Theme: Fantasy

Revenge of the Witch (The Last Apprentice, Book One)

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

For years, Old Gregory has been the Spook for the country, ridding the local villages of evil. Now his time is comimg to an end. But who will take over him? Twenty-nine apprentices have tried-some floundered, some fled, some failed to stay alive. Only Thomas Ward is left. He’s the last hope; the last apprentice. [...]

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The Last Apprentice: Clash of the Demons

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

“You can’t make alliances with witches and suchlike and hope to avoid being drawn toward the dark.” As the Spook’s apprentice, Thomas Ward’s first duty is to protect the County from ghosts, boggarts, and other dangerous creatures. But now his mother has come back from her homeland to seek his help. One of the most [...]

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Little Fur: The Legend Begins

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Little Fur is a half elf, half troll, as tall as a three-year-old human child, with slanted green eyes, wild red hair that brambles about her pointed ears, and bare, broad, four-toed feet. Little Fur loves and tends to the Old Ones, the seven ancient trees that protect her home, a small, magical wilderness nestled magically [...]

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Walking The Maze

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Books can be dangerous, and so can imagination. This is the story of Annice, who has too much of both. Annice is fascinated by a picture in an art gallery. Taken by surprise, she finds herself going in to the picture, and watching the lives of the people there. She doesn’t realize the danger at [...]

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Epic

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Generations ago, violence was banned on New Earth. Society is governed and conflicts are resolved in the arena of a fantasy computer game, Epic. Everyone plays. If you win, you have the chance to go to university, get more supplies for your community, and fulfill your dreams; if you lose, your life both in and [...]

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The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3) (His Dark Materials)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The Amber Spyglass brings the intrigue of The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife to a heart-stopping end, marking the final volume of His Dark Materials as the most powerful of the trilogy. Along with the return of Lyra, Will, Mrs. Coulter, Lord Asriel, Dr. Mary Malone, and Iorek Byrnison the armored bear, come a [...]

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Saving The Griffin

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Three American siblings on holiday in a small Italian town encounter an extraordinary creature and find adventure, mystery, and a whole new world of trouble. For Kate, life back home in Minnesota is a not-so-distant memory. Her father’s work has brought the family overseas to a countryside estate in Tuscany. Kate spends much of her [...]

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X Doesn’t Mark the Spot: Tales of Pirate Gold, Buried Treasure, and Lost Riches

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Anyone who has fantasized about becoming fabulously rich overnight can relate to this collection of treasure hunt stories — tales of buried pirate gold, of hidden outlaw loot, of wrecked ships loaded with valuable coins and jewels, and of “lost” gold mines. Some of the stories are tall tales based on little evidence. Many a [...]

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The Golden Compass

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 22, 2007

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.

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