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Fantasy:


DRAGONS FICTION

Fiction

  • Baker, E.D.
  • D’Lacey, Chris
  • Jordan, Sherryl
  • McCaffrey, Anne
  • Paolini, Christopher
  • Rupp, Rebecca
  • Stewart, Jennifer J.
  • Vande Velde, Vivian
  • Weis, Margaret
  • Wrede, Patricia C.
  • Yolen, Jane
  • Story Collection - YOL

Non-fiction

  • 398.4 PAL - Dragons, Unicorns, and Other Magical Beasts: a Dictionary of Fabulous Creatures with Old Tales and Verses About Them
  • 398.2 AYL - The Story of Dragons and Other Monsters
  • 398.2 ROS - Dragons and Demons

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FANTASY FICTION

  • Brooks – Shannara
  • Colfer – Artemis Fowl
  • Collins – Gregor the Overlander
  • Cooper – The Dark is Rising
  • Doyle – Circle of Magic
  • Duane – Young Wizards
  • Funke - Inkheart
  • Jacques – Redwall
  • LeGuin – Earthsea
  • L’Engle – Wrinkle in Time
  • Lewis – Narnia
  • McCaffrey – Dragonriders of Pern
  • Paolini - Eragon
  • Pullman – Dark Materials
  • Rowling – Harry Potter
  • Snicket – Series of Unfortunate Events
  • Wrede – Dragons
  • Yolen – Merlin

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KNIGHTS FICTION

  • Tournament and Tower by Doyle
  • The Camelot Spell by Gilman
  • Blood Red Horse by Grant
  • The Squire’s Tale by Morris
  • Joust of Honor by Stewart
  • Castle in the Attic by Winthrop
  • 394 HOP – Tournaments and Jousts: Training for War in Medieval Times
  • 398.2 LAN – King Arthur: Tales of the Round Table
  • 398.2 TAL – The Sword in the Stone

*For more informational books about knights and the Middle Ages, go to: 940.1

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VAMPIRES FICTION

  • In the forests of the night / Atwater-Rhodes
    Risika, a teenage vampire, wanders back in time to the year 1684 when, as a human, she died and was transformed against her will. (Sequels to follow)
  • Look for me by moonlight / Hahn
    While staying at the remote and reputedly haunted Maine inn run by her father and pregnant stepmother, 16-year-old Cynda feels increasingly isolated from her father's new family and finds solace in the attentions of a charming but mysterious guest.
  • Bunnicula : a rabbit tale of mystery / Howe
    Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.
  • The celery stalks at midnight / Howe
    Chester the cat is convinced that Bunnicula, the vegetarian vampire rabbit, is headed towards town with an army of vampire vegetables
  • The silver kiss / Klause
    A mysterious teenage boy harboring a dark secret helps Zoe come to terms with her mother's terminal illness.
  • Vampire Academy / Mead
    Two years after a horrible incident made them run away, vampire princess Lissa and her guardian-in-training Rose are found and returned to St. Vladimir's Academy, where one focuses on mastering magic, the other on physical training, while both try to avoid the perils of gossip, cliques, gruesome pranks, and sinister plots.
  • Twilight / Meyer
    When 17-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human. (sequels to follow)
  • Mexico, 1850 / Rook
    Series: Vampire plagues - Jack, Ben, and Emily travel to Mexico, the seat of the vampire god Camazotz's power, on a desperate quest to locate the last remaining piece of an amulet that, if found by Camazotz, will give the vampire untold strength and power.
  • The ink drinker / Sanvoisin
    A boy who hates books discovers an ink-drinking vampire in his father's bookshop and follows him to his underground vault.
  • Cirque du Freak / Shan
    Series: The saga of Darren Shan - Two boys who are best friends visit an illegal freak show, where an encounter with a vampire and a deadly spider forces them to make life-changing choices. (Sequels to follow)
  • Dracula / Stoker
    Having discovered the dual identity of the wealthy Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula, a small group of people vow to rid the world of the evil vampire.
  • Real vampires / by Daniel Cohen - 398.21 COH
    This book discusses accounts of vampires from Middle Europe to Middle America, from medieval to modern times

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