Bennett, Robert Jackson
Summary: In Daretana's most opulent mansion, a high Imperial officer lies dead--killed, to all appearances, when a tree spontaneously erupted from his body. Even in this canton at the borders of the Empire, where contagions abound and the blood of the Leviathans works strange magical changes, it's a death at once terrifying and impossible. Called in to investigate this mystery is Ana Dolabra, an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2024
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Summary: "Odessa is one of Karthia's master necromancers, catering to the kingdom's ruling Dead. Whenever a noble dies, it's Odessa's job to raise them by retrieving their souls from a dreamy and dangerous shadow world called the Deadlands. But there is a cost to being raised: the Dead must remain shrouded. If even a hint of flesh is exposed, the grotesque transformation begins, turning the Dead into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Razorbill 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC MARFlorentine, Jasmine
Summary: Hex Allen can't do magic - a huge problem when everything from lights to locks is powered by simple spells that everyone can do. After years of feeling useless, Hex seizes the chance to change her future by journeying to the Wishing Wyrm, a legendary dragon that will grant a single wish once a century. Unfortunately, Hex isn't the only one after the wish, and every rival wish hunter has magic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Innovation Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FLOHarrison, Kim
Summary: "Petra Grady has known since adolescence that she has no talent for magic-and that's never going to change. But as a sweeper first-class, she's parlayed her rare ability to handle dross--the damaging, magical waste generated by her more talented kin's spellwork--into a decent life working at the mages' university. Except Grady's relatively predictable life is about to be upended. When the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ace 2024
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Summary: "Callan and four other young criminals are recruited to pull off a difficult heist from the city's most powerful sorcerer"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SANBowen, Lila
Summary: "Rhett Walker is looking for peace, the memories of all he's lost haunting his dreams. And now the Shadow tugs him West, back to where his journey began. With the lawless Rangers on his heels and monster attacks surging, Rhett is surrounded on all sides. This time it's not all about horses and land. This time, it feels personal. Because the newest monster on the horizon just may be wearing the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orbit 2018
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Summary: "In the sequel to Children of the Fox, Callan and friends must face the consequences of resurrecting their dying friend, Lachlan"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SANDrakeford, Scott
Summary: "Scott Drakeford's epic fantasy debut, Rise of the Mages combines gripping, personal vengeance with compelling characters for an action packed first book in a trilogy. Emrael Ire wants nothing more than to test to be a weapons master. His final exam will be a bloody insurrection, staged by corrupt nobles and priests, that enslaves his brother. With the aid of his War Master tutor, herself an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TOR 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DRASchwab, V. E.
Summary: Londons fall and kingdoms rise while darkness sweeps the Maresh Empire, and the fraught balance of magic blossoms into dangerous territory while heroes struggle. The trilogy's conclusion concerns the fate of beloved protagonists -- and old foes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book 2017
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Summary: Kell is one of the last Travelers -- magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel universes -- as such, he can choose where he lands. There's Grey London, dirty and boring, without any magic, ruled by a mad King George. Then there's Red London, where life and magic are revered, and the Maresh Dynasty presides over a flourishing empire. White London, ruled by whoever has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TOR, a Tom Doherty Associates Book 2017
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Summary: "From V.E. Schwab, the critically acclaimed author of Vicious, comes a new universe of daring adventure, thrilling power, and parallel Londons, beginning with A Darker Shade of Magic. Kell is one of the last Travelers--magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel universes--as such, he can choose where he lands. There's Grey London, dirty and boring, without any magic,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2015
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Summary: Cast into the underworld after an act of shattering betrayal, Mayana and Ahkin must overcome unimaginable odds if they are to return home and reclaim the throne of the Chicome. A river of blood and demons disguised as children are only two of the challenges standing in their way. Fortunately Mayana's royal blood controls the power of water, and Prince Ahkin wields the power of the sun itself....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC FORForbes, Lani
Summary: To the Chicome people, an eclipse is a time of terror. When darkness falls, the barrier separating the heavens and the earth becomes unstable. Then come the ravening Tzitzimime--the star demons who thirst for human blood. Mayana and Ahkin know the full extent of the coming danger, but they must gather support or the Chicome Empire is doomed. As the eclipse nears, many maneuver for power in this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC FORForbes, Lani
Summary: Thrust into leadership upon the death of his emperor father, young Prince Ahkin feels completely unready for his new position. Though his royal blood controls the power of the sun, he's now responsible for the lives of all the Chicome people. And despite all of Ahkin's efforts, the sun is fading--and the end of the world may be at hand. For Mayana, the only daughter of the Chicome family whose...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC FORStackpole, Michael A.
Summary: "Under the shadow of invasion by a nameless enemy, there seems only one way to save Nalenyr from oblivion. The old heroes who once defended the land must be awakened. And accomplishing that requires a journey across the magical wasteland where they're rumored to be trapped - a wasteland rife with magic and danger." "Grandson of the Royal Cartographer, Keles Anturasi finds himself trapped in an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STAStackpole, Michael A.
Summary: Efforts of the three grandchildren of royal cartographer Qiro Anturasi, a master mapmaker whose unparalleled magical ability allows him to reshape the landscape of reality, to save their world from destruction. Major threats include an undead, soulless prince hell-bent on usurping the crown from his empress stepmother and a vengeance-obsessed elder god determined to undo all of creation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STALin, Judy I.
Summary: A great evil has come to the kingdom of Dàxi. The Banished Prince has returned to seize power, his rise to the dragon throne aided by the mass poisonings that have kept the people bound in fear and distrust. Ning, a young but powerful shénnóng-shi--a wielder of magic using the ancient and delicate art of tea-making--has escorted Princess Zhen into exile. Joining them is the princess' loyal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2022
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Summary: Ning enters a cutthroat magical competition to find the kingdom's greatest master of the art of brewing tea, but political schemes and secrets make her goal of gaining access to royal physicians to cure her dying sister far more dangerous than she imagined.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2022