18 books like Gifts

What to read after Gifts — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Midnight over Sanctaphrax Paul Stewart · 2001 · ★ 4.4 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Twig has the caterbird tethered to his ship, the edgedancer, and is being led into a storm never seen before, on his way to find his father. Twig soon learns that this storm is the mother storm, and that the mythical place, called riverisse is real. And is torn between a simple yet complicated choice. Cut the anchor chain of sanctaphrax, and all of the edges knowledge, to save riverisse, or have… Shares: Young Adult, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction

The Shapeshifters Amelia Atwater-Rhodes · 2010 · ★ 4.5 · 972p · ≈ 32h · Moderate Five shapeshifter novels--one fascinating read!HawksongDanica Shardae, an avian shapeshifter, will do anything in her power to stop the war that has raged between her people and the serpiente--even pretend to be in love with Zane Cobriana, the terrifying leader of her kind's greatest enemy, and accept him as her pair bond. But will Zane strike as swiftly and lethally as the cobra that is his… Shares: Young Adult, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction

Buri and the Marrow Henriette Barkow · 2000 · 24p · ≈ 48m · Moderate An old woman and her daughter foil the attempts of several hungry animals to eat her while journeying across the forest. Shares: Mothers and daughters, Animals, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

The Face in the Frost John Bellairs · 1969 · ★ 3.8 · 174p · ≈ 5h · Moderate The Face in the Frost is a fantasy classic, defying categorization with its richly imaginative story of two separate kingdoms of wizards, stymied by a power that is beyond their control. A tall, skinny misfit of a wizard named Prospero lives in the Southern Kingdom—a patchwork of feuding duchies and small manors, all loosely loyal to one figurehead king. Both he and an improbable adventurer… Shares: Young Adult, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction

The Song of the Quarkbeast Jasper Fforde · 2011 · ★ 4.1 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate King Snodd IV of the Kingdom of Hereford has realized that the power of magic has untold financial possibilities, and the man who controls magic controls almost anything. To this end, he has appointed as Official Court Sorcerer the odious Blix at Industrial Magic, one of only two Houses of Enchantment left in the world. With Blix's willing assistance, only one person stands between King Snodd and… Shares: Young Adult, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction

Doctor Dolittle's post office Hugh Lofting · 1923 · ★ 3.9 · 194p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Doctor Dolittle establishes a swallow mail service for the animals when he discovers that they have their own way of writing. Shares: Animals, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction

Tender Morsels Margo Lanagan · 1998 · ★ 3.6 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Tender Morsels is a dark and vivid story, set in two worlds and worrying at the border between them. Liga lives modestly in her own personal heaven, a world given to her in exchange for her earthly life. Her two daughters grow up in this soft place, protected from the violence that once harmed their mother. But the real world cannot be denied forever--magicked men and wild bears break down the… Shares: Mothers and daughters, Young Adult, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

Fire and Ice Erin Hunter · 2003 · ★ 4.4 · 326p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Fire Alone Can Save Our Clan... Fireheart is a ThunderClan warrior cat now, but danger still lurks in the forest - and possibly closer than he thinks. With the chill of winter setting in, the cats of rival RiverClan are growing restless, while WindClan turns weak and faces threats from all sides. As tensions build up to an explosive climax, Fireheart faces not only imminent battle, but… Shares: Animals, Young Adult, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

The Royal Book of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson · 1921 · 138p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Scarecrow searches for his family tree and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver Island. Shares: Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction

The Last Olympian Rick Riordan · 2009 · ★ 4.7 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Moderate All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of victory are grim. Kronos's army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan's power only grows. While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now… Shares: Animals, Young Adult, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

Rinkitink in Oz L. Frank Baum · 1916 · ★ 3.8 · 132p · ≈ 4h · Challenging When all the inhabitants of Pingaree are kidnapped by the mongrel hordes of twin island kingdoms, Prince Inga and his friend King Rinkitink decide to go to the rescue. Shares: Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction

Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods Suzanne Collins · 2005 · ★ 4.2 · 363p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Gregor goes back to the Underland to save a new disease called the Plague. He finds out that he has to go on a new trip. He meets some new friends on the way. Shares: Animals, Young Adult, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

Truckers Terry Pratchett · 1989 · ★ 4.1 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Under the floorboards of the Store is a world of four-inch-tall nomes that humans never see. It is commonly known among these nomes that Arnold Bros. created the Store for them to live in, and he declared: "Everything Under One Roof." Therefore there can be no such thing as Outside. It just makes sense. That is, until the day a group of nomes arrives on a truck, claiming to be from Outside,… Shares: Young Adult, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction

Gregor and the Marks of Secret Suzanne Collins · 2006 · ★ 4.4 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Twelve-year-old Gregor returns to the world beneath New York City, where he joins forces with Princess Lexa and Ripred the rat to defend the Underlanders and the Nibblers from the army led by the adolescent rat king, the Bane. Shares: Animals, Young Adult, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

The Ice Dragon George R. R. Martin · 2006 · ★ 3.7 · 116p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Leaving in its wake desolate cold and frozen land, the legendary ice dragon has never been tamed until it meets Adara, a winter child who looks to the creature to help save her world from destruction. Shares: Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction

The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm Christopher Paolini · 2018 · ★ 4.4 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate It's been a year since Eragon departed Alagaesia in search of the perfect home to train a new generation of Dragon Riders. Now he is struggling with an endless sea of tasks: constructing a vast dragonhold, wrangling with suppliers, guarding dragon eggs, and dealing with belligerent Urgals and haughty elves. Then a vision from the Eldunari, unexpected visitors, and an exciting Urgal legend offer a… Shares: Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction

The reluctant dragon Kenneth Grahame · 1938 · ★ 4.0 · 28p · ≈ 56m · Challenging The boy who finds the dragon in the cave knows it is a kindly, harmless one, but how can he convince the frightened villagers and especially St. George the dragon killer that there is no cause for concern? Shares: Animals, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction

Circle of heroes Adam Jay Epstein · 2012 · ★ 4.4 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Human magic in Vastia is still gone, and as the familiars begin their journey to find the seven animals needed to summon the Shifting Fortress, an army of the Dead besieges the city of Bridgetower, destroying the first of three glyph stones, the only places where the Shifting Fortress can be called from. They escape, but are forced to leave the bounty hunter, Grimslade, behind. The familiars… Shares: Animals, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction

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