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The House Witch 2 by Delemhach
House witch Finlay Ashowan must contend with matters of the heart, hearth, family, and kingdom in the second book of a whimsical and winning fantasy series. As a wielder of domestic magic, Finlay Ashowan likes to keep his affairs as neat and orderly as his kitchen... -
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The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty
S. A. Chakraborty continues the sweeping adventure begun in. The City of Brass. conjuring a world where djinn summon flames with the snap of a finger and waters run deep with old magic; where blood can be dangerous as any spell, and a clever con artist from Cairo will alter the fate of a kingdom... -
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![First Lord's Fury by Jim Butcher]()
First Lord's Fury by Jim Butcher
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 53 ratingsIn the final novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher's acclaimed Codex Alera series, the people of Alera—who use their unique bond with the elementals of earth, air, fire, water, wood, and metal for protection—must face the ultimate conflict… For Gaius Octavian, life has been one long struggle... -
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Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 56 ratingsThe power-hungry High Lord of Kalare has launched a rebellion against the aging First Lord, Gaius Sextus, who with the loyal forces of Alera must fight beside the unlikeliest of allies - the equally contentious High Lord of Aquitaine...Categorized as:
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![Captain's Fury by Jim Butcher]()
Captain's Fury by Jim Butcher
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 56 ratingsIn his acclaimed Codex Alera novels, bestselling author Jim Butcher has created a fascinating world in which the powerful forces of nature take physical form. For millennia, the people of Alera have used their unique bond with these elementals for protection. Now, as enemies become allies, and friends become bitter foes, a danger beyond reckoning looms. . . . -
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Princeps' Fury by Jim Butcher
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 53 ratingsIn the fifth Codex Alera novel, Tavi is the recognized heir to the throne. When armistice with the Canim ends, and he and his legions take the Canim in Alera home, they discover that the Vord, hostile to Aleran and Canim alike, have ravaged Cane, and now the former foes must fight the common enemy... -
![Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 1 Daughter of a Soldier Volume 3 by Miya Kazuki]()
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 1 Daughter of a Soldier Volume 3 by Miya Kazuki
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsJust as Myne gets her foot in the door of making paper, she collapses due to the sickness known as the devouring. She's getting better thanks to the help of those around her, but the devouring remains clouded in mystery. As the world expands, so too does her passion for making books! This volume is the conclusion to Part 1 and shows a glimpse into the future of the series!Categorized as:
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Ascendance of a Bookworm , Part 1 Volume 2 by Miya Kazuki
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIt has been a year since our hero was reborn into a new world in the body of Myne, a sickly little girl from a poor family. She's been doing her best to fulfill her dream of making books, but her plans have been foiled at every turn. But now Myne has a deal with Benno the merchant: With her friend Lutz's help, she will make a paper prototype that he can sell in his shop...Categorized as:
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![A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab]()
A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
Four months have passed since the shadow stone fell into Kell's possession. Four months since his path crossed with Delilah Bard. Four months since Rhy was wounded and the Dane twins fell, and the stone was cast with Holland's dying body through the rift, and into Black London. In many ways, things have almost returned to normal, though Rhy is more sober, and Kell is now plagued by his guilt...Categorized as:
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![Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross]()
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever. After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to hold her family together. Her mother is suffering from addiction and her brother is missing from the front lines...Categorized as:
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![The River of Silver by S.A. Chakraborty]()
The River of Silver by S.A. Chakraborty
Bestselling author S. A. Chakraborty's acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy gets expanded with this new compilation of stories from before, during, and after the events of The City of Brass, The Kingdom of Copper, and The Empire of Gold, all from the perspective of characters both beloved and hated, and even those without a voice in the novels...Categorized as:
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![Echoes by Honor Raconteur]()
Echoes by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWith the root of all evil—at least in Bannen’s opinion—behind lock and key, the team is finally free to do something else with their lives. Bannen quite looks forward to living in Gargan, the new house being built, with the occasional mission to spice things up. Sure, the MISD thinks he needs therapy after everything he’s lived through in the past three years...Categorized as:
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![The Human Familiar by Honor Raconteur]()
The Human Familiar by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWhile Bannen had every intention of finding adventure, being yanked through a magical portal two continents away isn’t quite what he imagined happening. For that matter, being magically bound to a mage-in-training hadn’t ever crossed his mind. Being the first human familiar ever summoned in Corcoran? Not on his to-do list... -
![The Conjurer by Luanne G. Smith]()
The Conjurer by Luanne G. Smith
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSidra didn’t murder her husband. Yet even a jinni can’t wish away a wrongful imprisonment. Determined to prove her innocence, she returns to her adopted home—a French village renowned for its perfume witches—with her friends Elena and Yvette by her side. Here is where Sidra’s true destiny awaits, but danger also lurks in the village’s narrow lanes...Categorized as:
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![The Secrets of Magic by Michelle Madow]()
The Secrets of Magic by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThere are only so many secrets you can keep before you break. A few weeks ago, Summer Donovan learned she’s a witch descended from the Greek gods. She was whisked away to an academy for witches to learn how to use the element she controls—air. Except Summer doesn’t have air magic. Instead, she controls metal and gems—an ability no witch has demonstrated before... -
![Ties of Dust by Deborah Grace White]()
Ties of Dust by Deborah Grace White
A girl hiding in plain sight. A prince trying to save the peninsula. A very inconvenient enchantment. Flora owes her role as a royal bodyguard to her ability to control Dust—the invisible magic created by movement. She doesn’t precisely pretend to be a man. She just doesn’t correct those who assume the Siqualian princess’s bodyguard must be a man…which is everyone... -
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Waging War by April White
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWar is being waged against the Descendants and Saira Elian is desperate to stop the Mongers’ savage bid for power…. Saira’s search for kidnapped mixed-bloods draws her into the Mongers’ stronghold, revealing the horrible truth behind the irresistible Monger ring and the vile plan to cleanse Family bloodlines … permanently... -
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Ascendance of a Bookworm: Royal Academy Stories - First Year by Miya Kazuki, You Shiina
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAfter the graduation ceremony ends and the library falls quiet once again, Solange reflects on the eventful term that has just concluded—and the many special memories she has made along the way...Categorized as:
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![The Discovery of Magic by Michelle Madow]()
The Discovery of Magic by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWelcome to Elementals Academy, where magic is the only hope of survival, forbidden romance beckons, and an ancient secret threatens to end it all. Summer Donovan thinks paying her way through her expensive private college is her biggest problem. She's about to find out how wrong she is... -
![The Fallen Kingdom: The sweeping historical fantasy now reimagined for adult romantasy fans by Elizabeth May]()
The Fallen Kingdom: The sweeping historical fantasy now reimagined for adult romantasy fans by Elizabeth May
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsRise from the ashes. Rewrite fate. End the war. The dead don't stay buried. Not when ancient magic is involved. Aileana Kameron claws free from her grave to find the world unraveling. Tick tock. The clock's winding down. Only one relic can hold back the tide of destruction, a book hidden deep in hostile fae territory. Guarded by the Morrigan, the oldest, deadliest creature in existence... -
![The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton]()
The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the teahouse. .. Miss Charlotte Pettifer belongs to a secret league of women skilled in the subtle arts. That is to say—although it must never be said—witchcraft. The League of Gentlewomen Witches strives to improve the world in small ways... -
![Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher]()
Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 65 ratingsFor a thousand years, the people of Alera have united against the aggressive and threatening races that inhabit the world, using their unique bond with the furies - elementals of earth, air, fire, water, and metal. But now, Gaius Sextus, First Lord of Alera, grows old and lacks an heir...Categorized as:
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![Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller]()
Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller
Alosa's mission is finally complete. Not only has she recovered all three pieces of the map to a legendary hidden treasure, but the pirates who originally took her captive are now prisoners on her ship. Still unfairly attractive and unexpectedly loyal, first mate Riden is a constant distraction, but now he's under her orders...Categorized as:
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Brooms by Jasmine Walls
YALSA TOP 10 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS BEST OF THE YEAR: Booklist · Kirkus · Polygon · Chicago Public Library · New York Public Library 3 STARS ★ PW ★ Booklist ★. BCCB Mississippi, 1930s. Magic simmering beneath the surface, kept in check by unjust laws and societal expectations... -
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![My Happy Marriage, Vol. 4 (My Happy Marriage (Manga) #4) by Akumi Agitogi, Rito Kohsaka]()
My Happy Marriage, Vol. 4 (My Happy Marriage (Manga) #4) by Akumi Agitogi, Rito Kohsaka
A Cinderella-inspired, slow-burn historical romance with a paranormal twist set in Taisho-era Japan! A browbeaten and mistreated daughter is cast out of her home and sent to audition as a bridal candidate for the heir to one of the most powerful families in the land…... -
![Demigods Academy: Year Three by Elisa S. Amore, Kiera Legend]()
Demigods Academy: Year Three by Elisa S. Amore, Kiera Legend
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhile Melany is torn between Lucian and Hades, a new enemy will put everyone in danger. The ancient Titans are unleashed, causing epic disasters all around the world. It’s time for the Gods’ Army to show what they’ve been trained for in the academy. It’s time for Melany to pick sides. A war is around the corner. And she is the only one who can stop it...Categorized as:
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![Water's Wrath by Elise Kova]()
Water's Wrath by Elise Kova
Librarian turned sorcerer. Sorcerer turned hero. Hero turned puppet. The Solaris Empire found victory in the North and, at the cost of her heart and her innocence, Vhalla Yarl has earned her freedom. But the true fight is only beginning as the secret forces that have been lurking in the shadows, tugging at the strings of Vhalla’s fate, finally come to light... -
![The Glamourist by Luanne G. Smith]()
The Glamourist by Luanne G. Smith
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsAbandoned as a child in turn-of-the-century Paris, Yvette Lenoir has longed to uncover the secrets of her magical heritage and tap her suppressed powers. But what brave and resourceful Yvette has done to survive the streets has made her a fugitive. With a price on her head, she clings to a memento from her past—what she believes to be a grimoire inherited from the mother she never knew...Categorized as:
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![Chosen Champion by Elise Kova]()
Chosen Champion by Elise Kova
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsA princess on the run, with enemies on all sides. .. Vi Solaris is on the eve of getting everything she’s ever wanted—her family, her home, her throne—and to save the world she’s going to have to give it all up. The Empire sees her as their Crown Princess, returning at long last. But Vi only sees visions of fate guiding her to the world’s gruesome end...Categorized as:
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Owlknight by Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon
From fantasy legends Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon comes the third and final volume in a powerful saga charged with war and magic, life and love. .. . Two years after his parents disappearance, Darian has sought refuge and training from the mysterious Hawkbrothers. Now he has opened his heart to a beautiful young healer. Finally Darian has found peace and acceptance in his life... -
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Hummingbird by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe best way to live in the Mage ruled city of Glasgow is to keep your head down and your mouth closed. That’s not usually a problem for Mairi Wallace. By day she works at a small shop selling tartan and by night she studies to become an apothecary. She knows her place and her limitations... -
![Owlsight by Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon]()
Owlsight by Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsIt has been four years since Darian saw his village sacked and burned by barbarians. Taking refuge with the Hawkbrothers, he soon finds his life's calling--as a Healing Adept. But even as he learns the mystical ways of this ancient race, Darian cannot escape the dangers threatening his future. Another tribe of barbarians is approaching. The time has come. .. to stand up and fight. -
![The Infernal Devices: The Complete Trilogy by Cassandra Clare]()
The Infernal Devices: The Complete Trilogy by Cassandra Clare
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTessa Gray, a sixteen-year-old American girl, is traveling alone to Victorian London and runs afoul of the city's sordid supernatural underworld. Rescued by the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, she quickly finds herself caught up in an intrigue that may very well destroy her new friends-including the two enigmatic young men, Jem and Will, who have taken her under their wing. . -
![The Devil's Music by Nathan Page, Drew Shannon]()
The Devil's Music by Nathan Page, Drew Shannon
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe Hardy Boys meets Paper Girls in the second volume of this mystery series featuring teen detectives, witches, and now a mystery rock 'n' roll song capable of a sinister, Pied Piper-like hypnosis. Alastair, Pete, Charlie, and Rachel aren't just magical teen detectives in their coastal town of Port Howl--they are also members of a local teen rock band... -
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![The Threads Of Life by Elisa S. Amore, Kiera Legend]()
The Threads Of Life by Elisa S. Amore, Kiera Legend
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsReturn to the Academy with Melany and her friends in this new season full of magic, mythology, and adventures. After the war against Zeus, nothing is the same anymore for Melany and her crew. Despite all their losses and griefs, they must move on and rebuild a new Academy where Titans, Gods, and Demigods work together to protect the human World because something strange is going on...Categorized as:
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![Perfekt Control by S.T. Bende]()
Perfekt Control by S.T. Bende
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFans of urban fantasy, Norse mythology, and Thor rave about The Ære Saga - S. T. Bende's bestselling teen series! Read this second chapter in the YA superhero fantasy saga about Norse gods . . . and the mortals who love them. Rule the realms. Brynn Aksel is a valkyrie—a battle goddess tasked with protecting both the God of War and the future of Asgard... -
![My Happy Marriage 05 by Akumi Agitogi]()
My Happy Marriage 05 by Akumi Agitogi
A Cinderella-inspired, slow-burn historical romance with a paranormal twist set in Taisho-era Japan! Overlooked throughout her life, Miyo Saimori was dismissed as magically untalented and cast out of the house where she grew up. But despite all odds, she managed to find love and a place to belong with Kiyoka Kudo, the young head of a powerful family... -
![A Monsoon Rising: A Novel by Thea Guanzon]()
A Monsoon Rising: A Novel by Thea Guanzon
Two hearts circle each other in the eye of the storm in this highly-anticipated follow-up to The Hurricane Wars—prepare for more enemies-to-lovers romance, magical adventures, and political schemes in this Southeast Asian-inspired world...Categorized as:
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![A Resistance of Witches by Morgan Ryan]()
A Resistance of Witches by Morgan Ryan
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsAN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER. RESISTANCE IS MAGIC. “War II meets A Discovery of Witches…I raced through this one. ” —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Briar Club. “Historical fantasy at its absolute best. ” —Alexis Henderson author of The Year of the Witching and An Academy for Liars... -
![Closer to the Heart by Mercedes Lackey]()
Closer to the Heart by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMags was a Herald of Valdemar. But he had once lived the brutal life of a child slave. When he was Chosen by his Companion Dallen, his young life was saved, and he slowly adjusted to being well fed, educated, and treasured as a trainee in the Herald's Collegium at Haven. Singled out by the King's Own Herald, Mags would thrive in his secret training as a spy... -
![The Plastic Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg]()
The Plastic Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg
Wall Street Journal bestselling author Charlie N. Holmberg returns to the enchanting world of The Paper Magician. Alvie Brechenmacher has arrived in London to begin her training in Polymaking—the magical discipline of bespelling plastic. Polymaking is the newest form of magic, and in a field where there is so much left to learn, every Polymaker dreams of making the next big discovery... -
![Vicious Spirits by Kat Cho]()
Vicious Spirits by Kat Cho
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAs Vicious Spirits begins, Miyoung and Jihoon are picking up the pieces of their broken lives following the deaths of Miyoung's mother, Yena, and Jihoon's grandmother. With the support of their friend Somin, and their frenemy, Junu, they might just have a shot at normalcy. But Miyoung is getting sicker and sicker by the day and her friends don't know how to save her...Categorized as:
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![The Witching Moon Manor by Stacy Sivinski]()
The Witching Moon Manor by Stacy Sivinski
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe magical Quigley sisters return to bargain with fate once more in this follow-up to the “charming, uplifting, and utterly enchanting” (Lana Harper, New York Times bestselling author) national bestseller The Crescent Moon Tearoom... -
![The Jinxed Journey by Eliza Raine]()
The Jinxed Journey by Eliza Raine
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's starting to look like Olympus is a lot more dangerous than I thought it was. After dredging up a flying pirate ship belonging to the long lost Oceanus, I'm leaving the academy on a quest. And it's not just me going. My friends, Icarus, Zali and Thom are coming too, but in a strange turn of events, two of the people who hate me most in the academy are also tagging along for the ride... -
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![The Oath by Jillian Bondarchuk]()
The Oath by Jillian Bondarchuk
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s the chieftain of Clan MacKinnon; she’s the daughter of a powerful druid. When they are forced through magic into an arranged marriage, will it end in war… or passionate surrender? Bound by a blood oath that feels like a curse, Malcolm MacKinnon quickly regrets the promise he’d made to Vanora, the witch who would save his brother’s life: protect her daughter… or die trying...Categorized as:
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![Protect the Prince by Jennifer Estep]()
Protect the Prince by Jennifer Estep
Magic, murder, adventure, and romance combine in this second novel in the exciting Crown of Shards saga from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Estep. Everleigh Blair might be the new gladiator queen of Bellona, but her problems are far from over. First, Evie has to deal with a court full of arrogant, demanding nobles, all of whom want to get their greedy hands on her crown...Categorized as:
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Sea Glass by Maria V. Snyder
From New York Times bestselling author Maria V. Snyder Return to the realms of Sitia and Ixia, where a young glass magician becomes ensnared in a deadly power struggle that may cost her everything…Opal Cowan, glass magician-in-training, has discovered a terrifying and powerful new she can steal the power of other magicians. And that makes her too dangerous to be set free...Categorized as:
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![The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H.G. Parry]()
The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H.G. Parry
From the author of The Magician's Daughter comes The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door, a mythic, magical tale full of secret scholarship, faerie curses, and the deadliest spells of all—the ones that friends cast on each other. All they needed to break the world was a door, and someone to open it. Camford, 1920... -
![Stardust - BBC Dramatisation by Neil Gaiman]()
Stardust - BBC Dramatisation by Neil Gaiman
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMatthew Beard and Sophie Rundle star in a brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the bestselling novel by Neil Gaiman, narrated by Eleanor Bron. Challenged to retrieve a fallen star, Tristran Thorn leaves the sleepy English village of Wall and crosses into the land of Faerie and the realm of Stormhold. Locating the star, he discovers it is no meteorite, but a young woman, Yvaine...Categorized as:
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![The Immortal Heights by Sherry Thomas]()
The Immortal Heights by Sherry Thomas
In a pursuit that has spanned continents, Iolanthe, Titus, and their friends have always managed to remain one step ahead of the forces of Atlantis. But now the Bane, the monstrous tyrant who bestrides the entire mage world, has issued his ultimatum: Titus must hand over Iolanthe, or watch as his entire realm is destroyed in a deadly rampage...
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