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• The Night Circus

  a Novel

  Morgenstern, Erin

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  The circus arrives at night with no warning. Two young magicians, Celia and Marco, have prepared all their lives since childhood to compete in this deadly game of illusions.

• Shadow and Bone

  Bardugo, Leigh

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  Revealed as a Sun Summoner, Alina Starkov possesses the ability to save the Fold from terrible monsters.

• Name of the Wind

  Rothfuss, Patrick, 1973-

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  Meet Kvothe, the most notorious wizard of all time. From his days spent alongside a troupe of traveling players to his acceptance into the best school of magic, this brilliant fantasy novel will leave you engaged to the very end.

• Neverwhere

  Author's Preferred Text

  Gaiman, Neil

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  After rescuing a young girl named Door, Richard Mayhew finds himself thrown into a world of monsters, saints, murderers, and angels.

• Life After Life

  [a Novel]

  Atkinson, Kate

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  This intriguing concept novel from Atkinson offers alternate versions of the life of Ursula Todd who is still-born in one version of her story, and lives a full life in another version. Atkinson seems to be playing with the repetitive nature of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Overseas

  Williams, Beatriz

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  This time travel romance tells the story of a parallel couple living in 1917 France and 2007 New York.

• The Alchemyst

  Scott, Michael, 1959-

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  Working at a bookstore during the summer, fifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh find themselves caught in an age-old battle over a powerful alchemy spell book between two rivals, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee.

• The Magicians

  a Novel

  Grossman, Lev

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  Upon attending the prestigious Brakebills College, Quentin Coldwater makes the ultimate discovery when he finds out that the magical land of Fillory, a place he read about in his childhood story books is, in fact, real.

• Darwin's Radio

  Bear, Greg, 1951-

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  This Nebula Award winner presents a terrifying reality where ancient diseases manage to live in one's DNA , putting expectant mothers and their growing wombs in major jeopardy.

• The Fury

  Farris, John

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  A group of British teens find themselves allies after being attacked and wanted for dead by the entire human race.