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The Muse

Stan Marino needs a muse. He’s written himself into a corner … again. A shot of inspiration is all he needs to finish his story … where is he going to find it? What Stan doesn’t know: Inspiration has found him. And it’s about to take over his life. Contemporary fantasy for teen readers and older.

Reader ages: adult, young adult

The Squire And The King

Garrett Scott isn’t impressed by life in general and by his new middle school in particular. Then Elizabeth Conner, the prettiest girl who’s ever smiled at him, tells him about The Book of Squires. Book 1 in The Book of Squires fantasy series by Randall R. Adams.

Reader ages: middle grade, young adult

Hero, Second Class

Cyrus will have to call on his friends, a beautiful young cat girl, and all the power of the Capital Letters and Arbitrary Numbers if he is to live to become a full-fledged Hero. Book 1 in the Hero Complex comedy fantasy series, by Mitchell Bonds.

Reader ages: adult, young adult

DragonLight

When Kale and Bardon set aside their daily responsibilities to join meech dragons Regidor and Gilda on a quest to find a hidden meech colony, they encounter sinister forces. Their world is under attack by a secret enemy.

Reader ages: adult, middle grade, young adult

Seabird

When Cara Marshall is transported to Narenta, she is proclaimed champion of its people against the sorcerous daemagos. Amid the grateful welcomes, Cara protests that she has been “world-napped.” Book 1 of the Narenta Tumults fantasy series by Sherry Thompson.

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Guardian Of The Veil

What if the fabric of our world were stretching or tearing … or getting thinner … and we could step through that veil into another world? Do the multiplying wonders mean that two worlds are about to collide? Young-adult fantasy, sequel to “The Welkening,” by Gregory Spencer.

Reader ages: adult, young adult

DragonFire

Three years of strife have passed since Kale and Bardon freed Paladin’s knights. Now, fiery dragons scorch their beautiful countryside as an evil husband-and-wife wizard duo battle one another for supremacy.

Reader ages: middle grade

The Shadowmancer Returns: The Curse Of Salamander Street

Kate and Thomas have barely escaped the evil sorcerer Demurral, and are sailing to London to make a fresh start. But someone knows they are coming, and is lying in wait to lure them into the darkest heart of the city. Fantasy for readers teen and older, by G.P. Taylor.

Reader ages: adult, young adult

Return Of The Guardian-King

Believed dead by all but the handful of supporters who rescued him from his Mataian enemies, Abramm Kalladorne has fled his homeland to the high mountains of northern Chesedh. Book 4, the final volume of the Legends of the Guardian-King fantasy series by Karen Hancock.

Reader ages: adult

The Stormcaller

Andrea, a young slave girl, who has magical powers beyond human comprehension, finds her way to Freeport, and the tides of war begin to change. Book 1 in The Legends of Turmak series by Jacob L. Grant and Mark T. Russell.

Reader ages: adult, young adult

Heart Of The Highriders

Imagine living in a fantasy world without magic, a world that knows nothing of sorcery nor of a wizard’s quick solutions — a world where one never encounters talking beasts, invincible swords, or glowing rings. Epic fantasy by Richard C. Leonard and Charity R. Silkebakken.

Reader ages: adult

DragonKnight

Trapped in an evil spell … can the knights of Paladin be rescued? The secret is in their hands — and hearts.

Reader ages: middle grade

Tersias The Oracle

London is picking up the pieces after a near-Apocalypse—a comet has just missed the Earth, leaving the city in chaos. Only the blind boy oracle, Tersias, can see the future. But he is captured by Solomon, a false prophet. Fantasy for readers teen and older, by G.P. Taylor.

Reader ages: adult, young adult

Shadow Over Kiriath

After months of conflict and opposition, Abramm Kalladorne has finally stepped into his destiny as king of Kiriath–only to find himself facing more problems than ever. Book 3 in the Legends of the Guardian-King fantasy series by Karen Hancock.

Reader ages: adult

DragonQuest

A dragonkeeper of Paladin, Kale is summoned from the Hall to The Bogs by the Wizard Fenworth to serve as his apprentice and tend his newly hatched meech dragon, Regidor. But Kale isn’t going alone.

Reader ages: middle grade

Legend Of The Emerald Rose

After the deaths of King Arthur and Guenevere, Merlin’s son Shadoe un Hollo Tors and warrior princess Emerald Rose Rayn must join together, fight sorcery and demons, and save the Isle of Might. Medieval fantasy by Linda Wichman.

Reader ages: adult, young adult

Wormwood

Panic fills the streets of London on a night in 1756 when the earth suddenly lurches forward and starts spinning out of control. Eleven days and nights flash through the sky, finally leaving the city in total darkness. Is the end of the world at hand? Fantasy by G.P. Taylor.

Reader ages: young adult

The Shadow Within

Abramm Kalladorne has returned to Kiriath to claim the crown he thought he would never wear and to prepare his people for the inevitable attack of the Armies of the Black Moon. Book 2 of the Legends of the Guardian-King fantasy series by Karen Hancock.

Reader ages: adult

The Welkening

When four friends — bound together as misfits — are transported into an alternative dimension, they find that they’ve been rescued from one crisis only to be thrust into another. Meanwhile, a third story is developing in yet another realm. Young-adult fantasy by Gregory Spencer.

Reader ages: adult, young adult

DragonSpell

Paladin’s servants rescue Kale from danger but turn her from her destination: The Hall, where she was to be trained. Afraid and unprepared, Kale embarks on a perilous quest to find the meech dragon egg stolen by the foul Wizard Risto.

Reader ages: middle grade

Shadowmancer

In this tale set on the 1700’s Yorkshire coast, Obadiah Demurral is a vicar set on gaining control of the highest power in the universe. The only people in his way are two children, Kate and Thomas. Fantasy for teen readers and older, by G.P. Taylor.

Reader ages: adult, young adult

Light Of Eidon

Set in a world of swords and cloaks, of glittering palaces and mystical temples, of galley ships and ancient mist-bound cities, The Light of Eidon is the first volume of the Legends of the Guardian-King series by Karen Hancock.

Reader ages: adult

The Oneprince

There was once a prince who wished to be left alone. Naturally, fate made him king. Book 1 in The Redaemian Chronicles series by Bill Hand.

Reader ages: adult

The Sword and The Flame

The Dragon King who rules the land of Mensandor is none other than Quentin, whose courage and heroism have slowly transformed him from an orphaned servant into a war hero, respected leader, and a fierce man of faith. Book 3 of the Dragon King Trilogy series, fantasy for adult readers.

Reader ages: adult

The Warlords Of Nin

It has been ten years since Quentin helped Eskevar, the Dragon King, battle the monstrous sorcerer Nimrood. Since that time, there has been peace in the land of Mensandor. But everything is about to change. Book 2 of the Dragon King Trilogy series, fantasy for adult readers.

Reader ages: adult

In The Hall Of The Dragon King

Carrying a sealed message from the war-hero Dragon King to the queen, Quentin and his outlaw companion, Theido, plunge headlong into a fantastic odyssey and mystic quest. Book 1 of the Dragon King Trilogy series, fantasy for adult readers.

Reader ages: adult

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