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Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener’s Bones – Brandon Sanderson (2008)

Alcatraz dives deeper into a world of soul-stealing librarians, bizarre talents, and exploding truths in this wild, witty adventure where breaking things just might save lives.

Brandon Sanderson

Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians

Adventure Fantasy Young Adult

Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia – Brandon Sanderson (2009)

Alcatraz Smedry returns to a city of castles, dodges exploding glass birds, and battles a treaty that could doom his cousin's homeland in this wildly clever fantasy adventure.

Richelle Mead

Dark Swan

Fantasy Romance Supernatural

Storm Born – Richelle Mead (2008)

A fearless shaman uncovers her deadly heritage and steps into a world of lust, power, and prophecy - where saving one girl may ignite a war across two realms.

Richelle Mead

Dark Swan

Fantasy Romance Supernatural

Thorn Queen – Richelle Mead (2008)

A shaman-turned-queen faces prophecy, power, and peril as she fights to save a realm shaped by her will and a destiny she refuses to accept.

Richelle Mead

Dark Swan

Fantasy Romance Supernatural

Iron Crowned – Richelle Mead (2011)

Eugenie Markham battles prophecy, power, and impossible choices in a war-torn realm where love, loyalty, and destiny collide with deadly force.

Richelle Mead

Dark Swan

Fantasy Romance Supernatural

Shadow Heir – Richelle Mead (2011)

As prophecy and politics collide, a fierce queen fights to protect her unborn twins in a world where love, betrayal, and war blur the lines between fate and choice.

George RR Martin

Fantasy Historical Supernatural

Fevre Dream – George RR Martin (1982)

Captain Abner Marsh and his mysterious partner Joshua York sail the Mississippi, blending vampire mythology with gothic historical fantasy.

Anne Rice

Fantasy Historical Supernatural

Servant of the Bones – Anne Rice (1996)

Bound by gold and death, a ghost defies his masters to reclaim his soul in a tale that weaves ancient Babylon, modern terror, and the haunting price of immortality.

Scott Westerfeld

Midnighters

Fantasy Supernatural Young Adult

The Secret Hour – Scott Westerfeld (2004)

When time freezes at midnight in a sleepy Oklahoma town, a group of teens discovers a hidden world where ancient shadows hunt—and only one girl can bring the light.

Scott Westerfeld

Midnighters

Fantasy Supernatural Young Adult

Touching Darkness – Scott Westerfeld (2005)

Jessica Day returns to the secret hour, where shadows grow smarter, allies fall silent, and a human threat emerges to challenge everything the Midnighters thought they knew.