Magical Series
If you love Harry Potter, check out one of these Magical Series:
- The Book of Three (1964)
- The Black Cauldron (1965)
- The Castle of Llyr (1966)
- Taran Wanderer (1967)
The fourth book of the Prydain cycle tells of the adventures that befell Taran when he went in search of his birthright and the truth about himself.
- The High King (1968)
In this fifth and final chronicle of Prydain the forces of good and evil meet in ultimate confrontation.
- The Merlin Effect (1994)
When she joins her father and several others investigating a strange whirlpool and possible sunken treasure ship off the coast of Baja California, thirteen-year-old Kate is drawn into a centuries-old conflict between Merlin and the evil Vagar.
- The Lost Years of Merlin (1996)
A young boy who has no identity nor memory of his past washes ashore on the coast of Wales and finds his true name after a series of fantastic adventures.
- The Seven Songs of Merlin (1997)
Having stumbled upon his hidden powers, the young wizard Merlin voyages to the Otherworld in his quest to find himself and the way to the realm of the spirit.
- The Fires of Merlin (1998)
Having voyaged to the Otherworld in his quest to find himself, the young wizard Merlin must face fire in many different forms and deal with the possibility of losing his own magical power.
- Mirror of Merlin (1999)
Through adventures involving a haunted marsh, talking trees, and the creature called the ballymag, the young wizard Merlin continues to experience both his growing powers and his essential humanity.
- Over Sea, Under Stone (1993)
Three children on a holiday in Cornwall find an ancient manuscript which sends them on a dangerous quest for a grail that would reveal the true story of King Arthur.
- The Dark Is Rising (1973)
On his eleventh birthday Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark.
- Greenwitch (1997)
Jane's invitation to witness the making of the Greenwitch begins a series of sinister events in which she and her two brothers help the Old Ones recover the grail stolen by the Dark.
- The Grey King (1975)
In this fourth book of The Dark Is Rising sequence, Will Stanton, visiting in Wales, is swept into a desperate quest to find the golden harp and to awaken the ancient Sleepers.
- Silver on the Trees (1977)
In this conclusion of the tale begun in "Over Sea, Under Stone," Will Stanton, the Welsh boy Bran, and the Drew children try to locate the crystal sword that alone can vanquish the strong forces of Dark.
- Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher (1991)
Small for his age but artistically talented, twelve-year-old Jeremy Thatcher unknowingly buys a dragon's egg.
- Jennifer Murdley's Toad (1992)
When an ordinary-looking fifth grader purchases a talking toad, she embarks on a series of extraordinary adventures.
- The Skull of Truth (1997)
Charlie, a sixth-grader with a compulsion to tell lies, acquires a mysterious skull that forces its owner to tell only the truth, causing some awkward moments before he understands its power.
- Charmed Life (1977)
Gwendolen Chant and her brother Cat find the Chrestomancie Castle family's magic powers difficult to counter with the inferior powers of the Coven Street witches.
- The Magicians of Caprona (1980)
After two centuries of feuding the powers of the two families of magicians in mythical Caprona are too weak to stop an incipient war, but the younger members of the families find a way.
- Witch Week (1982)
When a teacher at an English boarding school finds a note on his desk accusing someone in the class of being a witch, magical things begin to happen and an Inquisitor is summoned.
- The Lives of Christopher Chant (1988)
- A Wizard of Earthsea (1968)
A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard.
- The Tombs of Atuan (1971)
Arha's isolated existence as high priestess in the tombs of Atuan is jarred by a thief who seeks a special treasure.
- The Farthest Shore (1972)
A young prince joins forces with a master wizard on a journey to discover a cause and remedy for the loss of magic in Earthsea.
- Tehanu (1991)
When Sparrowhawk, the Archmage of Earthsea, returns from the dark land stripped of his magic powers, he finds refuge with the aging widow Tenar and a crippled girl child who carries an unknown destiny.
- A Wrinkle in Time (1962)
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.
- A Wind in the Door (1973)
With Meg Murry's help, the dragons her six-year-old brother saw in the vegetable garden play an important part in his struggle between life and death.
- A Swiftly Tilting Planet (1978)
The youngest of the Murry children must travel through time and space in a battle against an evil dictator who would destroy the entire universe.
- Many Waters (1986)
The fifteen-year-old Murry twins, Sandy and Dennys, are accidentally sent back to a strange Biblical time period, in which mythical beasts roam the desert and a man named Noah is building a boat in preparation for a great flood.
- The Magician's Nephew (1955)
When Digory and Polly try to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world, the magic gets mixed up and they all land in Narnia where they witness Aslan blessing the animals with human speech.
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950)
Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.
- The Horse and His Boy (1954)
A boy and a talking horse share an adventurous and dangerous journey to Narnia to warn of invading barbarians.
- Prince Caspian (1962)
Four children help Prince Caspian and his army of Talking Beasts to free Narnia from evil.
- The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1994)
Lucy and Edmund, accompanied by their peevish cousin Eustace, sail to the land of Narnia where Eustace is temporarily transformed into a green dragon because of his selfish behavior and skepticism.
- The Silver Chair (1953)
Two English children undergo hair-raising adventures as they go on a search and rescue mission for the missing Prince Rilian, who is held captive in the underground kingdom of the Emerald Witch.
- The Last Battle (1956)
When evil comes to Narnia, Jill and Eustace help fight the great last battle and Aslan leads his people to a glorious new paradise.
- The Worst Witch (1974)
Mildred Hubble's first term at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches starts badly when, unlike her classmates, she can't control her broom, her kitten, or her spells.
- The Worst Witch Strikes Again (1980)
Disaster-prone Mildred Hubble finds that despite her best efforts she still manages to get into trouble at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, especially after she is put in charge of the new girl, the seemingly placid Enid Nightshade.
- A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch (2000)
Although her second year at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches starts off better than her first, Mildred Hubble soon regains her reputation as the worst witch in the school when she and Ethel Hallow resume feuding.
- The Worst Witch at Sea (1993)
Young Mildred Hubble, an apprentice witch with a reputation for being the worst student at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, smuggles her cat Tabby on a class trip to Gloomy Cove with unexpected results.
- Dealing With Dragons (1980)
Bored with traditional palace life, a princess goes off to live with a group of dragons and soon becomes involved with fighting against some disreputable wizards who want to steal away the dragons' kingdom.
- Searching for Dragons (1991)
With the aid of King Mandanbar, Princess Cimorene rescues the dragon Kazul and saves the Enchanted Forest from a band of wicked wizards.
- Calling on Dragons (1993)
Queen Cimorene turns to her friends Morwen, Telemain, and Kazul for help when troublesome wizards make their way back into the Enchanted Forest and begin to soak up its magic.
- Talking to Dragons (1985)
Queen Cimorene sends her sixteen-year-old son Daystar into the Enchanted Forest with the only weapon that can combat an evil wizard's magic in an effort to restore the balance of power in the kingdom.
- Passager (1996)
A foundling rediscovers his identity through the help of the falconer who adopts him.
- Hobby (1996)
Young Merlin is orphaned by a fire and joins a traveling pair of magicians who help him begin to discover his true powers.
- Merlin (1997)
Merlin, now twelve years old, begins to come into his magic while being held captive by a band of wild folk.
YOUNG ADULT SERIES
- So You Want to Be a Wizard (1996)
Thirteen-year-old Nita, tormented by a gang of bullies because she won't fight back, finds the help she needs in a library book on wizardry which guides her into another dimension.
- Deep Wizardry (1996)
During a summer vacation at the beach, thirteen-year-old wizard Nita and her friend Kit assist the whale-wizard S'reee in combating an evil power.
- High Wizardry (1997)
When her younger sister uses the family computer with its special wizard software to travel to worlds light years away, Nita uses her wizardry to try to find her.
- A Wizard Abroad (1997)
Sent on vacation to her aunt's home in Ireland, teenage wizard Nita becomes entangled in a magic battle to save the country from the ghosts of its past.
- The Hero and the Crown (1984)
Aerin, with the guidance of the wizard Luthe and the help of the blue sword, wins the birthright due her as the daughter of the Damarian king and a witchwoman of the mysterious, demon-haunted North.
- The Blue Sword (1982)
Harry, bored with her sheltered life in the remote orange-growing colony of Daria, discovers magic in herself when she is kidnapped by a native king with mysterious powers.
- Spindle's End (2000)
The infant princess Briar Rose is cursed on her name day by Pernicia, an evil fairy, and then whisked away by a young fairy to be raised in a remote part of a magical country, unaware of her real identity and hidden from Pernicia's vengeful powers.
- Sandry's Book (1997)
Four young misfits find themselves living in a strictly disciplined temple community where they become friends while also learning to do crafts and to use their powers, especially magic.
- Tris's Book (1998)
With the defenses of Winding Circle Temple seriously weakened by an earthquake, Tris and her fellow sages-in-training try to join their different magic powers to protect the Winding Circle community from a pirate attack.
- Daja's Book (1998)
While at Gold Ridge castle to the north of Winding Circle, Daja and the three other mages-in-training who have become her friends develop their unique magical talents as they try to prevent a devastating forest fire from consuming everything in its path.
- Briar's Book (1999)
Briar, a young mage-in-training, and his teacher Rosethorn must use their magic to fight a deadly plague that is ravaging Summersea.
- The Golden Compass (1996)
Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.
- The Subtle Knife (1997)
As the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her daemon help Will Parry in his search for his father and for a powerful, magical knife.
- The Amber Spyglass (2000)
Lyra and Will find themselves at the center of a battle between the forces of the Authority and those gathered by Lyra's father, Lord Asriel.
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