1632 [1] This fic was written for Eric Flint's novel (later turned into a series), "1632" In it, an entire town from West Virginia is transported through time and space to southern German in the year of 1632, right in the middle of one of the ugliest religious wars Europe ever saw.

A Christmas Carole [2] The Charles Dickens Novel of Scrooge

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter [36] world is pretty much identical to the real world except that magic and monsters are real, basically what it would be like if you woke up one day and the owner of the local pub was a vampire, your co-worker was a werewolf and your ex-girlfriend that you dated in high school was a super powerful witch


Anita Blake/Thunder-Cats

Artemis Fowl [1] Artemis, the main character, is a rather ruthless but extremely intelligent young criminal whose main goal is the acquisition of money through various ingenious ventures, (although his values change towards the 5th book).

Arthurian Legend [2] Arthurian Legend
Uther and Igraine's forbidden passion leads to the birth of Arthur, who reigns in Camelot. Merlin's magic helps him maintain peace across Britain, and the Knights of the Round Table further rthur's ideals.
Settings can vary from historically accurate post-Roman Britain to an idealized world with knights in shining armor.
NOTE: this blurb was written for us by our very own Orithain

Belgariad series [2] The Belgariad is a five-book fantasy epic written by David Eddings.
The series tells the story of the recovery of the Orb of Aldur and coming of age of Garion, an orphaned farmboy. Garion is accompanied by his aunt Polgara and grandfather Belgarath as they try to fulfill an ancient prophecy that will decide the fate of the universe. Along the way, various "instruments", or helpers, of the prophecy join their quest.

Convergent World series [1] In the weird, between right and wrong, there's only Grey

Cyrus Barker Mysteries [1] a Victorian mystery series featuring Cyrus Barker, a Scottish detective or "private enquiry agent," and his Welsh assistant, Thomas Llewelyn. The Barker/Llewelyn novels are set in the 1880s and often feature historical events, people, and movements. Martial combat is a recurring theme throughout this hardboiled series.

Daisy Pulls It Off [1]

The Darkover Series [1] Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover milieu may be considered as either fantasy with science fiction overtones or as science fiction with fantasy overtones, as Darkover is a lost earth colony where psi powers developed to an unusual degree

Death Gate Cycle [2] The Death Gate Cycle is a seven book series about four mythical Realms, actually five, that were created untold ages ago when a powerful magical race, known as the Sartans, sundered the single world into four realms named after the four elements, Sky, Stone, Fire and Water and a fifth realm, the Nexus, which is a Penal colony for the Sartans vanquished rivals, the almost equally powerful Patryns.

Double Indemnity in Three of a Kind [1]

Dragonlance [0] In the epic Dragonlance saga, dragonriders sweep across the skies of Krynn, while beneath them vast armies clash for the soul of the world. On the continent of Faerûn in the Forgotten Realms setting, crafty wizards and sinister villains twist and turn the fabric of reality, while mighty sword-wielding fighters are sometimes brought to grief by the clever maneuvers of leather-clad rogues. Amid the mist-shrouded towers of the city of Sharn, treachery stalks the dusky streets, and adventure lies around every corner. This is the world of the Eberron campaign, launching in 2005. Across the plane of Dominaria and beyond travel the planeswalkers and mages of the Magic: The Gathering setting, intent on their goal of ultimate knowledge and ultimate power.

Dragonriders of Pern [3] The earlier novels in the series have a clear fantasy slant to them (low levels of technology, fire-breathing dragons, feudal societies), although McCaffrey herself prefers to describe them as science fiction and stresses the scientific rationales behind the world she has created. In more recent novels, the series moves toward more overt science fiction as the colonists rediscover their links to the past and develop much higher levels of technology.

The Excecutioner: Mack Bolan/Stony Man [1] Donald Pendlelton considered his Executioner books to be a study in the metaphysics of violence. In other words, the reasons for violence. What he brought to the page with his Mack Bolan character was a true heroic figure and a man with a deep spiritual commitment. Despite the violence in the books, the essence of Bolan is a dedicated man of strong moral fiber and high ideals. The books are stories of good verses evil with Bolan, of course, representing the good –Linda Pendleton

From Eroica with Love [2] The series revolves around the adventures of Klaus Heinz von dem Eberbach, an uptight NATO major, and Dorian Red Gloria, an openly gay English lord who delights in bothering Klaus. Dorian is also an art thief, known as Eroica, and states in the first volume that he makes it his purpose to pursue and capture beautiful things...and people. After developing a certain fondness for the uptight Major, Dorian flirts with him incessantly and ends up interrupting many of Klaus's missions, much to Klaus's dismay.
Also featured are Dorian's gang of thieves: chiefly Mr. James (the clingy, wailing, tightfisted accountant), Bonham (Dorian's right hand man), and John Paul (who only appears occasionally, and whose name changes from time to time). Dorian and his gang are based on the band Led Zeppelin, of which Yasuko Aoike is a fan. The story of Eroica is inspired by The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.
Klaus's boss (the Chief), his butler, and his subordinates also appear frequently. The men working for Klaus are known as the Alphabets; A, B, G, and Z appear more often than the others. A is in charge of the Alphabets, B is generally portrayed as sort of a bumbling clown, G enjoys crossdressing, and Z is a young agent who hero-worships Klaus.
The series is generally comedic, although it involves a great deal of violence, theft, and bizarre international incidents. Much of it spoofs James Bond type stories (hence the title).

The Hardy Boys [3] Frank and Joe Hardy, two teenage brothers, solve murders as hobby

The Heralds of Valdemar [1] by Mercedes  Lackey  Novels and trilogies are interlinked and set in the world of Velgarth, mostly in and around the country of Valdemar.  The Valdemar novels form a complex tapestry of interaction between human and non-human protagonists with many different cultures and social mores.

Incarnations Of Immortality [2] in a fictional reality and history parallel to ours with the exception that society depends on both magic and modern technology. The series covers the adventures and struggles of a group of living humans, called "Incarnations", who hold these supernatural positions during a certain time in the history of this alternate Earth

Jinx High Series (Mercades Lackey) [1] A lot of weird things have been happening to the student body of Jenks High School -- enough to earn the school the nickname Jinx High. On the night Deke Kestrel is out joyriding with his girl Fay and two of their friends, Fay crashes her car and Deke would swear that -- for just a moment -- Fay vanished from the driver's seat. But she couldn't have, right?

Katherine Kutz' Deryni Novels [1]

The series is set in the land of Gwynedd, one of the fictional Eleven Kingdoms. Gwynedd itself is a medieval kingdom similar to the British Isles of the 10th and 12th centuries, with a powerful Holy Church (based on the Roman Catholic Church), and a feudal government ruled by a hereditary monarchy. The population of the Eleven Kingdoms includes both humans and Deryni, a race of people with inherent psychic and magical abilities. Throughout the course of the series, relations between humans and Deryni result in ongoing political and religious strife that is often interconnected with the individual lives of the main characters. While the plots of the novels often involve political, ecclesiastical, and military conflicts on a grand scale, they are counter-balanced by details of the characters' personal lives. Neither race is depicted as inherently "good" nor "evil", as both humans and Deryni are depicted as protagonists and antagonists at various points of the series. Additionally, the novels often depict the characters engaging in various forms of magic, and such scenes vary in importance from minor events to significant plot points.

Little Red Riding Hood [4] a famous fairytale about a young girl's encounter with a wolf. The story has changed much in its history, and been subject to numerous modern adaptations and readings

Macbeth [0] Macbeth is another one of Shakespeare's great tragedies, based on Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland. It was written around 1605 but was not published in the first Folio until 1623. It tells about the fall of the ambitious couple, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth is the tragic hero, a character who has a fatal (tragic)flaw within himself that he cannot change. He is not a bad person; he is just too ambitious. Macbeth is a story about the murder of a king by his brother, the revenge of a son (Macbeth), three witches who plot against Macbeth, and Macbeth's rise and fall.

Mackenzie Vampires Series [3] A paranormal series written by Nina Bangs

The Mage Winds Trilogy [2] Set in the imperiled land of Valdemar, encountered earlier in Lackey's Heralds of Valdemar series. The heir to the throne, Herald Elspeth, sets out with Gwena, her Companion (a Guardian Spirit embodied as a horse), to find an Adept who can teach her people both to use and to deflect the power of magic

Magic Kingdom of Landover [1] The Magic Kingdom of Landover series is a quintet of fantasy novels by Terry Brooks following the adventures of a former trial lawyer named Ben Holiday, and the collection of friends and enemies the he encounters when he purchases a magical kingdom. The location of the novels centers in a fictional world known as Landover that is populated with numerous magical and fairy creatures. It takes its name from a humorous reference to The Wizard of Oz, particularly its "land over the rainbow." It is a small world, surrounded on all sides by fairy mists which connect it to many other worlds, including Earth. Landover is a rural kingdom, populated by humans, gnomes, kobolds, and various other fantasy creatures, who often form separate societies. Their rulers, while answerable to the king, are allowed a certain degree of autonomy. Also inhabiting the land are the dragon Strabo and the witch Nightshade. Landover is protected by the Paladin, a magical knight who is a projection of its rulers. In the absence of a worthy ruler, the Paladin disappears and Landover falls prey to a physical decay known as "the Tarnish," which slowly spreads from the king's castle to the rest of the kingdom. The Paladin's is one of the few magics in the land that can stand up against that of Strabo or Nightshade.

The Malloreon series [2] As the sequel to The Belgariad, The Malloreon is set in the same world.

Merry Gentry [8] The Merry Gentry series is a very popular supernatural/crime series of books by Laurell K Hamilton. Meredith Gentry or Meredith NicEssus just happens to be a Princess of the high court of Faerie, who was posing as a human in Los Angeles, living as a P.I. specializing in supernatural crime. Why was she hiding? Her Aunt, the High Queen of Air and Darkness wanted her dead. But now apparently Queen Andais has changed her mind and has declared Merry the next Queen, if she can produce an heir before her cousin Cel. Merry now has two choices: enjoy the constant company of the most beautiful immortal men in the world, produce an heir, grab the Unseelie crown and continue to live. Or don't do the former and die.

Moby DIck [1] 1851 novel by Herman Melville. The novel describes the voyage of the whaling ship Pequod, led by Captain Ahab, who leads his crew on a hunt for the whale Moby-Dick. The language is highly symbolic and many themes run throughout the work. The narrator's reflections, along with complex descriptions of the grueling work of whaling and personalities of his shipmates, are woven into a profound meditation on hubris, providence, nature, society, and the human struggle for meaning, happiness, and salvation. Moby-Dick is often considered the epitome of American Romanticism. The novel frequently employs Shakespearean devices, including formal stage directions and extended soliloquies and asides

The Myth Series [2]

In the series we follow the adventures of Skeeve.
Skeeve started out as a magician's apprentice without much skill, by luck or rather severe unluck on others behalf,
Skeeve ends up as the companion/apprentice of Aahz a demon from another dimension

Rapunzel [1] "Rapunzel" is a German fairy tale in the collection assembled by the Brothers Grimm, and first published in 1812 as part of Children's and Household Tales.[1] It is one of the best known fairy tales, and its plot has been used and parodied by many cartoonists and comedians, its best known line ("Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair") having entered popular culture.

Rebecca [1] A Classic Mystery Novel by Daphne DuMaurier
Rebecca begins in the South of France, in "Monty" as Mrs. Hopper, the companion/employer of the story's heroine and narrator (who is never named), calls Monte Carlo. The story is a kind of modern-day Cinderella story. A young girl, orphaned and forced to play secretary/companion to an over-bearing matron, meets a wealthy, sophisticated, and mysterious (tragic?) older widower. They meet, fall in love, and agree to marry -- all in the span of a week.

Remember Me [0] A thriller about a disembodied shadow without an owner

The Rowan series (Anne McCaffrey) [1]

The kinetically gifted, trained in mind/machine gestalt, are the most valued citizens of the Nine Star League. Using mental powers alone, these few Prime Talents transport ships, cargo and people between Earth's Moon, Mars' Demos and Jupiter's Callisto.
An orphaned young girl, simply called The Rowan, is discovered to have superior telepathic potential and is trained to become Prime Talent on Callisto. After years of self-sacrificing dedication to her position, The Rowan intercepts an urgent mental call from Jeff Raven, a young Prime Talent on distant Deneb. She convinces the other Primes to merge their powers with hers to help fight off an attack by invading aliens. Her growing relationship with Jeff gives her the courage to break her status-imposed isolation, and choose the more rewarding world of love and family.

Shards Of Honour [0] Part of the Omnibus Cordelias Honor (Shards of Honour and Barrayar) Shards of Honour is a story about how two enemies ended up becoming life long partners. It is the story of Captain Cordelia Naismith from the planet of Beta, and Lord Aral Vorkosigan of the planet Barrayar. This couple meet on a remote planet near a wormhole exit that Cordelia was surveying as a potential inhabitable planet, when her crew are attacked by the Barrayarans. Cordelia submits herself as a prisoner to the stranded Lord Vorkosigan so that she can rescue an injured colleague. Together they journey across the planet to the captains supply dump and access to his ship again. Along the way, the characters provide you with background history about their planets, and their political persuasions. Find out how Cordelia escapes his ship with her crew member, about the war with Escobar, what the emperors secret plans are with Lord Vorkosigan and how they meet up again. The Barrayar culture appears to have Japanese influences with many references to honouring the emperor and his wishes. There is much emphasis placed upon Lord Vorkisgans role as an established noble who abides by his word and places great store in doing the honourable thing, as opposed to the younger plebeian staff and their desires for power and reputation. Shards of Honour is a story about doing the right thing, at whatever the cost. The story tells about how two people from different cultures see through their differences of upbringing to the strength of their inner being.

The Silmarillion [0] The Silmarillion is a complex work that explores a wide array of themes inspired by many ancient, medieval, and modern sources, including the Finnish Kalevala, the Hebrew Bible, Norse sagas, Greek mythology, Celtic mythology, and World War I. For instance, the meaning of the name of the supreme being, Eru Ilúvatar (Father of All) is borrowed from Norse mythology. The archaic style and gravitas of the Ainulindalë resembles that of the Old Testament. The island civilization of Númenor is reminiscent of Atlantis—one of the names Tolkien gave that land was Atalantë, although he gave it an Elvish etymology

So You Want to be a Wizard [1] Novel written by Diane Duane.  Juanita "Nita" Callahan is a thirteen-year-old girl who discovers a book titled So You Want to Be a Wizard while hiding from bullies in a library. She brings the book home with her and discovers that it is all about the art of wizardry. She does not completely trust the book's claim that she too can become a wizard if she takes the Oath, but she takes it nonetheless. The next day when she is out trying to do her first spell she meets Kit Rodriguez, another wizard. After they successfully complete a spell together, Nita's doubts are gone: she is a wizard.

The Southern Vampire Mysteries, [1] by Charlaine Harris, "The Southern Vampire Mysteries" series is a first-person account of Sookie Stackhouse's life as a barmaid and telepath in the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana. The HBO series "True Blood" is based on the "The Southern Vampire Mysteries".

The Stephanie Plum Novels [1] Stephanie Plum is a fictional character and since 1994 the protagonist in a series of novels written by Janet Evanovich. She is a spunky combination of Nancy Drew and Dirty Harry, and - although a female bounty hunter - is the opposite of Domino Harvey.

Stranger In A Strange Land [1] A novel by by Robert A. Heinlein. "Stranger In A Strange Land" tells the story of Valentine Michael Smith, a human raised by Martians on the planet Mars, upon his return to Earth in early adulthood. The novel explores his interaction with - and eventual transformation of - Earth culture

Sweet Valley High [2] This series evolved around the lives of teenagers Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield, twins who live in fictitious Sweet Valley, California.

Trixie Belden [1]

Trixie was a young teen living just outside the fictional town of Sleepyside-on-Hudson, in the Hudson River Valley area of New York. She lived at Crabapple Farm, which had been in her family for either three or six generations (this varies between books), with her parents and three brothers, Brian, Mart, and Bobby. The first book establishes her friendship with lonely, sheltered rich girl Honey Wheeler whose family has just moved into the Manor House next door and soon the girls are embroiled in their first case.

Troubleshooters Inc Series [2] by Suzanne Brockmann

The Twilight Saga [2] The Twilight Saga charts the life of Isabella "Bella" Swan, a teenage girl who moves to Forks, Washington, and finds her life radically changed when she falls in love with a 104-year-old vampire named Edward Cullen. The series is told primarily from Bella's point of view, with the epilogue of Eclipse and Part II of Breaking Dawn being told from the viewpoint of character Jacob Black, a werewolf. The unpublished Midnight Sun is a retelling of the first book, Twilight, from Edward Cullen's point of view.

Vampire [1] It's Darcy Thomas' summer home: the Dungeon of Horrors, owned by Jake, the gorgeous green-eyed uncle she's just met. But the gory fun turns to terror when real bodies are found with the mark of a vampire on their throats--and Darcy is targeted as the next victim

The Vampire Diaries [0]

The series tells the story of Elena Gilbert, a student at an American high school in Virginia, back home from a summer in France. On her first day of senior year, she discovers a new student has enrolled: the mysterious Italian, Stefan Salvatore. Elena immediately targets him as her new romantic conquest. However, Stefan completely ignores Elena and instead turns his attention to Elena's rival, Caroline Forbes. Elena goes to her school's Homecoming Dance with Matt Honeycutt, her ex-boyfriend, but when further attempts to win Stefan fail, she attaches herself to Tyler Smallwood, the school bully. She leaves the party with Tyler and his friends for a cemetery, where they drink beer and vandalize a tomb. Tyler isolates Elena and attempts to date rape her. Suddenly, Stefan appears and defends her from Tyler. He takes Elena back to his rented room so he can pick up his car, and while there Elena asks him why he's been ignoring her. Stefan replies that Elena resembles a former love of his who died, and they are brought together.

Warchild [1] {novels by Karin Lowachee}  The merchant ship Mukudori encompasses the whole of eight-year-old Jos's world, until a notorious pirate destroys the ship, slaughters the adults, and enslaves the children. Thus begins a desperate odyssey of terror and escape that takes Jos beyond known space to the homeworld of the strits, Earth's alien enemies. To survive, the boy must become a living weapon and a master spy. But no training will protect Jos in a war where every hope might be a deadly lie, and every friendship might hide a lethal betrayal. And all the while he will face the most grueling trial of his life…becoming his own man.

Winnetou and Old Shatterhand [3] tells the story of German author Karl May, and how the America of his imagination became the America Europe still remembers

The Wraeththu universe [0] The Wraeththu trilogy, first published in the late 1980s and now continuing on with a second trilogy, tells the tale of a new species, born out of humanity in a time of chaos. Hara, as Wraeththu are known, are beautiful, long-lived, strong, hermaphroditic, and invested with paranormal powers. Enlightened and free from many human foibles, they have spread across the earth, living in tribes and, as the tales of the Wraeththu books show, forged ahead to develop a new society on earth. As revealed in Breeding Discontent, however, not all tribes have entirely shed their ties to the ways of humankind. Despite the fact that all Wraeththu hara are androgynes, the Varr tribe believes in the splitting of hara into masculine and feminine, and beyond that, into hara who are fathers and those who are strictly progenitors. Lisia, the central character of the novel, is one such progenitor. Raised in isolation, Lisia is subjected to Varr brainwashing as part of a massive Wraeththu breeding operation. He is as feminine as the Varrs wish him to be - and as fertile. He is helping the Varrs to breed an army. Little does he know that the Varrs eventually will meet defeat and his world will shatter to pieces. Breeding Discontent is composed of Lisia's diary and the story of what happens once the breeding facility is discovered and liberated. The Wraeththu universe has developed a devoted following, especially since the rise of the Internet, when online "fandoms" and "fan fiction" allowed fans to connect with one another, as well as the author who created it.

The Xanth series by [2] [by Piers Anthony]    Each human character in Xanth is born with a unique magical ability, called a talent. With the exception of the curse fiends and the child Surprise Golem (Daughter of Rapunzel and Grundy Golem), these abilities never repeat exactly in individuals throughout the entire history of Xanth (although nearly identical talents show up on occasion.) Though many are limited in scope, (called the "spot-on-a-wall" variety), the series focuses mainly on individuals with "Magician" caliber abilities (one of the criteria for serving as King of Xanth).
In addition to the human characters, Xanth is populated by centaurs, demons, dragons, fauns, gargoyles, goblins, golems, harpies, merfolk, naga, nymphs, ogres, zombies, curse fiends, and all other manner of fictional beasts. Though initially introduced as obstacles to the human characters, some individuals from those groups become main characters in later books of the series.
As the series progresses, some of the half-human species are discovered to have the potential to possess magical talents. The centaurs of the primary centaur community, Centaur Isle, exile any centaurs who demonstrate a magical talent (although some centaur communities are more lenient about possession of talent); however, they tolerate talents in "lesser" races such as humans. Goblins and harpies are shown to have the potential to possess half-talents, the complementary half existing in a member of the other species, (i.e., a goblin must team with a harpy for them to utilize their talent); the hostility between goblins and harpies proved a major obstacle to any serious effort by them to work together to develop these potential talents. Other non-human species are also shown to possess potential for talents.