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- Gemma Doyle
series4 books2003
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The Gemma Doyle Trilogy is a trilogy of fantasy novels by American writer Libba Bray. They are told from the perspective of Gemma Doyle, a girl in the late nineteenth century. The Gemma Doyle Trilogy consists of three books: A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, and The Sweet Far Thing.
- Elemental Masters
series59 books1995
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Mercedes Lackey's Elemental Masters series reimagines classic fairy tales in various historical settings, with mages who each command one of the four elements — fire, water, earth, or air. The opening novel, The Fire Rose, retells Beauty and the Beast around a fire mage trapped in a werewolf-like curse; later volumes retell other tales and, from Elemental Magic on, bring in numerous co-authors and short-story contributors across more than twenty books.
- Chrestomanci
series12 books1977
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Chrestomanci, sometimes branded The Worlds of Chrestomanci, is a heptalogy of children's fantasy books written by British author Diana Wynne Jones, published from 1977 to 2006. In the context of the parallel universe setting of the books, Chrestomanci refers to both the British government office that is responsible for supervising the use of magic and Chrestomanci Castle in southern England, which is both residence and headquarters.
- The Sanctuary of the White Friars
series2 books2015
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Michael Moorcock's Sanctuary of the White Friars opens with The Whispering Swarm, in which a monk named Friar Isidore draws a character named Michael into Alsacia, a hidden sanctuary tucked into the secret heart of London. The sequel, The Woods of Arcady, continues following that same character between the ordinary world and this concealed refuge. It's late-period Moorcock blending autobiographical framing with his long-running multiverse concerns.
- I, Coriander
Sally Gardnerstandalone novel2005
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I, Coriander is a 2005 young adult novel by Sally Gardner, a historical fantasy set in London at the time of the Puritan Commonwealth. The novel traces the time period of the beheading of Charles the 1st through the Restoration of Charles the 2nd. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award. It was also shortlisted for the British Children's Book of the Year and the Stockton Children's Book of the Year, as well as longlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
- Groosham Grange
series2 books1988
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Groosham Grange follows twelve-year-old David Eliot, expelled from every other school, who is sent to a strange boarding school on a remote island where the staff and pupils are not what they seem. Anthony Horowitz drew on his own boarding-school years for the setup; the two-book series carries David from his arrival through The Unholy Grail as he's drawn deeper into the school's occult traditions and his own inherited standing as the seventh son of a seventh son.
- Beswitched
Kate Saundersstandalone novel2010
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On her way, reluctantly, to a boarding school in present-day England, Flora suddenly finds herself in 1935, the new girl at St. Winifred's, having been summoned via a magic spell by her new dormitory mates.
- Endymion Spring
Matthew Skeltonstandalone novel2006
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Endymion Spring is a children's fantasy novel by English Canadian author Matthew Skelton. It was first published in 2006.
- A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping
Sangu Mandannastandalone novel2025
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Sera Swan used to be one of the most powerful witches in Britain. Then she resurrected her great-aunt Jasmine from the (very recently) dead, lost most of her magic, befriended a semi-villainous talking fox, and was exiled from her Guild. Now she (slightly reluctantly and just a bit grumpily) helps Jasmine run an enchanted inn in Lancashire, where she deals with her quirky guests' shenanigans, tries to keep said talking fox in check, and longs for the future that seems lost to her. But then she finds out about an old spell that could hold the key to restoring her power… Enter Luke Larsen, handsome and icy magical historian, who arrives on a dark winter evening and just might know how to unlock the spell’s secrets. Luke has absolutely no interest in getting involved in the madcap goings-on of the inn and is definitely not about to let a certain bewitching innkeeper past his walls, so no one is more surprised than he is when he agrees to help Sera with her spell. Worse, he might actually be thawing. Running an inn, reclaiming lost magic, and staying one step ahead of the watchful Guild is a lot for anyone, but Sera Swan is about to discover that she doesn’t have to do it alone...and that the weird, wonderful family she’s made might be the best magic of all.
- Buried Fire
Jonathan Stroudstandalone novel1999
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Buried Fire is a fantasy novel by Jonathan Stroud first published in 1999 by The Bodley Head. It was initially part of the Fire Chronicles, but later the series was disbanded by the publisher. It was supposed to be called The Four Gifts.
- Spellbound
Anna Dalestandalone novel2008
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Spellbound is a 2008 fantasy/magic novel for children and the 3rd to have been written by British author Anna Dale, the author of Whispering to Witches and Dawn Undercover.
- The Magician's Daughter
H. G. Parrystandalone novel2023
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The Magician's Daughter is a 2023 historical fantasy novel by New Zealand author H. G. Parry. It was first published in February 2023 in the United Kingdom by Orbit Books and in the United States by its imprint, Redhook Books. The novel was nominated for the American Library Association's 2024 Alex Awards.
- The Invisible Man
series6 books1897
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The Invisible Man is H. G. Wells's 1897 science fiction novel about Griffin, a scientist who works out how to make living tissue invisible and tests the process on himself, only to discover he has no way to reverse it. Unseen and increasingly cut off from other people, he turns to theft and violence while trying to survive and find a cure, making the book as much about his moral collapse as about the invisibility premise itself. It's a single self-contained novel; the two listed titles here are duplicate editions rather than separate books.
