love of Evil
by Piers Anthony
The story of a man who becomes the devil and his journey through the underworld.
Parry, an orphan, is taken in and is accidentally adopted by a wizard who teaches him the benefits of white magic and how it can be used to help others. A musician and adept white magician , Parry ... (Wikipedia)
Eragon & Eldest
by Christopher Paolini
A young farm boy discovers a dragon egg and becomes a dragon rider, embarking on a journey to save his world from evil forces.
In the #1 "New York Times" bestselling novels "Eragon" and "Eldest," fifteen year-old Eragon discovers his destiny as a Dragon Rider. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller ... (Goodreads)
The Little White Horse
by Elizabeth Goudge
A young orphan girl discovers a magical world of mystery and adventure and learns valuable lessons about friendship and courage.
Maria Merryweather becomes an orphan at age 13 on her father's death in 1842. She is sent to Moonacre Manor in the West side, accompanied by her governess Miss Heliotrope and dog Wiggins. There she ... (Wikipedia)
The Seventh Scroll
by Wilbur Smith
An Egyptian adventure leading to the lost tomb of Pharaoh Mamose.
This book is set in the present and follows the adventurer Nicholas Quenton-Harper and his love interest, Dr. Royan Al Simma, as they uncover the tomb of Tanus. Duraid Al Simma and his wife Royan ... (Wikipedia)
The Crystal Cave
by Mary Stewart
Arthurian legend comes to life as Merlin embarks on a quest to use his magical powers to protect the young king.
This novel covers the time from Merlin's sixth year until he becomes a young man. The Romans have recently left Britain , which is now divided into a number of kingdoms loosely united under a High ... (Wikipedia)
A Discovery of Witches
by Deborah Harkness
An enchanted journey of forbidden love, as a witch and a vampire search for an ancient magical book.
Book one of the, New York Times,-bestselling All Souls trilogy—"a wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of, Harry Potter, and, Twilight,” (,People,). Look for the hit TV series ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Laughing Corpse
by Laurell K. Hamilton
Anita Blake, a necromancer and vampire hunter, is hired to raise an ancient zombie, but soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous supernatural conspiracy.
The Laughing Corpse takes place a month after the events of, Guilty Pleasures, and begins with Anita and her manager Bert visiting Harold Gaynor, a local millionaire that wants Anita to animate a ... (Wikipedia)
Hexed
by Kevin Hearne
A modern day druid battles dark forces to protect the Earth from destruction.
Atticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, doesn’t care much for witches. Still, he’s about to make nice with the local coven by signing a mutually beneficial nonaggression treaty—when suddenly the ... (Goodreads)
Hounded
by Kevin Hearne
A druid's mission to protect an ancient artifact from an evil Celtic god.
The first novel in the Iron Druid Chronicles—introducing a cool, new, funny urban fantasy hero Atticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, lives peacefully in Arizona, running an occult bookshop and ... (Barnes & Noble)
River God
by Wilbur Smith
An epic tale of the rise and fall of a powerful ancient Egyptian kingdom.
River God follows the fate of the Egyptian Kingdom through the eyes of Taita, a multi-talented and highly skilled eunuch slave. Taita is owned by Lord Intef and primarily looks after his daughter, ... (Wikipedia)
The Killing Dance
by Laurell K. Hamilton
A vampire detective investigates a series of gruesome murders, unearthing secrets of the supernatural world.
The Killing Dance takes place in May, about a month and a half after Bloody Bones and like the previous novels, The Killing Dance begins with a potential job for Anita in her role as an Animators, ... (Wikipedia)
Pawn of Prophecy
by David Eddings
A young man must accept his destiny and fulfill an ancient prophecy to save the world.
A magnificent epic set against a history of seven thousand years of the struggles of Gods and Kings and men - of strange lands and events - of fate and a prophecy that must be fulfilled! THE ... (Goodreads)
Summer Knight
by Jim Butcher
Harry Dresden, wizard detective, is caught in a war between faerie courts. He must solve a murder and prevent a war between the courts.
Mab, the Winter Queen of the Sidhe, has purchased Dresden's debt from his fairy godmother, Leanansidhe. She tells Dresden he can pay off his debt by doing three favors. The first favor is for him to ... (Wikipedia)
Fool Moon
by Jim Butcher
A wizard detective must solve a supernatural mystery with intrigue and danger.
After the events in, Storm Front, , Kim Delaney, whom Dresden helped to control her magical talents, asks Dresden how to create a set of three magical circles, which could be used to contain powerful ... (Wikipedia)
Grave Peril
by Jim Butcher
Wizard Harry Dresden must protect Chicago from a powerful and malevolent supernatural force.
Dresden and Michael Carpenter , a Knight of the Cross , try to track down a bewildered but dangerous ghost in Cook County Hospital, are nearly ensnared by Dresden's faerie godmother the Leanansidhe , ... (Wikipedia)
The Last Battle
by C.S. Lewis
Epic conclusion to the Chronicles of Narnia, with a battle between good and evil.
In the north of Narnia, a clever and greedy ape named Shift persuades a well-meaning but simple-minded donkey called Puzzle to dress in a lion's skin (an echo from Aesop's story of The Ass in the ... (Wikipedia)
The Alloy of Law
by Brandon Sanderson
A new era of law and order in a magical, steampunk world.
The Alloy of Law is set in an analog to the early 20th century, on Scadrial , approximately 300 years after the conclusion of the original trilogy. , It also introduces the concept of Twinborn , ... (Wikipedia)
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by Madeleine L'Engle
A young girl must use the power of her imagination to save the world.
The book opens on Thanksgiving evening, 10 years after the events of, A Wind in the Door, . Meg is now married to Calvin and is expecting their first child . Calvin has become a scientist and is in ... (Wikipedia)
