Fantasy for Young Adults
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Fantasy for Young Adults
Alexander, Lloyd The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen Bearing six unusual gifts, young Prince Jen embarks on a perilous quest Barron, T.A. The Lost Years of Merlin A young boy who has no identity nor memory of his past washes ashore on the coast of Wales and finds his true name after a series of fantastic adventures. Bell, Clare Ratha¶s Creature Ratha and her clan are the Named, a band of intelligent wild cats whose society is based on herding deer. The predatory raiders of the unNamed are driving the Named close to the edge of survival. Then Ratha, a mere yearling, discovers fire. Her new weapon gives the Named a new defense, but it also rouses the ire of Meoran, the tyrannical clan leader. Soon Ratha finds herself in exile among the un- Named, but determined to survive. Bingham, Laura Alvor While hiking in the hills behind their Pennsylvania home, teenaged twins Erin and Bain discover their magical abilities, enter a fantasy fairy world, and train to become elves. Bradbury, Ray The Halloween Tree
A group of children and a "spirit" travel through time to discover the beginnings of Halloween.
Carey, Janet Lee Stealing Death
After losing his family, except for his younger sister Jilly, and their home in a tragic fire, seventeen-year-old Kipp Corwin, a poor farmer, must wrestle with death itself in order to save Jilly and the woman he loves.
Carmody, Isobelle Obernewtyn
A young girl tries to fulfill her destiny in a post-apocolyptic world of hate and intolerance.
Cooper, Susan Over Sea, Under Stone Three English children find clues to an ancient treasure linked to King Arthur and suddenly find themselves in deadly danger, pursued by forces of ancient evil.
Crawford, Dan Rouse A Sleeping Cat
Journeying from her native land to ensure that the child king of Rossacotta will live to be a man, Nimnestl stays clear of the intrigues and rivalries that swirl about the throne but soon finds herself in the midst of a conspiracy.
Delaney, Joseph Revenge of the Witch
Young Tom, the seventh son of a seventh son, starts work as an apprentice for the village spook, whose job is to protect ordinary folk from "ghouls, boggarts, and all manner of wicked beasties.".
De Lint, Charles Seven Wild Sisters
Teenager Sarah Jane Dillard and her six sisters encounter a forest fairy and find themselves drawn into the bizarre world of the Other Side.
Downer, Ann The Spellkey Trilogy During a dangerous journey through the Thirteen Kingdoms, a witch girl and an outcast stableboy find their fortunes intertwined with nefarious agents seeking a powerful spellkey. Duane, Diane So You Want to Be A Wizard
Thirteen-year-old Nita, tormented by a gang of bullies because she won't fight back, finds the help she needs in a library book on wizardry which guides her into another dimension.
Foster, Alan Dean The Hand of Dinotopia Will and Sylvia search for the mysterious Hand of Dinotopia, which will supposedly lead to a safe sea route to and from the hidden island where people and dinosaurs live peacefully. Gaiman, Neil Stardust
Living in a Victorian countryside town overshadowed by an imposing stone barrier, Tristran is compelled to retrieve a fallen star for the woman he loves and crosses to the wondrous other side of the barrier, where he encounters dangerous rivals for the star.
Gregorian, Joyce Ballou The Broken Citadel Brought to a strange world where strength of mind and spirit are constantly required of her, Sibby finds friends, adventure and a sense of belonging.
Hale, Shannon The Goose Girl
On her way to marry a prince she's never met, Princess Anidori is betrayed by her guards and her lady-in-waiting and must become a goose girl to survive until she can reveal her true identity and reclaim the crown that is rightfully hers.
Hoffman, Mary The City of Masks While sick in be with cancer, Lucien begins making journeys to a parallel world which resembles Venice, Italy. There he becomes involved with political intrigues surrounding the Duchessa who rules the city. Jones, Dianna Wynne The Merlin Conspiracy
Roddy and Nick, two teenagers with magical powers they are just learning to use, find that they must work together to save Roddy's home world of Blest from destruction by power-hungry wizards.
Kay, Guy Gavriel The Summer Tree
Five university students--Kimberly, Dave, Jennifer, Kevin, and Paul--meet a wizard who takes them to the heart of all worlds, Fionavar, where they discover who they were truly meant to be.
McCaffrey, Anne A Dragon Lovers Treasury of the Fantastic In this work Margaret Weis gathers together the greatest classic dragon stories of our time, written by the winners of every award in the fields of fantasy and science fiction. Melling, O.R. The Hunter¶s Moon
Two teenage cousins, one Irish, the other from the United States, set out to find a magic doorway to the Faraway Country, where humans must bow to the little people.
Nix, Garth Across the Wall A collection of fantasy short stories plus a novella that are set in the world of the Abhorson trilogy. Owens, James A. Here, There be Dragons
Three young men are entrusted with the Imaginarium Geographica, an atlas of fantastical places to which they travel in hopes of defeating the Winter King whose bid for power is related to the First World War raging in the Real World.
Pratchett, Terry The Wintersmith At 9, Tiffany Aching defeated the cruel Queen of Fairyland. At 11, she banished an ancient bodystealing evil. At 13, Tiffany faces a new challenge: a boy. And boys can be a bit of a problem when you're thirteen . But the Wintersmith isn't exactly a boy. He is Winter itself²snow, gales, icicles²all of it. When he has a crush on Tiffany, he may make her roses of ice, but his nature is blizzards and avalanches. And he wants Tiffany to stay in his gleaming, frozen world. Forever. Pullman, Phillip The Golden Compass 11-year-old Lyra Belacqua, accompanied by her daemon, travels from her home at Oxford University to the frozen wastes of the North, on a quest to save kidnapped children from the evil 'Gobblers,' who are using them as part of a sinister experiment. Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer¶s Stone Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry Scott, Michael Dylan The Alchemyst
While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life.
Stephens, Berlin L. The Dragon War Relic A stranger gives a grocery store clerk an odd ring, which leads to some hair-raising adventures and the eventual downfall of a strange plot to overthrow the galaxy.
Turner, Megan Whalen The Thief Gen flaunts his ingenuity as a thief and relishes the adventure which takes him to a remote temple of the gods where he will attempt to steal a precious stone. Yolen, Jane Dragon¶s Blood
Jakkin, a bond boy who works as a Keeper in a dragon nursery on the planet Austar IV, secretly trains a fighting pit dragon of his own in hopes of winning his freedom.
Alexander, Lloyd The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen Bearing six unusual gifts, young Prince Jen embarks on a perilous quest Barron, T.A. The Lost Years of Merlin A young boy who has no identity nor memory of his past washes ashore on the coast of Wales and finds his true name after a series of fantastic adventures. Bell, Clare Ratha¶s Creature Ratha and her clan are the Named, a band of intelligent wild cats whose society is based on herding deer. The predatory raiders of the unNamed are driving the Named close to the edge of survival. Then Ratha, a mere yearling, discovers fire. Her new weapon gives the Named a new defense, but it also rouses the ire of Meoran, the tyrannical clan leader. Soon Ratha finds herself in exile among the un- Named, but determined to survive. Bingham, Laura Alvor While hiking in the hills behind their Pennsylvania home, teenaged twins Erin and Bain discover their magical abilities, enter a fantasy fairy world, and train to become elves. Bradbury, Ray The Halloween Tree
A group of children and a "spirit" travel through time to discover the beginnings of Halloween.
Carey, Janet Lee Stealing Death
After losing his family, except for his younger sister Jilly, and their home in a tragic fire, seventeen-year-old Kipp Corwin, a poor farmer, must wrestle with death itself in order to save Jilly and the woman he loves.
Carmody, Isobelle Obernewtyn
A young girl tries to fulfill her destiny in a post-apocolyptic world of hate and intolerance.
Cooper, Susan Over Sea, Under Stone Three English children find clues to an ancient treasure linked to King Arthur and suddenly find themselves in deadly danger, pursued by forces of ancient evil.
Crawford, Dan Rouse A Sleeping Cat
Journeying from her native land to ensure that the child king of Rossacotta will live to be a man, Nimnestl stays clear of the intrigues and rivalries that swirl about the throne but soon finds herself in the midst of a conspiracy.
Delaney, Joseph Revenge of the Witch
Young Tom, the seventh son of a seventh son, starts work as an apprentice for the village spook, whose job is to protect ordinary folk from "ghouls, boggarts, and all manner of wicked beasties.".
De Lint, Charles Seven Wild Sisters
Teenager Sarah Jane Dillard and her six sisters encounter a forest fairy and find themselves drawn into the bizarre world of the Other Side.
Downer, Ann The Spellkey Trilogy During a dangerous journey through the Thirteen Kingdoms, a witch girl and an outcast stableboy find their fortunes intertwined with nefarious agents seeking a powerful spellkey. Duane, Diane So You Want to Be A Wizard
Thirteen-year-old Nita, tormented by a gang of bullies because she won't fight back, finds the help she needs in a library book on wizardry which guides her into another dimension.
Foster, Alan Dean The Hand of Dinotopia Will and Sylvia search for the mysterious Hand of Dinotopia, which will supposedly lead to a safe sea route to and from the hidden island where people and dinosaurs live peacefully. Gaiman, Neil Stardust
Living in a Victorian countryside town overshadowed by an imposing stone barrier, Tristran is compelled to retrieve a fallen star for the woman he loves and crosses to the wondrous other side of the barrier, where he encounters dangerous rivals for the star.
Gregorian, Joyce Ballou The Broken Citadel Brought to a strange world where strength of mind and spirit are constantly required of her, Sibby finds friends, adventure and a sense of belonging.
Hale, Shannon The Goose Girl
On her way to marry a prince she's never met, Princess Anidori is betrayed by her guards and her lady-in-waiting and must become a goose girl to survive until she can reveal her true identity and reclaim the crown that is rightfully hers.
Hoffman, Mary The City of Masks While sick in be with cancer, Lucien begins making journeys to a parallel world which resembles Venice, Italy. There he becomes involved with political intrigues surrounding the Duchessa who rules the city. Jones, Dianna Wynne The Merlin Conspiracy
Roddy and Nick, two teenagers with magical powers they are just learning to use, find that they must work together to save Roddy's home world of Blest from destruction by power-hungry wizards.
Kay, Guy Gavriel The Summer Tree
Five university students--Kimberly, Dave, Jennifer, Kevin, and Paul--meet a wizard who takes them to the heart of all worlds, Fionavar, where they discover who they were truly meant to be.
McCaffrey, Anne A Dragon Lovers Treasury of the Fantastic In this work Margaret Weis gathers together the greatest classic dragon stories of our time, written by the winners of every award in the fields of fantasy and science fiction. Melling, O.R. The Hunter¶s Moon
Two teenage cousins, one Irish, the other from the United States, set out to find a magic doorway to the Faraway Country, where humans must bow to the little people.
Nix, Garth Across the Wall A collection of fantasy short stories plus a novella that are set in the world of the Abhorson trilogy. Owens, James A. Here, There be Dragons
Three young men are entrusted with the Imaginarium Geographica, an atlas of fantastical places to which they travel in hopes of defeating the Winter King whose bid for power is related to the First World War raging in the Real World.
Pratchett, Terry The Wintersmith At 9, Tiffany Aching defeated the cruel Queen of Fairyland. At 11, she banished an ancient bodystealing evil. At 13, Tiffany faces a new challenge: a boy. And boys can be a bit of a problem when you're thirteen . But the Wintersmith isn't exactly a boy. He is Winter itself²snow, gales, icicles²all of it. When he has a crush on Tiffany, he may make her roses of ice, but his nature is blizzards and avalanches. And he wants Tiffany to stay in his gleaming, frozen world. Forever. Pullman, Phillip The Golden Compass 11-year-old Lyra Belacqua, accompanied by her daemon, travels from her home at Oxford University to the frozen wastes of the North, on a quest to save kidnapped children from the evil 'Gobblers,' who are using them as part of a sinister experiment. Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer¶s Stone Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry Scott, Michael Dylan The Alchemyst
While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life.
Stephens, Berlin L. The Dragon War Relic A stranger gives a grocery store clerk an odd ring, which leads to some hair-raising adventures and the eventual downfall of a strange plot to overthrow the galaxy.
Turner, Megan Whalen The Thief Gen flaunts his ingenuity as a thief and relishes the adventure which takes him to a remote temple of the gods where he will attempt to steal a precious stone. Yolen, Jane Dragon¶s Blood
Jakkin, a bond boy who works as a Keeper in a dragon nursery on the planet Austar IV, secretly trains a fighting pit dragon of his own in hopes of winning his freedom.
