The Hex Witch of Seldom
10 best books like The Hex Witch of Seldom (Nancy Springer): The Empty Kingdom, Hellblazer: Subterranean, Singer in the Snow, The Quest for Arthur's Britain, Kieli, Vol. 2, The Sword of Maiden's Tears, Doctor Who: City at World's End, The Lynne Truss Treasury: Columns and Three Comic Novels, Ahmed and the Oblivion Machines: A Fable, The Temple of Elemental Evil
| Author | Elizabeth E. Wein |
| ISBN | 0670062731 |
In The Lion Hunter, Telemakos, the half-British, half-Aksumite grandson of King Arthur, was sent for his safety to stay with one of Aksum's former enemies. When Abreha, ruler of Himyar, allegedly the boy's protector, catches him in the midst of what appears to be treachery, he sentences him to a fate...
| Author | John Shirley |
| ISBN | 1416503447 |
Tonsell-by-the-Stream, a sleepy little village outside of London, is suddenly swallowed down into the earth through the hellish machinations of an ancient, ominous force. At the behest of an extraordinary supernatural agent -- and in exchange for the life of his best friend -- down-and-out and amoral...
| Author | Louise Marley |
| ISBN | 0142407488 |
On the ice planet of Nevya, people rely on Cantors and Cantrixes, men and women with the ability to channel psi energy through music, creating heat and light. Mreen is possibly the most talented Cantrix on Nevyaabut she is unable to make a sound. She is accompanied to her first posting by a younger Singer,...
| Author | Geoffrey Ashe |
| ISBN | 0897332873 |
The story of Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is the chief myth of Britain. But is it something more than myth? Solid facts have emerged through the recent work of archaeologists. This book examines the historical foundations of the Arthurian tradition, and then presents the results of excavations...
| Author | Yukako Kabei |
| ISBN | 0759528527 |
As the holidays wind down, Kieli continues her "research trip" with her companions - Harvey, a near-immortal soldier known as an Undying, and the Corporal, a soldier's spirit possessing an old radio. Their fates irrevocably intertwined by a bloody war waged eighty years ago, Harvey has promised to...
The Sword of Maiden's Tears
| Author | Rosemary Edghill |
| ISBN | 0886776228 |
MAGIC GONE ASTRAY - — It was Beltane Eve and student librarian Ruth Marlowe's thirtieth birthday when she stumbled over New York City's latest mugging victim. He was tall, with long silvery hair, catlike eyes, pointed ears, and he was garbed in the finest of hand-sewn medieval wear. His name - he told...
Doctor Who: City at World's End
| Author | Christopher Bulis |
| ISBN | 0563555793 |
The Doctor and his companions land in the city of Arkhaven, the last bastion of civilisation in a doomed world.
The inhabitants of the city are pinning all their hopes on a final desperate gamble for survival. Behind the scenes there are jealous factions at work, secretly contesting for the...
The Lynne Truss Treasury: Columns and Three Comic Novels
| Author | Lynne Truss |
| ISBN | 1592401368 |
Lynne Truss debuted in America as a guffaw-inducing grammarian, but her Britishaudience has known her for years as a critically acclaimed novelist and columnist. Her previous works are now available stateside in one volume, complete with a new preface. With One Lousy Free Packet of Seed, a raucous...
| Author | Ray Bradbury |
| ISBN | 0380977044 |
The Barnes & Noble Review
While peering at the stars one cool night in the desert, young Ahmed falls off his camel and becomes separated from his father's caravan. Certain he will die before he has even had an opportunity to live, Ahmed is reduced to tears. The sound of Ahmed's crying, and the wetness...
| Author | Thomas M. Reid |
| ISBN | 0786918640 |
"So bad, but so good" Ted(2012)
A funny movie reference to say that this review was more a 2,5/3 one, but nostalgia factor raised the final vote for good.
Average writing.
Not much fleshed characters.
An avoidable romance between the main character,...
| Author | Zilpha Keatley Snyder |
| ISBN | 0440409152 |
My kids are loving the continued adventures of the Stanley family, and I have to say: So am I.
This one was really interesting because, having read it as a kid originally, what I remember is Blair and the dog. As an adult what stuck in my mind is David's struggle with bullies, with self confidence....
“Er han død?”
Clara tør næsten ikke spørge, for det er hendes egen vildven Kat det gælder. Hans liv hænger i en spindelvævstynd tråd, og hvis Clara vil redde ham, må hun følge et spor der fører hende lige i kløerne på dødsfjenden Kimæra …
Kimæras hævn er tredje bog...
| Author | Giacomo Casanova |
| ISBN | 1843910322 |
One of the few works written in Casanova’s native Italian, The Duel is an important example of the infamous Lothario’s vivid prose style. Translated for the first time into English, this autobiographical novel describes Casanova’s extraordinary battle with a Polish count, while on the run...
| Author | Esther M. Friesner |
| ISBN | 1439133921 |
The Follow-Up to Witch Way to the Mall and Strip Mauled from the Creator of the Chicks in Chainmail Series. Here Come the Vampires to Put the Bite on Suburbia.
Having inflicted the smug homes of suburbia with witches and werewolves. Esther Friesner now unleashes the undead to tap a vein of...
The Mammoth Book of Sorcerers' Tales : The Ultimate Collection of Magical Fantasy from Tom Holt, Ursula K. LeGuin, Michael Moorcock, Peter Crowther, Louise Cooper, and many more
| Author | Mike Ashley |
| ISBN | 0786714085 |
Sorcery is all around us. From a child's struggles to control magical powers for the first time, to the epic clashes of forces of good and evil on a titanic scale, here are more than twenty of the finest in contemporary and classic wizardry tales. Ranging from Michael Moorcock's "Master of Chaos," the...
| Author | Andre Norton |
| ISBN | 0886772443 |
In our world, he was Garin, jet pilot and explorer. In the lost land of Tav, he was Garan who would supply the link with their most ancient past. And in a world far distant in space and time, he was Garan of Yu-Lac, who would stand alone between a planet's doom and the ones he loved.
GARAN THE ETERNAL...
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For femte og sidste gang står der problemer på menuen for Neanderslottets beboere. Eller det vil sige tidligere beboere, for fundamentet er sunket sammen, og slottet ligger under vand. Samtidig er Mummy ved at tabe sine sidste bandager. Hvis han mister dem alle, dør han (igen). Staklen...
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
| Author | Gerry Davis |
| ISBN | 0426202511 |
Somewhere outside space and time there waits the Celestial Toymaker, an enigmatic being who ensnares unwary travellers into his domain to play out his dark and deadly games.
Separated from the security of the TARDIS, the Doctor is forced to play the complex trilogic game with the evil magician....
| Author | Niel Hancock |
| ISBN | 0445086181 |
Welcome to Atlanton Earth! In this second spellbinding adventure that began with Greyfax Grimwald, friends Bear, Dwarf, and Otter are joined by Faragon Fairingay, the valiant young warrior. Sent to Lower Earth at the request of Lorini, the Lady of Light, the four allies embark on a fateful quest in...
Lady in the Water: A Bedtime Story
| Author | M. Night Shyamalan |
| ISBN | 0316017345 |
I didn't read this, but if it's anything like the movie's Prologue, it's golden. Accompanied with James Newton Howard's music and David Ogden Stiers' voice, what follows becomes truly magical:
Once, man and those in the water were linked. They inspired us. They spoke of the future. Man listened...
