18 books like Ptolemy's Gate

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The Immortals Paul Stewart · 2009 · ★ 4.4 · 741p · ≈ 24h · Moderate Nate Quarter is a lowly lamplighter in the phraxmines of the Eastern Woods, until treachery forces him to flee for his life to the mighty city of Great Glade.But these are turbulent times. In far-off Hive, the spectacular city founded by the goblin tribes, the clan leaders are preparing for war. And out beyond the dread Nightwoods, in the fabled gardens of Riverrise, a one-eyed waif jealously… Shares: Children's fantasy fiction, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Adventure

The Amulet of Samarkand Jonathan Stroud · 2003 · ★ 4.0 · 463p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Lovelace. Shares: Genies, Wizards, Magic, Fantasy fiction

Roar of the Thunder Dragon Tracey West · 2017 · ★ 4.4 · 96p · ≈ 3h · Moderate A mysterious Dragon Master has kidnapped the Lightning Dragon!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!In book #8, Drake… Shares: Wizards, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Adventure

Power of the Fire Dragon Tracey West · 2015 · ★ 4.5 · 92p · ≈ 3h · Moderate When the king decides to take the dragons to Arkwood to visit Queen Rose, Rori, Drake, and their dragons are left behind--so when the evil wizard Maldred attacks the castle riding a giant four-headed dragon that spits poison, the two young dragon masters and their dragons are forced to defend the castle by themselves. Shares: Wizards, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Adventure

Search for the Lightning Dragon Tracey West · 2017 · ★ 4.5 · 93p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Will the Dragon Masters find the Lightning Dragon? Or will an evil wizard find him first?Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help… Shares: Wizards, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Adventure

The Magical Monarch of Mo L. Frank Baum · 1903 · 91p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Fourteen tales about the magical land of Mo and the people and animals who live there. Shares: Wizards, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Adventure

Rise of the earth dragon Tracey West · 2014 · ★ 4.4 · 93p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Eight-year-old Drake is taken to King Roland's castle to be trained as a Dragon Master. He is joined by three other young trainees: Ana, Rori, and Bo. They must learn how to connect with and train their dragons and uncover their dragons' special powers. Does Drake have what it takes to be a Dragon Master? Eight-year-old Drake is taken to the castle, where he is told by the wizard Griffith that… Shares: Wizards, Magic, Adventure, Fantasy

The battle for the Brightstone Thompson, Paul B. · 2014 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Mikal, the young wizard, and his friend Lyra do battle on land and sea as they continue to seek the magical talking head, Orry, and prevent renegade wizard Harlano from finding and destroying the Brightstone and ending all magic. Shares: Wizards, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Adventure

Little Wizard stories of Oz L. Frank Baum · 1914 · ★ 3.7 · 42p · ≈ 1h · Challenging Six tales present further the adventures of Dorothy and Toto, Ozma, Tiktok, Jack Pumpkinhead, the Tin Woodman, and other characters from the land of Oz. Shares: Wizards, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, 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: Wizards, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction

Flight of the Moon Dragon Tracey West · 2016 · ★ 4.5 · 96p · ≈ 3h · Moderate In the sixth book in the best-selling Dragon Masters series, the prime Dragon Stone is in trouble!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books… Shares: Wizards, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Adventure

The Golem's Eye Jonathan Stroud · 2004 · ★ 4.1 · 576p · ≈ 19h · Moderate In their continuing adventures, magician's apprentice Nathaniel, now fourteen years old, and the djinni Bartimaeus travel to Prague to locate the source of a golem's power before it destroys London. Shares: Genies, Magic, Fantasy, Children's fiction

House of Many Ways Diana Wynne Jones · 2008 · ★ 4.3 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate The sequel to Howl's Moving CastleWhen Charmain Baker agreed to look after her great-uncle's house, she thought she was getting blissful, parent-free time to read. She didn't realize that the house bent space and time, and she did not expect to become responsible for an extremely magical stray dog and a muddled young apprentice wizard. Now, somehow, she's been targeted by a terrifying creature… Shares: Wizards, Magic, 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, Adventure, 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: Wizards, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Adventure

The Edge of the Knife H. Beam Piper · 2006 · 47p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Ed Chalmers, history professor, had a real problem in his classes: he kept blurting out events that hadn't happened yet. Of course that made him the butt of jokes and ridicule, and the Dean wanted him out despite his tenure. But Ed had other ideas ... especially when his predictions started coming true! Shares: Magic, Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Children's fiction

Sorcery & Cecelia Patricia C. Wrede · 1988 · ★ 4.1 · 321p · ≈ 10h · Moderate being the correspondence of two young ladies of quality regarding various magical scandals in London and the country In 1817 in England, two young cousins, Cecilia living in the country and Kate in London, write letters to keep each other informed of their exploits, which take a sinister turn when they find themselves confronted by evil wizards. A great deal is happening in London and the… Shares: Wizards, London, Magic, Fantasy fiction

Saving the Sun Dragon Tracey West · 2014 · ★ 4.3 · 96p · ≈ 3h · Moderate DRAGON MASTERS has it all--dragons, Dragon Stones, a wizard, and even some magic!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! In the… Shares: Wizards, Magic, Adventure, Fantasy

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