18 books like Starling

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The red sun Alane Adams · 2014 · 298p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "Sam Baron is about to get the shock of his life. First his substitute English teacher claims to have turned his old teacher into a lizard; then a strange dwarf named Rego arrives and claims Sam is from a magical realm called Orkney. When his friends are taken prisoner, it's up to Sam to save them. Sam embarks on a journey to Orkney through a stonefire to find his friends, but when he arrives, he… Shares Norse Mythology, Magic, Fantasy, Children's fiction
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Runemarks Joanne Harris · 2007 · ★ 3.7 · 535p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Seven o'clock on a Monday morning, five hundred years after the end of the world, and goblins had been at the cellar again. . . . Not that anyone would admit it was goblins. In Maddy Smith's world, order rules. Chaos, old gods, fairies, goblins, magic, glamours--all of these were supposedly vanquished centuries ago. But Maddy knows that a small bit of magic has survived. The "ruinmark" she was… Shares Norse Mythology, Magic, Fantasy
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A Spell for Chameleon Piers Anthony · 1977 · ★ 4.5 · 344p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Xanth was the enchanted land where magic ruled - where every citizen had a special spell only he could cast. It was a land of centaurs, dragons and basiliks.But poor Bink alone had no magic. And unless he got some - and fast - he would be exiled. The Good Magician Humfrey was convined that Bink did indeed have magic, magic as powerful as any possessed by the King or Good Magician Humfrey… Shares Magic, Fantasy
Cover of Norse Myths: Tales of Odin, Thor and Loki
Norse Myths: Tales of Odin, Thor and Loki Kevin Crossley-Holland · 1993 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Moderate A retelling of fourteen Norse myths about gods, monsters, giants, dwarfs, etc., their contests, quests, battles, etc., and the mysteries of creation, life, love, death and rebirth. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary. Shares Norse Mythology, Children's fiction
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Freya and the Magic Jewel (Thunder Girls Book 1) Joan Holub · 2018 · ★ 4.0 · 264p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Unlike her twin brother Frey, twelve-year-old girlgoddess Freya is not excited about their invitation to Asgard Academy, especially after she loses her magical jewel, leaving her powerless and worried about making friends. Shares Norse Mythology, Magic, Children's fiction
Cover of The Reckoning
The Reckoning Kelley Armstrong · 2010 · ★ 3.8 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Grade 8 Up Fifteen-year-old Chloe Saunders and her friends Tori, Simon, and Derek are genetically altered supernaturals on the run from the evil corporation that created them. Hiding out with a family friend, they are trying to make sense of their predicament and discover what sinister plans the Edison Group has in store for them. As a powerful necromancer who can raise the dead in her sleep,… Shares Teenage Girls, Supernatural, Magic, Fantasy
Cover of Last Dragonslayer (Last Dragonslayer, #1)
Last Dragonslayer (Last Dragonslayer, #1) Jasper Fforde · 2010 · ★ 4.3 · 289p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "Fifteen-year-old Jennifer Strange runs an agency for underemployed magicians in a world where magic is fading away, but when visions of the death of the world's last dragon begin, all signs point to Jennifer--and Big Magic"--Provided by publisher. Fifteen-year-old foundling Jennifer runs Kazam, an employment agency for magicians, but it is hard to stay in business when magic is drying up.… Shares Magic, Fantasy, Children's fiction
Fool's Errand
Fool's Errand Robin Hobb · 2001 · ★ 4.4 · 666p · ≈ 22h · Moderate Robin Hobb has emerged as one of today's foremost fantasy authors. Now she continues the adventures of one of her most popular heroes in the first book of what promises to be her most spectacular trilogy yet. Fool's ErrandFor fifteen years FitzChivalry Farseer has lived in self-imposed exile, assumed to be dead by almost all who once cared about him. But that is about to change when destiny seeks… Shares Magic, Fantasy
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Descendant Lesley Livingston · 2013 · ★ 4.0 · 325p · ≈ 10h · Moderate After Mason crosses over into the realm of the Norse gods, Fenn descends into the underworld and races against fate to find Mason and bring her home before she can be transformed into a Valkyrie, which would set the end of the world in motion. Shares Norse Mythology, Supernatural, Children's fiction
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The Raven Boys Maggie Stiefvater · 2012 · ★ 4.5 · 472p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Though she is from a family of clairvoyants, Blue Sargent's only gift seems to be that she makes other people's talents stronger. When she meets Gansey, one of the boys from the expensive Aglionby Academy, she discovers that he has talents of his own--and that together their talents are a dangerous mix. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as "raven boys", they can only… Shares Private schools, Supernatural, Magic, Fantasy
Cover of Twisted
Twisted Gena Showalter · 2011 · ★ 4.0 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate His vampire girlfriend might have brought him back to life, but he's never felt more out of control. There's a darkness within him, something taking over; changing him. Worse, because he was meant to die, death now stalks him at every turn. Any day could be his last. Once upon a time, the three souls trapped inside his head could have helped him. He could have protected himself. But as the… Shares Love, Supernatural, Fantasy, Children's fiction
Cover of Voyages
Voyages Doris Buchanan Smith · 1989 · ★ 4.0 · 173p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Doris Buchanan Smith has written many outstanding novels for young readers, including ''A Taste of Blackberries,'' ''The First Hard Times'' and ''Return To Bitter Creek.'' Her readers, young and old, will respond to the complex and deeply moving journey she describes in ''Voyages.'' Shares Norse Mythology, Fantasy, Children's fiction
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9 From the Nine Worlds Rick Riordan · 2018 · ★ 4.5 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Beloved characters from the Magnus Chase series star in these short stories, each set in a different one of the Nine Worlds from Norse mythology. The Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard trilogy may have concluded, but we haven't heard the last of our favorite peeps from the Nine Worlds. Join Hearthstone, Blitzen, Samirah, Alex, Jack, T.J., Mallory, Halfborn, and more on a hilarious and… Shares Norse Mythology, Children's fiction
Cover of Through the Zombie Glass
Through the Zombie Glass Gena Showalter, · 2013 · ★ 4.5 · 476p · ≈ 15h · Moderate After a strange new zombie attack, a terrible darkness blooms inside Alice urging her to do wicked things. She's never needed her team of zombie slayers more--including her boyfriend, Cole--than she does now. But as Cole strangely withdraws and the zombies gain new strength, Ali knows one false step may doom them all. Shares Love, Supernatural, Children's fiction
Cover of The Song of the Quarkbeast
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 Magic, Fantasy, Children's fiction
Cover of The Raven King
The Raven King Maggie Stiefvater · 2016 · ★ 4.3 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate For years, Gansey has been on a quest to find a lost king. One by one, he's drawn others into his mission: Ronan, who steals from dreams; Adam, whose life is no longer his own; Noah, whose life is no longer a life; and Blue, who loves Gansey … and is certain she is destined to kill him. *Nothing dead can be trusted.* *Now the endgame has begun.* *Nothing living is safe.* Dreams and… Shares Love, Supernatural, Magic, Fantasy
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The dragon charmer Jan Siegel · 2000 · ★ 3.5 · 349p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Twelve years have passed since the traumatic events of Prospero’s Children, and Fern Capel has succeeded in putting aside the memory of that magical, terrifying summer. More tellingly, she has repressed the ancient heritage that will allow her mastery of the Gift.But the past is about to catch up with her. Fern is soon to wed Marcus Greig – some twenty years her senior – and he has decided that… Shares Magic, Fantasy
Tales of a Monstrous Heart
Tales of a Monstrous Heart Jennifer Delaney · 2024 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Shares Fantasy with this book.

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