Fantasy fiction
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 99 Collections and/or Records:
Litany of the Bone Saint, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023spring_fergione_ken.pdf
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"Sister Roksana, Priestess of Death, recruits Mihaela, innkeeper aspiring to practice magic, to confront a mysterious evil surrounding the fabled city, Death's End. An evil that the city's Lord Mayor, August Bane, and Librarian, Ulyana, accidentally free—a millennia old Queen that once ruled. As their investigations progress the three point of view characters, Roksana, Mihaela, and Ulyana, wrestle with their responsibilities, to the world and to the people they love, and find their faith...
Dates:
2023
Lord of Nightmares, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023spring_reichert_william.pdf
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"Lord of Nightmares is a Young Adult Urban Fantasy novel of roughly 135,000 words. When the tyrannical witch ruling over America's magical population is deposed, her son narrowly escapes with his life. Emeric spends his exile dreaming of reuniting with his sisters and avenging the life he was promised. Years later, he is discovered hiding in the woods and brought to the estate of a powerful witch family, who wish to clear him of the sins of his mother and reintroduce him to society....
Dates:
2023
Lunule, 2019
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Identifier: pf_2019spring_watkins_katelynn.pdf
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"These first pages of Lunule set the tone for a fantasy and suspense novel that takes place in modern Boston. When private investigator Emma Finn tracks a former mark in pursuit of a mutual acquaintance, she unknowingly inserts herself in an underground world that mingles undetected with humanity. After a close encounter with one, she learns that not only are werewolves and other supernatural creatures real, but that she fits in better with them than she would have ever thought." --...
Dates:
2019
Maulo, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023fall_carter_amariah.pdf
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"This name-based story, Maulo, follows a Mahalean island boy on an impromptu adventure to find his way back home. From uncharted islands claiming his homeland doesn't exist to mystical creatures trying to capture the glowing gem embedded within his chest, he finds there is too much of reality he has been shielded from. Along the way he creates a small band of friends to help him on his journey. The new discoveries he encounters could either lead to closure of where his parents are or cause a...
Dates:
2023
Meteorite Gem Show and Virgins, 2023
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Identifier: sf_2023spring_galloway_mackenzie.pdf
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"METEORITE GEM SHOW is a live-action and animated show that follows the life of Zula, an 8-year-old girl who has a knack for gems, crystals, and all things mystical. She is a super-nerd and does not engage with the likes of other puberty-stricken 8-year-olds. While other girls are concerned with makeup and viral dances, Zula is fascinated with crystals, the stars, and flowers or has her head engulfed in a YA book. Zula has a special ability. She draws unique portraits. They come to life and...
Dates:
2023
Midnight Dreamer, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023summer_fernandes_meghan.pdf
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"Midnight Dreamer is a Young Adult Fantasy novel with series potential. It centers around a female protagonist named Aurelia, who is coming of age. Aurelia fights to right the wrongs in the Kingdom of Eleverie, through means of deception as a thief. The power-hungry King violently executes anyone with magical abilities, which puts Aurelia and her sister at risk. In order to protect her sister from the inside, Aurelia must become a Royal Guard initiate. Meanwhile, Will Andrews, a dangerously...
Dates:
2023
Noliv, 2020
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Identifier: pf_2020spring_garrison_hunter.pdf
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"Humans and aliens are forced to work together when the satellite planet Noliv is attacked by the Warrior clan that destroyed the home planets of ten alien clans. Lyon, a former Mayoral candidate, must learn to overcome his prejudices against aliens and work with Drew, a Narkaroffabot alien, as he rallies the clans to unite with the human Mayors to fight the Warriors. Lyon and Drew face many challenges as Drew's mother attempts to sabotage them, the Mayors attempt to quarantine the clans,...
Dates:
2020
Of Wings and Thrones, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022spring_basnuevo_victoria.pdf
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"Of Wings and Thrones is a dual-POV New Adult Fae Fantasy novel about a young Ferr guard, Aryn, and the challenges she faces when she comes of age and gets her wings and magical discipline. Aryn's wings signal a new beginning for the kingdom of Olyssia, but when her best friend and charge, Princess Nexia, is found dead and Aryn is blamed for the crime, the main character has few options to clear her name. One of these options is Prince Lyon, who is still grieving his late father, King...
Dates:
2022
Pale Through Her Eyes, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023spring_demps_aladdin.pdf
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"Alana is a mystery among myths: A forbidden blending of dark elf and orc (driven to "extinction" centuries ago). Alana is truly a child of the African diaspora; and the bastard scion of a noble Elven house, and the last descendent of a lost Orcish clan. Trust, these ain't Tolkien's orcs. She is also supposedly destined to end the world, or save it, depending on which myths you read. Since she's known to be a screw-up, it could really go either way. Pale Through Her Eyes is an urban fantasy...
Dates:
2023
Philadelphia Forever, 2021
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Identifier: wr_2021fall_fleischer_evan.pdf
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"Set in an alternate present, 'Philadelphia Forever' sees four characters explore the implicit question as to how one 'makes' and 'unmakes' a place. An amoral real estate agent, a melancholy mobster, an insightful teenager, and a happy cook test the figurative waters of a city filled with serendipity with the help of a robotic basketball player and a sentient cloud. Some embrace the serendipity. Some attempt to erase it. All of them live in Philadelphia." -- Abstract
Dates:
2021
Queen of Smoke and Mirrors, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023spring_ferraro_isabella.pdf
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"Narcissa of the Rift has grown up wanting only one thing—to become the Advisor to her brother's royal crown. She has spent her entire life proving herself to be the most qualified for the role. The problem? Her brother isn't convinced. When a group of rebels that call themselves The Crux begin to threaten the very crown meant for her brother's head, Narcissa commits herself to the task of defeating them, certain it will prove her worthiness. But when the magical Mirror of Fates goes...
Dates:
2023
"Sad Men", 2023
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Identifier: cw_2023summer_wilson_christopher.pdf
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""...the world has become ambiguous...[it] is encroaching and trying to consume everything," says Hayao Miyazaki. The world is ambiguous and we are confused. In the absence of good answers, we must learn to ask better questions. "During childhood when children don't have much power but feel angst," says Miyazaki, "fantasy gives some kind of salvation." Just as children find salvation in fantasy, so too can adults—and no dragons required. The eleven stories in this collection examine the...
Dates:
2023
Salamangka, 2018
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Identifier: cw_2018fall_paranada_daryl.pdf
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"What would make you give up the real world to live in paradise? That question is at the heart of my 83,000-word Young Adult novel Salamangka. When 15 year olds Marisol Garcia and Yussuf Yacoubi discover a magical portal to a colorful utopia, they must make a choice: live forever in paradise or at home. Life in Los Angeles is tough for these teenagers, who face discrimination and other issues that make living in the fantasy world Salamangka appealing. But is paradise really everything that...
Dates:
2018
Samara, 2020
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Identifier: pf_2020fall_gomez_alexandra.pdf
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"This project is an excerpt of 'Samara,' a romantic Fantasy Adventure with the soul and sensibilities of the Victorian era. In a city ruled by strict class hierarchy and a militant Lord Protector, magic is outlawed as a dangerous an unpredictible curse. Here a young seamstress makes an unsavory deal to save her younger brother, discovering she has illicit magic of her own. After a literal tumble down a magic well with a lawyer-turned-criminal, they must find their way home in an unfamiliar...
Dates:
2020
Sandshadow, 2023
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Identifier: cw_2023spring_rossi_tess.pdf
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"Inside Sun Haven, Seraphina is a woman determined to protect those she loves, especially eight-year-old Thea, even if that means relinquishing her freedom to Derix. Derix's final mission for her is a secretive delivery, along with eliminating those he deemed adversaries of Sun Haven. But when Seraphina finds herself shot and fighting to survive, she must decide whether to risk abandoning her mission while navigating who to trust within enemy territory. Sergeant Praxen Amiri harbors a...
Dates:
2023
Sharing Moonlight, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023spring_sterling_katsumi.pdf
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"Sharing Moonlight is the first installment of a multi-POV New Adult Fantasy series about Miro, a young survivor of the kaimeira massacre ninety years ago, and the challenges he faces after he is forced to seek the truth and his lost twin in human form. When the eadile clan's disappearance sparks mass panic, Miro's choices are limited. One of them is Aiden, an eadile enforcer who helped him before. Once found, Miro learns that Aiden is embroiled in a civil war that has drawn the ire of the...
Dates:
2023
Shattered Sun, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023fall_vacanti_antonio.pdf
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"The nation of Anari has been entrenched in civil war for over two centuries as warring successor kingdoms vie for supremacy. Casil, born as a slave to the nobility, is bought by the enigmatic Captain Avreka of the mercenary company the Shattered Suns. the Suns become a second family to Casil. In the present, Casil now commands the Suns after the death of Avreka. He is haunted by his past and the newfound responsibility of his inheritance. The Suns have been employed by a Kingdom on the...
Dates:
2023
Signs and Wonders, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023summer_hieber_leah.pdf
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"Yaeli, a young female rabbi, accepts her first rabbinical position in Siuslaw Oregon, the site of her greatest secret regret. She fears encountering her former best friend, Molly, whom Yaeli abandoned the morning after their secret wedding. Yaeli fears that Molly might still be living in Siuslaw and that an encounter might force them to confront this painful memory. While serving as the Siuslaw rabbi, Yaeli receives a surprise visit from her estranged twin brother, Danny, who she believes...
Dates:
2023
Sköllson Saga, 2024
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Identifier: pf_2024spring_mcsheehan_ginny.pdf
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"In Sköllson Saga, Laisren, a bard with a mysterious new shapeshifting power looks for answers from his birth mother, and Ulfred, an ulfednar warrior with a tragic past wants to control his wolf transformation again. Both need help from Odin, and are tasked with finding beads containing lost memories of the god, scattered throughout Ireland to protect them during Ragnarok. Their path takes them through the tiny medieval villages, fortress cities, and lush forests of the island, where magical...
Dates:
2024
Song of Water and Air: An Amphiverse Novel, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022fall_zacchia_jillian.pdf
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"Song of Water and Air is a YA sci-fi fantasy of approximately 100,000 words. When a tsunami hits Lake Superior, Pan and her boyfriend nearly drown...until Pan realizes she can breathe underwater. Compelled to understand what that means, Pan returns to the lake and finds an underwater portal. Once through, she's stunned by the new world she discovers and guilt ridden by everything she left behind in her search for answers. On this new planet, called Asophos, Pan meets beings called Amphis...
Dates:
2022