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Bradley, Marion Zimmer.
The Mists of Avalon

A romantic recreation of the Arthurian legend as seen through the eyes of King Arthur's half-sister, Morgaine, his wife, Gwenhwyfar, and the other women in his family

Bull, Emma
Finder

Young runaways are being destroyed by a new drug and a mysterious plague spreads uncontrollably. Only Orient, the Finder--one with a magical gift for finding lost objects--and a tough woman cop can save people from the devestation.

Dean, Pamela
The Dubious Hills

14 year old Arry lives in a society where each person has certain powers given to them by the controlling wizrards. Balance is upset in the Dubious hills when wolves arrive with dangerous insights.

Donaldson, Stephen R.
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever

Is it by dream or reality when the outcast and self-despising Thomas finds himself unaccountably transported to a strange Land where he is regarded as a reincarnation of the Land's greatest hero - Berek Halfhand - who alone has the power to rid the Land of the ancient evil of the Despiser, Lord Foul? Four books are contained in these Chronicles, including Book I - Lord Foul's Bane, Book II - The Illearth War, Book III - The Power that Preserves.

Eddings, David
The Diamond Throne
Sparhawk, magician, warrior and

Queen's champion attempts to save Queen Elhlana from a mysterious disease that had previously killed her father. First book in the Elenium Series.

Edghill, Rosemary
The Sword of Maiden's Tears

The Sword of Maiden's Tears A stolen sword draws an elphen lord on a quest to save New York City from a monster more hideous than any legend.

Farmer, Nancy
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm

In 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine, while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them.

Holdstock, Robert
Lavondyss

To rescue her brother who may be lost inside Mythago Wood, Tallis Keeton becomes adept at mysterious rituals that allow her to witness events in the mythic past and future.

Kay, Guy Gavriel
Fionavar Tapestry

Five University of Toronto students are transported to a realm of magic. Well drawn characters and a stark depiction of evil in a thoughtfully constructed alternate world.

Kellogg, Marjorie B.
The Book of Earth

The Book of Earth Vol. I of the Dragon Quartet involves Erde, a girl able to sense something horribly wrong with the world and the dragon Earth supposed to be dormant until the world ends. Together they must find the one human who can set Earth back on course.

Klause, Annette Curtis
Blood and Chocolate

Vivian finds that she is irresistably attracted to Aiden - but he is a meat boy, a human. Can he ever understand what it means to be a werewolf?

Kurtz, Katherine
The Bishops Heir

Young King Kelson Haldane must deal with revolt in the provinces and animosity between the human church and and the magical Deryni. First book in a trilogy.

Major, Kevin
Blood Red Ochre

Living in Newfoundland, fifteen year old David meets a mysterious new girl named Nancy and makes a startling discovery while doing research for a school project on the Beothuk Indians.

McKillip, Patricia A.
Something Rich and Strange

Faerie visitors draw artistic Megan and fossil-loving Jonah inexorably into a seductive underwater world, changing their lives forever.

Mckinley, Robin
The Blue Sword

Harry is her name, and she is bored with her sheltered life in the remote orange growing colony of Daria. But then she discovers magic in herself when she is kidnapped by a native golden-eyed King of the Free Hillfolk who has mysterious powers...

Melling, O.R.
The Druid's Tune

What would you do if while on holidays you were suddenly carried back into a Celtic pre-history with the help of a Druid?

Rawn, Melanie
Skybowl

High Prince Paul and the enemy Warlord are being drawn together for for their final inevitable confrontation. The first volume of Dragon Star trilogy.

Rohan, Michael Scott
The Anvil of Ice

The Tolkienesque tale of a young blacksmith's search for self-knowledge. First in a trilogy.

Tarr, Judith
Alamut

Combines magic and medieval history in the story of conflict and love between Prince Aidan and the assassin Morgianu.

Williams, Tad
The Dragonbone Chair

A war propelled by the malignant powers of sorcery is about to overcome the peaceful land of Osten Ard. Prester John, the high king, lays dying and with his death an ancient evil will at last be unleashed. Only Simon, a humble castle scullion, holds the knowledge that will save his land...

Yolen, Jane
Here There Be Unicorns

A collection of new and previously published stories and poems about unicorns by Jane Yolen.

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