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1. the gunslinger by stephen king the dark tower series: book 1 score: 199 our score: 9.6 | 7 Positive Reader Reviews On The Gunslinger, Stephen King introduces readers to one of his most enigmatic heroes, Roland of Gilead, The Last Gunslinger. he is a haunting figure, a loner, on a fascinating journey towards good and evil, in a desolate world that echoes our own. in his first step towards power […]

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2. alix and harrow’s 10,000 doors in january score: 199 our score: 10.0 | 1 Positive Reader Reviews In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book in this captivating and lyrical debut. In a sprawling mansion full of quirky treasures, January Scaler is a curiosity. as the guardian of wealth […]

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3. the rare stone of brisingamen by alan garner rating: 195 our rating: 9.7 | 3 positive reviews from readers when colin and susan are chased by creepy creatures on alderley edge, the wizard saves them. he takes them to the caves of fundindelve, where he watches over the enchanted sleep of one hundred and forty knights. but the heart of the magic that unites them – firefrost, also known […]

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4. darkness rises sequence by susan cooper rating: 191 our rating: 9.6 | 1 positive reader reviews on holiday in cornwall, the three drawn children discover an old map in the attic of the house in which they are staying. They immediately know that it is special. it is even more than that: the key to finding a grail, a source of power to fight against the forces of evil known as darkness. and itself […]

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5. a man rides for necessity by stephen donaldson mordant: book 2 score: 188 our rating: 9.5 | 0 positive comments from readers Aided by the powerful magic of Vagel, the evil arch-imager, ruthless armies march against the kingdom of Mordant. In their hour of greatest need, two unlikely champions emerge. One is Geraden, whose inability to master the simplest skills of imagery has made him a laughing stock. the other […]

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6. the city and the city by china mieville rating: 184 our rating: 9.2 | 2 positive reviews from readers When the body of a murdered woman is found in the extraordinary and run-down city of Besźel, somewhere on the edge of Europe, it seems like a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borlu of the Extreme Crime Squad. but as he investigates, the evidence begins to point to much stranger conspiracies, and m […]

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7. the city of stairs by robert jackson bennett the divine cities: book 1 score: 182 our score: 9.2 | 0 positive comments from readers, you have to be careful when chasing a killer through bulikov, because the world is not as it should be in that city. when the gods were destroyed and the polis forbade all worship of them, reality folded; now the stairs lead nowhere, the alleys have become portals to the past, and […]

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8. 11.22.63 by stephen king rating: 180 our rating: 9.0 | 2 positive reader reviews what if you could go back in time and change the course of history? what if the defining moment you could change was jfk’s murder? 11/22/63, the date kennedy was shot – unless… king takes his leading man jake epping, a high school english teacher from lisbon falls, maine, 2011, or […]

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9. weaveworld by clive barker rating: 180 our rating: 8.8 | 6 positive reader reviews weaveworld is an epic adventure of the imagination. it begins with a carpet in which a world of ecstasy and enchantment is hidden; a world that comes to life, alerting the dark forces and starting a desperate battle to preserve the last vestiges of magic that humanity still has access to. is […]

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10. neverwhere by neil gaiman score: 178 our score: 9.0 | 0 positive reader reviews Beneath the streets of London is a place that most people could not even dream of. a city of monsters and saints, assassins and angels, knights in armor and pale girls in black velvet. this is the city of people who have fallen through the cracks. richard mayhew, a young entrepreneur, is […]

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11. alif the unseen by g willow wilson rating: 178 our rating: 9.0 | 0 positive reader reviews calls himself alif, few people know his real name, a young man born in a middle eastern city that straddles both sides of the ancient and modern world. When Alif meets the aristocratic Intisar, he believes that he has found love. but their relationship has no future-he promises to tease another man and he […]

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12. mr monday by garth nix keys to the kingdom: book 1 score: 175 our rating: 8.5 | 4 positive readers review that the first day of term at arthur penhaligon’s new school was supposed to be his last day on earth, but instead of dying of an asthma attack, he is given a key and lured to another realm , controlled by human-like creatures. called the days of tomorrow. strange dog-like creatures are sent, by one of […]

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13. a wrinkle in time by madeleine lengle score: 164 our rating: 8.3 | 0 positive reader reviews when charles wallace murry goes in search of her lost father through a ‘wrinkle in time’, he finds himself on an evil planet where all life is enslaved by a huge pulsating brain known as ‘it’s’. how charles, ella’s sister meg and ella’s friend calvin find and free ella’s father makes this a ver […]

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14. a splintered spindle by alix harrow fractured fables #1 rating: 158 our rating: 8.0 | 0 positive comments from readers is zinnia grey’s 21st birthday, which is very special because it is the last birthday she will ever have. When she was young, an industrial accident left Zinnia with a rare condition. not much is known about her illness, just that no one has lived for more than twenty-one years. […]

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15. a darker shade of magic by ve schwab a darker shade of magic #1 rating: 120 our rating: 6.0 | 0 positive reader reviews most people only know one london; but what if there were several? Kell is one of the last travellers: wizards with a rare ability to travel between parallel Londons. There is grey, dirty, crowded and magic-less London, home of mad King George III. there is red london, where […]

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16. boneland by alan garner score: 105 our score: 8.9 | 16 positive reviews from readers if the sleeper wakes, the dream dies… professor colin whisterfield spends his days at jodrell bank, using the radio telescope to search for his lost sister in the pleiades. at the same time, and at another time, the watchman cuts the rock and dances, to keep the sky above the earth and the st […]

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17. something rotten by jasper fforde next thursday: book 4 score: 100 our score: 10.0 | 0 positive reader reviews the ingenious literary detective the following thursday he returns to swindon from the world of books accompanied by his son on friday and none other than the wavering village. But returning to special ops isn’t easy: fictional outlaw yorrick kaine plots for absolute power, the return of swindon’s skipper sai […]

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18. stephen king’s drawing of the three the dark tower series: book 2 score: 99 our score: 9.9 | 1 positive reader review roland of gilead, the last gunslinger, finds three doors opening to 1980s america, where he joins forces with the defiant eddie dean and the brave and volatile odetta holmes. and he takes on the deadly serial killer jack mort. as titanic forces gather, a savage fight between the wicked of the underworld […]

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19. the unspoken name of a k larkwood the serpent gates: book 1 score: 99 our score: 10.0 | 1 positive reader comments what would happen if you knew how and when you will die. csorwe knows: he will climb the mountain, enter the sanctuary of the unspoken, and obtain the most honored title: sacrifice. but on the day of his foretold death, a powerful wizard offers him a new destiny. go with him, and live. move away from him […]

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20. the wounded earth by stephen donaldson chronicles of thomas covenant the unbeliever: book 4 score: 98 our rating: 9.6 | 2 Positive Reader Reviews Four thousand years have passed since the pact first freed the land from the devastating clutches of Mr. Foul and his minions. But he’s back, and Covenant, armed with his awesome white-gold magic, must battle the forces of evil and his own despair… […]

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21. Raven’s Revenge by Marcus Alexander Guardian of Realms: Book 1 Score: 98 Our Score: 9.2 | 6 positive reader reviews charlie keeper has been kicked out of her house by a bloodthirsty and terrifying stranger. but when she escapes she discovers that her house has the gateway to the kingdom of bellania, a place of myths, magic… and an evil lord with a very bad attitude. now her fate rests squarely on charlie’s shoulder […]

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22. stephen king’s wastelands the dark tower series: book 3 score: 97 our score: 9.7 | 0 positive reader reviews roland has altered ka by saving jake chambers life in new york. they now exist in different worlds, paradoxically sharing memories. Roland, Susannah and Eddie must try to get Jake to the middle of the world and then follow the path of lightning through an urban wasteland to the dark tower. […]

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23. the power that preserves by stephen donaldson chronicles of thomas covenant the unbeliever: book 3 score: 96 our rating: 9.2 | 1 positive reader reviews twice before thomas covenant was summoned to the strange other world where magic worked. twice before he had been forced to join the lords of the revelstone in their war against lord foul, earth’s ancient enemy. he now he was back. This time, the lords of Revelstone were desperate. with […]

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24. abhorsen by garth nix the abhorsen chronicles: book 3 rating: 96 our rating: 9.5 | 2 positive reader reviews lirael and sameth have reached the safety of the haters’ house after fleeing the necromancer’s hedge and his dead minions. now trapped by their agent chlorr and many dead hands, lirael and sam must find a way to warn the king and abhor the growing danger their subjects face in the old king […]

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25. the wizard and the glass by stephen king the dark tower series: book 4 score: 96 our score: 9.5 | 1 Positive Reader Reviews On a terrifying journey where hidden dangers lurk at every turn, the Pilgrims find themselves stranded in an alternate version of Topeka, Kansas that has been ravaged by a super flu virus as they follow the deserted highway to a palace in distant crystal, roland recounts his tragic story […]

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26. nightfall by will elliott score: 96 our score: 9.6 | 0 positive reader comments aden wakes up naked in a bathtub, knowing only that he is dead. his new world is nightfall, a place filled with bizarre, grotesque and magical characters: julius the duke, the monstrous gorr family, the goddess muse, slythe the deadly assassin. at night aden wakes up, oblivion closes, […]

27. the woman who died long by jasper fforde next thursday: book 7 score: 96 our score: 9.6 | 0 positive readers review the book world’s top lawman next Thursday, four months into forced semi-retirement following an assassination attempt. she returns to her home in swindon for what you’d hope would be some recovery time. if life was so simple Thursday she faces a series of f […]

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28. The Wind Through Stephen King’s Keyhole The Dark Tower Series: Book 4.5 Score: 96 Our Score: 9.5 | 1 positive reader reviews pay a visit to midworld’s last gunslinger, roland deschain, and his ka-tet as a fierce storm halts his progress along the lightning path. Roland tells a story of his early days as a gunfighter, in the guilt-ridden year that followed the death of his mother. sent by his father to investigate evidence […]

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29. first among jasper fforde’s sequels next thursday: book 5 rating: 96 our rating: 9.6 | 0 positive reviews from readers next Thursday is back. and this time it’s personal… officially, the literary detective next thursday is off the case. Once a key figure in the book world’s police force, she is concentrating on her duties as a wife and mother. or so her husband thinks… unofficially, Thursday is work […]

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30. carelessness by charlie fletcher carelessness trilogy #1 score: 96 our rating: 9.5 | 1 positive reader reviews that only five still guard the borders between the worlds. only five retain what awaits on the other side. once overwatch, the secret society that polices the lines between the mundane and magic, numbered hundreds of brave souls among its members. now their number can be counted in a single h […]

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31. missing one of our thursdays by jasper fforde next thursday: book 6 score: 95 our rating: 9.5 | 0 positive reader comments is a time of unease in the world of books. only the diplomatic skills of the literary detective ace can prevent a devastating gender war. but a week before the peace talks, Thursday disappears. Has he just returned home to the real world or is it something more sinister? not everything is like that […]

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32. Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson Masterpieces of Fantasy: Book 40 Score: 95 Our Score: 9.5 | 0 positive reader reviews the gathered forces of dark powers that threaten the world of man. the legions of fairies, with the help of trolls, demons and the wild hunt itself, are poised to overthrow the kingdoms of light. holger carlsen, a bewildered and perplexed 20th century man mysteriously snatched out of time, finds himself […]

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33. the eyre affair by jasper fforde next thursday: book 1 score: 95 our score: 9.5 | 0 positive reader reviews there’s another 1985, in which london’s criminal gangs have moved into the lucrative literary market, and the following thursday he’s on the trail of another mr big crime spree. Acheron Hades has been kidnapping characters from works of fiction and holding them for ransom. jane eyre is gone. lost. t […]

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34. deep sea by susan cooper score: 95 our score: 9.5 | 0 positive readers review his name is west. his name is cally. they speak different languages and come from different countries thousands of miles away, but they don’t know that. what they do know are the tragedies that took their parents and then took them both out of reality, into a world that is strange and dangerous to […]

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35. a light spell per se schwab a darker shade of magic #3 rating: 95 our rating: 9.5 | 0 positive readers report that the precarious balance between the four londons has reached its breaking point. Once brimming with the red vivacity of magic, darkness casts a shadow over the Maresh empire, leaving room for another London to rise. Kell, once supposed to be the last surviving antari, begins to stagger under […]

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36. the war against earth by stephen donaldson chronicles of thomas covenant the unbeliever: book 2 score: 94 our rating: 9.0 | 1 positive reader reviews that thomas covenant finds himself once again summoned to earth. the council of lords needed him to act against the foul despiser who possesses the earth stone, ancient source of evil power. but even though thomas covenant has the legendary ring, he doesn’t know how to use the strength of it, and he takes a risk […]

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37. the first fifteen lives of harry augustus by claire north rating: 94 our rating: 9.4 | 0 positive reader reviews harry august is on his deathbed. again. No matter what he does or what decisions he makes, when death comes, Harry always returns to where he started, a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived a dozen times before. nothing changes. until now. when harry nears the end of his the […]

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38. Wolves of Stephen King’s Creek The Dark Tower Series: Book 5 Score: 93 Our Score: 9.3 | 0 positive reader reviews in the fertile eastern lands, the farming community has been warned that the wolves are returning. Four gunmen, led by Roland of Gilead, also approach. and the creek farmers want to enlist some tough calibers. torn between protecting the innocent community and their ur […]

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39. once upon a time in the north by philip pullman his dark materials novel score: 92 our score: 8.5 | one positive reader comments that when lyra studies at oxford university, she comes across the story of lee scoresby and iorek byrnisson’s first meeting, many years ago, along with much evidence of the affair that brought them together. when a young Texan balloonist, read scoresby, lands in the port of […]

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40. spirit of fire by stephen zimmer fires of eden: book 3 score: 92 our score: 9.2 | 0 positive comments from readers pummeled by a massive gallea invasion force, the tribal peoples of the five kingdoms and their middragardan allies are being pushed eastward, out to sea, while the saxan lines are increasingly worn down in the athelney plains time is running out quickly, like an ancient leg creature […]

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41. spring by william horwood hyddenworld: book 1 score: 92 our score: 9.0 | 2 positive reader reviews has been lost and forgotten for fifteen hundred years in the ancient heart of england: a lump of glass and metal molten by fierce fire. it is the lost core of an impeccable sphere made by the greatest of Anglo-Saxon craftsmen in memory of the loved one. his name was spring and […]

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42. william horwood hyddenworld awakening: book 2 score: 92 our score: 9.2 | 0 positive readers review a series of extraordinary events that mark the beginning of summer: earthquakes devastate the hidden world; Jack and Katherine have a son, Judith; and a mysterious gem is found near brum. that same night, after decades of sleep, the emperor of the hidden world awakens… jack, born of the hy […]

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43. winter by william horwood hyddenworld: book 4 score: 92 our score: 9.2 | 0 positive reader reviews storms rage as the worst winter in living memory ravages the human and occult worlds. The prophesied end of days is here and the universe is dying, yet only a few are aware of the forces at play. jack and katherine must help their friend bedwyn stort stop this chaos by locating the last […]

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44. kill with a word by mark lawrence impossible times #1 rating: 92 our rating: 9.2 | No positive reviews from readers In January 1986, fifteen-year-old boy genius Nick Hayes discovers that he is dying. and it’s not even the strangest thing that happened to him that week. nick and the dungeons of him & amp; friends who play dragons are used to living in his imagination. but when a new girl, mine, joins the […]

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45. lirael of garth nix the hated chronicles: book 2 score: 91 our score: 9.0 | 2 positive reviews from readers lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the clayr, a powerful group of clairvoyant oracles responsible for helping the hated and the royal family keep the ancient kingdom safe from the threat of the dead. she not only looks completely different from everyone else, she has long since passed […]

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46. the dark tower by stephen king the dark tower series: book 7 score: 91 our score: 8.8 | 1 positive reader comments that roland deschain and his ka-tet have traveled together and apart, scattered far and wide across multi-layered worlds of where and when. the fates of roland, susannah, jake, father callahan, oy and eddie are tied to the dark tower itself, which now brings them ever closer to their own end […]

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47. enchanted life of diana wynne jones the chrestomanci series: book 1 score: 91 our score: 9.0 | 1 positive reader comments that orphans eric chant (nicknamed cat) and his sister gwendolen, a talented witch, are taken to live in a castle with chstroromanci, a highly revered man of magic, wealth, and mysterious ways. your new life is full of surreal and unexpected things, and there are several new and crazy rules to master, not […]

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48. the role of elizabeth laban tragedy score: 91 our score: 9.1 | 0 Positive Reader Reviews Every year at an exclusive private boarding school in upstate new york, graduating students uphold an old tradition: they must take an oath of secrecy and leave a “treasure” for each incoming senior. when duncan meade inherits tim macbeth’s room and secrets, he u […]

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49. shadow girl by sally nicholls rating: 91 our rating: 9.0 | 1 positive review from a reader Clare knows that she is at least partly to blame for her problems at school, but she has learned that it hurts to make friends when you are a foster child and are being moved back . It’s a relief to meet Maddy, who knows exactly what it’s like to be in the system. but then mom […]

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50. the lathe of heaven by ursula le guin score: 91 our score: 9.1 | 0 positive reader reviews george orr is an affable, ordinary man who finds the world a less than pleasant place to live: seven billion people vying for living space and food. But George dreams dreams that actually change reality, and he has no way of controlling this extraordinary power. the psychiatrist dr william […]

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51. the best of charles de lint by charles de lint score: 91 our rating: 9.1 | 0 positive reader reviews for charles de lint, a fantasy author who has left the same mark on the genre of myth and legend as sir thomas malory, christian anderson, grimm, who found them hiding in ottawa twilight , turned oral tradition into words on a page and allowed us to remember them all […]

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52. testament of the high eagle by john r fultz rating: 91 our rating: 9.1 | 0 positive reader comments a young warrior’s vision quest reveals an alien city full of magic and mystery. As a tribal rift threatens to destroy the high eagle people, they are stalked and devoured by night-crawling demons, so he seeks the wisdom of the high-flying myktu. these fantastic beings offer you hope, an opportunity to rebi […]

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53. nine princes in amber by roger zelazny the amber chronicles score: 90 our score: 8.4 | 6 positive reader reviews amber is a real world, projecting infinite reflections of itself: worlds of shadows, which can be manipulated by those of royal amber blood. but the royal family is torn by jealousy and suspicion; the disappearance of the patriarch, oberon has intensified the internal conflict leaving t […]

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54. the lives of christopher chant by diana wynne jones the chrestomanci series: book 4 score: 90 our rating: 9.0 | 0 positive reader reviews think of a world, almost like ours, but a little more elegant and old-fashioned, where magic and witchcraft are as common as mathematics, but just as dangerous in the wrong hands. in the life of christopher chant – the fourth book in her worlds of chrestomanci series – diana wynne jones succeeds […]

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55. the wizards of caprona by diana wynne jones the chrestomanci series: book 2 score: 90 our score: 9.0 | 0 positive reader reviews tonino is the only person in the famous montane family who was not born with an instinct to cast spells, but has other gifts. Ella’s ability to communicate with cats could help defend Caprona’s city against a Charming Charmer, but only if Tonino can learn to cooperate with […]

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56. diana wynne jones witch week the chrestomanci series: book 3 score: 90 our score: 9.0 | 0 positive reviews from readers when the note, written with a regular pen, appears in the homework books that mr crossley is marking, he gets very angry. because this is larwood house, a school for orphaned witches, where witchcraft is totally prohibited. and yet the magic keeps breaking out everywhere, like the measles! the last thing you […]

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57. mixed magic by diana wynne jones the chrestomanci series: book 5 score: 90 our rating: 9.0 | 0 positive reader reviews the thief of souls combines the inhabitants of chrestomanci castle during the enchanted life and one of the young characters from the magi of caprona to great effect, creating a story with all the usual suspects: original fantasy, creepy humor , substantial characters and a nefarious plot to rui […]

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58. pinhoe’s egg by diana wynne jones the chrestomanci series: book 7 score: 90 our score: 9.0 | 0 positive reader reviews spells always have consequences and it’s chrestomanci’s job to make sure everything is under control. Still, in the village around Chrestomanci Castle, all sorts of secret magical misuse is going on. And when the singing cat finds Pinhoe’s egg, chaos is just the beginning! a master pi […]

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59. Stephen Zimmer’s Crown of Vengeance Fires in Eden: Book 1 Score: 90 Our Score: 9.0 | 0 positive readers review strange mists that envelop Janus Roland, Erika Laesig, Mershad Shahab and several others living their lives in a sleepy Midwestern town. When the mist lifts, everyone finds themselves looking up into the bright skies of an incredible new world. no explanation why it happened, […]

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60. legends dream of stephen zimmer fires in eden: book 2 score: 90 our score: 9.0 | 0 positive comments from readers have unfortunately come at a time of great unrest and conflict. The assault on the Kingdom of Saxony and the tribes of the Five Kingdoms ignites as the Uniter’s gaze turns south across the seas to the distant lands of Midragard. these are desperate and dangerous times for all […]

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61. of Oz by Gregory Maguire The Wicked Years: Book 4 Score: 90 Our Score: 9.0 | 0 positive reader reviews The Wonderful Land of Oz is knotted by civil unrest: The Emerald City is staging an invasion of Munchkinland, Glinda is under house arrest, and the Cowardly Lion is on the run from the law. And look who’s knocking at the door It is none other than Dorothy. yes, that dorothy in the middle of everything […]

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62. the son of the city by tom pollock the skyscraper throne #1 rating: 90 our rating: 9.0 | With no positive reviews from readers Kicked out of school, betrayed by her best friend, and virtually ignored by her father, who never recovered from her mother’s death, Beth Bradley retreats to the sanctuary of the streets in search of of a new home. what she finds is filius viae, the ragged and conceited crown prince of london, who o […]

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63. endless by matt bone crescent: book 1 score: 90 our score: 9.0 | 0 positive reader reviews after an unexplained catastrophe on earth, john bridgeman is forced to live a lonely existence, surrounded by corpses and pursued by the bride who cannot allow him to die. his headaches are becoming more and more debilitating. even his senses turn against him: among the desolate streets there is a […]

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64. pantomime by laura lam rating: 90 our rating: 9.0 | 0 positive comments from readers r.h. the magic circus of ragona is the largest circus in ellada. Nestled amongst the glowing blue penglass remnants of a mysterious civilization long gone, there are wonders beyond the wildest imagination. It is a place where everything seems possible, where if you close your eyes you can believe […]

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65. down station by simon morden down station #1 rating: 90 our rating: 9.0 | 0 positive readers review a small group of subway commuters and workers who witness a fiery apocalypse gripping London. they escape through a utility tunnel. reaching a gate they pass through…and find themselves on a wild coastline backed by cliffs and rolling grasslands. the way back is blocked. making its way into […]

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66. lost in a good book by jasper fforde next thursday: book 2 score: 90 our rating: 9.0 | 0 positive reader reviews next Thursday, newlywed literary detective returns to embark on an adventure that begins literally on her doorstep. It appears that Landen, her husband of four weeks, actually drowned in an accident when he was two years old. someone, somewhere, sometime, is responsible. the sinister […]

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67. the well of lost parcels by jasper fforde next thursday: book 3 score: 90 our score: 9.0 | 0 positive reader reviews leaving swindon behind to hide in the pit of lost plots (the place where all fiction is created), next thursday, literary detective and soon-to-be single-parent family, ponders his next step from within an unpublished book of dubious merit entitled ‘caversham heights’. landen, the h of her […]

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68. vurt by jeff noon score: 90 our score: 9.0 | 0 positive comments from readers make a trip into the head of a stranger. he travels the rain-swept streets with a posse of modern malcontents, hooked on the most powerful drug imaginable. however, vurt feathers are not for the faint of heart. as the mysterious cat in the game says, ‘be careful, be very careful’. but the doodle is not listening. he […]

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69. the forbidden library by django wexler score: 90 our rating: 9.0 | 0 positive reader reviews one night, alice creighton overhears his father arguing with a fairy: a bald, grumpy beast with warts and needle-like teeth. the next day his father disappears, never to return. and alice is sent to live with master geryon, a guy she didn’t even know existed. geryon has a da […]

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70. a gathering of shadows by ve schwab a darker shade of magic #2 rating: 90 our rating: 9.0 | 0 positive reviews from readers kell is riddled with guilt. Restless, and having left the smuggling behind, he is visited by dreams of sinister magical events, waking up only to think of Lila. As Red London prepares for the Element Games, an extravagant international magic competition, a certain pirate ship approaches. but another […]

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71. william horwood hyddenworld harvest: book 3 score: 90 our score: 9.0 | 0 positive comments from readers is August, time of the first harvest, traditional time of plenty. But in the farthest reaches of the hidden world, in England, on the seashore, disaster is brewing. a plague on the land is growing, marked by increasingly unnatural earthquakes and blizzards. Judith is tasked with healing the land, but this bur […]

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72. a story of the city of time by diana wynne jones rating: 90 our rating: 9.0 | 0 positive reviews from readers When Vivian is evacuated from London in 1939, she hopes to stay in the countryside. instead, she is taken to the city of time, a place that exists outside of time and space. is a strange and remarkable place, where technology rules – but important events of the past and future […]

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73. the emerald atlas: john stephens beginning books the emerald atlas: book 1 score: 89 our score: 8.9 | 0 positive reader reviews kate is in charge. the oldest. the only one who remembers his parents. he promised to protect his brother and sister until they return. michael is the brother of the books. skinny, bullied in all the orphanages (his glasses of his somehow always end up in the bathroom). loves stories of magic, especially those involving […]

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74. jet black heart by teresa flavin rating: 89 our rating: 8.8 | 1 positive reader comments that Dory is vacationing on the moors with her family when she stumbles upon a victorian walker “mailbox” and a faded message for a boy named eli. The message opens a slip in time and soon Dory is fighting alongside Eli to help save her sister from her cruel father. but there is more […]

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75. the talisman of stephen king talisman: book 2 score: 89 our score: 9.0 | 1 positive reader comments that twelve-year-old Jack spends his days alone in a deserted seaside town, his father is gone, and his mother is dying. he then he meets a stranger and embarks on a terrifying journey. for jack he must find the talisman, the only thing that can save his mother. the search for him leads him to the threatening territori […]

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76. the summer tree by guy gavriel kay the fionavar tapestry: book 1 score: 88 our score: 8.8 | 2 positive reader reviews five men and women find themselves thrown into the magical land of fionavar, the first of all worlds. They’ve been called there by the wizard Loren Silvercloak, and quickly find themselves drawn into the complex tapestry of events. for kim, paul, kevin, jennifer and dave, everyone has their own part to play […]

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77. the long land by terry pratchett long land #1 rating: 88 our rating: 8.8 | 0 positive reader reviews 1916: The Western Front. private percy blakeney wakes up. he is lying on fresh spring grass. he can hear the song of the birds and the wind in the leaves of the trees. Where have the mud, blood and desolate landscape of no man’s land gone? 2015: Madison, Wisconsin. police monica jansson is exploring the burn […]

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78. babylon steel by gaie sebold a novel by babylon steel #1 rating: 88 our rating: 8.8 | 0 positive readers review babylon steel, ex sword for hire, ex other things, runs the best brothel in escalento; city of many portals, two moons, and a wide variety of races, man-creatures, and religions, not to mention the occasional mad warlock. she is not having a good week. the vessels of purity are protesting […]

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79. the four kingdoms by adrian faulkner rating: 88 our rating: 8.8 | 0 positive reader reviews Half-Vampire Darwin stumbles upon a corpse on the streets of London and discovers in a pocket a notebook in a mysterious language. Torn between human ethics and vampire bloodlust, Darwin finds himself both condemner and savior of a race that has never considered him one of their own. no […]

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80. the glass republic by tom pollock the skyscraper throne #2 rating: 88 our rating: 8.8 | 0 positive reader reviews Pen’s life is all about secrets: the secret of the city’s spirits, deities and monsters discovered by Ella’s best friend Beth Ella, living beyond the notice of modern Londoners; the secret of how she got the intricate scars that disfigure her so cruelly, and the best kept secret […]

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81. the unseen library by genevieve cogman the unseen library series #1 rating: 88 our rating: 8.8 | 0 positive reader reviews irene is a professional spy from the mysterious library, harvesting fiction from different realities. And along with Ella’s enigmatic assistant Ella Kai, she is sent to an alternate London. her mission: recover a dangerous book. but when they arrive, it has already been stolen. london & […]

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82. the burning page by genevieve cogman the unseen library series #3 rating: 88 our rating: 9.0 | 0 positive reader reviews when your job is to save the day: where do you start? Librarian spy Irene has standards to uphold, especially while she’s on probation. and escaping from a mission through a besieged building doesn’t look good. But when her escape route home catches fire, what’s a spy to do? however […]

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83. Paternus: Wrath of the Gods by Dyrk Ashton The Paternus Trilogy #2 Score: 88 Our Rating: 8.8 | 0 positive reader reviews On the run from an ancient evil and his army of terrors Pulled straight from myths around the world, Fi and Zeke help Peter on his globetrotting quest to find the remaining Firstborns, uncover the enemy’s plans. and gather the warriors of old for what may become the final battle in the w […]

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84. permafrost by alastair reynolds rating: 88 our rating: 8.8 | 0 positive reader reviews make up for the past. save the present stop future. Sci-fi master Alastair Reynolds develops a time-traveling climate fiction adventure in permafrost. …]

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85. gloomy tuesday by garth nix keys to the kingdom: book 2 score: 87 our score: 8.5 | 2 positive reader reviews with monday defeated arthur thought he had escaped the house and left it all behind, however a couple of hours after freeing the nightsweeper and finally getting some sleep, arthur is awakened by a phone call from give me prime In the six months of home time that have passed, Gloomy Tuesday has […]

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86. the runes of the earth by stephen donaldson the last chronicles of thomas convention: book 1 score: 87 our rating: 8.7 | 0 positive reader reviews Ten years have passed and Linden Avery thought he would never see the land again, or the pact, his beloved. but lord foul has stolen his adopted son and is undoing the very laws of nature. and although she thinks the pact is dead, he keeps sending tilo messages: ‘find me’, ‘you and you’. […]

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87. the hunt for the gods by henry tam quest for synetopia #3 rating: 87 our rating: 8.7 | 0 positive reader reviews people on earth know their place. They have all learned that their planet was just a barren rock until the gods came 500 years ago and brought life, technology and prosperity to a blessed few. under the gods, all racial differences have long merged into homogeneity; gender […]

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88. sabriel by garth nix the abhorsen chronicles: book 1 rating: 86 our rating: 8.5 | 2 positive reader reviews sabriel is the first book in the abhorsen trilogy and tells the story of sabriel, abhorsen’s daughter and student at wyverley college. Sabriel is nearing the end of her studies and is eager to talk to her father about her options for life after school. but when your father is the hater […]

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89. cornelia funke’s inkheart the inkworld trilogy: book 1 score: 86 our score: 8.0 | 6 positive reader reviews meggie loves books. so does his father, mo, a bookbinder, although he has never read aloud to him since his mother mysteriously disappeared. they live peacefully until the night a stranger knocks on his door. he has come with a warning that forces mo to reveal an extraordinary secret: a story […]

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90. voices in the dark by catherine banner last descendants: book 2 rating: 86 our rating: 8.6 | 0 positive reader reviews anselm andros always thought he had a normal life: confidant to his mother maria, confessor to his stepfather leo, a man haunted by the secrets of his past, and supportive of the sister jasmine of him. But when Malonia’s political landscape begins to change, this unassuming family begins to fall apart […]

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91. final against all things by stephen donaldson the last chronicles of thomas convention: book 3 score: 86 our score: 8.5 | 1 positive reader review desperate for help finding her adopted son, jeremiah, linden avery has resurrected thomas covenant in a cataclysmic effort of earth power and wild magic. but the consequences of her efforts are more dire than she could have imagined. sorcery of that scale has awakened the worm of the w […]

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92. Frank P Ryan’s Thaw River The Three Powers: Book 1 Score: 86 Our Score: 8.5 | 1 positive reader comments that the enemy is a faceless presence, alien to the land of tir, his forces are savage and ruthless for his own good. considering that our protagonists are children; such savagery is surprisingly brutal as some of them experience it first hand or witness it. the author on the website mentions him […]

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93. the only tree by stephen donaldson chronicles of thomas covenant the unbeliever: book 5 score: 86 our rating: 8.6 | 0 positive reader reviews thomas covenant and linden avery begin their search for the one tree that will save the earth. only he could find the answer and forge a new staff of law, but fate decreed that the journey would be long, the search arduous, and quite possibly a failure… […]

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94. dangerous gifts by gaie sebold a novel by babylon steel #2 rating: 86 our rating: 8.6 | 0 positive reader reviews babylon steel, former avatar of the goddess of sex and war, currently owner of the scarlet lantern, the best brothel in escalentana, city of portals, has been offered a job; as bodyguard to enthemmerlee, the latest candidate for the council of incandress; and as a spy for the diplomatic section, the […]

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95. Guy Gavriel Kay’s Roaming Fire The Fionavar Tapestry: Book 2 Score: 85 Our Score: 8.5 | 0 positive reviews from readers as the evil of rakoth maugrim threatens fionavar’s very existence, the five from our own world must cross over once more to play their assigned roles: kimberly to summon the dead from their rest and the undead to his downfall; dave to take his place in the battle between the dalrei of the plain; p […]

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96. the amber chronicles by roger zelazny rating: 85 our rating: 8.4 | 1 positive reader comments that amber is a real world, projecting infinite reflections of itself: worlds of shadows, which can be manipulated by those of royal amberite blood. but the royal family is torn by jealousy and suspicion; the disappearance of the patriarch, oberon has intensified the internal conflict leaving t […]

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97. stephen zimmer’s seventh throne the rising dawn saga: book 3 score: 85 our score: 8.5 | 0 positive reader check out the epic saga trailers, as the shadows deepen… friedrich accompanies the mighty avatar enki into the depths of the abyss. They seek to discover the fate of Erishkegal, who crossed the veil to save a horde of outcast Nephilim centuries ago. the search will take them to the brink of hell itself, but […]

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98. the door to the lost pages by claude lalumiere rating: 85 our rating: 8.5 | 0 positive reader reviews walk through the door to the lost pages and escape from a life you never wanted. On her 10th birthday, Aydee runs away from home and her neglectful parents. At first, surviving alone on the streets is tough, but a series of terrifying and unnerving encounters with strange primordial creatures leads […]

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99. the tower of bones by frank p ryan the three powers: book 2 score: 85 our score: 8.5 | 0 positive reader reviews destiny has brought together four young people from our world in the enchanted world of tir. Together, Kate, Alan, Mark and Mo present a formidable new force for good in this war-torn world: they are hope for the millions of oppressed people who live here. the four have parted ways, with one […]

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100. bearer of white gold by stephen donaldson chronicles of thomas covenant the unbeliever: book 6 score: 85 our rating: 8.5 | 0 positive reader reviews thomas convention knew that despite his failure on the island of the single tree, he had to return to earth and fight. after a long and arduous journey, fighting all the way, he prepares for the final showdown with lord foul, the despiser, and begins to understand things that he had just wondered […]

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