Fantasy
- Shadow and Bone Trilogy by Bardugo, Leigh || (FIC BAR)
- The Shadow Fold, a swathe of impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters that feast on human flesh, is slowly destroying the once-great nation of Ravka. Alina, a pale, lonely orphan, discovers a unique power that thrusts her into the lavish world of the kingdom’s magical elite—the Grisha. Could she be the key to unravelling the dark fabric of the Shadow Fold and setting Ravka free?
Tithe by Black, Holly || (FIC BLA)
Sixteen-year-old Kaye finds a white-haired young man bleeding to death in a rain-drenched New Jersey wood and saves his life. From that moment nothing in her life will ever be the same. Soon she is plunged into an inhuman world of conflict and betrayal that demands a terrible sacrifice to win the kingdom.
Sixteen-year-old Kaye finds a white-haired young man bleeding to death in a rain-drenched New Jersey wood and saves his life. From that moment nothing in her life will ever be the same. Soon she is plunged into an inhuman world of conflict and betrayal that demands a terrible sacrifice to win the kingdom.
Assassin’s Creed series by Bowden, Oliver || (FIC BOW)
Ezio Auditore da Firenze, a man who seeks revenge for the murder of his family, begins to train himself as an assassin and becomes drawn into a war between the Assassin's Brotherhood and the Templar Order. Ezio soon sees that the world is not what it seems and meets a god called Minerva who tells Ezio he is a prophet and must create a new world.
Ezio Auditore da Firenze, a man who seeks revenge for the murder of his family, begins to train himself as an assassin and becomes drawn into a war between the Assassin's Brotherhood and the Templar Order. Ezio soon sees that the world is not what it seems and meets a god called Minerva who tells Ezio he is a prophet and must create a new world.
Fire by Cashore, Kristin || (FIC CAS)
It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. In King City, the young King Nash is clinging to the throne, while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. War is coming. And the mountains and forest are filled with spies and thieves. This is where Fire lives, a girl whose beauty is impossibly irresistible and who can control the minds of everyone around her.
It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. In King City, the young King Nash is clinging to the throne, while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. War is coming. And the mountains and forest are filled with spies and thieves. This is where Fire lives, a girl whose beauty is impossibly irresistible and who can control the minds of everyone around her.
Anansi Boys by Gaiman, Neil || (FIC GAI)
God is dead. Meet the kids. Fat Charlie Nancy’s normal life ended the moment his father dropped dead on a Florida karaoke stage. Charlie didn’t know his dad was a god. And he never knew he had a brother. Now brother Spider is on his doorstep—about to make Fat Charlie’s life more interesting... and a lot more dangerous.
God is dead. Meet the kids. Fat Charlie Nancy’s normal life ended the moment his father dropped dead on a Florida karaoke stage. Charlie didn’t know his dad was a god. And he never knew he had a brother. Now brother Spider is on his doorstep—about to make Fat Charlie’s life more interesting... and a lot more dangerous.
Beastkeeper by Hellisen, Cat || (FIC HEL)
When Sarah's mother walks out on her family, her father begins to change into something wild and beastly. Sarah begins to untangle the layers of curses affecting her family bloodlines, until she discovers that the curse has carried over to her, too. The day she falls in love for the first time, Sarah will transform into a beast... unless she can figure out a way to break the curse forever.
When Sarah's mother walks out on her family, her father begins to change into something wild and beastly. Sarah begins to untangle the layers of curses affecting her family bloodlines, until she discovers that the curse has carried over to her, too. The day she falls in love for the first time, Sarah will transform into a beast... unless she can figure out a way to break the curse forever.
Skulduggery Pleasant series by Landy, Derek || (FIC LAN)
Stephanie's uncle Gordon is a writer of horror fiction. But when he dies and leaves her his estate, Stephanie learns that while he may have written horror, it certainly wasn't fiction. Pursued by evil forces intent on recovering a mysterious key, Stephanie finds help from an unusual source – the wisecracking skeleton of a dead wizard.
Stephanie's uncle Gordon is a writer of horror fiction. But when he dies and leaves her his estate, Stephanie learns that while he may have written horror, it certainly wasn't fiction. Pursued by evil forces intent on recovering a mysterious key, Stephanie finds help from an unusual source – the wisecracking skeleton of a dead wizard.
DRRR!! Series by Narita, Ryogo || (GN NAR)
The Ikebukuro district in Tokyo is full of interesting people. A boy longing for the extraordinary. An airheaded pseudo-stalker. An underground doctor who specializes in truly desperate patients. A high school student in love with a monster. And a headless rider on a pitch-black motorcycle. Their story may not be a heartwarming one, but as it turns out, even weirdos like these sometimes fall in love.
The Ikebukuro district in Tokyo is full of interesting people. A boy longing for the extraordinary. An airheaded pseudo-stalker. An underground doctor who specializes in truly desperate patients. A high school student in love with a monster. And a headless rider on a pitch-black motorcycle. Their story may not be a heartwarming one, but as it turns out, even weirdos like these sometimes fall in love.
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Ness, Patrick || (FIC NES)
What if you aren't the Chosen One? What if you're like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again. Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week's end of the world, and sometimes you just have to find the extraordinary in your ordinary life.
What if you aren't the Chosen One? What if you're like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again. Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week's end of the world, and sometimes you just have to find the extraordinary in your ordinary life.
Feet of Clay by Pratchett, Terry || (FIC PRA)
It's murder in Discworld! -- which ordinarily is no big deal. But what bothers Watch Commander Sir Sam Vimes is that the unusual deaths do not bear the clean, efficient marks of the Assassins' Guild. An apparent lack of any motive is also quite troubling. The anger of a fearful populace is already being dangerously channeled toward the city's small community of golems.
It's murder in Discworld! -- which ordinarily is no big deal. But what bothers Watch Commander Sir Sam Vimes is that the unusual deaths do not bear the clean, efficient marks of the Assassins' Guild. An apparent lack of any motive is also quite troubling. The anger of a fearful populace is already being dangerously channeled toward the city's small community of golems.
Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies by Ribar, Lindsay || (FIC RIB)
Aspen Quick can reach inside people and steal their innermost things—fears, memories, scars, even love—and his family's secret ritual that for centuries has kept the cliff above their small town from collapsing. He has never really worried about how he's affecting people. But this summer he'll discover just how strong the Quick family magic is—and how far they'll go to keep their secrets safe.
Aspen Quick can reach inside people and steal their innermost things—fears, memories, scars, even love—and his family's secret ritual that for centuries has kept the cliff above their small town from collapsing. He has never really worried about how he's affecting people. But this summer he'll discover just how strong the Quick family magic is—and how far they'll go to keep their secrets safe.
Trials of Apollo series by Riordan, Rick || (FIC RIO)
How do you punish an immortal? By making him human. After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disoriented, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. But Apollo has many enemies― Apollo needs help, and he can think of only one place to go...an enclave of modern demigods known as Camp Half-Blood.
How do you punish an immortal? By making him human. After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disoriented, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. But Apollo has many enemies― Apollo needs help, and he can think of only one place to go...an enclave of modern demigods known as Camp Half-Blood.
Septimus Heap series by Sage, Angie || (FIC SAG)
Septimus Heap, the seventh son of the seventh son, disappears the night he is born, pronounced dead by the midwife. That same night, the baby's father, Silas Heap, comes across an abandoned child in the snow—a newborn girl with violet eyes. Who is this mysterious baby girl, and what really happened to the Heaps' beloved son Septimus?
Septimus Heap, the seventh son of the seventh son, disappears the night he is born, pronounced dead by the midwife. That same night, the baby's father, Silas Heap, comes across an abandoned child in the snow—a newborn girl with violet eyes. Who is this mysterious baby girl, and what really happened to the Heaps' beloved son Septimus?
Hunter’s Blades Trilogy by Salvatore, R.A. || (FIC SAL)
When Obould Many-Arrows band together with Gerti Orelsdottr and her frost giants, no one is safe. Drizzt Do’Urden and the Companions join with Dagnabbit and a group of dwarves to warn nearby towns of the impending hordes. But the fight comes to them at the Battle of Shallows, where humans and dwarves must unite to defend the settlement against the rampaging orcs and their allies.
When Obould Many-Arrows band together with Gerti Orelsdottr and her frost giants, no one is safe. Drizzt Do’Urden and the Companions join with Dagnabbit and a group of dwarves to warn nearby towns of the impending hordes. But the fight comes to them at the Battle of Shallows, where humans and dwarves must unite to defend the settlement against the rampaging orcs and their allies.
Maresi by Turtschaninoff, Maria || (FIC TUR)
Only women and girls are allowed in the Red Abbey, a haven from abuse and oppression. Maresi, a thirteen-year-old novice there, arrived in the hungry winter and now lives a happy life in the Abbey. Then comes Jai, a girl with a dark past. She has escaped her home after witnessing the killing of her beloved sister. Soon the dangers of the outside world follow Jai into the sacred space of the Abbey.
Only women and girls are allowed in the Red Abbey, a haven from abuse and oppression. Maresi, a thirteen-year-old novice there, arrived in the hungry winter and now lives a happy life in the Abbey. Then comes Jai, a girl with a dark past. She has escaped her home after witnessing the killing of her beloved sister. Soon the dangers of the outside world follow Jai into the sacred space of the Abbey.