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Fever Series
After her sister is murdered, Mackayla Lane's search for answers leads her into a mythical realm that lies parallel to our own. Now Mackayla must contend with mythical lands of the Fae, the mysterious Jericho Barrons, a man with untold secrets and no past, and V'lane, a Fae prince with powerful abilities. The truth of her sister's murder is somewhere between these worlds, if Mackayla can survive long enough to discover it.
The Hidden Cities
Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon, two of today's brightest stars of dark fantasy, combine to create this new tale of magic, terror, and adventure. Jasmine Towne, or Jazz, has long been told to assume there is someone after her. Her mother has left her a blood-drawn message: Jazz Hide Forever, and now a mysterious group she has only known as the "Uncles" is after her for reasons she can't understand. In an attempt to escape, she meets the United Kingdom, a group of survivors living in the tunnels of London's underground and it is here where Jazz manages to slip through the space between our everyday world and the one hiding just beneath it.
Riley Jenson Guardian Series
Riley Jenson is a werewolf-vampire hybrid who works a desk job for the Melbourne Directorate of Other Races, a police force for supernatural races meant to protect ordinary human beings. But when her brother, Rhoan, goes missing she is thrown into the front lines in search of clues about Rhoan. Thus begin Riley's adventures and the Guardian books, author Keri Arthur's romantic supernatural thriller series.
Women of the Otherworld
From Kelley Armstrong, one of today's most original writers, comes a series of exceptional young women caught up in otherworldly realms where some will stop at nothing to get what they want.
Song of Ice and Fire Cycle
George R. R. Martin's magnificent cycle of novels comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R. R. Martin's stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction.
Wheel of Time
Robert Jordan's masterwork, the Wheel of Time introduces a world broken by phenomenal power and threatened by engulfing shadow. Epic quests, battles, and political strategies are contained within this bestselling (and with good reason) series.
Dune
A cornerstone of modern Science Fiction and a masterwork therein, Dune and it's numerous sequels and prequels amaze at how readable and addictive they are. The original is equal parts political intrigue, revenge, genetic cloning, and, well, so much more. A series that must be read by anyone considering themselves a fan of the genre.
Dragonriders of Pern
For those just discovering this magical place, there are incomparable tales of danger, deceit, and daring, just waiting to be explored. Dragons and their Riders once protected the planet from Thread, but there are very few of them left these days. But that all changes when, for the first time in centuries, the world is threatened by Thread, an evil substance that falls like rain and destroys everything it touches.
Valis Series
The central theme tying together these three novels (Valis, The Divine Invasion, and The Transmigration of Timothy Archer) is the search for God and as Philip K. Dick is their author, we know that the ending will be anything but the expected. PKD weaves a tale that crosses Christianity, Judaism, Gnosticism, Kabalah, Zoroastrianism, and Technology in the quest to find (or define) the divine. What if God were exiled to another planet? How would technology help or hinder a second coming? Is technology a product of God, or the other way around? Has this all been a fool's quest? These ended up being PKD's final set of novels, and with them he goes out with a bang.
Lord of the Rings
The fantasy epic, J.R.R. Tolkien tells the tale of the War of the Ring and the involvement therein of Frodo, Samwise, Aragorn, Gandlalf and others, as they seek to keep the One Ring out of the hands of Dark Lord Sauron.
Inheritance Series
Follow the young dragon rider, Eragon, as he and his dragon Saphira venture into the secrets and lores of Alagaësia, while attempting to evade and undermine King Galbatorix, an ex-dragon rider who holds Alagaësia in his grip
High Druid of Shannara
Fantasy's modern master, Terry Brooks, chronicles Penderrin "Pen" Ohmsford's quest to rescue his aunt, the High Druid Grianne Ohmsford from the demon prison, The Forbidding.
Ghosts of Albion
Ghosts of Albion is a Victorian-era tale of magic and demons, ghosts and vampires, love and lust. On the death of their grandfather, a famed stage magician, Tamara and William Swift discover that not all of the old man's magic was performed on a stage. The siblings find themselves the inheritors of an extraordinary legacy, and must bear the burden and the sorcerous power that makes them the mystical guardians of early 19th century England.
The Farseer
The Farseer Trilogy, took place in the Six Duchies. It is the tale of FitzChivalry Farseer, a young royal misfit who, having been deemed more expendable than his half-siblings of true royal blood, is trained as a royal assassin. But when he begins to display the magical powers of the Farseers, called The Skill, he becomes both a royal weapon and an obstacle.
Odyssey Cycle
In Magic's Odyssey Cycle, champions from each of the five schools of magic compete for the ultimate prize, the "Mirror of Desires," a mysterious artifact that holds the key to preserving the tenuous balance of power between the five schools.
Legends Cycle
The world and mythos of Magic: The Gathering expands even further in the Legends Cycle.
His Dark Materials
11-year-old Lyra Belacqua is living a peaceful life as a resident at Jordan College in Oxford, when she and her dæmon, Pantalaimon, accidentally uncovers a plot to murder her powerful Uncle, Lord Asrial. She foils the assassination attempt and in so doing, begins her quest across dimensions and her own world. Lyra's adventures bring her to an eerie detention camp for kids, the northern most lands where warring polar bears rule, through different dimensions where she and her friends must outwit soul-sucking monsters, to the land of the dead, and to the strong-hold of angels. Pullman's imagination runs wild, and the fantasy world is all the better for it.
Discworld
Terry Pratchett's Discworld series is one that just dares you to attempt to summarize it. In a nutshell, Pratchett has crafted novels where the real world meets the fantasy world and the results are frequently equal parts adventure and dry humor. Not an out-and-out parody of fantasy, the Discworld series is one where "vampires who wish to be accepted in human society join the League of Temperance (you can suck, but you mustn't impale.), witches tend to be good (they'll give you what you need) and fairy godmothers tend to be bad (they'll give you what they think you ought to want)."* Pratchett is the Douglas Adams of Fantasy.

*Excerpted from TerryPratchettBooks.com
Adventures of Pip and Flinx
After the disappearance of Mather Mastiff, the only mother-figure he has ever known, Flinx sets off with his flying pet snake Pip to discover her whereabouts and bring her back. And thus begins the adventures of Pip and Flinx, Alan Dean Foster's long running fantasy series of a gifted young man and his pet snake who always mean well, but seem to find trouble wherever they go.
Icewall Trilogy
This Dragonlance offshoot chronicles the doings of elven Messenger Kerrick Fallabrine after he is banished to the Icewall, a place rumored to be mere legend, where ogres act at as captors in their wintry kingdom gulag.
Dragonlance Anthology
Three-hundred years after the Cataclysm, mankind believes that the gods have abandoned them and the War of the Lance has begun. It's in this climate that a group of friends, known as the Heroes of the Lance, journey to discover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Crystal staff, the truth behind the disappearance of the gods, the return of dragons, and the weapons known as dragonlances. By the end of their adventure, they'll know enough to end the war, but will they be able to act?
Colonization
Harry Turtledove's Science Fiction Alternative History series not only considers an alternate history and conclusion to WWII as well as the arrival of and invasion by a superior alien race. These titles read fast, but also deal with heady issues such as generational conflict, racial inequality, and the threat of atomic annihilation.
Anne Rice
Few authors can captivate their audience quite like Ann Rice. She is the author of the wildly popular Vampire Chronicles as well as several other works of dark, gothic fiction. Recently, Ms. Rice has turned her attention to an exploration of the early years of Jesus's life.
Iron Man
Author Peter David takes up the story of Iron Man, the mechanized superhero incarnation of Tony Stark, millionaire industrialist. David has written for many comic book series', including Spiderman and The Incredible Hulk, as well as writing the Gunslinger Born graphic novel from Stephen King's Dark Tower Series. Here, he expands upon the movie to bring an even richer account of the birth of one of the best "heavy metal" heroes.
Transformers
Bestselling author Alan Dean Foster focuses his keyboard and imagination on the world of the Transformers in this new series offered by Del Rey. Inhabiting the same universe as the recent Transformers movie, these books expound on the history of the Transformers on through the events of the film.
Indiana Jones
This long-running series follows the adventures of the venerable and ever-ageless Indiana Jones as he searches the world for priceless and frequently magical relics and contraptions, dodges enemies who want him dead, frequently pairs with beautiful women, and generally tries to steer clear of snakes
Halo
Read the novels that take the world of the Halo video game franchise and expand upon it with richly imagined storylines, characters and worlds. Master Chief's battle against the Covenant is brutal and ongoing, stretching across the artificial world of Halo to other corners of space...bad for him, good for us.
Star Wars
Seemingly the modern grand daddy of space opera fiction, Star Wars has captivated audiences world-wide in print, on screen, and just about everywhere else you can imagine. The Star Wars novels expand on the series mythos by providing stories for Jedis, the Sith, the Republic, and everyone and everything in between.

SciFi Young Reader Series

Ender’s Game
In the future, devastating alien attacks have led to the government breeding military geniuses in an attempt to ensure victory for and the survival of the human race. And, in an effort to begin training as early as possible, they have developed a training regimin in the form of games. Along comes Ender Wiggin, one of the most promising talents the government has created yet. Can he save the human race? And can he resolve his own inner conflict, between the peaceful boy he wants to be, and the violent one he is sometimes forced to be. An entertainingly deep read.
The Secrets of Nicholas Flamel
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel tells the story of Flamel, who discovered the book of Abraham the Mage several hundred years ago and has been using it to brew an ever-changing life-extending potion. Of course, that isn't all he's up to. You see, The Book of Abraham tells of a set of twins who will either destroy the world or save it, and Nicholas thinks he may just have found those prophesied siblings in Josh and Sophie Newman. Now Nicholas must safeguard the twins from danger, train them to discover and use their magic, and keep safe the Book of Abraham. That's a lot of work for a man closing in on his 700th birthday.
Books of Ember
Welcome to The Books of Ember! If you've been following the story, you've traveled with two young people, Lina and Doon, through the streets and tunnels of a dark and dying city in The City of Ember, and then to an isolated village about to erupt into conflict in The People of Sparks. In the third book, The Prophet of Yonwood, you've gone back in time, to a town where a woman's fiery vision predicted the future. Pick up the tale as Lina and Doon race to save the City of Ember and the people therein in this exciting series from author Jeanne DuPrau.
Books of Tortall
Visit the wold of Tamora Pierce as she weaves the stories of the Kingdom of Tortall and all the interesting residents inside. From the Trickster books to Beka Cooper to Circle Opens books and nearly everything in between. The only thing you're guaranteed not to find in Tortall is boredom.
Trinistyr Trilogy
In this series we follow Nearra, who has been tasked with breaking the curse the Trinistyr, an ancient holy relic. In doing so, she will also be breaking the curse that has kept her family from practicing magic for generations. Newly reunited with Davyn, her sister, and new friends by her side, Nearra must travel the lands of Krynn and relive the tortures inflicted upon ancient wizards by a long dead ancestor, while a pair of elf mages and a 400-year-old dark cleric stalk her at every turn.
Starcatchers/Neverland Books
Funny man Dave Barry and "Mr. Thriller" Ridley Pearson team up with this inventive re-imagining of Peter Pan. Follow Peter and the other Lost Boys as they are carried away across the sea, thwart Pirates, befriend Mermaids, and much much more. This is a great series for older and younger readers alike.
Kaimira
From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are -- and how to use the astonishing powers they share. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal -- a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within -- and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them -- if they are to survive and save the ones they love.
Den of Shadows
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes began publishing these stories when she was only a teenager, but it's easy to see what caught the editor's eye. Enter the world of Nyeusigrube, into a land of vampires, vampire hunters, and powerful magical beings, each with their own story to tell. Atwater-Rhodes' stories grip you quickly and then refuse to let go.
Circle Opens
This quartet picks up the lives of Sandry, Briar, Daja and Tris four years after the events of The Circle of Magic quartet. The four are out on their own for the first time. The first book, Magic Steps, is about Sandry. She's living at Duke's Citadel, when she discovers Pasco Acalon, the son and grandson of two cop families (known as "harriers" in Summersea). Pasco's twelve. He is expected to become a harrier like his parents.... What he does not know is what Sandry can see the first time she watches him dance: Pasco has magic, magic that he works by dancing. Street Magic is the second book of The Circle Opens, one that revolves around Briar and his first mage-student, a stubborn, wily street girl named Evvy. Cold Fire is the third book of The Circle Opens quartet. In it, Daja and Frostpine have journeyed to Namorn in the far north, learning different techniques of metal-working along the way. Daja discovers there is undetected magic in the Bancanor household, where they are staying. Shatterglass is the fourth book of The Circle Opens quartet. Here, Tris and Niko have journeyed far to the south, to the city of Tharios, famed for its glassmakers and the site of a conference on visionary magics which Niko is to attend. From the very beginning Tris is pitchforked into an alien culture, where an entire group of people known as the prathmuni who perform the city's dirtiest work are socially invisible, and where death is regarded as pollution which must be erased as soon as it's discovered.
Aliane
Alianne is the sixteen-year old daughter of Tortall's legendary lady knight, Alanna the Lioness. Her mother isn't the only legend in Aly's life--from her adopted aunt Daine, a demi-goddess and mage, to her godfather, the king of Tortall, Aly lives among legends and wonders. She takes them in stride. What she cannot accept is the fact that her parents refuse to allow her the career she's been raised to by her father, that of a spy (Mom says, "not another spy in the family;" Dad says, "not my little girl!"). Aly's had enough. If her parents won't let her be a spy, then at least she means to have some fun. She gets more than she expected when she sails straight into a pirate fleet. And that's just where this series begins...
Beka Cooper
The Beka Cooper Trilogy is the story of Rebakah Cooper, a young Tortallan woman (she is 16 when the trilogy begins) born two centuries before Alanna, Daine, Kel, and Aly. Beka has dreamed of being a Provost's Guard--a policewoman--half of her life. And now has the opportunity, but can the shy Becka finally shine in her role as policewoman? Follow her adventures in this trilogy, beginning with Terrier.
Inheritance Series
Follow the young dragon rider, Eragon, as he and his dragon Saphira venture into the secrets and lores of Alagaësia, while attempting to evade and undermine King Galbatorix, an ex-dragon rider who holds Alagaësia in his grip
Gateway Trilogy
In this brilliant series of courage and transformation, Isobelle Carmody captures the magic of Narnia and the whimsy of Wonderland without losing sight of the real world and all its difficulties. Take Night Gate, where we meet Rage Winnoway and her best friends, her four dogs and a goat. As she is going to visit her recently comatose mother in the hospital, Rage and company meet a firecat who convinces her to walk through a magical gate. Now her animal friends have been transformed into people and other animals and an adventure unfolds as attempt to save the world of Valley, a quest that is somehow tied to Rage's family.
Time Spies
Join Mattie, Alex, and Sophie on their adventures as the magical spyglass whisks them back in time to meet unsung American heroes! Time Spies™ blends history, biography, mystery, and adventure. Where will the next book take you? Only the spyglass knows for sure!
Time Surfers
Ned Banks isn't sure how he did it, but he beamed two kids from the year 2099 into his bedroom closet. Roop and Suzi are Time Surfers - cool kids who travel through time. And they want Ned and his best friend Ernie Summers to join them! Hold onto your seats for a screamingly fast and funny ride as the Time Surfers try to keep the universe free of the domination of a nasty time lord named Vorg.
Dinotopia
Welcome to Dinotopia where author and illustrator James Gurney escorts visitors--adults and children alike--to the wondrous lost island of Dinotopia, an enthralling world of art, science, exploration, and invention in which humans and dinosaurs live peacefully together.
Suncatcher Trilogy
Sindri Suncatcher is a wanted man, a kender wizard who is being hunted down as a result of his powers, powers he doesn't quite have full control of yet. Can he discover the strength and depth of the powers within him? Can he evade capture? You'll have to read this continuation of the Dragonlance Chronicles to find out.
Indian in the Cupboard
This classic fantasy tale tells the story of Omri and Patrick, two boys who discover that a magic cupboard has the power to bring inanimate objects to life after it does just that to Omri's plastic toy Indian, Little Bear. Soon the boys have brought a toy Cowboy, Boone, to life as well, but trouble ensues when Boone and Little Bear don't get a long, one of the two ends up injured, the key to the cupboard is lost (preventing the boys from bringing a WWII Medic figurine to life for Boone's aid), and there's a hungry rat loose in the house. The race is on to find the cupboard key, save Boone's life, and restore order. It's easy to see why readers have been picking up The Indian in the Cupboard for nearly 30 years.
His Dark Materials
11-year-old Lyra Belacqua is living a peaceful life as a resident at Jordan College in Oxford, when she and her dæmon, Pantalaimon, accidentally uncovers a plot to murder her powerful Uncle, Lord Asrial. She foils the assassination attempt and in so doing, begins her quest across dimensions and her own world. Lyra's adventures bring her to an eerie detention camp for kids, the northern most lands where warring polar bears rule, through different dimensions where she and her friends must outwit soul-sucking monsters, to the land of the dead, and to the strong-hold of angels. Pullman's imagination runs wild, and the fantasy world is all the better for it.
Edge Chronicles
The Edge Chronicles follows the skyward adventures of young Twig, who has lived on the ground all his life, but belongs in the air. In the first book we meet Twig living in the Deepwoods, among the Woodtrolls, but he isn't one of them. In a brave attempt to find out where he belongs, Twig wanders into the mysterious, dangerous world beyond the Deepwoods. He meets a collection of odd companions, such as his wise guardian, the Caterbird; the Slaughterers, a peaceful race who butcher animals for their livelihood; and the vicious, bile-swilling Rotsucker. Always watching out for the horrible Gloamglozer, whose presence haunts the thoughts of all the inhabitants of The Edge, Twig steadfastly pursues his quest until he discovers his roots, not among the trees, but in the skies...
Dark is Rising
On Midwinter's Eve, the night before his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton, seventh son of a seventh son, finds his world suddenly become ominous: Animals are afraid of him; the radio gives out raucous shrieks in his presence; and the weather turns unnaturally cold and wild. Even a neighbor's birthday gift - a flat iron circle quartered by a cross - seems somewhat enigmatic. Early on his birthday morning, Will awakes to find himself centuries back in time and discovers that he is actually the last of the 'Old Ones', a mystical company whose mission has always been to keep the forces of the Dark at bay. For the highest purpose - to complete the circle of Old Ones devoted to the conflict between the Light and Dark - Will has been born with a great gift of power; and he must now undertake the heroic quest to find and to join together the six Signs of the Light - signs of wood, bronze, iron, water, fire stone - for "the Dark is Rising."
Danger Boy
In 2019 Eli Sands is a pretty typical kid. He plays Barnstormers, collects baseball 'grams, and spends most of his free time with his vidpad. So what's he doing in the middle of a burning city in ancient Egypt? Standing next to a highly evolved dinosaur from another planet? It all has to do with DARPA and the timesphere experiments. Now it's his mission to save his world and his family. Danger Boy mixes a hint of the X-Files, a dash of Discovery Channel, and a good dose of solid action adventure.
Akiko
When fourth grader Akiko finds a spacecraft hovering outside her window one night, she begins the adventure of a lifetime. She is whisked off to the planet Smoo to lead a team searching for the King of Smoo's kidnapped son. Akiko the head of a rescue mission? She's afraid to be on the school's safety patrol! So begins the adventures of Akiko, wherein she meets her team -- Spuckler Boach, Gax, Poog, and Mr. Beeba -- and sets off on a journey across Smoo to find a prince and become a leader.

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