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The Shadowed Land

Signe Pike Β· 400 pages

Celtic MythologyScotlandPolitical IntrigueLyrical Prose
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A River Enchanted

Rebecca Ross Β· 467 pages

Celtic MythologyScotlandLyrical ProsePolitical Intrigue
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Taliesin

Stephen R. Lawhead Β· 512 pages

Celtic MythologyLyrical ProseFantasyHistorical Fiction
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The Hollow Hills

Mary Stewart Β· 477 pages

Dark Ages. Keeping watch over the young Arthur Pendragon, the prince and prophet Merlin Ambrosius is haunted by dreams of the magical sword Caliburn, which has been hidden for centuries. When Uther Pendragon is killed in battle, the time of destiny is at hand, and Arthur must claim the fabled sword to become the true High King of Britain.

Mentor RelationshipLyrical ProsePolitical IntrigueFantasy
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Priestess of Avalon

Marion Zimmer Bradley, Diana L. Paxson Β· 394 pages

Celtic MythologyPolitical IntrigueFantasyHistorical Fiction
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The Book of Three

Lloyd Alexander Β· 217 pages

Taran is bored with his Assistant Pig-Keeper duties, even though his charge is none other than Hen Wen, Prydain's only oracular pig. He'd rather be doing something more heroic, like making swords and learning to use them. When Hen Wen escapes and Taran goes after her, he finds himself farther from home than he's ever been. Soon he begins to realize that heroism is no easy task. With the dreaded Ho

Celtic MythologyMentor RelationshipFantasySeries Starter
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The Dragonbone Chair

Tad Williams Β· 672 pages

In the peaceful land of Osten Ard, the good king is dying-and a long-dreaded evil is about to be unleashed. Only Simon, a lowly castle scullion apprenticed to a secret order dedicated to halting the coming darkness, can solve the dangerous riddle that offers salvation to the land.

Mentor RelationshipPolitical IntrigueFantasyFae/Faeries
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The Mists of Avalon

Marion Zimmer Bradley Β· 876 pages

When Morgan le Fay (Morgaine) has to sacrifice her virginity during fertility rites, the man who impregnates her is her younger brother Arthur, who she turns against when she thinks he has betrayed the old religion of Avalon.

Celtic MythologyPolitical IntrigueFantasyHistorical Fiction
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The Name of the Wind

Patrick Rothfuss Β· 667 pages

My name is Kvothe, pronounced nearly the same as "quothe." Names are important as they tell you a great deal about a person. I've had more names than anyone has a right to. The Adem call me Maedre. Which, depending on how it's spoken, can mean The Flame, The Thunder, or The Broken Tree. "The Flame" is obvious if you've ever seen me. I have red hair, bright. If I had been born a couple of hundr

Mentor RelationshipLyrical ProseFantasySeries Starter
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The Bone Witch

Rin Chupeco Β· 411 pages

Tea's gift for death magic means that she is a bone witch, a title that makes her feared and ostracized by her community, but when an older bone witch trains her to become an asha--one who can wield elemental magic--Tea will have to overcome her obstacles and make a powerful choice in the face of danger as dark forces approach.

Mentor RelationshipLyrical ProsePolitical IntrigueFantasy
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Fool's Fate

Robin Hobb Β· 810 pages

A heralded writer of epic fantasy, Robin Hobb has given readers worlds within worlds in her heroic Farseer and Liveship Traders trilogies. Now she takes the final step in the breathtaking trilogy of the Tawny Man, as the tale of FitzChivalry Farseer comes to an epic end. Rife with boundless adventure and unforgettable characters, Fool's Fate is destined to become a classic of the genre.Assassin, s

Mentor RelationshipPolitical IntrigueLyrical ProseFantasy
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The White Mare

Jules Watson Β· 469 pages

Seeking to help her people hold out against Roman conquerors in 79 AD, Scottish priestess and princess Rhiann is forced into a political marriage, while exiled Irish prince Eremon must unite the feuding tribes of his adopted country.

Celtic MythologyScotlandHistorical FictionSeries Starter
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Pay the Piper

Jane Yolen, Adam Stemple Β· 183 pages

A rock 'n' roll band to die for…. When fourteen year old Callie McCallan scores a backstage pass to interview the lead singer of the famous band Brass Rat, she's thrilled. Peter Gringras is so cool. When he plays his flute, it's as if he has some kind of hypnotic power. But there is something strange about him, something Callie can't quite put her finger on. Then, on Halloween night, Callie's l

Celtic MythologyScotlandFantasySeries Starter
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A Kiss of Shadows

Laurell K. Hamilton Β· 468 pages

"All it would take was my true name being mentioned after dark, and it would float back to my aunt. She was the Queen of Air and Darkness, and that meant that anything said in the dark was hers to hear, eventually. The fact that spotting the missing Elven American Princess had become more popular than spotting Elvis helped. Her magic was always chasing blind leads. Princess Meredith skiing in Utah

Celtic MythologyPolitical IntrigueFantasySeries Starter
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The Witch in the Wood

T.H. White Β· 269 pages

The second book in his epic work, The Once and Future King. It continues the story of the newly-crowned King Arthur, his tutelage by the wise Merlyn, his war against King Lot, and also introduces the Orkney clan, a group of characters who would cause the eventual downfall of the king.

Mentor RelationshipScotlandPolitical IntrigueFantasy
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The Boggart

Susan Cooper Β· 196 pages

After visiting the castle in Scotland which her family has inherited and returning home to Canada, twelve-year-old Emily finds that she has accidentally brought back with her a boggart, an invisible and mischievous spirit with a fondness for practical jokes.

Celtic MythologyScotlandFantasySeries Starter
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Druids

Morgan Llywelyn Β· 404 pages

Fifteen-year-old Ainvar, protege of the chief druid of the Order of the Wise, leads his Celtic Carnute tribe against Caesar's Roman legions who are attempting to conquer Gaul. Annotation. "Mine was the vast dark sky and the spaces between the stars that called out to me; mine was the promise of magic." So spoke the young Celt Ainvar, centuries before the enchanted age of Arthur and Merlin. An orph

Celtic MythologyMentor RelationshipHistorical FictionFantasy
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The Dreamstone

C.J. Cherryh Β· 192 pages

Celtic MythologyLyrical ProseFantasySeries Starter
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The Tombs of Atuan

Ursula K. Le Guin Β· 160 pages

Tenar was the priestess of the Nameless Ones-the ancient powers. She was responsible for remembering and worshipping them. She forgot her family and home. Then came the young wizard, Ged, who trespassed where none had gone before and none had lived.

Mentor RelationshipLyrical ProseFantasySlow-Paced
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Mythago Wood

Robert Holdstock Β· 304 pages

Deep within the wildwood lies a place of myth and mystery, from which few return, and of those few, none remain unchanged. Ryhope Wood may look like a three-mile-square fenced-in wood in rural Herefordshire on the outside, but inside, it is a primeval, intricate labyrinth of trees, impossibly huge, unforgettable … and stronger than time itself. Stephen Huxley has already lost his father to t

Celtic MythologyLyrical ProseFantasySeries Starter
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The Last Days of Magic

Mark Tompkins Β· 392 pages

Celtic MythologyPolitical IntrigueFantasyHistorical Fiction
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Seraphina

Rachel Hartman Β· 465 pages

In a world where dragons and humans coexist in an uneasy truce and dragons can assume human form, Seraphina, whose mother died giving birth to her, grapples with her own identity amid magical secrets and royal scandals, while she struggles to accept and develop her extraordinary musical talents.

Mentor RelationshipPolitical IntrigueLyrical ProseFantasy
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The Witching Hour

Anne Rice Β· 1,002 pages

The first in the Mayfair Witches series, The Witching Hour introduces the fictional Mayfair family of New Orleans, generations of male and female witches. This tight-knit and deeply connected family, where a death of one strengthens the others with his/her knowledge. One Mayfair witch per generation is also designated to receive the powers of "the man," known as Lasher. Lasher gives the witches gi

Lyrical ProseScotlandFantasyHistorical Fiction
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The Magician

Michael Scott

Celtic MythologyMentor RelationshipFantasySeries Starter

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