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The High Lord
by Trudi Canavan
A young girl's quest to save her kingdom, mastering powerful magic in the process.
A year has passed since Sonea had challenged Regin to a public duel and had beaten Regin by one bout. Since that victory, she has finally won the respect she deserves, not only as a novice with ... (Wikipedia)
The Magicians' Guild
by Trudi Canavan
A young girl discovers her magical abilities and is taken under the wing of the powerful Magicians' Guild, but soon realizes their dark secrets.
Each winter in Imardin, the capital city of Kyralia, the streets are purged of the "dwells", the city's poor under-class, by magicians who drive away the inhabitants of the city's slums. Although ... (Wikipedia)
Priestess of the White
by Trudi Canavan
A young priestess must navigate politics and magic to save her land from a dark force.
In a land on the brink of peace—watched jealously by a ruthless cult from across the sea and beset by hidden enemies—five extraordinary humans must serve as sword and shield of the Gods.,Auraya is ... (Goodreads)
The Naming
by Alison Croggon
A young girl finds her place in a magical world, struggling to overcome a powerful enemy.
The Gift (also published as The Naming ) begins with Maerad , in "Gilman's Cot" as a slave, where she has been for many years, with few memories of her former life, her mother having died several ... (Wikipedia)
Brilliance of the Moon
by Lian Hearn
A young man's adventures as he embarks on a quest to become a samurai and find his place in a new world.
Soon after Kaede and Takeo's marriage, messengers arrive at Terayama from his Uncles with a threat, and the head of Ichiro, his old teacher. The Otori army lies in wait to ambush him, so Takeo leads ... (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)
The Riddle
by Alison Croggon
A young girl discovers she is the last in a line of powerful mages, and must use her magic to save her world from darkness.
A young woman embraces her power – and her destiny -- as the thrilling quest begun in THE NAMING continues! Maerad is a girl with a tragic and bitter past, but her powers grow stronger by the day. ... (Goodreads)
The Way of Shadows
by Brent Weeks
A young orphan boy becomes an assassin's apprentice, navigating a dangerous world of politics and magic.
Azoth is an orphan who lives in the Warrens of Cenaria City. He and his two friends, Jarl and 'Doll Girl', are members of the Black Dragon Guild. They make their living stealing money to buy food and ... (Wikipedia)
The Golem's Eye
by Jonathan Stroud
A young magician's pursuit of a powerful, ancient creature threatens to unleash an ancient evil.
Two years after the events of the first novel, Nathaniel (alias John Mandrake ) serves in London’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, working to eliminate the anti-magician Resistance. Under pressure from ... (Wikipedia)
Graceling
by Kristin Cashore
Adventure story of a young girl who discovers her extraordinary abilities and the risks she must take to protect her kingdom.
This book tells the story of Katsa, a young woman with a "Grace", or power, which enhances her survival skills and makes her a highly efficient killer. It takes place in a world where Gracelings, or ... (Wikipedia)
The Warded Man
by Peter V. Brett
Adventure of three unlikely heroes, who must battle monsters to save their world.
As darkness falls after sunset, the corelings rise—demons who possess supernatural powers and burn with a consuming hatred of humanity. For hundreds of years the demons have terrorized the night, ... (Goodreads)
Grass for His Pillow
by Lian Hearn
A coming-of-age tale of a young samurai's struggle to survive the harsh realities of feudal Japan.
Kaede slowly recovers from the Kikuta sleep given to her by Takeo, with dreams of the White Goddess: Be patient. He will come for you. Afterwards she travels towards home, accompanied by Shizuka. ... (Wikipedia)
The Amulet of Samarkand
by Jonathan Stroud
A young sorcerer unlocks the secrets of a powerful magical amulet to save London from supernatural forces.
In an alternate London where the British Empire dominates the world through control of magic, and commoners are governed by the ruling class of magicians, five-year-old Nathaniel begins an ... (Wikipedia)
Ptolemy's Gate
by Jonathan Stroud
A young magician's quest to confront an ancient evil and restore balance to the magical world.
The British Empire is falling apart. Many commoners are unhappy with the current government, though none of the commoners claim responsibility for the status quo. The magician's demons are being ... (Wikipedia)
Blood of Elves
by Andrzej Sapkowski
A young orphan embarks on a quest, struggling to accept their destiny as a Witcher.
About a year before the beginning of the novel (as chronicled in the preceding short story " Much More "), the Empire of Nilfgaard attacks the Kingdom of Cintra. Queen Calanthe, mortally wounded, ... (Wikipedia)
Across the Nightingale Floor
by Lian Hearn
A young warrior's quest to save his family and restore their honor.
Across the Nightingale Floor is set in a fictional world based on Japan during the Sengoku period , and follows the story of a sixteen-year-old boy named Tomasu and fifteen-year-old girl named Kaede. ... (Wikipedia)
Eldest
by Christopher Paolini
An epic fantasy adventure, with a young hero struggling to save his kingdom from a dark force.
Darkness falls…despair abounds…evil reigns…Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now ... (Goodreads)
Kushiel's Chosen
by Jacqueline Carey
A courtesan embarks on a quest to save her homeland from a powerful, mysterious force.
Mighty Kushiel, of rod and weal,Late of the brazen portals,With blood-tipp'd dart a wound unhealed,Pricks the eyen of chosen mortals The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and ... (Goodreads)
The Time of Contempt
by Andrzej Sapkowski
A young witcher's quest to unravel the mysteries surrounding the magical world of the Continent.
Following their secret conclave (in Blood of Elves ), the monarchs of the Northern Kingdoms are secretly preparing to create a pretext for war with Nilfgaard, not knowing that the Emperor of ... (Wikipedia)
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)
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)
Castle of Wizardry
by David Eddings
Epic quest to find a magical artifact and save a kingdom from danger.
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)
Inkheart
by Cornelia Funke
A young girl's journey to uncover the secrets of a magical book, and the power of books to shape our lives.
12-year-old Meggie sees a stranger staring at her outside her window and tells her father, Mortimer (or Mo, as Meggie calls him) about it. Her father invites the stranger in, who introduces himself ... (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)
Poison Study
by Maria V. Snyder
Yelena, a convicted murderer, is given the choice to be executed or become the Commander's food taster. She must navigate political intrigue and assassination attempts.
Not everyone is pleased by Yelena's acceptance of the role of food taster, especially not General Brazell, whose son was killed by Yelena, despite it being in self-defense. His wants for her death ... (Wikipedia)
Eric
by Terry Pratchett
A young boy's adventures in a fantasy world, discovering the secrets of the Discworld.
The story is a parody of the tale of Faust , , and follows the events of, Sourcery, in which the Wizard Rincewind was trapped in the Dungeon Dimensions. The Discworld version of Hell or Pandemonium ... (Wikipedia)
Exile
by R.A. Salvatore
Epic fantasy adventure of a lone warrior determined to restore justice and peace.
Drizzt spent some years in the Underdark, during which he was enslaved by mind flayers and then had to fight Zaknafein again, who had been made undead by Malice, thanks to Lolth's "greatest gift" ... (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)
The Last Wish
by Andrzej Sapkowski
A dark fantasy adventure, filled with monsters, magic, and morality.
The King of Temeria, Foltest, has offered a reward to anyone who can lift the curse on his daughter, Adda (the result of an incestuous union with his late sister, also named Adda), who was born as a ... (Wikipedia)
