Garth Nix
1) Angel mage
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"More than a century has passed since Liliath crept into the empty sarcophagus of Saint Marguerite, fleeing the Fall of Ystara. But she emerges from her magical sleep still beautiful, looking no more than nineteen, and once again renews her single-minded quest to be united with her lover, Palleniel, the archangel of Ystara."--
More than a century has passed since Liliath crept into the empty sarcophagus of Saint Marguerite, fleeing the Fall of Ystara....
Author
Series
Old kingdom volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
This prequel to the Old Kingdom series tells the story of how Sabriel's parents, Terciel and Elinor, met.
In the Old Kingdom, a land of ancient and often terrible magics, orphan Terciel learns the art of necromancy from his great-aunt Tizanael. He is the Abhorsen-in-Waiting, and Tizanael is the Abhorsen, the latest in a long line of people whose task it is to make sure the Dead do not return to Life. Across the Wall in Ancelstierre, Elinor's only...
3) Blood ties
Author
Series
Spirit animals volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Formats
Description
As the Conquerors try to destroy Erdas, Meilin -- fed up with waiting and ready to fight -- sets off into enemy territory with her spirit animal, a panda named Jhi. Her friends Conor and Abeke aren't far behind ... but they're not the only ones.
4) Grim Tuesday
Author
Series
Keys to the kingdom volume 2
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
Arthur must retrieve the Second Key from his enemy Grim Tuesday in order to save the world. Arthur doesn't think he will ever have to return to the strange house that nearly killed him on Monday -- the house that contains an entire world. But Tuesday brings new challenges -- in the form of an enemy named Grim Tuesday, who threatens the well-being of both Arthur's family and his world. Arthur must retrieve the Second Key from Grim Tuesday in order...
5) Castle
Author
Series
Seventh tower volume 2
Pub. Date
2000
Lexile measure
790L
Physical Desc
215 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Dark World is a place of ice, wind, and fury. A veil of black covers the sky. In all the world, only the Castle shines with light..."
6) Aenir
Author
Series
Seventh tower volume 3
Pub. Date
2001
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
233 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
The dream world Aenir is not a safe place. Tal and Milla must find the Codex, a strange and magical object that will decide their fate in this world. But finding the Codex may endanger them more than they dreamed.
7) The fall
Author
Series
Seventh tower volume 1
Pub. Date
2000
Lexile measure
860L
Physical Desc
195 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tal has led a sheltered life in a mysterious castle of seven towers, but all that changes when danger strikes.
Author
Series
Seventh tower volume 4
Pub. Date
2001
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
248 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Tal and Milla are no longer alone in their quest for the truth about their world. They have been joined by Crow, a rebel Underfolk, and his band of conspirators. They know many secrets about the Castle -- and are on the verge of uncovering the greatest secret of all."
9) Into battle
Author
Series
Seventh tower volume 5
Pub. Date
2001
Lexile measure
810L
Physical Desc
201 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Dark World is in danger, for the Veil is vulnerable. War is soon to come. On one side are Tal and the Underfolk rebels, struggling valiantly for freedom. On another side are Milla and the Icecarls, preparing to assault the Castle in order to preserve their world. And on a third side lies the most sinister force of all, a force of such power that it could unleash the ultimate destruction."
Author
Series
Seventh tower volume 6
Pub. Date
2001
Lexile measure
840L
Physical Desc
233 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tal and Milla are only one step from death and evil is only one step from triumph. An old war is revived and the key to everything is the Seventh Tower.
11) The monster
Author
Series
Troubletwisters volume 2
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
790L
Physical Desc
289 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jaide and Jack Shield learn that they're troubletwisters, with powers they must use to stop the Evil from taking over our world. Before, they'd defeated the Evil through luck and intuition. Now though, Jaide and Jack will have to learn how to use their powers, and how to keep on their toes when evil forces return.
12) Sabriel
Author
Series
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.
13) Abhorsen
Author
Series
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
Abhorsen-In-Waiting Lirael and Prince Sameth, a Wallmaker, must confront and bind the evil spirit Oranis before it can destroy all life.
14) Newt's emerald
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
980L
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
On her eighteenth birthday, Lady Truthful, nicknamed "Newt," will inherit her family's treasure: the Newington Emerald. A dazzling heart-shaped gem, the Emerald also bestows its wearer with magical powers. When the Emerald disappears one stormy night, Newt sets off to recover it. Her plan entails dressing up as a man, mustache included, as no well-bred young lady should be seen out and about on her own. While in disguise, Newt encounters the handsome...
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 351 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"There is often trouble of a mythical sort in Bath. The booksellers who police the Old World keep a careful watch there, particularly on the entity that inhabits the ancient hot spring. This time trouble comes from the discovery of a sorcerous map, leading left-handed bookseller Merlin into great danger, requiring a desperate rescue attempt from his sister, the right-handed bookseller Vivien, and art student Susan Arkshaw, who is still struggling...
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 393 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A girl's quest to find her father leads her to an extended family of magical fighting booksellers who police the mythical Old World of England when it intrudes on the modern world. From the bestselling master of teen fantasy, Garth Nix.
In a slightly alternate London in 1983, Susan Arkshaw is looking for her father, a man she has never met. Crime boss Frank Thringley might be able to help her, but Susan doesn't get time to ask Frank any questions....
Author
Series
Keys to the kingdom volume 3
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
Everyone is after Arthur Penhaligon including strange pirates, shadowy creatures, and Drowned Wednesday, whose gluttony threatens both her world and Arthur's.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
1070L
Physical Desc
337 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Battling aliens, space pirates, and competitors, Prince Khemri meets a young woman, named Raine, and learns more than he expected about the hidden workings of a vast, intergalactic Empire, and about himself"--
19) Mister Monday
Author
Series
Keys to the kingdom volume 1
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
Arthur Penhaligon is supposed to die at a young age, but is saved by a key that is shaped like the minute hand of a clock. The key causes bizarre creatures to come from another realm, bringing with them a plague. A man named Mister Monday will stop at nothing to get the key back. Arthur goes to a mysterious house that only he can see, so that he can learn the truth about himself and the key.