Fantasy fiction

  • The just city

    Creator

    Walton, Jo

    Abstract

    Created as an experiment by the time-traveling goddess Pallas Athene, the Just City is a planned community, populated by over ten thousand children and a few hundred adult teachers from all eras of history, along with some handy robots from the far human future - all set down together on a Mediterranean island in the distant past. The student Simmea, born an Egyptian farmer's daughter sometime between 500 and 1000 A.D, is a brilliant child, eager for knowledge, ready to strive to be her best self.

    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Tor

    Not specified
  • Kira's secret

    Creator

    Dawydiak, Orysia

    Abstract

    Twelve-year-old Kira loves to swim. But her parents, who adopted her as a baby, have forbidden her to go near the sea where they live on the north Atlantic coast. Frustrated by their rules, Kira decides to rebel and jumps into the icy waters. She is shocked by what she learns about herself. With the help of her friend Cody, Kira begins the search for her original family. She soon discovers why her adoptive parents were afraid to let her go into the sea.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Charlottetown, P. E. I.

    Acorn Press

    Not specified
  • The game

    Creator

    Jones, Diana Wynne

    Abstract

    Sent to a boisterous family gathering in Ireland by her overly strict grandmother, orphaned Hayley feels out of place until her unruly cousins include her in a special game involving travel through the mythosphere, the place where all the world's stories can be found, and where some secrets of her past are revealed.

    Audience
    Pre-adolescent
    Not specified
  • Song of the sword

    Creator

    Willett, Edward

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Montréal

    Lobster Press

    Not specified
  • Killashandra

    Creator

    McCaffrey, Anne

    Abstract

    Killashandra Ree, a member of the Heptite Guild and a Crystal Singer, journeys to Optheria to replace and tune a famous organ's crystals but is kidnapped by rebel forces.

    Audience
    General**
    Not specified
  • Witch & wizard

    Creator

    Patterson, James

    Abstract

    A sister and brother, along with thousands of young people, have been kidnapped and either thrown in prison or turned up missing after accusations of witchcraft were made against them, and the ruling regime will do anything in order to suppress life and liberty, music and books.

    Not specified
  • The last battle

    Creator

    Lewis, C. S.

    Abstract

    When evil comes to Narnia, Jill and Eustace help fight the great last battle and Aslan leads his people to a glorious new paradise.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Not specified
  • The kingdom beyond the waves

    Creator

    Hunt, Stephen

    Abstract

    Professor Amelia Harsh searches for the legendary city of Camlantis on her quest for the perfect society--a quest that has a good chance of bringing her own world to the brink of destruction as she faces off against convicts, female mercenaries, and a lunatic steamman acting as their guide.

    Audience
    General**
    Not specified
  • The hobbit, or, There and back again

    Creator

    Tolkien, J. R. R.

    Abstract

    The adventures of the well-to-do hobbit, Bilbo, Baggins, who lived happily in his comfortable home until a wandering wizard granted his wish.

    Audience
    Specialized**
    Publisher (Source)

    Boston

    Houghton Mifflin

    Not specified