Find your next SF/F read by mood

series3 books2007

Dark fantasy, bittersweet in tone, about found family, set in british isles.

“Neil Gaiman's 2008 novel won both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and illustrator P. Craig Russell later adapted it into a two-volume graphic novel.”
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Start with The Witch's Headstone →

Witch TwinsSeries

series4 books2001

Fantasy, lighthearted in tone, about witches, set in contemporary.

Start with Witch Twins →

Tales of MagicSeries

series7 books1954

completed

Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about friendship, set in our world and contemporary.

“Each book follows a different, sometimes overlapping set of children and a different magical object or rule, from Knight's Castle to the deliberately ambiguous Magic or Not? and its sequel The Well-Wishers.”
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Start with Half Magic →

The Halloween TreeNovel

Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972

Adventure, about grief and loss.

“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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Magic ShopSeries

series7 books1982

Fantasy, about coming of age, set in our world and contemporary.

“Bruce Coville's Magic Shop books each send a different kid into Mr. Elives's strange antique shop, where an ordinary-looking item turns out to carry real magic and consequences.”
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Start with The Monster's Ring →

Magic KittenSeries

series18 books2006

Fantasy, lighthearted in tone, set in our world and contemporary.

Start with A Summer Spell →

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