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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)
Dreams Made Flesh
by Anne Bishop
The continuation of the Black Jewels Trilogy, where the power of dreams and magic collide in a world of darkness and danger.
Return to the realm of the Blood in, Dreams Made Flesh,—featuring four revelatory all-new adventures of Jaenelle and her kindred…. Jaenelle is the most powerful Witch ever known, centuries of hopes ... (Goodreads)
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)
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)
Kushiel's Avatar
by Jacqueline Carey
A gripping fantasy saga of political intrigue, magic, and forbidden love.
The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. It's inhabited by the race that rose from the seed of angels, and they live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt. Phèdre nó ... (Goodreads)
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)
A Kiss of Shadows
by Laurell K. Hamilton
A young woman's quest to embrace her supernatural powers and reclaim her birthright.
The story begins in Los Angeles, California, in a world where magical creatures are "out of the closet" and, in some cases, even legal. Princess Meredith NicEssus is working for the Grey Detective ... (Wikipedia)
Lover Unbound
by J.R. Ward
A vampire warrior and a doctor battle their inner demons as they fight for their love.
The ruthless and brilliant brother Vishous possesses a destructive curse and a frightening ability to see the future. As a member of the Brotherhood, he has no interest in love or emotion, only the ... (Goodreads)
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)
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)
Silence Fallen
by Patricia Briggs
A werewolf's battle against a powerful supernatural enemy, to save the people she loves.
In the #1, New York Times, bestselling Mercy Thompson novels, the coyote shapeshifter has found her voice in the werewolf pack. But when Mercy's bond with the pack—and her mate—is broken, she'll ... (Barnes & Noble)
Dragonflight / Dragonquest
by Anne McCaffrey
Epic fantasy adventure, navigating political alliances and personal relationships to save a world.
As it opens, tensions are rising between the Oldtimers, those dragonriders who came forward in time 400 turns (Pernese years) to help the undermanned contemporary dragonriders protect the planet Pern ... (Wikipedia)
Tigana
by Guy Gavriel Kay
A tale of a conquered land, where a small group of rebels seek to restore their lost culture and history.
The plot focuses on a group of rebels attempting to overthrow both tyrants and win back their homeland. Many of the rebels are natives of the province of Tigana, which was the province that most ably ... (Wikipedia)
Magic Strikes
by Ilona Andrews
A female shapeshifter and an alpha shape-shifting couple must band together to defeat an ancient evil.
Drafted into working for the Order of Merciful Aid, mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems than she knows what to do with these days. And in Atlanta, where magic comes and goes like the ... (Goodreads)
Wolf-Speaker
by Tamora Pierce
A young girl embarks on a magical journey to save her wolf friend from his dangerous captor.
Daine receives a summons from some old friends—the wolf pack from her old village, led by Brokefang and his mate Frostfur, who are unhappy with the nobles ruining the Long Lake, their territory. They ... (Wikipedia)
The Realms of the Gods
by Tamora Pierce
A young girl's quest to save the world, aided by ancient magics and mythological creatures.
In this final book of Daine's story, she and Numair are teleported to the Divine Realms. Daine's mother, Sarra, is now the Green Lady, a minor goddess of healing and childbirth in the northern ... (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)
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)
Uprooted
by Naomi Novik
A young woman's battle to save her home from a magical force, while uncovering secrets of her past.
“Our Dragon doesn’t eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We hear them sometimes, from travelers passing through. They talk as though we were doing human ... (Goodreads)
Iron and Magic
by Ilona Andrews
Mercenary leader Hugh d'Ambray must ally with Elara, the leader of a magical house, to protect his people from a dangerous enemy.
The Iron Covenant Book 1, ,, No day is ordinary in a world where Technology and Magic compete for supremacy…But no matter which force is winning, in the apocalypse, a sword will always work., , Hugh ... (Barnes & Noble)
Dead Witch Walking
by Kim Harrison
A dark urban fantasy about a witch's fight for survival in a world of humans, demons and vampires.
All the creatures of the night gather in "the Hollows" of Cincinnati, to hide, to prowl, to party... and to feed. Vampires rule the darkness in a predator-eat-predator world rife with dangers beyond ... (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)
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)
Darkfever
by Karen Marie Moning
A woman searches for her missing sister in the mythic and dangerous world of the Fae.
The novel tells the story of MacKayla Lane or "Mac", the daughter of Jack and Rainey Lane, who works as a bartender in Georgia. After learning about her sister's death Mac travels to Ireland in hopes ... (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)
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)
The Curse of Tenth Grave
by Darynda Jones
Charley Davidson, a grim reaper, investigates a case of missing children while dealing with her own personal demons.
If one door closes and another one opens,your house is probably haunted. —Bumper Sticker As a Part-time PI and fulltime grim reaper, Charley Davidson has asked a lot of questions throughout her life: ... (Barnes & Noble)
Working for the Devil
by Lilith Saintcrow
A necromancer is forced to work for a demon lord, navigating the dangerous politics of the supernatural world.
When the devil needs a rogue demon killed, he calls Dante Valentine–a cross between Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake and Kim Harrison's Rachel Morgan--in this sassy debut novel by Saintcrow. ... (Goodreads)
Nerilka's Story
by Anne McCaffrey
Nerilka, a young woman, struggles to survive a deadly plague that ravages her world. She must find a way to save herself and her people.
Taking a different approach from the previous seven books in the series, Nerilka's Story has a non-dragonrider and non-harper as its major viewpoint character. It is set during the events detailed ... (Wikipedia)
