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Six Crimson Cranes

Elizabeth Lim · 454 pages

Large FamilyMagic SystemFirst Person NarratorFantasy
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Operation Chaos

Poul Anderson · 256 pages

In a war waged against black magic, a werewolf and his witch wife are called upon to neutralize an enemy's ultimate weapon--the world's most powerful demon. Set in a fantasy alternate history United States where magic and technology combine. Operation Chaos was first published in 1971 but was put together from short stories first released in the fifties and sixties. The prequel to the popular

Alternate HistoryMagic SystemFantasyFirst Person Narrator
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Born Wicked

Jessica Spotswood

In an alternate New England of 1900, where the Brotherhood dominates and controls society, sixteen-year-old Cate Cahill has struggled since her mother's death to keep secret that she and her younger sisters are witches, but when a governess arrives from the Sisterhood, everything changes.

Alternate HistoryFirst Person NarratorFantasySeries Starter
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The Bone Season

Samantha Shannon · 528 pages

In the mid-21st century, major world cities are controlled by a formidable security force, and clairvoyant underworld cell member Paige commits acts of psychic treason before being captured by an otherworldly race that would make her a part of their supernatural army.

Alternate HistoryMagic SystemFantasyFirst Person Narrator
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Cold Fire

Kate Elliott

Cat Barahal and her beloved cousin Bee think they have a safe place to shelter, but the Cold Mages who conspire to take them prisoner are closing in. The warlord Camjiata believes it's their destiny to help him conquer Europa, whether they want to or not. And the man Cat was forced to marry is back, arrogant as ever. Worst of all, as Hallow's Night approaches, powers hidden deep within the spirit

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Magyk

Angie Sage

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The Golden Compass

Philip Pullman · 399 pages

In a landmark epic of fantasy and storytelling, Philip Pullman invites readers into a world as convincing and thoroughly realized as Narnia, Earthsea, or Redwall. Here lives an orphaned ward named Lyra Belacqua, whose carefree life among the scholars at Oxford's Jordan College is shattered by the arrival of two powerful visitors. First, her fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, appears with evidence of mys

Magic SystemAlternate HistoryFantasyYoung Adult
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The Philosopher's Flight

Tom Miller · 422 pages

Alternate HistoryMagic SystemFantasyFirst Person Narrator
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The Midnight Queen

Sylvia Izzo Hunter · 417 pages

"In the hallowed halls of Oxford's Merlin College, the most talented--and highest born--sons of the Kingdom of Britain are taught the intricacies of magickal theory. But what dazzles can also destroy, as Gray Marshall is about to discover... Gray's deep talent for magick has won him a place at Merlin College. But when he accompanies four fellow students on a mysterious midnight errand that ends in

Alternate HistoryMagic SystemFantasyWitches & Witchcraft
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The Alchemyst

Michael Scott

Magic SystemTwinsYoung AdultFantasy
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Breath of Earth

Beth Cato · 387 pages

"In an alternate 1906, the United States and Japan have forged a powerful confederation-- the Unified Pacific--in an attempt to dominate the world. Their first target is a vulnerable China. In San Francisco, headstrong secretary Ingrid Carmichael is assisting a group of powerful geomancer wardens who have no idea of the depth of her own talent--or that she is the only woman to possess such skills.

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Dead Witch Walking

Kim Harrison · 424 pages

From New York Times bestselling author, Kim Harrison, comes the first book in an exciting urban fantasy series; packed with the perfect balance of wry humour and thrilling action, which will delight fans of thrillers and fantasy alike.Rachel Morgan is a white witch and runner working for Inderland Security, in an alternate world where a bioengineered virus wiped out a great deal of the world's hum

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The Bone Witch

Rin Chupeco · 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.

Magic SystemFirst Person NarratorFantasyYoung Adult
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Ptolemy's Gate

Jonathan Stroud · 508 pages

Three years have passed since the magician Nathaniel helped prevent a cataclysmic attack on London. Now an established member of the British Government, he faces unprecedented problems: foreign wars are going badly; Britain's enemies are mounting attacks close to London; and rebellion is fomentingamong the commoners. Increasingly imperious and distracted, Nathaniel is treating Bartimaeus worse tha

Alternate HistoryMagic SystemFantasyYoung Adult
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After Iris

Natasha Farrant · 320 pages

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The Last Dragonslayer

Jasper Fforde · 296 pages

"Fifteen-year-old Jennifer Strange runs an agency for underemployed magicians in a world where magic is fading away, but when visions of the death of the world's last dragon begin, all signs point to Jennifer--and Big Magic"--Provided by publisher. Fifteen-year-old foundling Jennifer runs Kazam, an employment agency for magicians, but it is hard to stay in business when magic is drying up. Then t

Magic SystemFirst Person NarratorFantasyYoung Adult
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Gilded Cage

Vic James · 358 pages

"For readers of Victoria Aveyard and Kiera Cass comes a darkly fantastical debut set in a modern England where magically gifted aristocrats rule--and commoners are doomed to serve. NOT ALL ARE FREE. NOT ALL ARE EQUAL. NOT ALL WILL BE SAVED. Our world belongs to the Equals--aristocrats with magical gifts--and all commoners must serve them for ten years. But behind the gates of England's grandest es

Alternate HistoryMagic SystemFantasyYoung Adult
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One Dark Throne

Kendare Blake

TwinsMagic SystemFantasyYoung Adult
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First Year

Rachel E. Carter · 301 pages

Ryiah's world was shattered the night she discovered King Blayne's nefarious plans. Now, she has to betray the one she loves most in order to save the realm from war. Ry finds herself on a perilous mission to help the rebels and convince the kingdom of Pythus not to honor its pact with the corrupt king of Jerar.

Magic SystemFirst Person NarratorFantasyYoung Adult
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Alanna: The First Adventure

Tamora Pierce · 241 pages

"From now on, I'm Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. I'll be a knight. And so yound Alanna of Trebond begins the journey to knighthood. Though a girl, Alanna has always craved the adventure and daring allowed only for boys; her twin brother, Thom, yearns to learn the art of magin. So one day they decide to switch places. Disguised as a girl, Thom heads for the convent to learn magic; Alanna, pr

Magic SystemTwinsFantasyYoung Adult
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Silver on the Road

Laura Anne Gilman · 408 pages

Alternate HistoryMagic SystemFantasySeries Starter
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Cold Burn of Magic

Jennifer Estep · 340 pages

Living under the library in a magical city of monsters and rival families, a reluctant young bodyguard and thief risks her life to save a boy only to be targeted by powerful adversaries.

Magic SystemFantasyFirst Person NarratorYoung Adult
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The Ring and the Crown

Melissa de la Cruz · 372 pages

In an alternative past where the Franco-British Empire controls the world's only source of magic, Princess Marie-Victoria, heir to the throne, and Aelwyn Myrddyn, a bastard mage, rekindle their childhood friendship as they plot to save Marie from a loveless, political marriage.

Alternate HistoryMagic SystemFantasyYoung Adult
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Ever the Hunted

Erin Summerill · 392 pages

Seventeen year-old Britta Flannery is the outcast daughter of a bounty hunter who must use her powers to track her father's killer in a world of warring kingdoms and dangerous magic.

Magic SystemFirst Person NarratorFantasyYoung Adult
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