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Find Your Fantasy

Prepared by Bonnie Kunzel, Youth Services Consultant
New Jersey State Library

Do you like to hobnob with hobbits? Wonder at the ways of wizards? Immerse yourself in imaginary kingdoms? Then enter these enchanted realms:

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle.

A solitary unicorn hears a rumor that unicorns are gone from the world. She ventures forth to discover the truth only to find her own life in danger. (Additional titles: The Innkeeper's Daughter, Giant Bones , and The Unicorn Sonata )

Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card.

The first book of the Tales of Alvin Maker begins the saga of Alvin Miller the seventh son of a seventh son. Alvin lives in an America where magic is real and effects the lives of Alvin, all those around him and the future of an entire nation. Alvin, a Maker, must overcome the dark magic of the Unmaker to fulfill his destiny. (Additional Tales of Alvin Maker : Red Prophet , Prentice Alvin , Alvin Journeyman , and Heartfire )

Fortress in the Eye of Time by C. J. Cherryh.

Deep in an ancient forest, living in a ruined castle, the wizard Mauryl works one last wondrous spell to create a Shaping. If he has cast the spell correctly, the young man will right the wrongs of the wizard war and save the king to come, but all turns on Tristan's innocence, and experience. (Additional titles in the Fortress Quintet : Fortress of Eagles , Fortress of Owls , and Fortress of Dragons )

Rusalka by C. J. Cherryh.

In pre-Christian Russia , Pyetr and Sasha flee their village when Pyetr is accused of murder. Journeying through the forest filled with magical creatures, they become entangled in a wizard's attempt to restore his dead daughter. (Sequels: Chernevog and Yvgenie )

The Mirror of Her Dreams by Stephen R. Donaldson.

Terisa is drawn into the kingdom of Mordant through her mirror. She discovers a land of magic and intrigue where every clique vies for control of the kingdom. (Concluded in: A Man Rides Through ; Additional titles: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever : The Wounded Land , The Illearth War , The Power That Preserves and The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever : The Wounded Land , The One Tree and The White Gold Wielder )

The Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings.

In the first book of the Belgariad Quintet, Garion, raised on a quiet farm by his Aunt Pol, does not believe the tales of Belgarath the Sorcerer, or the mad god Torak, until he finds himself the central figure in a quest to defeat the god. (Sequels: Queen of Sorcery , Magician's Gambit , Castle of Wizardry and Enchanter's Endgame ; and The Malloreon Quintet : Guardians of the West , King of the Murgos , Demon Lord of Karanda , Sorceress of Darshiva and Seeress of Kell )

Stardust by Neil Gaiman.

Tristan Thorn has grown up in the town of Wall which shares a border with the realm of Faerie. To win his true love's heart, he crosses the border to fetch a fallen star. There, he encounters witches, unicorns and other creatures of magic, all desperate to be the first to find the star.

Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly

John Aversin, Dragonsbane, is the only living man ever to slay a dragon. When young Gareth ventures into his Winterlands to beg him to save the King's City from the black dragon, Morkeleb he agrees, if the king will send help to the North. Accompanying him is Jenny Waynest, the Witch of Frost Fell. Together, they enter a realm where the dragon is not the only danger.

Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay.

Tigana, a land of magic, beauty and brutality, is conquered by two warrior-sorcerers, and Alessen, the last prince of the royal house struggles desperately to win back his kingdom. (Additional titles: Song for Arbonne and The Lions of Al Rassan )

Thomas the Rhymer by Edith Kushner.

Thomas, a harper, and Elspeth, are separated when the Queen of Elfland holds him captive for seven years. When, at last, she releases him, it is with the dubious gift of the inability to speak anything but the truth.

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin.

In the first of the Earthsea Series, Sparrowhawk, a youth with a great talent for magic and a hunger for knowledge and power, journeys across the islands of Earthsea to study under the Master Wizard. (Sequels: The Tombs of Atuan , The Farthest Shore , Tehanu , Tales from Earthsea and The Other Wind )

The Riddle-Master of Hed by Patricia McKillip.

When the wizards vanished from the world, they left all of their knowledge in riddles. Morgon, a farmer-prince of Hed and a Riddle-Master, embarks on a quest to solve the riddle of the three mysterious stars on his forehead. (Sequels: The Heir of Sea and Fire and Harpist in the Wind ; additional titles: Ombria in Shadow , The Tower at Stony Wood , Song for the Basilisk , The Forgotten Beasts of Eld , Winter Rose and The Book of Atrix Wolf )

Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier.

In the first of the Seven Waters Trilogy , Sorcha is the beloved baby sister of seven brothers, each endowed with their own mystical gifts. When an evil magic threatens first her forest and then her family, Sorcha sets out on the only course that can save them. (Sequels: Son of Shadows and Child of Prophecy )

A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin.

In the first book of the Song of Ice and Fire Sequence , the Starks of Winterfell who live in the North, are used to the decades long winter. But when the king calls on Lord Eddard Stark to take up the position of the Hand of the King, the entire family becomes embroiled in the myriad plots, magical and otherwise, that swirl around the throne. (Sequels: A Clash of Kings , A Storm of Swords and, to be released in April, A Feast for Crows )

The Ruins of Ambrai by Melanie Rawn.

In book one of the The Exiles Series , three mage-born sisters grow-up in the land of Lenfell . Once, rival factions of mages plunged Lenfell into chaos, so all magic is strictly controlled. Now, the Lords of Maleriss threaten Lenfell again, and the sisters find themselves on opposite sides. (Sequels: The Mageborn Traitor and The Captal's Tower ; additional titles: The Dragon Prince Trilogy : The Dragon Prince , The Star Scroll , and Sun-Runner's Fire ; and The Dragon Star Trilogy : Stronghold , The Dragon Token and Skybowl )

The Element of Fire by Martha Wells.

Young King Roland works to protect the kingdom of Ile-Rein from sorcerous nobles and the invading forces of Fayre. (Additional title: Wheel of the Infinite)