AMERICAN GODS by Neil Gaiman
Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow
did his time, quietly waiting for the day when he could return to Eagle Point,
Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was
to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life. But just days
before his release, Laura and Shadow’s best friend are killed in an accident.
With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts a job
from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home, an enigmatic man who calls
himself Mr. Wednesday.
ANTIGODDESS (THE GODDESS WAR)
by Kendare Blake
Athena thought that the Old Gods never die. But then the
feathers started sprouting beneath her skin, invading her lungs like a strange
cancer, and Hermes showed up with a fever eating away his flesh. Desperately
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travel the world, gathering allies and discovering enemies both new and old.
Athena will need every advantage she can get, because immortals don’t just
flicker out.
CARAVAL by Stephanie Garber
Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her
beloved sister, Tella, live with their powerful and cruel father. Now
Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her
dreams of seeing Caraval, the far-away, once-a-year performance where the
audience participates in the show, are over. Only, as soon as they arrive,
Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that
this season’s Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the
winner.
CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE
(Legacy of Orisha) by Tomi Adeyemi
Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of
Orïsha hummed with magic. But everything changed the night magic disappeared.
Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zélie without a
mother and her people without hope. Now Zélie has one chance to bring back
magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie
must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic
for good. Yet the greatest danger may be Zélie herself as she struggles to
control her powers and her growing feelings for an enemy.
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA by
C.S. Lewis
C.
S. Lewis's timeless adventure follows the exploits and adventures of the four
Pevensie siblings --- Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter --- who enter the magical
world of Narnia through a wardrobe.
CITY OF BONES by Cassandra
Clare
When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out
to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a
murder --- much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange
tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. And she’s more than a little startled
when the body disappears into thin air. Soon Clary is introduced to the world
of the Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of warriors dedicated to driving demons
out of our world and back to their own. And Clary is introduced with a
vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a
grotesque monster. How could a mere human survive such an attack and kill a
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CLOCKWORK ANGEL by Cassandra
Clare
A 19th-century American aristocrat travels
to London to rendezvous with a brother who's been ensnared by dark magic. Under
the guise of reuniting the family, members of the evil Pandemonium Club ---
warlocks and vampires --- arrange for the girl's kidnapping and train her to
use her shape-changing powers.
A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES
by Sarah J. Maas
When 19-year-old huntress Feyre kills a
wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it.
Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre
discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin-one of the lethal,
immortal faeries who once ruled their world. As she dwells on his estate, her
feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that
burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful,
dangerous world of the Fae.
THE DARKEST PART OF THE
FOREST by Holly Black
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humans and fae exist side by side. Hazel used to be a knight and know how to
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remember how. Plus, a boy with horns lies in a glass coffin in the forest and
he hasn’t stirred for generations --- until now.
DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE by
Laini Taylor
Around the world, mysterious things are happening: a devil’s
supply of human teeth is low and there are black handprints scorched on
doorways. And in Prague, there is a young art student who is going to be caught
up in war. Karou disappears on errands, has natural electric blue hair, speaks
a lot of languages and wants to know who she is. Enter Akiva. He helps her to
find the truth, and love. But does Karou really want to know her identity, with
all that it comes with?
ERAGON by Christopher Paolini
Fifteen-year-old
Eragon believes that he is merely a poor farm boy --- until his destiny as a Dragon
Rider is revealed. Gifted with only an ancient sword, a loyal dragon and sage
advice from an old storyteller, Eragon is soon swept into a dangerous tapestry
of magic, glory and power. Now his choices could save --- or destroy --- the
Empire.
A GAME OF THRONES: A Song of
Ice and Fire, Book 1 by George R. R. Martin
From a master of contemporary fantasy comes the first novel
of a landmark series unlike any you’ve ever read before. With A Game of
Thrones, George R. R. Martin has launched a genuine masterpiece, bringing
together the best the genre has to offer. Mystery, intrigue, romance, and
adventure fill the pages of this magnificent saga, the first volume in an epic
series sure to delight fantasy fans everywhere.
THE GIRL OF FIRE AND THORNS
by Rae Carson
On her naming day, Elisa was marked for an act of great
heroism. Her father then marries her off to the king of a neighboring country.
What kind of queen can a fearful, untried teenager be?
HARRY POTTER AND THE
SORCERER’S STONE by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter has no idea how famous he is.
That's because he's being raised by his miserable aunt and uncle who are
terrified Harry will learn that he's really a wizard, just as his parents were.
But everything changes when Harry is summoned to attend an infamous school for
wizards, and he begins to discover some clues about his illustrious birthright.
HEARTLESS by Marissa Meyer
Long before she was the terror of
Wonderland, she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love. Catherine may be
one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite of the unmarried
King of Hearts, but her interests lie elsewhere. Then Cath meets Jest, the
handsome and mysterious court joker. For the first time, she feels the pull of
true attraction. At the risk of offending the king and infuriating her parents,
she and Jest enter into an intense, secret courtship.
THE HOBBIT by J.R.R. Tolkien
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a
comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or
cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company
of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure.
They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the
Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon.
**PERCY JACKSON AND THE
LIGHTNING THIEF by Rick Riordan
Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is taken to
Camp Half-Blood, where he finally learns the truth about his unique abilities:
He is a demigod, half human, half immortal. Even more stunning: His father is
the Greek god Poseidon, ruler of the sea, making Percy one of the most powerful
demigods alive. All too soon, a cryptic prophecy from the Oracle sends Percy on
his first quest, a mission to the Underworld to prevent a war among the gods of
Olympus.
**SABRIEL by Garth Nix
Since childhood, Sabriel has lived outside
the walls of the Old Kingdom, away from the power of Free Magic, and away from
the Dead who refuse to stay dead. But now her father is missing, and Sabriel
must cross into that world to find him with Mogget, whose feline form hides a
powerful spirit, and Touchstone, a young Charter Mage. There, she confronts an
evil that threatens much more than her life and comes face-to-face with her own
hidden destiny.
SERAPHINA by Rachel Hartman
The newest member of the royal court, a
uniquely gifted musician named Seraphina, holds a deep secret. When a member of
the royal family is murdered, Seraphina is drawn into the investigation
alongside the dashing Prince Lucien. But as the two uncover a sinister plot to
destroy the wavering peace of the kingdom, Seraphina’s struggle to protect her
secret becomes increasingly difficult, while its discovery could mean her very
life.
**STRANGE THE DREAMER by
Laini Taylor
STRANGE THE DREAMER is the story of the aftermath of a war
between gods and men, a mysterious city stripped of its name, a mythic hero
with blood on his hands, a young librarian with a singular dream, a girl every
bit as dangerous as she is in danger, alchemy and blood candy, nightmares and
godspawn, moths and monsters, friendship and treachery, love and carnage.
Welcome to Weep.
THRONE OF GLASS by Sarah J.
Maas
In a land without magic, where the king
rules with an iron hand, Celaena Sardothien is summoned to the castle. If she
defeats 23 killers, thieves and warriors in a competition, she is released from
prison to serve as the king's champion. When her competitors start dying one by
one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate
quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.
A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA by
Ursula K. Le Guin
Lia and Cassie are
best friends, winter girls frozen in fragile bodies, competitors in a deadly
contest to see who can be the thinnest. But then Cassie suffers the ultimate
loss --- her life --- and Lia is left behind, haunted by her friend's memory
and racked with guilt for not being able to help save her.
