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Prophecy: Child of Earth
by Elizabeth Haydon
A young girl with a mysterious past is pursued by dark forces as she discovers her true identity and destiny.
Rhapsody travels with Ashe to deliver a dragon's claw, long ago hidden among the treasures of Ylorc , for fear of the dragon's wreaking vengeance upon those who would keep her claw from her. On the ... (Wikipedia)
The Eye of the World
by Robert Jordan
Epic fantasy, filled with adventure and danger, as a group of heroes attempt to save the world.
The Eye of the World revolves around protagonists Rand al'Thor , Matrim (Mat) Cauthon , Perrin Aybara , Egwene al'Vere , and Nynaeve al'Meara , after their residence of "Emond's Field" is ... (Wikipedia)
Magician: Master
by Raymond E. Feist
Pug, a young magician, is kidnapped and taken to another world where he must use his powers to survive and save his friends.
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)
Wizard's First Rule
by Terry Goodkind
A magical journey of self-discovery as a young man embarks on a quest to save the world.
The primary protagonist in Wizard's First Rule is Richard Cypher , a young woods guide. Richard lives in an area of the world known as Westland, which is one of three parts of the known world, ... (Wikipedia)
Black Sun Rising
by C.S. Friedman
An epic fantasy adventure featuring a group of unlikely heroes who must save the world from destruction.
As they make their way north, they encounter a man by the name of Gerald Tarrant, who marks himself as the servant of the Hunter, a powerful Adept who lives in the middle of a vortex of Fae. He ... (Wikipedia)
The Runelords
by David Farland
Epic fantasy adventure of a young man's quest to restore order to a kingdom.
Young Prince Gaborn Val Orden of Mystarria is traveling in disguise on a journey to ask for the hand of the lovely Princess Iome of Sylvarresta when he and his warrior bodyguard spot a pair of ... (Goodreads)
Royal Assassin
by Robin Hobb
A journey of self-discovery and growth, as a young man discovers his hidden powers and learns to use them.
Fitz has survived his first hazardous mission as king’s assassin, but is left little more than a cripple. Battered and bitter, he vows to abandon his oath to King Shrewd, remaining in the distant ... (Goodreads)
City of Golden Shadow
by Tad Williams
A thrilling adventure of discovering a forgotten, mystical world and its secrets.
The first character introduced is a man called Paul Jonas, apparently an infantryman on the Western Front of the First World War . In what he at first believes to be a dream or hallucination, he ... (Wikipedia)
Elantris
by Brandon Sanderson
Epic fantasy tale of a cursed city and its inhabitants’ struggles to restore its former glory.
Elantris was once a place of magic, and the immortal Elantrians were gods in the eyes of people, with the divine ability to create and heal with a mere wave of a hand. Anyone in Arelon had the ... (Wikipedia)
Dragonsinger
by Anne McCaffrey
A young singer discovers her magical connection to dragons and embarks on a quest to save her people.
The novel follows Menolly , now apprenticed into the Harper Hall, a type of music conservatory for harpers ( minstrels /educators) and other music professionals, as she begins her musical training to ... (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)
Firefight
by Brandon Sanderson
A young superhero must confront a powerful enemy in a battle to save the world.
Babylon Restored, formerly Manhattan, may give David answers. Ruled by the mysterious High Epic, Regalia, David is sure Babylon Restored will lead him to what he needs to find. And while entering ... (Goodreads)
Raymond E. Feist's Magician Master
by Bryan J.L. Glass
Young magician Pug is taken captive by the Tsurani Empire, where he must use his powers to survive and protect his people.
Collects Magician Master #1-5. A comic adaptation of the original book by Raymond E. Feist. It has been three years since the siege of Crydee. The three boys who once were the closest of friends are ... (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)
The Wayfarer Redemption
by Sara Douglass
A young woman discovers her destiny as a powerful sorceress in a world of magic, politics, and war.
A millennia-old prophecy was given when the Forbidden Ones were driven from Achar. And now, the Acharites witness its manifestation: Achar is under attack by an evil lord from the North, Gorgreal-his ... (Goodreads)
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)
The Wise Man's Fear
by Patrick Rothfuss
Epic fantasy adventure of a young man's quest for knowledge, power and love.
On the second day of his recounting the story of his life to Chronicler at the Waystone Inn, Kvothe continues the narrative commenced in, The Name of the Wind, , wherein a younger Kvothe pursues his ... (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)
Magician: Apprentice Volume 1
by Raymond E. Feist
A young prince embarks on a quest to save his kingdom from a dark force.
The Riftwar Saga—a classic of fantasy literature which no true fan should be without—opens with this tale of magic, might, and adventure. “One of the world’s most successful fantasy fiction ... (Barnes & Noble)
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)
The Way of Kings
by Brandon Sanderson
Epic fantasy saga of a young king and his quest to restore order to a broken kingdom.
The story rotates between the points of view of Kaladin, Shallan Davar, Szeth-son-son-Vallano, Dalinar Kholin, and several other minor characters, who lead seemingly unconnected lives. Szeth, a Shin ... (Wikipedia)
Antrax
by Terry Brooks
The second book in the "Voyage of the Jerle Shannara" series. A quest to find the magical "tanequil" and defeat the evil Antrax.
The voyage to find the lost magic takes the companions to the continent of Parkasia . Here, they are split up, and Walker , despite all his plans and his enormous power, finds himself caught and ... (Wikipedia)
Dragonflight
by Anne McCaffrey
A young dragonrider embarks on a mission to save her kingdom from a mysterious threat.
Dragonflight is the story of Lessa , the sole survivor of the noble ruling family of Ruatha Hold on the northern continent of Pern. When the rest of her family is killed by a cruel usurper, Fax , she ... (Wikipedia)
Crown of Shadows
by C.S. Friedman
A dark fantasy novel about a powerful sorceress who must confront her own inner demons to save her world from destruction.
Damien and Tarrant return to the west and Jaggonath, where they agree to work together long enough to kill Calesta. Damien discovers that the Patriarch of the Church, who is firmly against sorcery, ... (Wikipedia)
The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
by David Gemmell
Druss, a legendary warrior, recounts his early adventures and battles against evil forces.
He was known as Druss. The Deathwalker. Though the blood of merciless butchers coursed through his veins, he had found a fragile peace through his love for beautiful, mystical Rowena. Then came the ... (Goodreads)
Heir to the Shadows
by Anne Bishop
A young girl, heir to a powerful family, must navigate the dangerous politics of a world ruled by magical Blood.
Librarian's note: See alternate cover for this edition, here,. Enough time has passed for the young girl Jaenelle, heir to the magical Darkness, for her physical wounds to heal, while amnesia keeps ... (Goodreads)
Queen of the Darkness
by Anne Bishop
A dark fantasy about a young queen's quest to protect her kingdom from a powerful evil.
Librarian's note: See alternate cover edition of ISBN 0451456734, here,. Jaenelle Angelline now reigns as Queen-protector of the Shadow Realm. No longer will the corrupt Blood slaughter her people ... (Goodreads)
Touch of Power
by Maria V. Snyder
Avry, a healer, is the only one who can save the dying prince, but healing is a death sentence. She must choose between saving him and risking her life.
Laying hands upon the injured and dying, Avry of Kazan absorbs their wounds and diseases into herself. But rather than being honored for her skills, she is hunted. Healers like Avry are accused of ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Wishsong of Shannara
by Terry Brooks
Epic fantasy adventure to save the world from a powerful evil, guided by magical Shannara bloodline.
Before the dawn of mankind, Demons created a book of dark magic, called the Ildatch. This book was so full of their dark essence that it became a living thing, with a will of its own. When the Druids ... (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)
