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• Assassin's Apprentice

  Hobb, Robin

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  When it is discovered that Fitz, the bastard son of royalty, has inherited his family’s psychic “Skill”, his is given over to the Royal Assassin for training. Fantasy in the Arthurian romance style. Book 1 in the Farseer trilogy.

• The Black Witch

  Forest, Laurie,

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  In a magical world, Carnissa is seems lacking in magic, even though she is granddaughter to a powerful witch. It is as Verpax University that she learns to grow into herself and her powers. Book 1 in the Black Witch Chronicles.

• Dragonflight

  McCaffrey, Anne

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  Disinherited of her birthright, Lessa bonds with a queen dragon and sets out to avenge her family and save the world. Book 1 in the Dragonriders of Pern series.

• Dune

  Herbert, Frank

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  On the desert planet Arrakis, the child Paul grows into the man Muad’Dib who will avenge the wrongs done to his noble family. This is classic science fiction. Book 1 in the Dune series.

• The Girl Who Drank the Moon

  Barnhill, Kelly Regan,

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  Xan is a witch who raises orphan Luna as her own. Luna grows up strong in magic and is tested when incredible events unfold. This book will appeal to younger readers as well as adults.

• The Iron Trial

  Black, Holly

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  Twelve-year-old Callum Hunt tries out for and is accepted into the Magisterium, a training school for mages. This book is about good, evil and friendship and will appeal to fans of the Harry Potter series. Book 1 in the Magisterium series.

• Les Misérables

  Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885

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  Jean Valjean is an ex-convict who builds a life of respectability and family even while on the run from a fanatical police inspector. This is a classic work of redemption.

• The Prague Cemetery

  Eco, Umberto

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  Simonini, an amnesiac, attempts to reconstruct his memories by writing down what he knows of everyone he hates into a little diary. But who is the mysterious Abbé who shares his living quarters and what does the Abbé know about Simonini? More than a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Six of Crows

  Bardugo, Leigh,

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  Expert thief and con-man Kaz is hired for an impossible job and is tasked with assembling the perfect team of misfits. Book 1 in the Six of Crows series.

• The Way of Kings

  Sanderson, Brandon.,

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  On the planet Roshar, we follow the story of Kaladin Stormblessed, a soldier-turned-slave, as war rages. This book is less gritty than George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. Book 1 in the Stormlight Archive.