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Alexander, Lloyd.
Chronicles of Prydain
(Book
of Three, Black Cauldron, Castle of Llyr, Taran Wanderer, High King)
Taran, assistant pig-keeper, fights evil in the
land of Prydain (based on Welsh legends).
Barron, T.A.
Lost Years of Merlin
(Lost
Years of Merlin, Seven Songs of Merlin, Fires of Merlin, Mirror of Merlin,
Wings of Merlin)
The great wizard Merlin’s boyhood adventures.
Bass, L.G.
Outlaws of Moonshadow Marsh
(Sign
of the Qin)
Young Prince Zong battles Yamu, the god of
death(based on Chinese myth).
Colfer, Eoin.
Artemis Fowl
(Artemis
Fowl, Arctic Incident, Eternity Code, Opal Deception)
Artemis is a high-tech criminal mastermind who
penetrates the secrets of the fairy world.
Collins, Suzanne.
Underland Chronicles
(Gregor
the Overlander, Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane, Gregor and the Curse of the
Warmbloods)
Gregor falls into an underground world and
discovers his father is being held prisoner there. Is Gregor the prophesied
Overlander?
Constable, Kate.
Chanters of Tremaris
(Singer
of All Songs, Waterless Sea)
Calwyn rescues an injured wizard and combines
forces with him to fight Samis, an evil wizard who is trying to learn all
nine magical chants.
Cooper, Susan.
Dark is Rising Sequence
(Silver
on the Tree; Grey King; Greenwitch; Dark is Rising; Over Sea, Under Stone)
Will, Bran and the Drew children pit the power
of Light against the evil forces of Dark (based on Arthurian and Celtic
myths).
Duane, Diane.
Young Wizards
(So
You Want to Be a Wizard, Support Your Local Wizard, Wizard Abroad, Wizard’s
Dilemma, Wizard Alone, Wizard’s Holiday, Wizards at War)
Nita and Kit discover a library book called “So
You Want To Be a Wizard” and fight the evil Lone Power once they have passed
the Ordeal.
Farmer, Nancy.
Sea of Trolls
An epic medieval fantasy in which a Saxon boy with magical powers undertakes
a quest. If he fails, his sister will be sacrificed to a goddess.
Funke, Cornelia.
Inkheart
Meggie and her father, a book binder, are kidnapped by a character her
father “read” to life.
Jones, Diana.
Chronicles of Chrestomanci
(Charmed
Life, Lives of Christopher Chant, Witch Week, Magicians of Caprona)
The Chrestomanci, an enchanter with nine lives,
has to control the practice of magic in the Twelve Related Worlds.
LeGuin, Ursula.
Earthsea Cycle
(Wizard
of Earthsea, Tombs of Atuan, Farthest Shore, Tehanu, Tales from Earthsea)
Earthsea is a realm where words have magical
power. Sparrowhawk learns his true name and his fate as Earthsea’s most
powerful wizard.
L’Engle, Madeleine.
Time Quartet
(Wrinkle
in Time, Wind in the Door, Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters)
A series featuring the Murry children, time
travel and cosmic battles between good and evil.
McKinley, Robin.
The Hero & the Crown
Aerin wins back her birthright as the daughter of a king and a witchwoman
with the help of a wizard and a blue sword.
Mahy, Margaret.
The Changeover
When her baby brother seems possessed by evil spirits, Laura seeks the help
of a boy at school whom she thinks has supernatural powers.
Nix, Garth.
Abhorsen Trilogy
(Sabriel,
Lirael, Abhorsen)
Sabriel and Lirael are necromancers who fight
the evil from the Land of the Dead that is threatening the Old Kingdom.
Nodelman, Perry.
The Same Place but Different
When fairies steal John’s baby sister and replace her with a Changeling, he
enters the world of the Strangers to rescue her.
Oppel, Kenneth.
Airborn
Matt, a cabin boy on an airship, and Kate, a passenger, team up to search
for mysterious winged creatures they have heard about.
Paolini, Christopher.
Inheritance Trilogy
(Eragon,
Eldest)
Eragon finds a dragon’s egg, but can he revive
the legacy of the Dragon Riders in the shadow of a dark empire?
Pratchett, Terry.
Wee Free Men
(Wee
Free Men, Hat Full of Sky)
Tiffany, a resourceful but untrained 9 year old
witch, teams up with 3 tiny blue elves to fight the evil Queen of Faerie.
Pullman, Philip.
His Dark Materials
(Golden
Compass, Subtle Knife, Amber Spyglass)
Lyra lives in a world parallel to our own,
where humans, dæmons and winged creatures co-exist. A mysterious entity
called Dust may have the power to unite the universes - if it isn’t
destroyed first.
Stroud, Jonathan.
Bartimaeus Trilogy
(Amulet
of Samarkand, The Golem’s Eye)
In modern London, apprentice magician Nathaniel
and his all-powerful djinni Bartimaeus are caught up in mayhem and
espionage.
