This Star Shall Abide
10 best books like This Star Shall Abide (Sylvia Engdahl): Calling on Dragons, Talking to Dragons, Half Magic, Heaven and Earth, Face the Fire, Fairest, The Witch Family, Key of Light, Key of Valor, Born in Shame
Author | Patricia C. Wrede |
ISBN | 0152046925 |
4.5/5stars
This was my 4th time reading the series and it was just as good as the first 3 times. Also I was able to notice and focus on many things that I haven't before.
I really like how each book focuses on different set of main characters - this way by the end of the series the reader gets...
Author | Patricia C. Wrede |
ISBN | 0152046917 |
Always be polite to dragons!
That's what Daystar's mother taught him...and it's a very wise lesson--one that might just help him after his mom hands him a magic sword and kicks him out of the house. Especially because his house sits on the edge of the Enchanted Forest and his mother is Queen Cimorene.
But...
Author | Edward Eager |
ISBN | 0152020683 |
Would you believe I grew up in Toledo, Ohio and never noticed while reading and re-reading this that it was set in my hometown? It's true. I don't know if I just figured ALL books were set there, and that's why the street names were so familiar or if I was just extraordinarily clueless. I figured it out finally...
Author | Nora Roberts |
ISBN | 0749932821 |
Ripley Todd just wants to live a quiet, peaceful kind of life. Her job as a sheriff's deputy keeps her busy and happy, and she has no trouble finding men when she wants them - which, lately, isn't all that often. She's perfectly content, except for one thing: she has special powers that both frighten and...
Author | Nora Roberts |
ISBN | 0749932988 |
Mia Devlin knows what it is like to love with your whole heart—and then watch your love walk away. Years ago, she and Sam Logan shared an incredible bond built on passion, legend, and fate. But then one day he fled Three Sisters Island, leaving her lost in memories of the magic they shared—and determined...
Author | Gail Carson Levine |
ISBN | 0060734086 |
In the kingdom of Ayortha, who is the fairest of them all? Certainly not Aza. She is thoroughly convinced that she is ugly. What she may lack in looks, though, she makes up for with a kind heart, and with something no one else has-a magical voice. Her vocal talents captivate all who hear them, and in Ontio...
This book is sheer perfection. It has many of the same qualities as Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner -- young children who live out tremendous adventures in their imagination with characters who are typically treated by the author as though they are also real, though every once in a while perspective...
Malory Price’s life plan has hit a snag. She’s in danger of losing her job managing an art gallery in Pleasant Valley, Pennsylvania. A welcome distraction comes in the form of an invitation to a cocktail party at Warrior’s Peak, an infamous estate overlooking the town. But no one else she knows...
Author | Nora Roberts |
ISBN | 0515136530 |
What happens when the very gods depend on mortals for help?
That's what three very different young women find out when they are invited to Warrior's Peak.
Light and knowledge have succeeded in their quest, and two of the keys have been found. Both Malory and Dana had taken their turns....
A talented graphic artist, Shannon Bodine's life revolved around her job at a prestigious New York advertising agency. But her world was turned upside down whe she learned the identity of her real father: Thomas Concannon. Respecting her late mother's last wish, Shannon reluctantly traveled to County...
Author | Nora Roberts |
ISBN | 0515116750 |
Three modern sisters bound by the timeless beauty of Ireland...
When the harsh storms of winter descended upon western Ireland, the locals stayed indoors - and visitors stayed away. Brianna Concannon's bed-and-breakfast became a cold and empty place. But that was fine with Brianna. She...
Author | Nora Roberts |
ISBN | 0515114693 |
Three modern sisters bound by the timeless beauty of Ireland...
The eldest Concannon sister, Maggie, is a reclusive, stubborn and free-spirited glassmaker—with a heart worth winning.
Margaret Mary is a glass artist with an independent streak as fierce as her volatile temper....