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Atlas (Olivie Blake)Series
series3 books2020
“Olivie Blake's Atlas trilogy follows six magical scholars recruited into a secretive society that grants near-limitless magical resources in exchange for a mortal cost only revealed after they've already committed.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Atlas Six →
WorldweaversSeries
series4 books2007
Urban fantasy.
“What's more, her greatest strength may be the powerlessness she has resisted for so long.”
from the catalogue
Start with Gift of the Unmage →
Black DragonSeries
series2 books1983
Urban fantasy and mystery & detective, about dragons, set in north america.
Start with Tea with the Black Dragon →
The Sorcerer's HouseNovel
Gene Wolfestandalone novel2010
Eerie in tone, about family secrets.
Old MagicNovel
Marianne Curleystandalone novel2000
About psychic powers and coming of age.
“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?”
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Story TimeNovel
Edward Bloorstandalone novel2004
Tense in tone, about coming of age.
“George and Kate are promised the best education but instead face obsessed administrators, endless tests, and evil spirits when they are transferred to Whittaker Magnet School.”
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