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The hour of the gate (Spellsinger. #2.)
Par Alan Dean Foster. 1984
John Meriweather, plucked from his own world to a place where animals walk, talk and cast spells, is pitted once…
more against a deadly foe. Now he and his strange fellowship must embark on a journey from which none have returned. 1984. (Spellsinger ; 2)The hourglass
Par Barbara Metzger. 2007
Crusader Sir Coryn of Ardsley dies and becomes one of many beings known as "Death", but after hundreds of years…
he tricks Satan into giving him a chance to regain his mortality, as long as he finds a specific hourglass within six months. Meanwhile, Genie Macklin is a widow and an outcast, finding her calling helping wounded soldiers. They meet at Waterloo and marry - with nothing to her name, Genie has nothing to lose, and with his soul on the line, Coryn has everything, including love, to gain. Some descriptions of sex. Some strong language. c2007.The horse and his boy (Chronicles of Narnia. #3.)
Par C. S Lewis. 2002
Shasta and his talking horse, Bree, flee from the evil Calormen cavalry in hopes of reaching the magical land of…
Narnia. Sequel to "The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe" (DC42115). Followed by "Prince Caspian" (DC42122). Grades 4-7. 2002, c1954. (The Chronicles of Narnia ; 3)The historian: a novel
Par Elizabeth Kostova. 2005
Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters…
addressed ominously to 'My dear and unfortunate successor'. Her discovery plunges her into a world she never dreamed of - a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mother's mysterious fate connect to an evil hidden in the depths of history. 2005.The hex witch of Seldom
Par Nancy Springer. 1988
Bobbi Yandro has psychic powers and is troubled by what seems to be the ghost of her father. Given a…
horse, Shane, for her birthday, Bobbi runs away and eventually arrives at the home of witch Hazel where Bobbi learns more about Shane and herself. c1988.The harvest: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer ; #1)
Par Richie Tankersley Cusick. 1997
In this generation, she is Buffy Summers, 16 years old and a new student at Sunnydale High. Her experiences at…
her last school persuaded Buffy to try to resume the life of a normal teenager. But it is no coincidence that Buffy has come to this town at this time. Once in a century comes The Harvest: a night when the Master Vampire can draw enough power to break free and open the portal between his world and ours. For junior high readers. 1997. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer ; 1)The heroes
Par Joe Abercrombie. 2011
Black Dow, ruler of the North, clashes with the Union Empire, which is desperate for any decisive battle. Their forces…
fight for three bloody days over an insignificant hill, while old warrior Curnden Craw struggles to do what is right. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. 2011.The gargoyle overhead (Lost Gargoyle Ser. #2)
Par Philippa Dowding. 2010
What if your best friend was a naughty 400-year-old gargoyle, and what if he just happened to be in terrible…
danger? Katherine Newberry is friends with a gargoyle named Gargoth of Tallus who lives in her backyard. Gargoth has lost the only creature on the planet who can help him, Ambergine, his greatest friend. What Katherine and Gargoth don't know is that Ambergine is searching for Gargoth too - but so is his greatest enemy. Sequel to "The Gargoyle in My Yard". Grades 5-8. 2010.The great hunt (Wheel of time ; #2)
Par Robert Jordan. 1992
The Forsaken are loose, the Horn of Valere has been found and the Dead are rising from their dreamless sleep.…
The prophecies are being fulfilled but Rand al'Thor, the shepherd the Aes Sedai have proclaimed as the Dragon Reborn, desperately seeks to escape his identity. But Rand cannot run forever. With every passing day the Dark One grows in strength and strives to shatter his ancient prison, to break the Wheel, to bring an end to Time and sunder the weave of the Patten. Sequel to "Eye of the world" (DC31768), followed by "Dragon reborn". 1992, c1991. (Wheel of time ; 2)The gargoyle
Par Andrew Davidson. 2009
On a burn ward, a man lies between living and dying, so disfigured that no one from his past life…
would even recognize him. His only comfort comes from imagining various inventive ways to end his misery. Then a woman named Marianne Engel walks into his hospital room, who insists that she knows him, in fact for seven hundred years. 2009.The gift (Pellinor. #1)
Par Alison Croggon. 2004
Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child when her family is destroyed…
in war. She is unaware that she possesses a powerful gift, a gift that marks her as a member of the School of Pellinor. It is only when she is discovered by Cadvan, one of the great Bards of Lirigon, that her true heritage and extraordinary destiny unfolds. Followed by "The riddle". For junior high and older readers. 2004.The girl who married a lion: and other tales from Africa
Par Alexander McCall Smith. 2004
Gathered here is a beguiling selection of folktales from Zimbabwe and Botswana as retold by the best-selling author of The…
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. From animal fables to mysterious forces residing in the landscape, this collection demonstrates the wealth and variety of African folk tales and the particular magic of Africa's spiritual roots. 2004.The gypsy morph (Genesis of Shannara. #3.)
Par Terry Brooks. 2009
The last cities have fallen. Demons and once-men swarm the ravaged landscape of the former United States. A small band…
of survivors - the elves of Cintra and a ragtag group of human children and their protectors - flees northward toward a safe haven promised by the mystical King of the Silver River. To reach it, they must follow the boy named Hawk - now revealed as the legendary gypsy morph. With two Knights of the Word as their only protection, the brave remnant faces attacks on all sides. At stake are the survival of both races, human and elf - and the beginning of a new world for both. Sequel to "The elves of Cintra". 2009. (Genesis of Shannara ; 3)The griffin of Darkwood
Par Becky Citra, Kathryn Cole. 2016
Twelve-year-old Will Poppy has always been fascinated by writing, but when his mother dies and he has to live with…
his crabby aunt, he finds himself unable to write a word. When he is sent a mysterious package that includes an old picture of his grandparents and a piece of cloth with the words "The Griffin of Darkwood" on it, his aunt takes him to a run-down castle with servants who are up to no good. Now Will must find his way in this new world, and discover the magic all over again. Grades 3-6. 2016.The guns of empire (Shadow campaigns. #4.)
Par Django Wexler. 2016
After their defeats at the hands of general Janus bet Vhalnich, the opposing powers have called all sides to the…
negotiating table, in hopes of securing an end to the war. Queen Raesinia of Vordan is anxious to see the return of peace, but Janus insists that any peace with the Sworn Church of Elysium is doomed to fail. Soldiers Marcus d'Ivoire and Winter Ihernglass find themselves caught between their general and their queen. Now, each must decide which leader truly commands their loyalty--and what price they might pay for final victory. And in the depths of Elysium, a malign force is rising, and defeating it might mean making sacrifices beyond anything they have ever imagined. Sequel to "The price of valour". 2016.The great pursuit (Eurona Duology. #2.)
Par Wendy Higgins. 2017
Lochlanach has traded the great beast that once terrorized the realm for something far more dangerous, a Lashed enemy veiled…
in beauty, deception, and a vengeance passed down through generations: Rozaria Rocato. And she's offering the hunter Paxton Seabolt power and acceptance he could never receive in his homeland. Pax must decide how far he's willing to go under her tutelage, knowing she is the opponent of his true love Princess Aerity. Aerity believes that without allowing the Lashed to return to the kingdom, revolt is inevitable. And though she's accepted a betrothal to the man who took down the beast, she cannot help thinking about the Lashed man who stole her heart and disappeared. But as dire circumstances strike the royal family, matters of the castle are left in Aerity's hands. And though her feelings for Pax are strong, her duty to her kingdom and her family is stronger. She must put aside her desires to grasp the reins, and take actions that have the potential to save or destroy her people. Sequel to "The great hunt". For senior high readers. 2017.The Grim Company (Grim Company Series. #1.)
Par Luke Scull. 2013
The Grim Company, a shoddy band of misfits that includes a crippled Halmage, two orphans, and a manservant, must fight…
the Magelord Salazar, the Augmentors, the White Lady, and demons in an effort to save the world. Followed by "Sword of the north". 2013.The great ordeal (Aspect-emperor. #3.)
Par R. Scott Bakker. 2016
As Fanim war-drums beat just outside the city, the Empress Anasurimbor Esmenet searches frantically throughout the palace for her missing…
son Kelmomas. Meanwhile and many miles away, Esmenet's husband's Great Ordeal continues its epic march further north. But in light of dwindling supplies, the Aspect-Emperor's decision to allow his men to consume the flesh of fallen Sranc could have consequences even He couldn't have foreseen. And, deep in Ishual, the wizard Achamian grapples with his fear that his unspeakably long journey might be ending in emptiness, no closer to the truth than when he set out. Sequel to "The white luck warrior", followed by "The unholy consult". 2016.The great London adventure
Par Neil Shaw Larkman. 2001
Inspired by the ravens of The Tower of London, Shaw-Larkman began to piece together stories around two comical ravens, and…
elf-like creatures known as Gronkiedoddles, who live in London's disused tube tunnels and only come out at night to help the homeless and do battle with evil. Grades 3-6. 2001.The great laundry adventure
Par Margie Rutledge. 1999
To solve their overflowing laundry crisis, the Lawrence family buys large baskets, from a mysterious shop, to put it all…
in. But are the baskets the end of their problems or just the beginning? Abigail, Jacob and Ernest love magic, so they decide to cast themselves into adventure after adventure as the baskets become gateways to other eras. Grades 3-6. 1999.