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The Ethical Magical GirlSeries
series2 books2017
Urban fantasy, adventurous in tone, about gods and chosen one.
“Stephen Russ never expected to have to answer that question; he went to work, he stayed in his apartment, sometimes had friends over, and the worst thing he'd had to face was looking for a new job after losing his old one.”
from the catalogue
Start with Princess Holy Aura →
Charlie (Roald Dahl)Series
series6 books1964
completed
Fantasy, funny in tone, about coming of age.
Start with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory →
James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about found family and coming of age.
“There have been re-illustrated versions of it over the years, drawn by Michael Simeon, Emma Chichester Clark, Lane Smith and Quentin Blake.”
from the catalogue
The Halloween TreeNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972
Fantasy and adventure, about friendship.
“Eight boys gather on Halloween night to trick-or-treat with their ninth friend, Pipkin, only Pipkin never shows, having vanished on some errand that may cost him his life.”
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RoadmarksNovel
Roger Zelaznystandalone novel1979
Time travel and science fiction, adventurous in tone, about dragons.
Les fourmisSeries
series1 book1991
Science fiction, adventurous in tone.
Start with Empire of the Ants →