1632 [1] By Eric Flint. Involves a small American town of three thousand 'Hillbillies' sent back to April 1631, in an alternate Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter [35] 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
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).
The Bad Seed [0] By William Marh: Eight-year-old Rhoda is the only child of Kenneth and Christine Penmark. Kenneth Penmark goes away on business, leaving Christine and Rhoda at home. Christine begins to notice that Rhoda is acting strangely after one of her classmates mysteriously drowns, and eventually makes a horrible discovery: Rhoda killed the boy, and will almost certainly kill again.
The Belgariad Series [1] A five-book fantasy epic 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.
The Choirboys [0] The Choirboys is a tragicomic parody about the effects of urban police work on young officers, seen through the exploits of a group of Los Angeles police officers in the Wilshire Division of the Los Angeles Police Department.
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.
The Dark Hunters Series [0] Series written by Sherrilyn Kenyon. The Dark-Hunters are immortal warriors pledged to the Greek goddess Artemis and dedicated to defending mankind against Daimons (vampires) and other assorted enemies including a couple of rogue gods and goddesses
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.
The Deryni Seies [1] By Katherine Kutz', This series is set in the land of Gwynedd, one of the fictional Eleven Kingdoms.
Doc Savage [1] Doc Savage's real name was Clark Savage, Jr.. He was a physician, surgeon, scientist, adventurer, inventor, explorer, researcher, and, as revealed in
The Polar Treasure, a musician.
Double Indemnity [1] By James M. Cain. In spite of his basic, instinctual decency, Walter Huff allows himself to be seduced into helping the femme fatale kill her husband for the insurance money.
Dracula [13] A young man battles the prince of vampires for the love of his life
Dragonlance [1] In the epic Dragonlance saga, dragonriders sweep across the skies of Krynn, while beneath them vast armies clash for the soul of the world.
Dragonriders of Pern [4] 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.
Drawing Blood [1] Written by Poppy Z. Brite. Trevor McGee, a comic book artist and sole survivor of a family murder-suicide, and Zachary Bosch, a bisexual hacker, and their arrival at McGee's old family home in Missing Mile,
Earth's Children [1] A series of speculative alternative historical fiction novels written by Jean M. Auel set circa 30,000 years before present.
Felsic Current [0] Mandlev Tower Has Fallen Silent. Its true purpose and origin lost in the thinning threads of time, the tower stands as a symbol of peaceful coexistence between four nations: Siegor, Cavendie, Amadsy and Beckay.
False Colours [1] By Georgette Heyer: Kit Fancot returns home to England from diplomatic service in Vienna to find that his twin brother Evelyn has disappeared.
The Flight of the Heron [8] A young Highlander leaves his home and his bride-to-be to follow the standard of Bonnie Prince Charlie.
Food Of The Gods [2] By H.G. Wells, the novel is about two scientists, Bensington and Redwood, who conduct research into the growth process of living things.
Frankenstein [1] Written by Mary Shelley, A failed artificial life experiment produces a monster.
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
Good Omens [1] The Antichrist comes to earth as a newborn baby, but a nurse accidentally switches him with another newborn, and for eleven years he grows up as a normal child.
The Hardy Boys [6] Frank and Joe Hardy, two teenage brothers, solve murders as hobby
The Harry Potter Series [224] Harry Potter, a boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own.
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.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [1] The book begins with contractors arriving at Arthur Dent's house, in order to demolish it to make way for a bypass. His friend, Ford Prefect, arrives while Arthur is lying in front of the bulldozers, to keep them from demolishing it. He tries to explain to Arthur that he is actually from a planet somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse and that the Earth is about to be demolished. The Vogons, an alien race, intend to destroy Earth to make way for a hyperspace bypass.
The Hobbit [0] The Hobbit is set within Tolkien's fictional universe and follows the quest of home-loving Bilbo Baggins, the titular hobbit, to win a share of the treasure guarded by Smaug the dragon. Bilbo's journey takes him from light-hearted, rural surroundings into more sinister territory.
The Hunger Games Trilogy [2] In the remains of North America lies the country of Panem, where there are 12 Districts that must choose one girl and one boy between the ages of 12 to 18 to compete in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death in an arena on live television.
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
Jeeves and Wooster [1] Reginald Jeeves is a fictional character in the short stories and novels of P. G. Wodehouse, being the "gentleman's personal gentleman" (valet) of Bertie Wooster (Bertram Wilberforce Wooster).
The Jinx High Series [1] Written by Mercades Lackey: 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.
The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow [1] The story is set circa 1790 in the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town, in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow. It tells the story of Ichabod Crane, a sycophantic, lean, lanky, and extremely superstitious schoolmaster from Connecticut, who competes with Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt, the town rowdy, for the hand of 18-year-old Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter and sole child of a wealthy farmer, Baltus Van Tassel.
The Lord of the Rings [12] By J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's fantasy novel The Hobbit, but eventually developed into a much larger work.
The Lord Peter Wimsey Series [0] Lord Peter Death Bredon Wimsey is a bon vivant sleuth in a series of detective novels and short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers, in which he solves mysteries—usually but not always murders. Wimsey is an archetype for the British gentleman detective.
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.
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] By Terry Brooks. The Magic Kingdom of Landover series is a quintet of fantasy novels 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.
Mameena: Child of Storm [0] Adventurer Allan Quatermain helps his Zulu friend Saduko win 100 cattle to buy his true love Mameena. The mysterious Mameena, however, has other ideas—she wants to marry Allan Quatermain.
Merry Gentry [8] By Laurell K Hamilton. Meredith Gentry is 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.
The Mists of Avalon [0] Tells the story of the women behind King Arthur; including his mother, Igraine; his half-sister, Morgaine; his aunt Viviane, the Lady of the Lake; and his wife, Gwenwyfar.
Moby Dick [1] 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.
MythAdventures [2] The adventures of Skeeve, 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.
The Outsiders [2] By S.E Hinton. A coming-of-age novel based in 1965.
The Picture of Dorian Grey [2] By Oscar Wilde. The novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art.
Rebecca [1] By Daphne DuMaurier. A young girl, orphaned and forced to play secretary/companion to an over-bearing matron, meets a wealthy, sophisticated, and mysterious older widower.
Remember Me [0] A thriller about a disembodied shadow without an owner
The Rowan Series [1] By Anne McCaffrey. An orphaned young girl, simply called The Rowan, is discovered to have superior telepathic potential and is trained to become Prime Talent on Callisto.
The Saint-Germain Cycle [1] In order to convince the naive but intelligent Madelaine de Montalia that she is in danger, Saint-Germain reveals he is thousands of years old and drinks the Elixir of Life, blood. He also introduces her to the sensual pleasures of his vampiric embrace.
Shards Of Honour [0] Shards of Honour is a story about how two enemies ended up becoming life long partners.
Sherlock Holmes [2] A brilliant London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve difficult cases.
The Silmarillion [0] By J.R.R Tolkien. 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.
So You Want to be a Wizard [1] 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.
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 Sprawl Series [1] Series by William Gibson: Tthe Sprawl is a colloquial name for the Boston-Atlanta Metropolitan Axis (BAMA), an urban sprawl environment on a massive scale, and a fictional extension of the real Northeast Megalopolis.
The Stephanie Plum Novels [1] Stephanie Plum 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 [0] 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.
Treasure Island [0] Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "pirates and buried gold".
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.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea [1] "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne tells the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus as seen from the perspective of Professor Pierre Aronnax.
The Twilight Saga [19] 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 Unicorn Chronicles series [0] The Unicorn Chronicles follow the journey of Cara, a girl sent on a mission by her grandmother into Luster, the land of the unicorns. There she discovers the mysterious connection between her family and the unicorns and must battle the evil that threatens both their worlds. With the help of an unlikely band of friends and a magical amulet, Cara takes up the quest to save Luster and uncover the dark secrets of her family's past.
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 Chronicles [16] The Vampire Chronicles is a series of novels that revolves around the fictional character Lestat de Lioncourt, a French nobleman made into a vampire in the 18th century.
The Vampire Diaries [0] Elena Gilbert, a student at an American high school in Virginia, back home from a summer in France, discovers a new student has enrolled: the mysterious Italian, Stefan Salvatore.
Warchild [1] 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.
Warriors [0] By Erin Hunter. For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to the laws laid down by their warrior ancestors.
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 Trilogy [0] The Wraeththu trilogy tells the tale of a new species, born out of humanity in a time of chaos.
The Xanth Series [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.
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