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10 best books like The Crown of Dalemark (Diana Wynne Jones): The Bird of the River, The Dream-Maker's Magic, The Whim of the Dragon, Deep Wizardry, Book of Enchantments, This Time of Darkness, A Well-Timed Enchantment, Below the Root, Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy, Song Quest (Echorium Sequence)

The Bird of the River
AuthorKage Baker
In this new story set in the world of The Anvil of the World and The House of the Stag, two teenagers join the crew of a huge river barge after their addict mother is drowned. The girl and her half-breed younger brother try to make the barge their new home. As the great boat proceeds up the long river, we see a...
The Dream-Maker's Magic
AuthorSharon Shinn
ISBN0670060704
**MIGHT CONTAIN SPOILERS**
what if your gender was doubtful ,
i mean what if your mother strongly believed that you were born a boy,
but yet here you are all girl and no exceptions?

i was hooked from the very first. following Kellen as she tries to find her true identity.


you...
The Whim of the Dragon
AuthorPamela Dean
ISBN0142501611
The Third and Final book of the Secret Country Trilogy!
 
Three things have the power to destroy the Secret Country: the Border Magic, the Crystal of Earth, and the whim of the dragon. The cousins Ted, Laura, Ruth, Patrick, and Ellen have faced the first two; now, summoned back to the Secret Country,...
Deep Wizardry
AuthorDiane Duane
ISBN0152049428
What's supposed to be just a plain old summer vacation—swim, sand, and sun—takes a turn for the magical when Nita and Kit come to the aid of a fellow wizard. Only, this wizard is a whale, and she needs the two teens to join a group of whales and dolphins in an ancient underwater ritual. But performing...
Book of Enchantments
AuthorPatricia C. Wrede
ISBN0152055088
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...
This Time of Darkness
AuthorHelen Mary Hoover
ISBN0765345676
This is one of my all time favorite books. I probably read it at least once a year.

This is set in the future, where EVERYONE lives in the City. "The City is old" is something that is said often.

I loved it cause it was dirty and gritty, and people were weird and creepy. It was like Logan's Run...
A Well-Timed Enchantment
AuthorVivian Vande Velde
ISBN0152049193
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...
Below the Root
AuthorZilpha Keatley Snyder
ISBN0595370314
Raamo, at thirteen, had rarely doubted the wisdom of the Ol-zhaan, the unquestioned rulers of the Green-Sky planet. Yet, after he had been chosen to become an Ol-zhaan, he made surprising discoveries and was exposed to dangers different form any he had envisioned. The world of Green-Sky was not what...
Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy
AuthorSharyn November
ISBN0142405493
This is going to be a bit of a cheat review because I’ve acknowledged to myself that the only reason I checked out this anthology was to read the Joss and Mavkel story The Real Thing by Alison Goodman. I may choose to keep renewing this thing like a jerk so I can keep it and read the Kelly Link or Tamora Pierce...
Song Quest (Echorium Sequence)
AuthorKatherine Roberts
ISBN1717270514
Welcome to a world from another time -- where legendary half-creatures still exist. A world where nature itself can be controlled by unearthly music. A world where the forces of good and evil are held in harmony by the Singers who have mastered the secret Songs of Power. A world on the brink of destruction,...
The Young Merlin Trilogy
AuthorJane Yolen
ISBN0152052119
The story may be simple, but the language is poetic and moving.

The overall plot of The Young Merlin Trilogy followers the titular wizard from his reintroduction to society after living in the wild, to the realization of his dreams and magic. The story is split into three parts: Passager, in...
More Minds
AuthorCarol Matas
"And she stomped purposely out of the room, muttering something about using all the power she could get and maybe asking Sayley if she'd like to join her in a little adventure.

Coren stared after her. Well, that was life with Lenora. Never dull.

He shrugged an apology to Fullbright and...
The Dragonslayer's Apprentice
AuthorDavid Calder
ISBN0590630938
This was a really good book and I enjoyed it quite a bit. While the english can be hard to understand in some parts of the book it had a story that really keep in into the story. If there is a second book I wanna read it soon. The reason I choose to read this book is becuase I saw it on the book shelf and I mistook it...
Bridle the Wind
AuthorJoan Aiken
ISBN0152060588
After visiting his family in England, Felix is on his way back to Spain when he's shipwrecked off the coast of France. He is taken in by monks to recover from his ordeal--but it soon becomes clear to him that he is actually being held prisoner. Felix encounters an injured boy, Juan, on the grounds of...
The Tricksters
AuthorMargaret Mahy
ISBN0007121733
Reality and the supernatural intertwine in this exciting and chilling novel from an award-winning author; As the Hamiltons gather at their holiday beach house, Carnival's Hide, for their Christmas celebrations, the warm, chaotic familty atomosphere is chilled by the unexpected arrival of three...
The Kestrel
AuthorLloyd Alexander
ISBN0141310693
Theo is traveling through Westmark, learning about the country of which he will soon be Prince Consort. He is not surprised to find great poverty-Mickle (now known as Princess Augusta) could have told him that from her years on the street. His friend Florian could have told him about the aristocracy's...
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