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The UnseenNovel
Zilpha Keatley Snyderstandalone novel2004
About friendship, set in our world.
“Xandra Hobson has always been fascinated by magic.”
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The Dark Is RisingSeries
series5 books1965
Mythic fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in british isles.
“The first book in the series, Over Sea, Under Stone, was originally conceived as a stand-alone novel, and the sequence gets its name from the second novel in the series, The Dark Is Rising.”
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Start with Over Sea, Under Stone →
Lewis BarnaveltSeries
series12 books1973
Fantasy, eerie in tone, set in north america and contemporary.
“Lewis Barnavelt is a lonely orphan who moves in with his uncle Jonathan, an amateur wizard, in a rambling old house that turns out to hide a doomsday clock built into its walls by a previous, malevolent owner.”
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Start with The House with a Clock in Its Walls →
Alchemy of SecretsSeries
series1 book2025
Urban fantasy and mystery & detective, tense in tone, set in big city.
“Pulled into a hidden magical Los Angeles alongside a stranger who claims her missing sister sent him to protect her, Holland has to work out who is lying to her before the clock runs out.”
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Start with Alchemy of Secrets →
The Secret KeepersNovel
Trenton Lee Stewartstandalone novel2016
About quests and found family, set in our world and big city.
“As one secret leads to another, Reuben finds himself torn between his innately honest nature and the lure to be a hero.”
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Many DimensionsNovel
Charles Williamsstandalone novel1931
Set in british isles.
“Many Dimensions is the second of the novels of the supernatural by Charles Williams.”
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