Teens - Fantasy

Abarat

by Clive Barker

Over 100 full-color paintings illustrate
this fantasy adventure of Candy Quackenbush from Minnesota. When Candy
dives into the sea, she is carried to Abarat, an archipelago. She
quickly gets caught up in the political power struggle there.

The Looking Glass Wars

by Frank Beddor

When she is cast out of Wonderland by her
evil aunt Redd, young Alyss Heart finds herself living in Victorian
Oxford as Alice Liddell and struggles to keep memories of her kingdom
intact until she can return and claim her rightful throne.

Fall of a Kingdom

by Hilari Bell

Jiaan, Soraya, and Kavi must rebuild all
that is lost when their countrymen refuse to listen about the threat of
the approaching Hrum. They are faced with critical choices that will
impact the lives of everyone in Farsala.

Artemis Fowl

by Eoin Colfer

When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries
to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a
ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a
particularly nasty troll.

The Ropemaker

by Peter Dickinson

In this rich fantasy that will challenge
and enthrall readers, the complex nature of magic itself is revealed in
brilliant imaginary scope and detail. (Michael Printz Honor, 2002)

The Ruins of Gorlan

by John Anthony Flanagan

From the land down under comes this
exciting series that has been compared to LORD OF THE RINGS and
REDWALL. This book features the coming-of-age of a foundling who is
convinced that his father died a hero in battle.

The Last Dragon

by Silvana De Mari

In a postapocalyptic world, a young elf
named Yorsh struggles to survive when his village is destroyed by
torrential waters. Soon Yorsh discovers that the rains will end only
when he deciphers a prophecy about the last dragon.

Eragon

by Christopher Paolini

When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in
the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy. But
when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon realizes he has
stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself.

Trickster's Choice

by Meredith Ann Pierce

Alianne, daughter of Alanna, first lady
knight in Tortall, follows in the quieter footsteps of her father in
the art of spying. When she is captured and sold as a slave, it is this
skill that makes a difference. (Daughter of the Lioness)

Magyk

by Angie Sage

The seventh son of the seventh son, aptly
named Septimus Heap, is stolen by a midwife on the night he is born. On
that same night Septimus' father finds an abandoned baby girl. This
enchanting story is the first in a trilogy.