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Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu Vol. 5 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
LAST GHOST STANDING, FIRST LOVE BLOSSOMSGhosts are converging on the cursed Mount Tonglu for a massive battle royale, the sole survivor of which may become a Ghost King, a being of unimaginable power. Xie Lian is sent to secretly infiltrate and try to prevent this–by destroying any ghosts strong enough to stand a chance... -
![The House Witch 2 by Delemhach]()
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 Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White]()
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
Mors vincit omnia. Death conquers all.London, 1883. The Veil between the living and dead has thinned. Violet-eyed mediums commune with spirits under the watchful eye of the Royal Speaker Society, and sixteen-year-old Silas Bell would rather rip out his violet eyes than become an obedient Speaker wife. According to Mother, he’ll be married by the end of the year... -
![Pandora Hearts, Vol. 11 by Jun Mochizuki, Jun Mochizuki]()
Pandora Hearts, Vol. 11 by Jun Mochizuki, Jun Mochizuki
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsOnce, following the tragedy of Sablier, Jack Vessalius made a valiant sacrifice to stop his best friend, Glen Baskerville, by allowing his body to anchor a set of seals by which Glen’s soul was confined... -
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![The Goldsmith's Conspiracy by C.J. Archer]()
The Goldsmith's Conspiracy by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTensions between the artless and magicians are flaring, but India and Matt discover someone is deliberately fuelling the flames. Relentlessly pursuing his own agenda, Lord Coyle employs the former master of the Watchmaker’s Guild to make trouble and be a thorn in India’s side... -
![Haunting the Deep by Adriana Mather]()
Haunting the Deep by Adriana Mather
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe Titanic meets the delicious horror of Ransom Riggs and the sass of Mean Girls in this follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestseller How to Hang a Witch, in which a contemporary teen finds herself a passenger on the famous “ship of dreams”—a story made all the more fascinating because the author’s own relatives survived the doomed voyage... -
![Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón]()
Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 59 ratingsFifteen-year-old Oscar Drai meets the strange Marina while he's exploring an old quarter of Barcelona. She leads Oscar to a cemetery, where they watch a macabre ritual that occurs on the last Sunday of each month. At exactly ten o'clock in the morning, a woman shrouded in a black velvet cloak descends from her carriage to place a single rose on an unmarked grave... -
![When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb]()
When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA queer immigrant fairytale about individual purpose, the fluid nature of identity, and the power of love to change and endure. Uriel the angel and Little Ash (short for Ashmedai) are the only two supernatural creatures in their shtetl (which is so tiny, it doesn't have a name other than Shtetl)... -
![The Conjurer by Luanne G. Smith]()
The Conjurer by Luanne G. Smith
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 27 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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![Magic and the Shinigami Detective by Honor Raconteur]()
Magic and the Shinigami Detective by Honor Raconteur
When the Night Foxes boldly break into the Fourth Precinct’s Evidence Building, it causes quite the stir. The break-in is daring enough, but their method shreds the magical wards and protections on the building like confetti paper. To say the police are ‘alarmed’ by this is the understatement of the century.As a Magical Examiner, Henri Davenforth is of course immediately called in... -
![The Stubborn Accomplice by H.L. Day]()
The Stubborn Accomplice by H.L. Day
A missing artifact. A kingdom of secrets. Two men versus a multitude of magical beasts.Jack and Sebastian are on the move once more. This time, to the frozen mountains of Askophai in search of a kingdom’s missing artifact... -
![Heir of Uncertain Magic by Charlie N. Holmberg]()
Heir of Uncertain Magic by Charlie N. Holmberg
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsOne man is on a journey to unravel his magical lineage in the next novel of the Whimbrel House series.Thanks to house tamer Hulda Larkin, the mischief infesting Whimbrel House has calmed... -
![Besieged by Kevin Hearne]()
Besieged by Kevin Hearne
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe ancient gods are alive and well in the modern world in this hilarious, action-packed collection of original short stories featuring Atticus O’Sullivan, the handsome, tattooed, two-thousand-year-old Irishman with extraordinary magic powers from Kevin Hearne’s New York Times bestselling Iron Druid Chronicles... -
![Brooms by Jasmine Walls]()
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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![Hummingbird by Helen Harper]()
Hummingbird by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 26 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... -
![Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch]()
Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 61 ratingsMy name is Peter Grant, and I am a keeper of the secret flame -- whatever that is.Truth be told, there's a lot I still don't know. My superior Nightingale, previously the last of England's wizardly governmental force, is trying to teach me proper schooling for a magician's apprentice. But even he doesn't have all the answers... -
![Take a Thief (Valdemar (Chronological) #27) by Mercedes Lackey]()
Take a Thief (Valdemar (Chronological) #27) by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsMercedes Lackey's triumphant return to the best-selling world of Valdemar, Take a Thief reveals the untold story of Skif--a popular character from Lackey's first published novel, Arrows of the Queen . Skif was an orphan who would have died from malnutrition and exposure if he had never met Deke the pickpocket. By the time he was twelve, Skif was an accomplished cat burglar... -
![Midnight's Son by Nazri Noor]()
Midnight's Son by Nazri Noor
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe walls of our world have shattered. The Eldest are coming.Mad angels and demon princes were once the worst of Dustin Graves’s problems. Now rifts are tearing open in the fabric of reality. Eldritch abominations are slipping through, plunging the world into peril... -
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From The Ashes by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen Charlie returns to Lichfield, she steps into chaos. The killer is still on the loose, Lady Harcourt's secret is out, Seth and Gus are gone, and Lady Vickers has come to stay. But nothing compares to the chaos inflicted on Charlie's heart by seeing Lincoln every day. Despite their frequent clashes, Lincoln and Charlie manage to work together to narrow their list of suspects... -
![Saving Raphael Santiago by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan]()
Saving Raphael Santiago by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsA Manhattan teen—Raphael Santiago—is missing, and Magnus Bane must track him down before it’s too late. In 1950s New York City, a distraught mother hires Magnus Bane to find her missing son, Raphael... -
![Owlknight by Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon]()
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... -
![The Dark by Marianne Curley]()
The Dark by Marianne Curley
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsA year after Marduke's death, the Order's revenge is about to take shape. As they gain the upper hand in their battle against the Guardians, the Order's attempts to change history bear fruit and Ethan and Isabel notice subtle changes in their daily lives as an altered past impacts on the future... -
![Oblivion Heart by Nazri Noor]()
Oblivion Heart by Nazri Noor
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA massacre, a manuscript, and a demonic midnight bargain. Dustin Graves goes on a rare night out with the boys from the Boneyard, but things go horribly wrong. Over a hundred revelers drop dead at a pop diva’s concert, bleeding from their eyes and their ears. Miraculously, Dustin and his undead associates survive.But the troubles have just begun... -
![The Glamourist by Luanne G. Smith]()
The Glamourist by Luanne G. Smith
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 36 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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![The Spy Master's Scheme by C.J. Archer]()
The Spy Master's Scheme by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWith knowledge of magic becoming more widespread in London, magicians find themselves highly sought after. Consumers want to buy their wares and so seek out magicians among their acquaintance. India’s rare magic is in demand from Matt’s family, the Collector’s Club, and other magicians who want her to extend their magic.But it’s wise to be wary of the attention... -
![Raven of the Inner Palace Vol. 2 by Kouko Shirakawa]()
Raven of the Inner Palace Vol. 2 by Kouko Shirakawa
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA tale of dark magic and court intrigue in a setting inspired by historical China--anime soon!Deep within the palace lives a mysterious woman known only as the Raven Consort. Some say she’s an old woman, others that she’s young and beautiful. But all are agreed on her dark arts have the power to exorcise spirits, lay fatal curses, and find what has been lost—for a price... -
![Blood Pact by Nazri Noor]()
Blood Pact by Nazri Noor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEveryone is red on the inside.The destruction of the Dark Room has locked away the Eldest forever… or so it seems. The Boneyard discovers a bloodthirsty cult desperate to bring back the Old Ones, and Dustin Graves rescues the strangest of a Welsh corgi.Gods of legend covet the magical canine, and the Lorica gives chase, believing that Dustin’s heart still beats with the blood of shadows... -
![The Earl & the Fairy, Vol. 2 by Mizue Tani]()
The Earl & the Fairy, Vol. 2 by Mizue Tani
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLydia can see fairies, but can she tell who the real villain is?Lydia Carlton is a fairy doctor,one of the few people with the ability to see the magical creatures who share our world... -
![Baccano!, Vol. 1: The Rolling Bootlegs by Ryohgo Narita, Katsumi Enami]()
Baccano!, Vol. 1: The Rolling Bootlegs by Ryohgo Narita, Katsumi Enami
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAmerica. New York. 1930. The nation is still suffering from the violence and strife caused by Prohibition... -
![Lady Helen and the Dark Days Pact by Alison Goodman]()
Lady Helen and the Dark Days Pact by Alison Goodman
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe second novel in the thrilling LADY HELEN series sees Helen following orders that could bring about betrayal and annihilation. Ages 12+Summer, 1812After the scandalous events at her presentation ball in London, Lady Helen has taken refuge at the fashionable seaside resort of Brighton, where she is training to be a Reclaimer with the covert Dark Days Club... -
![The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H.G. Parry]()
The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H.G. Parry
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom 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... -
![Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch]()
Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 76 ratingsBody and Soul. The song. That's what London constable and sorcerer's apprentice Peter Grant first notices when he examines the corpse of Cyrus Wilkins, part-time jazz drummer and full-time accountant, who dropped dead of a heart attack while playing a gig at Soho's 606 Club... -
![Raven of the Inner Palace Vol. 1 by Kouko Shirakawa]()
Raven of the Inner Palace Vol. 1 by Kouko Shirakawa
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA tale of dark magic and court intrigue in a setting inspired by historical China--anime soon!Deep within the palace lives a mysterious woman known only as the Raven Consort. Some say she’s an old woman, others that she’s young and beautiful. But all are agreed on this: her dark arts have the power to exorcise spirits, lay fatal curses, and find what has been lost—for a price... -
![The Named by Marianne Curley]()
The Named by Marianne Curley
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsEthan lives a secret life as a Guardian of the Named. Under the guidance of Arkarian, his mentor, and with the help of Isabel, his unlikely but highly capable apprentice, Ethan has become a valued member of this other-worldly corps... -
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![How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather]()
How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsIt's the Salem Witch Trials meets Mean Girls in a debut novel from one of the descendants of Cotton Mather, where the trials of high school start to feel like a modern day witch hunt for a teen with all the wrong connections to Salem’s past.Salem, Massachusetts is the site of the infamous witch trials and the new home of Samantha Mather... -
![The Earl & the Fairy, Vol. 1 by Mizue Tani]()
The Earl & the Fairy, Vol. 1 by Mizue Tani
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsLydia Carlton is a fairy doctor, one of the few people with the ability to see the magical creatures who share our world... -
![A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark]()
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns to his popular alternate Cairo universe for his fantasy novel debut, A Master of Djinn Cairo, 1912: Though Fatma el-Sha’arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities, she’s certainly not a rookie, especially after preventing the destruction of the universe last summer... -
![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 Imposter's Inheritance by C.J. Archer]()
The Imposter's Inheritance by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsA sordid scandal rocks the Glass household and threatens to ruin Matt's family unless he can suppress it. But after word gets out, and a rare magical coronet is stolen, he and India find themselves scrambling to recover the heirloom and suppress the gossip before reputations are ruined... -
![The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness]()
The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness
Diana Bishop journeys to the darkest places within herself—and her family history—in the highly anticipated fifth novel of the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling All Souls series. Deborah Harkness first introduced the world to Diana Bishop, Oxford scholar and witch, and vampire geneticist Matthew de Clairmont in A Discovery of Witches... -
![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... -
![Buried Deep and Other Stories by Naomi Novik]()
Buried Deep and Other Stories by Naomi Novik
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA thrilling anthology of thirteen short stories that span the worlds of the New York Times bestselling author of the Scholomance trilogy, including a sneak peek at the land where her next novel will be set... -
![Now, Conjurers by Freddie Kölsch]()
Now, Conjurers by Freddie Kölsch
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNovember 1999. North Dana, Massachusetts. Nesbit Nuñez discovers the partially devoured body of Bastion Attia: star quarterback, secret witch, and Nesbit’s even-more-secret boyfriend.No one knew why brilliant, gentle Bastion lived his life by a seemingly arcane set of rules, including a strange manner of speech and an inability to say his own name... -
![Chainbreaker by Tara Sim]()
Chainbreaker by Tara Sim
Clock mechanic Danny Hart knows he's being watched. But by whom, or what, remains a mystery. To make matters worse, clock towers have begun falling in India, though time hasn't Stopped yet. He'd hoped after reuniting with his father and exploring his relationship with Colton, he'd have some time to settle into his new life. Instead, he's asked to investigate the attacks... -
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![Fortress of Blood and Power by Rachel L. Schade]()
Fortress of Blood and Power by Rachel L. Schade
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSacrificed to the fae, her only hope is to run. But the cruel royals who seek her have never lost their prey.Florentia (Ren) Cantwell has always been an outsider. The townspeople fear her and her unusual silver hair, spreading rumors that she’s not entirely human. She’s never believed those crafted lies—until a stranger causes her to manifest dangerous winter magic... -
![The Siren, the Song, and the Spy by Maggie Tokuda-Hall]()
The Siren, the Song, and the Spy by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this second vibrant fantasy from Maggie Tokuda-Hall, companion to her best-selling debut, The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea , a diverse resistance force fights to topple an empire in a story about freedom, identity, and decolonization.By sinking a fleet of Imperial Warships, the Pirate Supreme and their resistance fighters have struck a massive blow against the Emperor... -
![Jilo by J.D. Horn]()
Jilo by J.D. Horn
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsAged Mother Jilo is wise in the ways of magic…but once upon a time, she was just a girl. 1950s Georgia: King Cotton has fallen. Savannah is known as the “beautiful woman with a dirty face,” its stately elegance faded by neglect, its soul withering from racial injustice and political corruption... -
![The Oath by Jillian Bondarchuk]()
The Oath by Jillian Bondarchuk
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 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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![The Phoenix Requiem: Volume One by Sarah Ellerton]()
The Phoenix Requiem: Volume One by Sarah Ellerton
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Phoenix Requiem is a Victorian-inspired supernatural fantasy story about faith, love, death, and the things we believe in.On a cold December night, a gentleman stumbles into the town of Esk, gunshot wounds leaving a trail of blood in the snow behind him... -
![A Warning About Swans by R.M. Romero]()
A Warning About Swans by R.M. Romero
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSwan Lake meets The Last Unicorn by way of the Brothers Grimm in a dreamy, original fairytale in verse which transports readers to the Bavarian Alps.Bavaria. 1880. Hilde was dreamed into existence by the god Odin, and along with her five sisters, granted cloaks that transform them into swans...
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