The Tenth Power
10 best books like The Tenth Power (Kate Constable): The Truth-Teller's Tale, In the Coils of the Snake, The Singing, The Light of the Oracle, Rise of a Hero, Wolf Queen, Fire Arrow, Krystalhjertet, The Edge on the Sword, Singer in the Snow
| Author | Sharon Shinn |
| ISBN | 0142407844 |
Innkeeper's daughters Adele and Eleda are mirror twins - identical twins whose looks are reflections of each other's, and their special talents are like mirrors, too. Adele is a Safe-Keeper, entrusted with hearing and never revealing others' secrets; Eleda is a Truth-Teller, who cannot tell a lie...
| Author | Clare B. Dunkle |
| ISBN | 0805081100 |
In the Coils of the Snake, the third book in THE HOLLOW KINGDOM YA fantasy trilogy, is about a human girl, Miranda, who is Matilda’s daughter (Matilda being a minor character in the prior two books in this series). Miranda has grown up in the underground goblin kingdom, but when there's an upheaval there,...
| Author | Alison Croggon |
| ISBN | 1406308021 |
The stunning conclusion to the epic Pellinor series—four books telling an extraordinary tale of another world.
The Singing follows the separate journeys of Maerad and Cadvan, and their brother Hem, as they desperately seek each other in an increasingly battle-torn land. The Black Army...
Bryn is the daughter of a humble stone-cutter. So no one is more surprised than she when the Master Priest seeks her out to become a student at the famous Temple of the Oracle; a training school for future priests and priestesses.
But her innately gifted nature proves a threat to the evil embedded within...
Ages 12 and up
Legend has it that when Farsala most needs a warrior to lead it, Sorahb will be restored by the god Azura. That time has come. After a devastating loss to the army of the Hrum, Farsala has all but fallen. Only the walled city of Mazad and a few of the more uninhabitable regions remain...
| Author | Tanith Lee |
| ISBN | 0142501875 |
Claidi is eager to reunite with her fiancé Argul-but when she finally reaches his camp, she finds that someone has been spreading ugly lies about her, and Argul is nowhere to be found. Undaunted, Claidi sets out to search for him. Her quest brings her to the icy threshold of a tower, and within it she encounters...
| Author | Edith Pattou |
| ISBN | 0152055304 |
Breo-Saight, the young archer from Hero's Song, has abandoned her lifelong mission to avenge her father's murder. But just as she stops pursuing the murderers, they turn up again, leading Brie to her birthright--a fire arrow.
The magical arrow leads Brie to a strange country, where she finds...
Mira har mistet det kraftfulde smykke, hun har arvet efter sin farmor, og hun bliver holdt fanget i minerne, hvor hun oplever sine medmennesker fra deres værste side. Men selv midt i rædslen bliver hun mindet om, at hun har en opgave at løse: uden hende kan de dæmoner, der har besat Dakjas indbyggere,...
| Author | Rebecca Tingle |
| ISBN | 0142500585 |
An adventure worthy of legend, for fans of Game of Thrones and Rangers Apprentice.
When fifteen-year-old Æthelflæd is suddenly and reluctantly betrothed to an ally of her father, the king, her world will never be the same. For as a noblewoman in the late 800s, she will be expected to be meek...
| 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 | Lene Kaaberbøl |
| ISBN | 0805082174 |
One look into the Shamer's eyes and a person's darkest secrets are revealed
Dina has recently come into her uncomfortable powers as a Shamer, and now even her brother, Davin, no longer dares to meet her gaze.
Yet in these dangerous times there are far worse things in store for the...
| Author | Saga Borg |
| ISBN | 8715102661 |
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When Dominic's children are kidnapped by raiding pirates, Gabrielle and Feolan find themselves drawn into their most frightening adventure yet, a sea journey into unknown lands. The adventure takes a deadly turn when the Gray Veil, a plague that slowly chokes its victims, strikes the harbor town...
