The Arkadians
10 best books like The Arkadians (Lloyd Alexander): The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf, Book of Enchantments, A Well-Timed Enchantment, The Well-Wishers, The Heavenward Path, Wren to the Rescue, Kestrel's Midnight Song, The Battle for the Castle, All My Holy Mountain, The Merlin Effect
| Author | Gerald Morris |
| ISBN | 0618196811 |
Her castle under siege by an evil knight who keeps beheading all her would-be rescuers, Lady Lynet sets out for help and finds assistance from an odd dwarf named Roger and a scruffy kitchen hand named Beaumains.
As the three unlikely companions return to Lynet’s castle, they face surprising adventures,...
| Author | Patricia C. Wrede |
| ISBN | 0152055088 |
Wrede [pronounced as "Reedy"] is one of my favorite authors, and IMO one of the best writers of English-language fantasy fiction in her generation. Equally at home with long and short fiction, she showcases her talent for the latter in this collection of 10 stories, four of them published here for the...
| Author | Vivian Vande Velde |
| ISBN | 0152049193 |
It's bad enough that Deanna has to waste her summer in France and her only friend is a mangy black cat, but now she's staring hopelessly into a well, trying to figure out what in the world to wish for.
Before she can make a wish, the cat scratches her, her watch falls into the well, and then . . . so has...
| Author | Edward Eager |
| ISBN | 0152949941 |
Just when the children thought the magic in the old well was all played out (that is, if it was magic!) and had sworn an oath in blood not to make any more wishes until the well gave them a sign, Gordy—in a reckless moment—told it to get going with its magic, or else! Something certainly did begin to happen...
Mitsuko is being haunted by ghosts and bad luck. An angry spirit commands her to keep a forgotten promise and assigns her a series of impossible tasks. She turns to the mischievous shape-shifter Goranu for help. Together they journey through a landscape of Japanese myths and legends made real. This...
| Author | Sherwood Smith |
| ISBN | 0142401609 |
All her life Wren has hoped for an adventure. Now she has one-with a kidnapped princess, a handsome prince, and a magician. What does it matter if the princess is only Tess, her best friend from the orphanage; if the prince is a youngest son with no chance of becoming king; and the magician is an apprentice?...
| Author | J.R. Parker |
| ISBN | 0615366503 |
The land of Gable--renowned for its birds, revered for its legends and secrets--is home to the grandest castle in the known world. Inside this castle, in a narrow cell atop the dungeon tower, the legendary Marauder known as James Kestrel awaits his hanging. Amidst the anticipation and speculation...
The adventure continues in this exciting companion to The Castle in the Attic.
As William turns twelve, he wonders if Jason is still his best friend. In the past year, Jason has grown a foot taller, while William is still a shrimp. When Jason challenges William to “jump the trains,” William...
All My Holy Mountain, the conclusion to the Binding of the Blade series. (By the way, I can't say I'm a fan of the cover. I'd prefer the man to be dressed more properly!) This book continues the final war. But things are moving quickly. Many surprising, exciting, and mind-boggling things happened in this...
| Author | T.A. Barron |
| ISBN | 0441012221 |
To me the Merlin Effect was filled with a mixture of both beauty and intelligence and that is what was able to draw my attention. I think the connection I shared with this book is that it talks about a person who barely spends time with her father and is mad that he isn't bothered by that fact. In my own life I...
| Author | John White |
| ISBN | 0877845212 |
The king of Anthropos has a baffling illness and is threatened by the Dark Lord who has troubled that mysterious land so many times before. Once again Wesley, Kurt and Lisa are drawn to this strange country by the wondrous Gaal.
Unexpectedly, an irritating neighbor, Betty, comes along with...
1 Lily. She has the power to heal, but no speech - until a mage hears words from her mind.
2 Ruen. The princess was abandoned by her uncle deep in a cave to die at the hands of a stagman - who will surprise fate.
3 Erana. Given as a babe to a witch, raised beside the witch's troll son, she learns...
