Magic Kingdom for Sale . Sold! by Terry Brooks - SCI/FI BROOKS
Landover is a genuine magic kingdom, just as the catalog promised. But after he purchases it, Ben Holiday learns that the ad failed to mention a few details. The Barons deny his authority, a dragon threatens the land, and Ben must face the Iron Mark in a duel no human could hope to win . (Landover series)

The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks - YA FIC BROOKS
Long ago, the ancient Evil ruined the world. The supposedly dead Warlock Lord is plotting to destroy everything in his wake. The sole weapon against this power is the Sword of Shannara, which can be used only by a true heir of Shannara. On half-elfin SheaOhmsford, last of the bloodline, rests the hope of all the races. (Shannara series)

Dragon by Steven Brust - YA FIC BRUST
After years of killing people for a living in Adrilankha, Vlad Taltos finds himself in the last place any self-respecint assassin wants to be: the army. And worse, he's in the middle of a battle of sorcery with only his wits and a smart-mouth winged lizard.

The Neverending Story by Michael Ende - YA FIC ENDE
Bastian steals a magic book and travels through Fantastica with the warrior Atreyu as he attempts to complete a quest and save the Childlike Empress and the land itself.

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman - YA FIC GAIMAN
After Richard Mayhew rescues a grimy, mysterious girl called Door, he ceases to exist in the everyday world of London Above and must join a quest through London Below to regain his identity and help Door discover who murdered her family.

Stardust by Neil Gaiman - YA FIC GAIMAN
Tristran Thorn promises his beloved that he will retrieve a fallen star to win her affections. On his quest, he meets evil old witches, deadly clutching trees, goblin press-gangs, and the scheming sons of the dead Lord of Stormholde

Princess Bride by William Goldman - YA FIC GOLDMAN
Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles.

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle - YA FIC L'ENGLE
Meg's father had been working on a secret government project when he disappeared. Will Meg, Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin outwit the forces of evil as they search through space for their father?

Elric Saga, Part I by Michael Moorcock - FIC MOORCOCK
In the ancient land of sorcerous Melnibone, Elric sits upon the Ruby Throne. An albino kept alive by drugs and magic, he is cursed with a keen and cynical intelligence that forces him onto a path few would take willingly - eternal adventure.

Sabriel by Garth Nix - YA FIC NIX
Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the land of the dead. (Sequel: Lirael)

The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman - YA FIC PULLMAN
Accompanied by her animal-like daemon, Lyra tries to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from being the subject of experiments. (His Dark Materials trilogy.)

The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien - YA FIC TOLKIEN
Even the love between a human warrior and the daughter of the Elven king cannot defeat the dark lord Morgoth, but the War of Wrath finally brings down the Dark Lord. Peace reigns until the evil Sauron recovers the Rings of Power and sets the stage for the events told in the Lord of the Rings.

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updated September 8, 2008