Horwitz, Sarah Jean
Summary: Asperides, an ancient demonic talking sword, tricks Nack Furnival, a bumbling would-be knight, into battling a wicked sorcerer bent on summoning all the evils of the underworld.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HORYee, Lisa
Summary: "In addition to training to be a super hero, Katana also follows the noble warrior traditions of the Samurai. Now an unknown source has given her the responsibility of guarding a hundred ancient Samurai swords--but why her, and for what purpose? With the help of Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Ms. Martian, and some of her other super friends, she intends to find out"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2017
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Summary: "No one knows how a suit of samurai armour ended up in the Fort Smith museum. When a mysterious stranger turns up to claim it, Sonny, a young Tłı̨chǫ Dene boy, is eager to help. Shinobu has travelled to Fort Smith, NWT, to reclaim his grandfather's samurai sword and armour. But when he discovers that the sword was lost in a poker game, he must confront the man known as Benny the Bank. Along the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HighWater Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 VANMass, Wendy
Summary: At the flea market nine-and-a-half-year-old Chase and his younger sister Ava acquire an old suitcase filled with rows of carefully packed strange objects, and when they handle one of the objects (a dragon-headed doorknob) they find themselves in King Arthur's castle, on a mission to save the King--and pursued by a strange man whom they first saw at the flea market, who is after their suitcase.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Branches/Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MASWheeler, Thomas
Summary: "Nimue grew up an outcast. Her connection to dark magic made her something to be feared in her Druid village, and that made her desperate to leave. . . . That is, until Red Paladins slaughter her entire village, and Nimue's fate is forever altered. Charged by her dying mother to reunite an ancient sword with a legendary sorcerer, Nimue is now her people's only hope"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2019
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Summary: "A terrible tragedy befalls Link's family and friends when the traitorous Agahnim launches a plot to seize the Triforce and unleash a terrible evil on the world. To bring justice to Agahnim, Link needs the Master Sword and sets off on a quest to find it. Link's journey may also help him discover what happened to his parents, and while Agahnim's minions and traps are dangerous, this link to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2013
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Summary: After twelve-year-old Lark, determined to escape her squalid life, steals a magical sword from the Royal Museum, she reluctantly becomes the next Nightingale, destined to vanquish an ancient evil.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FAGKagawa, Julie
Summary: One thousand years ago, a wish was made to the Harbinger of Change and a sword of rage and lightning was forged. Kamigoroshi. The Godslayer. It had one task: to seal away the powerful demon Hakaimono. Now he has broken free. Kitsune shapeshifter Yumeko has one task: to take her piece of the ancient and powerful scroll to the Steel Feather temple in order to prevent the summoning of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inkyard Press 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC KAGHanrahan, Gareth
Summary: "Many years ago, Sir Aelfric and his nine companions saved the world, seizing the Dark Lord's cursed weapons, along with his dread city of Necrad. That was the easy part. Now, when Aelfric - keeper of the cursed sword Spellbreaker - learns of a new and terrifying threat, he seeks the nine heroes once again. But they are wandering adventurers no longer. Yesterday's eager heroes are today's weary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orbit 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HANOsborne, Mary Pope
Summary: Jack and Annie travel in their magic tree house to the land of the mystical selkies to seek a magical sword for Merlin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2004
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC OSBWesterson, Jeri
Summary: "A quest to find the ancient sword Excalibur quickly turns into a hunt for a determined killer for Crispin Guest. London, 1396. A trip to the swordsmith shop for Crispin Guest, Tracker of London, and his apprentice Jack Tucker takes an unexpected turn when Crispin crosses paths with Carantok Teague, a Cornish treasure hunter. Carantok has a map he is convinced will lead him to the sword of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Severn House Publishers Ltd 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WESSalvatore, R. A.
Summary: In the wake of the demon uprising and two years of peace, a Civil war is in the offing, and Jarlaxle and a small group of friends go on an expedition in search of Doum'wielle, the last wielder of the powerful sword known as "Cutter", in hopes that she may be the key to unlocking the sword's potential.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SALSummary: When King Arthur's legendary sword, Excalibur is stolen, Kayley and Garrett embark on a thrilling quest to recover the sword and the kingdom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 1998
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD QUEBond, Charlotte
Summary: Maddileh is a knight. There aren’t many women in her line of work, and it often feels like the sneering and contempt from her peers is harder to stomach than the actual dragon slaying. But she’s a knight, and made of sterner stuff. A minor infraction forces her to redeem her honor in the most dramatic way possible, she must retrieve the fabled Fireborne Blade from its keeper, legendary dragon...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tordotcom, Tor Publishing Group 2024
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Summary: "In When the Goddess Wakes, the final book of the Ring-Sworn trilogy, Howard Andrew Jones returns to the five realms of the Dendressi to conclude his heroic, adventure-filled epic fantasy trilogy. The Naor hordes have been driven from the walls, but the Dendressi forces are scattered and fragmented, and their gravest threat lies before them. For their queen has slain the ruling council and fled...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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Summary: In order to prove herself a warrior, Lonnie takes her friends on a trip to the Imperial City to retrieve a sword that belonged to her mother, Mulan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BROAbdo, Dan
Summary: Barb is a Berzerker, part of an elite crew of warriors who protect the land of Bailiwick from the scourge of monsters. The evil Witch Head has captured all the adult Berzerkers and Barb's the only one who can save them. But she's not alone--Barb's got her own amateur crew of would-be zerks, made up of farmers, monsters, and her best pal Porkchop the yeti. This ragtag gang must infiltrate Maug...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 ABDMuir, Tamsyn
Summary: Nothing is as it seems in the halls of the Emperor, and the fate of the galaxy rests on one woman's shoulders. Harrowhark Nonagesimus, last necromancer of the Ninth House, has been drafted by her Emperor to fight an unwinnable war. Side-by-side with a detested rival, Harrow must perfect her skills and become an angel of undeath -- but her health is failing, her sword makes her nauseous, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tom Doherty Associates 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MUIMcDermott, Andy.
Summary: Archaeologist Nina Wilde and her fianc,̌ former SAS bodyguard Eddie Chase, must stop King Arthur's legendary blade from falling into the wrong hands because the truth behind the sword's power could plunge the world in a new era of war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCDAbdo, Dan
Summary: A ragtag crew of Berzerkers and five Wise Wizards with rusty powers come together to stop an evil witch from taking over their land, as Barb attempts to harness the mystical power of the Ghost Blade and lead the charge.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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Summary: "While the savage Naor clans prepare to march on the heart of the Five Realms, Rylin Corimel infiltrates the highest of the enemy ranks to learn their secrets and free hundreds of doomed prisoners. His ailing mentor Varama leads the Altenerai corps in a series of strikes to cripple the Naor. Kyrkenall, Elenai, and the kobalin Ortok ride for the storm-wracked shifting lands to rekindle the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2019
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Summary: A captain in the Obsidian Army discovers a magical sword that only he can use, and is purported to have been once used by the legendary Avatars.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HICStirling, S. M.
Summary: "Continuing their quest that began in The Golden Princess, two future rulers of a world without technology risk their lives seeking a fabled blade... Reiko, Empress of Japan, has allied herself with Princess Órlaith, heir to the High Kingdom of Montival, to find the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, the Grass-Cutting Sword, a legendary treasure of an ancient dynasty that confers valor and victory to its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roc 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STIRogers, Alexandria
Summary: Much to their initial dismay, a twelve-year-old boy and girl discover they are destined to become knights of King Arthur's legendary Round Table, but first they must find and reforge Excalibur and break a curse that has weakened the magic of the Twenty-Five and a Half Realms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022