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Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince by Nicholas Hooper
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHarry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts turns out to be quite the exciting year. Harry obtains a Potions book which used to belong to the very mysterious Half-Blood Prince... -
![Curse of Strahd by Christopher Perkins, Tracy Hickman]()
Curse of Strahd by Christopher Perkins, Tracy Hickman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUnravel the mysteries of Ravenloft® in this dread adventure for the world’s greatest roleplaying game Under raging storm clouds, the vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of Castle Ravenloft. Rumbling thunder pounds the castle spires. The wind’s howling increases as he turns his gaze down toward the village of Barovia... -
![The Temple by Kevin M. Turner]()
The Temple by Kevin M. Turner
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsElijah Hawk is in the midst of a quest. He must find the two remaining cubes that belong to the ancient sphere, a dangerous weapon created to destroy the common world. And he must do it before the Maliphists discover his plan. But things take a turn when Elijah suddenly discovers that there are Magi in Savenridge who aren’t who they appear to be. Magi who are powerful...Categorized as:
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![Crossroads by Honor Raconteur]()
Crossroads by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes, as is often the case with magic, things go awry. Sevana’s quite accustomed to magical explosions, fires, and curses in her daily life. People abruptly appearing inside of Big from a different planet? Well, she has to admit, that’s a first. Deepwoods Guild specializes in traveling, but with Grae at the helm, they’ve never had a path fail. Until now... -
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![L'ordine della Croce by Virginia De Winter]()
L'ordine della Croce by Virginia De Winter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEloise Weiss è alle prese con il misterioso ritrovamento di uno scheletro di un giovane ragazzo, la cui identità è ignota, e questa volta non potrà ricorrere ai suoi poteri di evocatrice ma solo alle sue conoscenze mediche... -
![Blood Vengeance by Tessa Dawn]()
Blood Vengeance by Tessa Dawn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRamsey Olaru is a bona fide bad-ass: a lethal vampire, a seasoned warrior, and a ruthless mercenary in the king’s Sentinel Guard. He’s accustomed to taking what he wants, ramrodding his way through obstacles, and silencing anything—or anyone—who gets in his way... -
![Sisters Grimm Series 1-9 Hardcover Collection (The Fairy-Tale Detectives, The Unusual Suspects, The Problem Child, Once Upon a Crime, Magic and Other Misdemeanors, Tales from the Hood, The Everafter War, The Inside Story, The Council of Mirrors, 1-9) by Michael Buckley]()
Sisters Grimm Series 1-9 Hardcover Collection (The Fairy-Tale Detectives, The Unusual Suspects, The Problem Child, Once Upon a Crime, Magic and Other Misdemeanors, Tales from the Hood, The Everafter War, The Inside Story, The Council of Mirrors, 1-9) by Michael Buckley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith the winning combination of "Nancy Drew" meets "Shrek," the "Sisters Grimm" series will entertain with a hilarious mix of mysteries and fairy tale twists.In the tradition of "Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events" and "The Spiderwick Chronicles" comes a new humorous mystery of fantastic circumstances... -
![Arielle: Immortal Quickening by Lilian Roberts]()
Arielle: Immortal Quickening by Lilian Roberts
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA fatal night...College co-ed Arielle Lloyd is on vacation with her immortal love, Sebastian Gaulle, when they receive word of a dreadful accident. Her dear friend Gabrielle hovers near death. But it's much worst for her beloved friends, Eva and Ian. In spite of Eva's magical abilities, their lives have been cut tragically short.An immortal choice.. -
![Red Rain by R.S. Black]()
Red Rain by R.S. Black
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRed Rain Pandora has been through hell and back. Literally. She’s been kidnapped and tortured, found freedom, and then lost it all over again. She’s now the newest pawn in the age-old war between Heaven and Hell. The Triad owns her mark, Asher owns her heart, but the demon Wrath might just own her soul. Death—aka Dean—is her constant companion in these final days... -
![Ritual of Magic by Veronica Shade, Leigh Anderson]()
Ritual of Magic by Veronica Shade, Leigh Anderson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew teachers, new students, and new magical secrets.The statues at La Voisin aren’t what they seem, and one in particular appears to have changed his position since last semester. But statues can’t move.Can they?A single touch to the stone figure reveals a life before this one. One where the statue made a brother pact with another man. A very familiar man... -
![Путь меча by Henry Lion Oldie, Генри Лайон Олди]()
Путь меча by Henry Lion Oldie, Генри Лайон Олди
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsПод воздействием «железной» воли живых клинков - Блистающих - искусство фехтования и изготовления холодного оружия отточено людьми до немыслимого совершенства. Все вооружены, и все мастерски владеют своими мечами - это ли не залог бескровности многочисленных поединков? И всё же покой мира, кажущегося гармоничным, нарушается чередой загадочных убийств... -
![Enchanted Palace by Rosie Banks]()
Enchanted Palace by Rosie Banks
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEnter a magical world full of friendship and fun!Ellie, Summer, and Jasmine are the very best of friends. Then one day, they find a magical box that whisks them away to the Secret Kingdom, a world full of every wonderfully magical thing under the sun. But an evil queen wants to ruin the Secret Kingdom so she can rule it for all time... -
![The Night Crossing by Robert Masello]()
The Night Crossing by Robert Masello
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBram Stoker kept secret a tale even more terrifying than Dracula. It begins among the Carpathian peaks, when an intrepid explorer discovers a mysterious golden box. She brings it back with her to the foggy streets of Victorian London, unaware of its dangerous power…or that an evil beyond imagining has already taken root in the city... -
![Wakestone Hall by Judith Rossell]()
Wakestone Hall by Judith Rossell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE MAGICAL CONCLUSION TO STELLA'S AWARD-WINNING STORY From bestselling writer-illustrator Judith Rossell comes the thrilling and magical conclusion to her multi-award-winning novel, Withering-by-Sea... -
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![The Heir of Death by Becca Andre]()
The Heir of Death by Becca Andre
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElysia Mallory has never embraced her magic, not when doing so comes at the price of her sanity. Her family is cursed with bizarre necromantic gifts that have driven each recipient mad, and she doesn’t want to be another dead branch on the family tree... -
![La spia del mare by Virginia De Winter]()
La spia del mare by Virginia De Winter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVenezia, 1741. Cordelia Sheffield è una spia inglese, bella, intelligente e letale. Cassandra Giustinian invece è una nobile veneziana dalla grazia incantevole, colpita da una misteriosa malattia. Nessuno sa che sono gemelle, che dividono un'unica vita e l'amore per lo stesso uomo: lo splendido Cassian d'Armer, una spia del Doge, tormentato da un passato di guerra e violenza... -
![Roots and Wings by Talia Jager]()
Roots and Wings by Talia Jager
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKassia has been given a second chance at life. Everything is finally getting back to normal – she’s back at school with her friends boyfriend. The school is recovering from the recent demon battle. Then a young man shows up claiming to be her brother and tells her their parents are in danger. Soon, she finds herself on a mission to find them, only to find out everything isn't what it seems... -
![Christmas in Dark Moon Vale: A Blood Curse Series Novella by Tessa Dawn]()
Christmas in Dark Moon Vale: A Blood Curse Series Novella by Tessa Dawn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJoin the vampires of Dark Moon Vale in this holiday adventure filled with treachery, vengeance, and mayhem... Marquis Silivasi is an Ancient Master Warrior in the arcane house of Jadon: a clan of lethal vampires living in the Rocky Mountains... -
![Stoneskin by K.B. Spangler]()
Stoneskin by K.B. Spangler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree thousand years from now, galactic transportation relies on the sentient energy field known as the Deep. Its immortal human emissaries call themselves Witches, and they control how the Deep is used. When eight-year-old Tembi Moon wakes on an unfamiliar world, she knows the Deep has to be involved, but to leave her home planet and become a Witch herself? No, that life isn’t for her... -
![A Darker Shade of Magic - SAMPLE by V.E. Schwab]()
A Darker Shade of Magic - SAMPLE by V.E. Schwab
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first 150 pages available on NetGalley as a sneak peak.From V.E. Schwab, the critically acclaimed author of Vicious, comes a new universe of daring adventure, thrilling power, and parallel Londons, beginning with A Darker Shade of Magic.Kell is one of the last Travelers—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel universes—as such, he can choose where he lands... -
![The Sphere by Kevin M. Turner]()
The Sphere by Kevin M. Turner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Race for the Sphere Begins! It’s a new year for Elijah Hawk and the Magi students. After spending the previous year avoiding lethal attacks by the evil Maliphists and risking his life to break his uncle out of prison, Elijah welcomes a summer of peace and relaxation. But things don’t stay peaceful for long...Categorized as:
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![Tales from the Yawning Portal by Mike Mearls, Kim Mohan]()
Tales from the Yawning Portal by Mike Mearls, Kim Mohan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDread tales told in the dead of night!When the shadows grow long in Waterdeep and the fireplace in the taproom of the Yawning Portal dims to a deep crimson glow, adventurers from across the Forgotten Realms, and even from other worlds, spin tales and spread rumors of dark dungeons and lost treasures... -
![Amelia Fang and the Unicorns of Glitteropolis by Laura Ellen Anderson]()
Amelia Fang and the Unicorns of Glitteropolis by Laura Ellen Anderson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe second book in a hilarious illustrated middle-grade POB series for reluctant readers starring a vampire girl, Amelia Fang. Welcome to the world of Nocturnia, where darkness reigns supreme, glitter is terrifying, and unicorns are the stuff of nightmares!Amelia Fang and her friends love their dark and gloomy world of Nocturnia... -
![River of Dreams by Lynn Kurland]()
River of Dreams by Lynn Kurland
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAisling of Bruadair is frantic to find both the truth about her future and a mercenary to save her country. When an offer of aid comes from an unexpected direction, she is relieved her quest is almost complete. But she soon realizes her task is far from over . . . and will include perils she never dreamed she would ever face... -
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![L'Ordine della chiave by Virginia De Winter]()
L'Ordine della chiave by Virginia De Winter
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAxel Vanderberg, giovane erede al trono di Aldenor, non è altro che una matricola il cui sogno è diventare un giorno Duca dell'Ordine della Chiave, conquistando prestigio e rispetto. Adesso la carica è ricoperta da Rafael Valance, sul quale all'improvviso ricadono ricadono i sospetti per l'omicidio della fidanzata Emelyn. Ma quel delitto sarà solo il primo di una lunga serie... -
![The Black Elfstone by Terry Brooks]()
The Black Elfstone by Terry Brooks
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe first book of the triumphant and epic four-part conclusion to the Shannara series, from one of the all-time masters of fantasy. Through forty years of New York Times bestselling Shannara novels, Terry Brooks always had an ending in mind: a series that would bring it all to a grand conclusion. Now that time is here... -
![Nyx by G. Eilsel]()
Nyx by G. Eilsel
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNinety-one years ago, I stumbled upon a window to a strange new world. Beyond, there were blue skies and odd trees, and flowers like nothing I’d ever seen. Curiosity got the better of me, and life as I knew it changed forever.Ljómur was the military’s best kept secret. Behind those walls, I was experimented on and studied, torn apart and put back together... -
![Lake Ephemeral by Anya Allyn]()
Lake Ephemeral by Anya Allyn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSix children without memories of their early years can never leave the valley that gave them life.Seven manors surround Lake Ephemeral, and their residents are hiding terrifying secrets. Seraphin Ferón was first brought to the valley of Lake Ephemeral as an eleven-year-old orphan, to meet a mother she’d never known she had... -
![Oath of the Renunciates by Marion Zimmer Bradley]()
Oath of the Renunciates by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the chilly world of Darkover, where women are kept in subservience to their men, only the Renunciates of the Comhi-Latzii--known popularly as the Free Amazons--escape subjection... -
![Unforeseen by Ridley Pearson]()
Unforeseen by Ridley Pearson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFairlies Amanda and Jess have won the hearts of Kingdom Keepers fans. Over the years, they’ve protected and supported the five Disney guides with their paranormal abilities. Now for the first time, author Ridley Pearson focuses on the “fairly human” girls, taking us inside Jess’s mind as she and Amanda embark on a journey to unravel her latest prophetic dream... -
![Leopards' Gold by Jenny Nimmo]()
Leopards' Gold by Jenny Nimmo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMany years have passed since the end of Book Two, and we now must meet Timoken's children, who, with their own magical endowments, stand divided between the forces of good and bad. Toung Petrello and Tolomeo must fight to protect their siblings and their kingdom as an evil force invades the once-peaceful Red Castle... -
![The Teras Trials by Lucien Burr]()
The Teras Trials by Lucien Burr
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTeras ravage England. Only London is safe. In an England where monsters have spilled into the world out of myth, only London is magically protected from the monstrous threat. The University runs the city, allowing family of graduate Hunters, Healers, Scholars, and Artificers to live behind the wards. Cassius Jones is nineteen and ready for the University... -
![Wormwood Mire by Judith Rossell]()
Wormwood Mire by Judith Rossell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis spine-tingling sequel to Withering-by-Sea sees Stella sent away to the moldering old family estate, where she discovers two odd cousins—and a mystery.Eleven-year-old Stella Montgomery has always wondered about her family... -
![The Healer by C.J. Anaya]()
The Healer by C.J. Anaya
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHope Fairmont is a normal teenage girl. She attends public school, gets good grades, has a normal best friend…sort of normal…and works as a janitor at the local hospital. Unfortunately, that’s where the ruse ends... -
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![In Pursuit of the Green Lion by Judith Merkle Riley]()
In Pursuit of the Green Lion by Judith Merkle Riley
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe unforgettable Margaret of Ashbury returns in the second book of the trilogy that began with A Vision of Light.Margaret, a resourceful midwife, is living with the insufferable relatives of her third husband, Gilbert de Vilers, known as Gregory. She is carving out a life for herself and her daughters despite the hostility and greed of her in-laws... -
![The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure by Stacey Allan, Will Doyle]()
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure by Stacey Allan, Will Doyle
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA wickedly whimsical adventure for the world's greatest roleplaying game. Once every eight years, the fantastic Witchlight Carnival touches down on your world, bringing joy to one settlement after the next. Its owners, Mister Witch and Mister Light, know how to put on a good show... -
![The First Key by Pierdomenico Baccalario, Marion Spengler]()
The First Key by Pierdomenico Baccalario, Marion Spengler
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJapanese edition of Ulysses Moore Book 6: The First Key. Julia and Jason remain trapped in the Middle Ages and search for the key to the truth, that Ulysses Moore is alive and is hiding in Villa Argo...Categorized as:
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![Penumbra by Keri Arthur]()
Penumbra by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAgent Sam Ryan has had enough. She wants out, and she wants out now. She's sick of putting up with Gabriel's crappy attitude, sick of seeing nothing but paperwork and the inside off her small office. But most of all, she is sick of feeling lonely. It's time to take control and get a life outside of work. But Stephan, the man in charge of the SIU, isn't about to let her go easily... -
![The Clockwork Girl by Anna Mazzola]()
The Clockwork Girl by Anna Mazzola
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA intoxicating and darkly immersive story of obsession, illusion and the price of freedom, from the award-winning author of The UnseeingParis, 1750. In the midst of winter, as birds fall frozen from the sky, a new maid arrives at the home of a celebrated clockmaker and his clever, unworldly daughter... -
![Escape From Wolfhaven Castle by Kate Forsyth]()
Escape From Wolfhaven Castle by Kate Forsyth
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTell your lord to beware; the wolves smell danger in the wind . . . Wolfhaven Castle has been attacked, and only four escape capture... Tom, trained to scrub pots, not fight; Elanor, the lord's daughter; Sebastian, a knight in training; and Quinn, the witch's apprentice...Categorized as:
magic fantasy middle-grade children-books action-adventure young-adult fiction mystery -
![Smoke on the Water by Lori Handeland]()
Smoke on the Water by Lori Handeland
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAbandoned beneath a black willow tree on the banks of a northern Wisconsin creek, Willow Black spent her entire childhood in foster care. Her entire life she's had terrifying visions, and it is these visions that eventually land her in a psychiatric facility. And so Willow takes her meds and believes she is getting better. Until she meets a fellow patient who doesn't think she is crazy at all... -
![The Librarians and the Mother Goose Chase by Greg Cox]()
The Librarians and the Mother Goose Chase by Greg Cox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStories can be powerful. In 1719, Elizabeth Goose of Boston Massachusetts published a collection of rhyming spells as a children's book, creating a spellbook of terrifying power. The Librarian of that age managed to dispose of all copies of the book except one, which remained in the possession of Elizabeth Goose and her family, temporarily averting any potential disaster... -
![The Girl Who Ignored Ghosts by K.C. Tansley]()
The Girl Who Ignored Ghosts by K.C. Tansley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKat Preston doesn’t believe in ghosts. Not because she’s never seen one, but because she saw one too many. Refusing to believe is the only way to protect herself from the ghost that tried to steal her life. Kat’s disbelief keeps her safe until her junior year at McTernan Academy, when a research project for an eccentric teacher takes her to a tiny, private island off the coast of Connecticut... -
![The Stones of Ravenglass by Jenny Nimmo]()
The Stones of Ravenglass by Jenny Nimmo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe second book in NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author Jenny Nimmo's new series chronicling the origin and the adventures of Charlie Bone's magical ancestor, the Red King!Timoken, a magician king, has found a new home in a castle in Britain. But when an evil steward takes control of the castle, he imprisons Timoken and wreaks havoc on surrounding villages... -
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![The Holly King by Mark Stay]()
The Holly King by Mark Stay
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Holly King is coming, and you’re on his list . . .It's December 1940, and Christmas has come to Woodville. Faye Bright is looking forward to a good old knees-up after a year of supernatural mayhem and Luftwaffe air raids, but it seems glad tidings are in short supply... -
![Moon Magic by Aimee Easterling, Sylvia Frost]()
Moon Magic by Aimee Easterling, Sylvia Frost
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStrap in and enjoy a rollicking ride through worlds of magic with six sizzling series starters from some of today’s hottest urban fantasy storytellers. Scratch the surface of the real world to find alchemy, were-creatures, and witches waiting! Prepare to fall in love with sexy alphas and the kickass heroines they live to chase... -
![Daierwolves of Paris - Lou by Roxane Dambre]()
Daierwolves of Paris - Lou by Roxane Dambre
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLou is an offbeat, sexy young woman who just happens to be a Da�erwolf, able to transform into any animal she likes�though she prefers to be a panther. Steeped in Da�erwolf tradition and adept at living undetected among humans, Lou infiltrates the French secret service in order to track down a rogue Da�erwolf who threatens to end the peaceful balance all other Da�erwolves strive to maintain... -
![Oscuri by Ulrike Schweikert]()
Oscuri by Ulrike Schweikert
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNeues von den Erben der Nacht: Die erfolgreiche Vampirsaga geht weiter!Nach Abschluss der Akademie hat sich der junge Vampir Luciano mit seiner großen Liebe Clarissa, einer Unreinen, nach Venedig abgesetzt, weil der strenge Clan der Nosferas keine Unreinen als Erben duldet. Doch die beiden sind nicht willkommen in dem verwunschenen Palazzo Dario am Canale Grande... -
![The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex by Tamsyn Muir]()
The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex by Tamsyn Muir
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEach of the Empire's houses keeps secrets, even from themselves. For the bookish academics of the Sixth, every secret is a mystery, and every mystery is a puzzle to be solved or a paper to be published. Deep in the bowels of their house, one such secret is about to reveal itself... -
![Candlekeep Mysteries by Wizards of the Coast, Graeme Barber]()
Candlekeep Mysteries by Wizards of the Coast, Graeme Barber
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCandlekeep attracts scholars like a flame attracts moths. Historians, sages, and others who crave knowledge flock to this library fortress to peruse its vast collection of books, scribbled into which are the answers to the mysteries that bedevil them. Many of these books contain their own mysteries—each one a doorway to adventure...
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