Category: fantasy
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Boneshaker
By Cherie Priest Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Tor, 2009 Genres: Fantasy, steampunk, horror, science fiction, adventure ISBN: 9780765318411 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 416 Setting: Seattle, WA Time period: 1880 Plot summary: In an alternate history, the Klondike gold rush began a few decades earlier and brought huge numbers of people to…
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So This is How it Ends
By Tui T. Sutherland Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Eos, 2006 Genre: Fantasy, time travel fantasy, adventure, mythic fiction, science fiction Series: Avatars; 1 ISBN: 9780060750299 Intended audience: Young adult Number of pages: 480 Settings: Many various settings including: Los Angeles, NYC, Chile, Mexico Time periods: 2003 – 2012, 2087 Plot summary: Five teenagers…
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Bloodhound
By Tamora Pierce Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Random House, 2009 Genres: Fantasy, mystery, paranormal Series: Beka Cooper trilogy; 2 ISBN: 9780375814693 Intended audience: Young adult Number of pages: 551 (includes Glossary, Cast of Characters, and Notes about the Provost’s Guard) Setting: Corus and Port Caynn, Tortall Time period: 247 H.E. (medieval) Plot summary:…
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Kin
By Holly Black and Ted Naifeh (Illustrator) Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Graphix, c2008, 2009 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, dark fantasy, urban fantasy, faerie tale Format: Graphic novel Series: The Good Neighbors; 1 ISBN: 9780439855655 Intended audience: Young adult Number of pages: 117 Setting: West City (USA) Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When Rue…
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Storm Front
By Jim Butcher Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Roc, 2000 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, mystery, paranormal Series: The Dresden Files; 1 ISBN: 9780451457813 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 322 Setting: Chicago, IL and outskirts (Chicagoland) Time period: 2000 Plot summary: Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden is “the only openly practicing…
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Club Dead
By Charlaine Harris Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2003 Genres: Mystery, fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal, romance, paranormal romance, vampire Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse); 3 ISBN: 9780441010516 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 292 Setting: Bon Temps, Louisiana and Jackson, Mississippi Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When Bill tells…
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Living Dead in Dallas
By Charlaine Harris, narrated by Johanna Parker Place: Publisher & Year: Prince Frederick, MD: Recorded Books ; [Boulder, Colo. : Made available electronically by] NetLibrary, 2008 Genres: Mystery, fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal, romance, paranormal romance, vampire, thriller Format: Audiobook Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse); 2 ISBN: 9781435643444 (electronic audio book)…
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Dead Until Dark
By Charlaine Harris Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2008, 2001 Genres: Mystery, fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal, romance, paranormal romance, horror, vampire Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse); 1 ISBN: 9780441015979 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 312 Setting: Bon Temps, Louisiana Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When the vampire Bill…
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Fox Bunny Funny
By Andy Hartzell (author and illustrator) Place: Publisher & Year: Marietta, GA: Top Shelf Productions, 2007 Genre: Fantasy, animal story Format: Graphic novel ISBN: 9781891830976 Intended audience: Adults (but would be fine for young adults) Number of pages: 104 Settings: Foxville, Bunnyburg, and Funniopolis Time period: contemporary Plot summary: In a world populated by foxes…
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The Sandman: Season of Mists
By Neil Gaiman Illustrators: Kelley Jones, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III, Matt Wagner, Dick Giordano, George Pratt, P. Craig Russell, illustrators; Todd Klein, letterer; Steve Oliff, Daniel Vozzo, colorists; Dave McKean, covers Place: Publisher & Year: New York: DC Comics, 1992, 1994 Genres: Fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, mythic fiction, adventure, horror Format:…
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