FANTASY

NOVELS


CALL #

AUTHOR

TITLE

SUMMARY

398 JON

Jones, Diana Wynne

The tough guide to Fantasyland

 

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

 

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

 

F ANT

Anthony, Piers

On a pale horse

 

F ANT

Anthony, Piers

Bearing an hourglass

 

F ANT

Anthony, Piers

Phaze doubt

 

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

 

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

 

F CHE

Chetwin, Grace

Out of the dark world

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

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