FANTASY NOVELS
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AUTHOR |
TITLE |
SUMMARY |
| 398 JON |
Jones, Diana
Wynne |
The
tough guide to Fantasyland |
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| 741.5 Cal |
Caldwell,
Ben, |
Fantasy!
cartooning |
Describes
the various styles of fantasy cartoon scenes and characters and the
techniques used to draw them. Includes step-by- step sketching examples
of heroes, villains, fairies, goblins, ogres, dragons and other creatures. |
| 741.6 |
Dick Jude |
Fantasy
Arts Masters |
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| F ADL |
Adler,C.S. |
Help
Pink Pig |
Moving to
Los Angeles to live with her mother, a lonely girl escapes the boredom
and torment of a neighborhood bully by entering a fantasy world with
her magical toy pig. |
| F Ale |
Alexander,
Lloyd. |
The
castle of Llyr |
After traveling
to a royal household for her education, Princess Eilonwy disappears,
and Taran and his companions face danger in their attempts to rescue
her. |
| F ALE |
Alexander,
Lloyd |
Taran
Wanderer |
Discovering
his identity and learing to accept failure highlight the travels of
a young man in the fantasy kingdom of Prydain |
| F ANT |
Anthony,
Piers |
Centaur
aisle |
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| F ANT |
Anthony,
Piers |
On
a pale horse |
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| F ANT |
Anthony,
Piers |
Bearing
an hourglass |
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| F ANT |
Anthony,
Piers |
Phaze
doubt |
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| F Bar |
Barron, T.
A |
The
wings of Merlin |
Merlin's
fragile home on the isle of Fincayra is threatened by the attack of
a mysterious warrior with swords for arms and by the escape of Stangmar
from his imprisonment, as Merlin continues to move toward his ultimate
destiny. |
| F Bar |
Barron, T.
A. |
The
fires of Merlin |
Having voyaged
to the Otherworld in his quest to find himself, the young wizard Merlin
must face fire in many different forms and deal with the possibility
of losing his own magical power. |
| F Bar |
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. |
| F Bar |
Barron, T.
A. |
The
seven songs of Merlin |
Having stumbled
upon his hidden powers, the young wizard Merlinvoyages to the Otherworld
in his quest to find himself and the way to the realm of the spirit. |
| F BRI |
Brittain,
Bill |
Dr.
Dredd's wagon of wonders |
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| F CHE |
Chetwin,
Grace |
The
crystal stair; from Tales of Gom in the legends of Ulm |
Temporarily
reunited with his wizard mother, Gom learns the identity of his evil
nemesis Katak and finds himself a key figure in the battle to save the
world of Ulm from destruction |
| F CHE |
Chetwin,
Grace |
The
riddle and the rune; from tales of Gom in the legends of Ulm |
Abandoned
at birth by his wizard mother, Harga the Brown, Gom sets out on a quest
in search of his mother, aided by a magical rune stone and menaced by
an evil skull-bird seeking the rune |
| F CHE |
Chetwin,
Grace |
The
starstone; from tales of Gom in the legends of Ulm |
Gom, the
mountain boy, confronts his greatest fears and braves terrifying new
dangers, challenges, and knowledge to achieve his destiny as a great
wizard |
| F CHE |
Chetwin,
Grace |
Gom
on Windy Mountain |
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| F CHE |
Chetwin,
Grace |
Out
of the dark world |
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| F Coo |
Cooper, Susan. |
Silver
on the tree |
In this conclusion
of the "Dark Is Rising" sequence, Will Stanton, the Welsh
boy Bran, and the Drew children try to locate the crystal sword that
alone can vanquish the strong forces of the Dark. |
| F Coo |
Cooper, Susan, |
The
dark is rising |
On his eleventh
birthday Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones,
destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones
to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark. |
| F CRE |
Cresswell,
Helen |
The
secret world of Polly Flint |
Summary |
| F Cro |
Croggon,
Alison, |
The
naming |
A manuscript
from the lost civilization of Edil-Amarandah chronicles the experiences
of sixteen-year-old Maerad, an orphan gifted in the magic and power
of the Bards, as she escapes from slavery and begins to learn how to
use her Gift to stave off the evil Darkness that threatens to consume
her world. |
| F DAV |
Davies, Andrew |
Conrad's
war |
Currently
fascinated with wars, army, killing, and guns, Conrad becomes convinced
that through dreams or time warp, he is experiencing action in a past
war. |
| F DiT |
DiTerlizzi,
Tony. |
Arthur
Spiderwick's field guide to the fantastical world around you |
A field guide
to thirty one faerie species focusing on their life, habits, and habitats.
Is accompanied by unusual illustrations. |
| F Dun |
Dunkle, Clare
B. |
In
the coils of the snake / |
After learning
that the new goblin king, her promised groom, plans to marry an elf
instead, the human Miranda flees the goblin kingdom and is rescued from
despair by a mysterious elf lord. |
| F Edd |
Eddings,
David. |
The
Belgariad. |
Garion is
searching again for the lost and mysterious Orb but even when he and his fellow adventurers find it,
they must still face the evil god Torak and kill him or be destroyed
themselves. |
| F EDD |
Eddings,
David |
Guardians
of the west |
Garion, the
King of Riva, finds himself caught between the Dark Prophecy and the
Prophecy of Light when he searches a previously obscure part of the
Mrin Codex to identify someone or something called Zandramas |
| F Foo |
Foon, Dennis. |
The
dirt eaters |
After fifteen-year-old
Roan's parents are killed in a raid on the village of Longlight, he
questions whether he should seek revenge or peace, but only when he
meets Alanda does he have a clear sense of direction. |
| F Fun |
Funke, Cornelia
Caroline. |
Dragon
rider |
After learning
that humans are headed toward his hidden home, Firedrake, a silver dragon,
is joined by a brownie and an orphan boy in a quest to find the legendary
valley known as the Rim of Heaven,
encountering friendly and unfriendly creatures along the way, and struggling
to evade the relentless pursuit of an old enemy. |
| F Gri |
Griffiths,
Andy, |
The
day my butt went psycho! |
Zach's butt
runs away in the middle of the night for the purpose of starting a global
army of feral butts and Zach must try to stop the butt rebellion so
he can retrieve his butt for good. |
| F Had |
Haddix, Margaret
Peterson. |
Turnabout
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When senior
citizens Melly and Anny Beth participate in a secret experiment that
makes them grow younger, something goes wrong and doctors are unable
to stop the unaging process. |
| F HAM |
Hamilton,
Virginia |
Dustland |
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| F HAM |
Hamilton,
Virginia |
The
gathering |
A tale about
four unusual children gifted with supersensory powers moves between
the present and the future |
| F HAM |
Hamilton,
Virginia |
Justice
and her brothers |
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| F Isd |
Isdell, Wendy, |
A
gebra named Al |
Trouble with
her algebra homework leads Julie through a mysterious portal into the
Land of Mathematics, where a zebra-like Imaginary Number and creatures
representing Periodic Elements help her learn about math and chemistry
in order to get home. |
| F Jac |
Jacques,
Brian. |
High
Rhulain |
Following
a dream, the young ottermaid Tiria travels from Redwall to the Green
Isle, where otters have long been enslaved by feral cats but fight back
as they await the High Rhulain, a savior whose coming was foretold. |
| F JAC |
Jacques,
Brian |
Pearls
of Lutra |
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| F KEY |
Key, Alexander |
Escape
to Witch Mountain |
Tony and
Tia knew they were different from other people and with Father O'Day's
help they searched for their home |
| F LEG |
Le Guin,
Ursula |
A
wizard of Earthsea |
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| F LEV |
Levin, Betty |
The
ice bear |
A girl from
the Land of the White Falcons, a bear cub, and the bakerwoman's helper
become pawns in the power struggle which rages in the kingdom of Thyrne. |
| F Lew |
Lewis, C.
S. |
The
chronicles of Narnia |
Contains
the six novels by the author that are referred to as "The Chronicles
of Narnia." |
| F Lub |
Lubar, David. |
Wizards
of the game |
Eighth grader
Mercer, whose passion is the fantasy role-playing game Wizards of the
Warrior World, hopes to use a fund raiser to bring a gaming convention
to his middle school, but instead he attracts four genuine wizards who
are trapped on Earth and want his help in returning to their own world. |
| F MAR |
Martin, Graham
Dunstan |
Giftwish |
A peasant
lad from the coast of Feydom, said to fulfill an ancient prophecy but
really intended to be a sacrificial victim, travels to the mountains
where he confronts the Necromancer, the shadow of evil. |
| F MAY |
Mayhar, Ardath |
Soul-singer
of Tyrnos |
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| F MAY |
Mayhar, Ardath |
Lords
of the triple moons |
"An
Argo book." Johab, believing
himself to be the last of his people, escapes from the usurper who killed
his family and takes upon himself the task of freeing the plainsfolk
from tyranny. |
| F MCC |
McCaffrey,
Anne |
Dragonsong |
Because of
her father's adamant disapproval of her unwomanly ambition to be a Harper,
Menolly, young girl of Pern, braves the deadly perils of Threadfall
and redirects her life, aided by nine dragons. |
| F McK |
McKinley,
Robin |
The
hero and the crown |
Aerin, with
the guidance of the wizard Luthe and the help of the blue sword, wins
the birthright due her as the daughter of the Daarian king and the witchwoman
of the mysterious, demon-haunted North |
| F MUR |
Murphy, Shirley
Rousseau |
The
ivory lyre |
Dragonbards
Tebriel and Kiri are instrumental in inciting an uprising against the
Dark and in locating the magical ivory lyre |
| F NOR |
Norton, Mary |
The
Borrowers |
Miniature
people who live in an old country house by borrowing things from the
humans are forced to emigrate from their home under the grandfather
clock. |
| F Pao |
Paolini,
Christopher. |
Eldest
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After successfully
evading an Urgals ambush, Eragon is adopted into the Ingeitum clan and
sent to finish his training so he can further help the Varden in their
struggle against the Empire. |
| F Pao |
Paolini,
Christopher. |
Eragon
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In Aagaesia,
a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious
stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic,
and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters. |
| F Pul |
Pullman,
Philip, |
The
golden compass |
Accompanied
by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her kidnapped children
from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North. |
| F Pul |
Pullman,
Philip, |
The
amber spyglass |
Lyra and
Will find themselves at the ccenter of a battle between the forces of
the Authority and those gathered by Lord Asriel. |
| F Pul |
Pullman,
Philip, |
The
subtle knife |
As the boundaries
between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her daemon help Will Parry
in his search for his father and for a powerful, magical knife. |
| F PUL |
Pullman,
Philip |
Northern
lights |
When Lyra's
friend Roger disappears, she and her daemon, Pantalaimon, determine
to find him. The ensuing quest
leads them to the bleak spendour of the north. |
| F RIC |
Richler,
Mordeci |
Jacob
Two-Two meets the hooded fang |
Jacob Two-Two
is two + two + two and the youngest of five children. He says everything twice because no one listens
to him the first time. He falls
into the clutches of a villian who hates children, especially if they
say everything twice |
| F Rod |
Rodda, Emily. |
City
of the Rats |
Lief, Barda,
and Jasmine search for the third jewel needed for the magic Belt of
Deltora in the forbidden City of the Rats. |
| F Rod |
Rodda, Emily. |
The
Deltora book of monsters / |
A book compiling
the characteristics and colorful sketches of the monsters of Deltora. |
| F Rod |
Rodda, Emily. |
Dread
Mountain |
Lief, Barda,
and Jasmine search for the fifth jewel needed for the magic Belt of
Deltora on Dread Mountain. |
| F Rod |
Rodda, Emily. |
The
Forests of Silence / |
The evil
Shadow Lord has stolen the seven gems from the magical Belt of Deltora
and enslaved the land but Lief and his companions journey to find the
gems and return the rightful heir to the throne. |
| F Rod |
Rodda, Emily. |
Return
to Del / |
The seven
gems have been found but now Lief, Barda, and Jasmine must search for
the missing heir to the throne of Deltora. |
| F Rod |
Rodda, Emily. |
The
shifting sands / |
Lief, Barda,
and Jasmine search for the fourth jewel needed for the magic Belt of
Deltora. |
| F Rod |
Rodda, Emily. |
The
Valley of the Lost |
Lief, Barda,
and Jasmine search for the last gem in the Valley of the Lost. |
| F Rod |
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