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A Knight of the Word
by Terry Brooks
A knight must choose between his duty to protect humanity and his desire for a normal life.
John Ross, having failed on a mission from the Word in which fourteen school children were killed in San Sobel, California , tries to leave his life as a Knight of the Word behind him. He returns to ... (Wikipedia)
Running with the Demon
by Terry Brooks
Nest Freemark, a teenage girl with magical powers, must protect her town from evil forces during a time of great turmoil.
Nest Freemark is a fourteen-year-old girl of Hopewell, Illinois , who has inherited magical powers from her mother's lineage. She lives with her grandmother Evelyn and grandfather Bob, as her mother ... (Wikipedia)
Bearers of the Black Staff
by Terry Brooks
In a post-apocalyptic world, a group of survivors must protect their community from dangerous creatures and a mysterious force known as the Void.
As described by Cristina Donati of FantasyMagazine (translated), , ... (Wikipedia)
Greenwitch
by Susan Cooper
Three children unravel the secrets of a mysterious island, guided by ancient magical forces.
Simon, Jane, and Barney, enlisted by their mysterious great-uncle, arrive in a small coastal town to recover a priceless golden grail stolen by the forces of evil – Dark. They are not at first aware ... (Goodreads)
Rule of Two
by Drew Karpyshyn
The Sith Lord Darth Bane trains his apprentice, adhering to the Rule of Two, which states that there can only be two Sith at a time.
Darth Bane, still on the planet Ruusan, finds his apprentice Zannah, a girl only 10 years old. Together they decide to see the effects of the thought bomb, and journey into the catacombs where it ... (Wikipedia)
The Diamond Throne
by David Eddings
A young prince embarks on a quest to restore an ancient kingdom, fighting against tyranny and oppression.
After a long spell of exile, Sparhawk, Pandion Knight and the Queen's champion returns to native land to find it overrun with evil and intrigue - and his young queen greviously ill. Indeed, Ehlana ... (Goodreads)
Path of Destruction
by Drew Karpyshyn
Epic space opera, involving space pirates, gods, and a galactic war.
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)
Silver on the Tree
by Susan Cooper
Young siblings travel to a magical land to save the world from a powerful evil.
The Dark is rising in its last and greatest bid to control the world. And Will Stanton – last-born of the immortal Old Ones, dedicated to keeping the world free -- must join forces with this ageless ... (Goodreads)
Domes of Fire
by David Eddings
A young man is tasked with a dangerous mission to save a kingdom from a powerful enemy.
Danger stalked Queen Ehlana's realm. When an ambasador from the far-off Tamul Empire begged for help, Sparhawk, Ehlana's champion and Prince Consort, was the Emperor's last hope. For surely the ... (Goodreads)
Sorceress of Darshiva
by David Eddings
The fourth book in the Malloreon series, following Garion and his companions as they search for a magical object to defeat an evil god.
The Endless Quest... Troubles and delays continued to mount as Garion, Belgarath, Polgara, and the company pursued Zandramas across the known world. Possessed by the Dark Destiny, she had stolen ... (Goodreads)
Different Seasons
by Stephen King
Four novellas exploring the power of morality, justice, and redemption.
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption–the most satisfying tale of unjust imprisonment and offbeat escape since The Count of Monte Cristo. Apt Pupil--a golden California schoolboy and an old man ... (Goodreads)
Curse of the Bane
by Joseph Delaney
A young boy's quest to save his family and the world from an ancient evil.
Now it's the dark's turn to be afraid , The Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, deal with the dark. Together they rid the county of witches, ghosts, and boggarts. But now there's some unfinished ... (Goodreads)
The Robe
by Lloyd C. Douglas
A Roman tribune's journey from persecutor to believer in the wake of Jesus's crucifixion.
The book explores the aftermath of the crucifixion of Jesus through the experiences of the Roman tribune, Marcellus Gallio and his Greek slave Demetrius. Prince Gaius, in an effort to rid Rome of ... (Wikipedia)
Death of Kings
by Bernard Cornwell
A historical epic of betrayal, revenge, and redemption set during the war-torn Middle Ages.
It is 899 AD. Alfred the Great is dying. Rivals for his throne are poised to tear his kingdom apart. Uhtred, a Saxon who has been raised by a Danish warlord, wants more than anything else to go and ... (Wikipedia)
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 Empty Throne
by Bernard Cornwell
A gripping tale of loyalty, bravery and battle, as a kingdom is thrown into turmoil.
In 911 AD, Uhtred of Bebbanburg's son, also named Uhtred, ambushes a small band of Norse raiders in the north of Mercia and brings the captives and plunder to Aethelflaed, who instructs him to take ... (Wikipedia)
Sword Song
by Bernard Cornwell
Epic saga of a Saxon warrior's struggle for survival against the invading Vikings.
Alfred, King of Wessex, has Uhtred of Bebbanburg build one of the fortified towns that make up Alfred's system of defence. After ambushing a band of raiders, Uhtred learns that two powerful Norse ... (Wikipedia)
Crocodile on the Sandbank
by Elizabeth Peters
An intrepid female archaeologist uses her wits to solve a mysterious murder in the Nile Valley.
Amelia Peabody is left a wealthy orphan after the death of her studious father, who has left her everything in his will because she is the only one of his children who shared his interests, namely ... (Wikipedia)
Homeland
by R.A. Salvatore
Epic saga of an elf's journey of self-discovery, redemption and revenge.
Drizzt was born to the tenth noble House of Menzoberranzan , Daermon Na'shezbaernon (more commonly known as House Do'Urden). He was the son of Malice, the Do'Urden Matron Mother and her consort, ... (Wikipedia)
Three to Get Deadly
by Janet Evanovich
Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter, is on the hunt for a cop killer and a missing witness. Chaos ensues.
Stephanie is on the trail of beloved Moses Bedemier , a mild-mannered man who runs an ice-cream parlor/candy store in the Burg . Mo is an upstanding citizen with ties to almost every family in ... (Wikipedia)
Small Favor
by Jim Butcher
A wizard detective uses magic to solve a dangerous supernatural mystery.
One year after the events in, White Night, , Dresden is confronted by Queen Mab calling in one of the favors owed her by Harry: that he be her "Emissary," and protect John Marcone. Despite repeated ... (Wikipedia)
The Twelve
by Justin Cronin
Humanity fighting for survival against a vampire apocalypse.
After briefly revisiting some of the surviving characters from the first book, the novel jumps back to the start of the plague. Four plot lines emerge: an autistic young school bus driver named Danny ... (Wikipedia)
This Present Darkness
by Frank E. Peretti
A small town is under attack by supernatural forces, and a group of people must fight to save it from darkness.
This Present Darkness takes place in the small college town of Ashton. Bernice Kreuger, a reporter for the Clarion , Ashton's town newspaper , is falsely arrested on prostitution charges after taking ... (Wikipedia)
Song of Susannah
by Stephen King
A heroic quest to save the world from the machinations of an evil being.
Taking place mainly in our world (New York City and East Stoneham, Maine ), this book picks up where, Wolves of the Calla, left off, with the ka-tet employing the help of the Manni to open the magic ... (Wikipedia)
The Halfling's Gem
by R.A. Salvatore
Drizzt Do'Urden and his companions embark on a perilous journey to retrieve a stolen gem. Action-packed adventure ensues.
The dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden and Wulfgar the barbarian race to Calimport to rescue their friend Regis—who is being held as a captive, along with Drizzt's magical panther Guenhwyvar , by Artemis ... (Wikipedia)
Man from Mundania
by Piers Anthony
A man from a magical land is transported to a mundane world and must navigate its complexities to return home.
For a bored, young princess of Xanth, there's nothing more exciting than a Quest. Especially when all you do is sit around Castle Roogna. But when Ivy uses the Heaven Cent, it takes her not to the ... (Goodreads)
The Talisman
by Stephen King
An epic quest to save the world from the forces of darkness.
Jack Sawyer, twelve years old, sets out from Arcadia Beach, New Hampshire in a bid to save his mother, who is dying from cancer , by finding a crystal called "the Talisman." Jack's journey takes him ... (Wikipedia)
Deadhouse Gates
by Steven Erikson
Epic fantasy adventure, chronicling the struggles of characters in a hostile, war-torn world.
Deadhouse Gates begins a few months after the conclusion of Gardens of the Moon , though few characters and almost no settings bridge the two novels. The main action of Memories of Ice , the third ... (Wikipedia)
The Crystal Shard
by R.A. Salvatore
Epic fantasy adventure, as a group of unlikely heroes join forces to save their kingdom from an evil wizard.
Even in the remote far northern region of Icewind Dale , the renegade dark elf ranger Drizzt Do'Urden is not fully accepted, except by the dwarves whom he had eventually befriended. He roams the ... (Wikipedia)
