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10 best books like Guardian of the Green Hill (Laura L. Sullivan): The Weavers of Saramyr, Little Nemo in Slumberland: So Many Splendid Sundays!, The Monsters of Morley Manor: A Madcap Adventure, The Fire King, Tomorrow's Magic, The Silver Door, Merlin and the Dragons, A Practical Guide to Monsters (Practical Guides), Theodosia and the Last Pharaoh, Empire of Ruins

The Weavers of Saramyr
AuthorChris Wooding
ISBN0575075422
As a big fan of Kety Jay series, I went into this with s lot of expectations. Wooding paints a fantastic world in KetybJay and his characters are up there with the best (think The Expanse) so it was with interest that I started this trilogy. The obvious Japanese theme always reminds me of The servant of the...
Little Nemo in Slumberland: So Many Splendid Sundays!
AuthorWinsor McCay
ISBN0976888505
Winner of the 2006 Will Eisner Award
and TWO 2006 Harvey Kurtzman Awards

“Fantastical”- N.Y. Times

“Stunning Volume” - Garry Trudeau

Beginning with the first page, a collection of Nemo Adventures, 1905-1910.

128 pages, 16 x 21 inches

Here...
The Monsters of Morley Manor: A Madcap Adventure
AuthorBruce Coville
ISBN0152047050
What do you get when you mix together--
werewolves, vampires, mad scientists, wizards, aliens, alternate dimensions, tiny people, Transylvania, ancient curses, giant frogs, evil clones, ghosts, lawyers, shape-changers, fallen angels, journeys through hell, zombie warriors, body snatchers,...
The Fire King
AuthorPaul Crilley
ISBN1606840320
With humans threatened by otherworldly creatures, orphans Emily and William Snow, and their friends the pickpocket Spring-Heeled Jack and the wisecracking Corrigan find themselves two hundred years in the past, trapped in the London of 1666. Desperately in need of help, they go in search of Sir Christopher...
Tomorrow's Magic
AuthorPamela F. Service
ISBN0375840877
It's 500 years after the nuclear holocaust that devastated the earth's population and left the few survivors dealing with unending winter. At their remote British boarding school, Wellington Jones and Heather McKenna
have a lot in common. Both are misfits trying to avoid attention, and both...
The Silver Door
AuthorHolly Lisle
ISBN0545000149
In the powerful, lyrical follow-up to THE RUBY KEY, Genna must master her new powers and summon an ancient magic to save her people in the fight for their freedom.

In the battle between nightlings and humans, it's prophesied that the Sunrider is destined to unite the magics of the sun and moon...
Merlin and the Dragons
AuthorJane Yolen
ISBN0140558918
Young King Arthur, troubled by nightmares, doubts he is the rightful king of England. One rainy night, the wizard Merlin tells Arthur the story of dueling dragons and a fateful clash between good and evil, which reveals the surprising secret of the boy king's true legacy. Li Ming's arresting oil paintings...
A Practical Guide to Monsters (Practical Guides)
AuthorNina Hess
ISBN0786948094
I remember reading about Zendric in some of the Knights of the Silver Dragon books. But that was quite a while ago and I don't remember much about him. I think he was their mentor, or something. Well, anyway, he has compiled a study guide about monsters for his apprentices to study while he is away.

This...
Theodosia and the Last Pharaoh
AuthorR.L. LaFevers
ISBN0547390181
In this fourth book in the series, Theodosia sets off to Egypt to return the Emerald Tablet—embedded with the knowledge of some of the ancient world’s most guarded secrets. Accompanied by her cat, Isis (smuggled along in a basket), Theo plans to return the artifact, then explore the mysteries surrounding...
Empire of Ruins
AuthorArthur Slade
ISBN0385737866
***Possible spoilers you’ve been warned***

This series is so consistent and does not disappoint. So we covered the city, we covered the sea in the second book. Now it’s time to go into the deep jungles and go on an exciting adventure that involves natives, flying ships, an Egyptian temple...
Soul Stealer
AuthorMartin Booth
ISBN0316059935
Soul stealer is the second installment of Martin Booth’s The Alchemist Son series. It accounts the adventures of Pip and Tim together with Sebastian, a 15th century-born whose father is a notable alchemist, as they try to stop the people that targets to use alchemy with evil intent following their...
The End of All Things
AuthorJill Williamson
The End of All things is part 3 of a longer novel (King's Folly), so it picked up right where book 2 (The Heir War) left off. You need to read book 1 and 2 first or you'll be hopelessly confused. There is so much going on in this epic fantasy series.

General notes: I don't think any new characters were...
Ravenwood
AuthorAndrew Fusek Peters
ISBN1906427461
Ravenwood is an imaginative feast of a story. It is both a coming of age story and an epic fantasy-esque adventure set within the forested island of Arborium.


It is the story of Ark Malikum, a Dendran who lives in Arborium. The son of a plumber, Ark has now taken on his father’s job as a sewage...
Shadow Falling
AuthorTui T. Sutherland
ISBN0060851465
I was born in a world ruled by gods.
This worked out well for me, as I am a god.
For centuries we were the rulers of our worlds.
But things changed.
Now, the stakes are high.
Let the games begin. . . .
Caught in an ancient rivalry not of their making, on an earth devoid of all other humans,...
Kyo Kara MAOH!, Volume 04
AuthorTomo Takabayashi
ISBN1427815453
Yuuri, looking for human souls find a job as a gladiator in a fighting arena. He come face to face with Rick, the ship apprentice from previous volume. Of course, the young king believes in second chance and doesn’t want to kill him. Instead, the boy is hit by a arrow & Yuuri activate the power of Morgif,...
The Edge Chronicles Standalone: The Lost Barkscrolls
AuthorPaul Stewart
ISBN0552555991
These exciting tales are ideal for those new to the Edge, or as an addition to the collection of any fan. The Lost Barkscrolls include the stories CLOUD WOLF, THE SLAUGHTERER'S QUEST, THE BLOODING OF RUFUS FILATINE and THE STONE PILOT.

Unfortunately, this book is no longer in print. However,...
Sleeping Beauty
AuthorJacob Grimm
ISBN0735840873
Rating: 4 / 5

Briar Rose is a classic faerie tale for children from the Brothers Grimm. This is the original story of Sleeping Beauty and the tale that inspired the numerous remakes and rewrites and movies.

I really enjoyed this. I had never read the original Briar Rose story before reading...
And Blue Skies From Pain
AuthorStina Leicht
ISBN1597803472
Northern Ireland, 1977. Liam Kelly is many things: a former wheelman for the IRA, a one-time political prisoner, the half-breed son of a mystic Fey warrior and a mortal woman, and a troubled young man literally haunted by the ghosts of his past. Liam has turned his back on his land’s bloody sectarian...
Ottoline at Sea
AuthorChris Riddell
ISBN1405050594
I was attracted to Chris Riddell's work mainly because of the fascinating illustrations he did for Neil Gaiman. To my delight, I discovered the Ottoline series and this is the first installment I read (and also the 3rd book in the series, I just found out).

In a quirky blend of the familiar and...
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