The Far West
8 best books like The Far West (Patricia C. Wrede): Wild Country, Flora's Fury, Melting Stones, The Floating Islands, Newt's Emerald, Magic Below Stairs, A Mouse Called Wolf, Politically, Fashionably, and Aerodynamically Incorrect: The First Outland Collection
In this powerful and exciting fantasy set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Others series, humans and the shape-shifting Others will see whether they can live side by side...without destroying one another.
There are ghost towns in the world—places where the humans were annihilated...
Despite her troublesome attraction to magick, Flora Fyrdraaca has — more or less — spent her life doing what's been expected of her. Yet now, at sixteen, she knows that this path has been strewn with secrets. Secrets have kept her from following her passion of becoming a ranger, of perfecting her...
An audiobook first!" New York Times bestselling author Tamora Pierce has written the new novel in her popular Circle of Magic universe to go directly to audio--preceding the print version by at least a year. Residents on one of the islands south of Emelan have sent a call for help to Winding Circle temple:...
| Author | Rachel Neumeier |
| ISBN | 0375847057 |
When Trei loses his family in a tragic disaster, he must search out distant relatives in a new land. The Floating Islands are unlike anything Trei has ever seen: stunning, majestic, and graced with kajurai, men who soar the skies with wings.
Trei is instantly sky-mad, and desperate to be a kajurai...
| Author | Garth Nix |
| ISBN | 0062360043 |
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...
| Author | Caroline Stevermer |
| ISBN | 0803734670 |
Young Frederick is plucked from an orphanage to be a footboy for a wizard named Lord Schofield in Victorian England. Is his uncanny ability to tie perfect knots and render boots spotless a sign of his own magical talent, or the work of Billy Bly, the brownie who has been secretly watching over him since...
| Author | Dick King-Smith |
| ISBN | 0375800662 |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mouse ("Wolf," for short) has a big name for such a little mouse. But the name fits. His favorite pastime is listening to Mrs. Honeybee, the lady of the house, play the piano. If only he could sing along to the music! One day, Wolf decides to try -- and to his surprise, out of his mouth comes...
Politically, Fashionably, and Aerodynamically Incorrect: The First Outland Collection
| Author | Berkeley Breathed |
| ISBN | 0316107018 |
I had a few minutes before my book club. As I am wont to do, I headed over to the graphic novel section to browse. Frankly, the section is looking shabby these days. It appears that the offerings are severely depleted from a couple years ago. Anyhow, I browsed. Somehow I saw this and thought, "Why not?"
I...
