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The Fire Rose
by Mercedes Lackey
A woman's quest to fulfill her destiny, aided by magical powers and a daring prince.
Beauty Meets Beast in San Francisco Accepting employment as a governess after hard times hit her family, medieval scholar Rosalind Hawkins is surprised when she learns that her mysterious employer ... (Goodreads)
The Oathbound
by Mercedes Lackey
A story of courage and redemption, as a young woman embarks on a quest to break an ancient curse.
Tarma witnessed her clan's murder and, swearing vengeance, became a master warrior. Kethry fled her forced "marriage" and became an adept–pledging her power to the greatest good. When Kethry obtains ... (Goodreads)
Exile's Honor
by Mercedes Lackey
A young elven exile embarks on a journey of redemption and revenge.
Alberich had spent most of his youth in the Karsite military schools training to be an officer. As the son of an impoverished mother, he had no other career choice open to him. And Alberich had risen ... (Goodreads)
Calling on Dragons
by Patricia C. Wrede
An adventurous girl's mission to save an enchanted kingdom from the dangers of dark magic.
This novel is the third in the Enchanted Forest series, told from the witch Morwen's perspective. Morwen, a witch who lives in the Enchanted Forest, is having trouble with people who believe that ... (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)
Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot
by Patricia C. Wrede
Two cousins in Regency England exchange letters detailing their adventures with magic, romance, and a mysterious chocolate pot.
A great deal is happening in London and the country this season. For starters, there's the witch who tried to poison Kate at the Royal College of Wizards. There's also the man who seems to be spying ... (Goodreads)
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern
by Anne McCaffrey
Epic science-fiction story of a fatal plague and a brave heroine's quest to save her world.
The story begins with Moreta, the senior Weyrworman of Fort Weyr, traveling with her queen dragon Orlith (who is near the end of her pregnancy) to the Gather at Ruatha Hold. At the Gather there is ... (Wikipedia)
Death Masks
by Jim Butcher
A magical detective's mission to protect an ancient artifact from a powerful necromancer.
Harry shares a TV panel with a Vatican priest, Father Vincent, and São Paulo University Professor Don Paolo Ortega , a disguised Red Court Vampire noble. Father Vincent hires Dresden to recover the ... (Wikipedia)
The Warrior's Apprentice
by Lois McMaster Bujold
A young man's journey to becoming a leader, navigating the treacherous waters of space warfare.
When Miles Vorkosigan is disqualified from joining the Barrayaran Imperial Service Academy because he broke both his legs during the initial physical entrance exams, he sets about trying to prove ... (Wikipedia)
Deep Wizardry
by Diane Duane
Two young wizards must save the world's oceans from destruction by negotiating with the mystical beings who inhabit them.
Nita's family goes on vacation with Kit and his dog, Ponch, to the South Shore of Long Island. While swimming in the ocean at night, Nita encounters a dolphin (nicknamed 'Hotshot'), and Kit reports ... (Wikipedia)
The Renegades of Pern
by Anne McCaffrey
A group of rebels must protect their planet from a deadly plague and a powerful enemy.
As long as the people of Pern could remember, the Holds had protected them from Thread, the deadly silver strands that fell from the sky and ravaged the land. In exchange for sanctuary in the huge ... (Goodreads)
Cetaganda
by Lois McMaster Bujold
Miles Vorkosigan and his cousin investigate a conspiracy on the planet Cetaganda, uncovering secrets about the ruling class.
Previous novels referred to the Cetagandan Empire because of its occupation of Barrayar decades before the events of the first novel,, Shards of Honor, . Cetagandan soldiers of the ghem military ... (Wikipedia)
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)
Kitty Goes to Washington
by Carrie Vaughn
A woman faces a political crisis and must use her wits to save the day.
In this tantalizing sequel to, Kitty and the Midnight Hour, celebrity werewolf and late-night radio host Kitty Norville returns to take on dirty politicians in America's capital. Kitty Norville ... (Goodreads)
To Say Nothing of the Dog
by Connie Willis
Time-traveling historian visits Victorian England in search of an artifact, amidst a comedy of errors.
Ned Henry is a time traveler in 1940 studying Coventry Cathedral after the Coventry Blitz of World War II . He is specifically searching for the location of the "Bishop's bird stump ", a MacGuffin ... (Wikipedia)
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)
Honor Among Enemies
by David Weber
Captain Honor Harrington is stranded on a hostile planet with her crew, facing a deadly enemy and a race against time to survive.
After more than three years in exile on Grayson, several of Honor's old political enemies decide to try to kill two birds with one stone. Klaus Hauptman is able to have Honor appointed as commander ... (Wikipedia)
Taran Wanderer
by Lloyd Alexander
Taran sets out on a journey of self-discovery, seeking to learn his true identity and purpose in life.
Taran and Gurgi have returned to Caer Dallben after leaving Princess Eilonwy at the royal court of Dinas Rhydnant for education in the ways of a princess . Taran has come to realize that he loves ... (Wikipedia)
Kitty Takes a Holiday
by Carrie Vaughn
A young woman embarks on a magical journey to a land of fantasy and adventure.
After getting caught turning wolf on national television, Kitty retreats to a mountain cabin to recover and write her memoirs. But this is Kitty, so trouble is never far behind, and instead of Walden ... (Goodreads)
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)
Moon Called
by Patricia Briggs
A shapeshifter embarks on a journey to reclaim her heritage and defend her people.
Mercedes Thompson, aka Mercy, is a talented Volkswagen mechanic living in the Tri-Cities area of Washington. She also happens to be a walker, a magical being with the power to shift into a coyote at ... (Goodreads)
Dragonsdawn
by Anne McCaffrey
An epic sci-fi adventure in a distant world, exploring the secrets of a mysterious species.
The planet Pern seemed a paradise to its new colonists—seeking to return to an agrarian-based simpler way of life, Admiral Paul Benden , Governor Emily Boll and the rest of the colonists had selected ... (Wikipedia)
A Darkness At Sethanon
by Raymond E. Feist
Epic fantasy of a kingdom's battle against a powerful evil force.
Arutha , Prince of Krondor, uses an attempted assassination as a ruse to fake his own death so that he may travel north to confront Murmandamus. In his travels to the Northlands, Arutha finds his ... (Wikipedia)
Flag in Exile
by David Weber
Honor Harrington is exiled to a remote planet, where she must defend it against pirates and corrupt officials while navigating political intrigue.
After the scandal caused by killing Pavel Young in a duel, Honor retreats to Grayson until things settle down on Manticore. She intends to oversee the development of her Steading, and overcome the ... (Wikipedia)
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
by Patricia A. McKillip
An enchanting tale of a young woman's journey to save an ancient kingdom from an evil sorcerer.
World Fantasy Award-Winner,Newly available in print and e-book editions,"Rich and regal.",—, The New York Times,, Young Sybel, the heiress of powerful wizards, needs the company of no-one outside her ... (Barnes & Noble)
Magic Bites
by Ilona Andrews
A female private investigator hunts monsters while searching for answers about her mysterious past.
Ilona Andrews invites you to experience the first novel in the #1, New York Times, bestselling series featuring the intriguing fantasy world of mercenary Kate Daniels… When the magic is up, rogue ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 1
by Diana Wynne Jones
A collection of four magical stories, featuring the enigmatic Chrestomanci, a powerful enchanter tasked with maintaining balance in the multiverse.
There is an alternate cover here . In this multiple parallel universes of the Twelve Related Worlds, only an enchanter with nine lives is powerful enough to control the rampant misuse of magic–and to ... (Goodreads)
The Hallowed Hunt
by Lois McMaster Bujold
A prince must navigate political intrigue and supernatural forces to solve a murder and protect his kingdom.
The half-mad Prince Boleso has been slain by a noblewoman he had intended to defile – and Lord Ingrey kin Wolfcliff must transport the body to its burial place and the accused killer, the Lady Ijada, ... (Goodreads)
Stolen
by Kelley Armstrong
A young woman's fight for survival and revenge against a powerful and ruthless criminal organization.
The story begins with Elena travelling to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to follow up a lead the Pack have come across on believe.com which purports to be able to prove the existence of werewolves. ... (Wikipedia)
War of Honor
by David Weber
Space opera featuring political intrigue, espionage, and interstellar war.
Five years have passed since a truce was reached between Manticore and Haven, but there is still no formal peace treaty. Even though neither side wishes to resume fighting, political circumstances in ... (Wikipedia)
