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- The Last Descendants
series3 books2008
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The Last Descendants is a series of fantasy novels for young adults written by British author Catherine Banner and published by Random House. The series started with a single book Catherine started writing when she was 14 years old and still a student. The first book, The Eyes of a King, became the first part of the series The Last Descendants. The second book, Voices in the Dark, was published in 2009. The third and last book, The Heart at War, was published in May 2015.
- The Folk Keeper
Franny Billingsleystandalone novel1999
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Orphan Corinna disguises herself as a boy to pose as a Folk Keeper, one who keeps the Evil Folk at bay, and discovers her heritage as a seal maiden when she is taken to live with a wealthy family in their manor by the sea.
- Tales from the Sinister City
series4 books2007
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F. E. Higgins's four Sinister City novels, opening with the Bisto Honour-winning The Black Book of Secrets, follow a rotating cast of apprentices, runaways, and pawnbrokers through a fog-bound, Victorian-flavored world built on secrecy and betrayal. Each book stands as its own dark, fairy-tale-style mystery rather than continuing a single plot, unified by setting and tone more than by recurring characters. Higgins, an Irish children's author, writes in a tradition closer to gothic fable than epic fantasy.
- Old Magic
Marianne Curleystandalone novel2000
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Kate is at a loss. She meets a boy with curious powers and a bizarre history - but he thinks he is very ordinary. How can she convince him that he has a gift, a gift that he must use to unravel mysteries that have hung over his family for generations? And even if she does persuade him, will his talents prove powerful enough to overcome what lies ahead?
- Prophecy of the Sisters
series3 books2009
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When their father dies suddenly, twin sisters Lia and Alice Milthorpe discover they are the living halves of an ancient prophecy that has set twin sisters against each other for generations - one meant to guard the gate between worlds, the other to open it. Michelle Zink's trilogy, Prophecy of the Sisters, Guardian of the Gate, and Circle of Fire, follows Lia through the widening rift with her sister and the secrets behind their parents' deaths.
- Piranesi
Susanna Clarkestandalone novel2020
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A man lives in a huge isolated labyrinthine building partially submerged in an ocean, together with another man and 13 skeletons, which is the only world he recalls.
- The Lie Tree
Frances Hardingestandalone novel2015
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The Lie Tree is the seventh children's historical fantasy novel by Frances Hardinge, published in 2015 by Macmillan Publishers. The book won the 2015 Costa Book of the Year.
- Ill Met in the Arena
Dave Duncanstandalone novel2008
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When a young man is bested in a gladiatorial contest by an older Quirt, he insists on finding out where Quirt came from--a quest that will lead him into a familial scandal generations deep.
- Jacob's Ladder
Brian Keaneystandalone novel2005
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Jacob's Ladder is a 2005 young adult novel by British author Brian Keaney. It follows the protagonist Jacob through his struggles to escape from another world without memories of his past.
- Caraval
series4 books2017
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Caraval is Stephanie Garber's YA fantasy trilogy, Caraval (2017), Legendary and Finale, with Spectacular later extending the story. It follows Scarlett Dragna into a legendary, once-a-year magical performance where the line between spectacle and real danger blurs, as she searches for her missing sister inside it. The books form one continuing story rather than standalone volumes.
- The Curse Workers
series3 books2010
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Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families. It follows Cassel Sharpe, the only non-worker in a family of con artists and workers, as he tries to stay out of his family's schemes despite his own hidden connection to their world. The series runs from White Cat through two further novels.
- Mythago Wood
series7 books1984
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Robert Holdstock's Mythago Wood is set around Ryhope Wood, a small patch of ancient British woodland that is somehow far larger on the inside, generating 'mythagos' -- physical embodiments of myth and legend drawn from visitors' own collective unconscious. The first novel follows Stephen Huxley investigating his family's obsession with the wood after his father's death; Holdstock continued the cycle across further novels and stories exploring different characters and eras. It blends fantasy with psychology and British folklore rather than a conventional quest structure.
- Darkhenge
Catherine Fisherstandalone novel2005
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Worried about his sister Chloe's comatose state after a riding accident, teenage Rob, in an effort to distract himself, gets a job on a secretive local archeological dig.
- The Sisters Grimm
series9 books2005
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The Sisters Grimm is a children's fantasy series written by Michael Buckley and illustrated by Peter Ferguson. The series is partially based on the works and lives of the Brothers Grimm, with the titular protagonists, Sabrina Grimm and Daphne Grimm, being their fictional descendants, and the supporting cast featuring many characters from the Grimms’ collection of fairytales.
- Belladonna
series4 books2022
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Belladonna is Adalyn Grace's gothic YA fantasy series opening with Belladonna (2022), followed by Foxglove and Wisteria, plus the companion novella Holly. Set in a haunted, death-adjacent version of the era, it follows an orphaned heiress entangled with Death itself as she investigates the murders and mysteries surrounding her inherited estate. It blends romance, ghost story and whodunit within one continuing story.
- Rithmatist
series1 book2013
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The Rithmatist series is a young adult fantasy series written by American author Brandon Sanderson. At least two books are planned in the series: The Rithmatist (2013) and a second volume, titled The Aztlanian, is planned.
- Wildwood
series2 books2006
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Juliet Marillier's Wildwood duology opens with Wildwood Dancing: at a remote castle in the Transylvanian woods, five sisters use a hidden portal to slip away each full moon into the fae Other Kingdom, until a scheming cousin's arrival threatens both their home and their access to that magical realm. Marillier builds the story from Romanian folklore and fairy-tale motifs, following Jena as she tries to protect her family and the world beyond the portal. A second book, Cybele's Secret, continues the sisters' story.
- The Magician Trilogy
series3 books1986
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The Magician Trilogy is a series of three children's fantasy novels by the British author Jenny Nimmo, first published by Methuen 1986 to 1989. It is sometimes called the Snow Spider trilogy or series after the first book and The Snow Spider Trilogy is the title of its omnibus editions. The stories are inspired by Welsh mythology, with elements borrowed from Mabinogion. Set in contemporary Wales, they feature Gwyn Griffiths, a boy descended from Gwydion who discovers and develops some of the magical power in his lineage.
