Fantasy Fiction for Teens

Worldweavers series
Gift of the Unmage
Alma Alexander (YA ALEXANDER)
So you go to the Last Ditch School for the Incurably Incompetent. That’s not hard enough… you also have to battle mages, tricksters, and elves.

Great Tree of Avalon series
Child of the Dark Prophecy, Shadows on the Stars, The Eternal Flame
T.A. Barron (YA BARRON)
One can save Avalon. The other is fated to destroy it.

Farsala trilogy
Fall of a Kingdom, Rise of a Hero, Forging the Sword
Hilari Bell (YA BELL)
Stories are told of a hero who will come to Farsala’s aid when the need is greatest. Now Farsala is being invaded & 3 lives intertwined will never be the same.

Tithe
Holly Black (YA BLACK)
It’s bad enough that Kaye sees faeries; she might be one!

Faerie Wars Chronicles
Faerie Wars, Purple Emperor, Ruler of the Realm
Herbie Brennan (YA BRENNAN)
Henry & Pyrgus, the exiled fairy prince, struggle to solve a murder & return Pyrgus to power in the fairy realm.

Green Rider series
Green Rider, First Rider’s Call
Kristen Britain (YA BRITAIN)
A promise made to a dying man changes Karighan’s life forever.

Silverboy
N.M. Browne (YA BROWNE)
Escaping from prison? Excellent! Hiding from capture? Not so easy when your skin glows!

Prophecy of the Stones
Flavia Bujor (YA BUJOR)
“Only cowards and weaklings are frightened.” Um, yeah, right.

Dragon’s Keep
Janet Carey (YA CAREY)
Her mother won’t accept her. Only the love of a dragon can help her feel normal again.

Chanters of Tremaris series
Singer of All Songs, Waterless Sea, Tenth Power
Kate Constable (YA CONSTABLE)
Calwyn has lived her whole life safe behind the ice-wall, until an encounter with an Outlander brings adventure and danger—and a chance to save the world.

Monster Blood Tattoo series
The Foundling
D.M. Cornish (YA CORNISH)
There are much worse things than being an orphan or getting teased about your name...like having to fight monsters.

The Named series
The Named, The Dark, The Key
Marianne Curley (YA CURLEY)
Ethan lives a secret life as a Guardian & battles the Order of Chaos by preventing them from altering history.

The Blue Girl
Charles de Lint (YA DE LINT)
Imogene has made the fairies of Redding High angry, and now she's turning blue.

The Black Tattoo
Sam Enthoven (YA ENTHOVEN)
Oh, wow! You have superpowers! No, wait, you’re just possessed by a demon…

The Runelords
Sum of All Men, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Wizardborn, Lair of Bones, Sons of the Oak
David Farland (YA FARLAND)
Prince Gaborn must battle an invincible warlord who seeks to consume the world.

Oracle Prophecies
Oracle Betrayed, Sphere of Secrets, Day of the Scarab
Catherine Fisher (YA FISHER)
When Mirany becomes Bearer-to-the-god, she must foil a treacherous plot, with the help of both friends & enemies.

The Ranger’s Apprentice series
Ruins of Gorlan, Burning Bridge
John Flanagan (YA FLANGAN)
In a world of magic, there’s only one way to start an adventure… as a Ranger’s apprentice.

Blood Bowl series
Blood Bowl, Dead Ball, Death Match
Matt Forbeck (YA FORBECK)
In a world full of war, the greatest battle takes place on the football field.

Anansi Boys
Neil Gaiman (YA GAIMAN)
So, your father is Anansi, the Trickster God; and, you have a brother with his powers...who plans to use them...on you.

Seer & the Sword series
Seer & the Sword, Healer’s Keep, Light of the Oracle
Victoria Hanley (YA HANLEY)
Can Torina save her father’s life & the future of her kingdom?

Icemark Chronicles
Cry of the Icemark, Blade of Fire
Stuart Hill (YA HILL)
Therrin has to make some...unusual...alliances to help save her kingdom & avenge her father’s death.

Farseer trilogy
Assassin’s Apprentice, Royal Assassin, Assassin’s Quest
Robin Hobb (YA HOBB)
Fitz, bastard son of the Prince, is raised to serve the court as an assassin.

Stravaganza series
City of Masks, City of Stars, City of Flowers
Mary Hoffman (YA HOFFMAN)
The Stravaganti, who can travel between times, places & dimensions, become enmeshed in the intrigues of Talia.

Howl’s Moving Castle
Diana Wynne Jones (YA JONES)
Talk about bad days! Turned into an old woman AND trapped in the dreaded wizard’s castle!

The Shamer Chronicles
Shamer’s Daughter, Shamer’s Signet, Serpent’s Gift, Shamer’s War
Leane Kaaberbol (YA KAABERBOL)
Dina must use her gift to solve a triple murder & save her mom.

Dreamhunter duet
Dreamhunter, Dreamquake
Elizabeth Knox (YA KNOX)
Everyone loves a good dream...until it turns to nightmare!

The Obsidian trilogy
Outstretched Shadow, To Light a Candle, When Darkness Falls
Mercedes Lackey (YA LACKEY)
It’s been such a long time since the demons attacked. It’s easy to forget. It’s also easy to lose everything if you’re not careful.

Claidi Journals
Wolf Tower, Wolf Star, Wolf Queen, Wolf Wing
Tanith Lee (YA LEE)
Former slave Claidi discovers that her freedom is only a sham--and she must act boldly to destroy a conspiracy.

Annals of the Western Shore series
Gifts, Voices
Ursula LeGuin (YA LE GUIN)
The Uplands clans possess gifts...some wonderful, some frightening. Can they trust each other to use their gifts for good?

Firekeeper series
Through Wolf’s Eyes, Wolf’s Head, Wolf’s Heart, Dragon of Despair, Wolf Captured, Wolf Hunting
Jane Lindskold (YA LINDSKOLD)
Raised by intelligent wolves, Firekeeper finds herself in the midst of intrigue, danger & war.

The Bridei Chronicles
Dark Mirror, Blade of Fortriu, Well of Shades
Juliet Marillier (YA MARILLIER)
The fate of an entire kingdom lies on the shoulders of a boy raised by a druid & the fairie girl foundling he claims as his own.

Crystal Doors
Rebecca Moesta (YA MOESTA)
An unexpected trip through a crystal portal leads to war and adventure for two cousins.

The Noble Warriors series
Seeker, Jango
William Nicholson (YA NICHOLSON)
“Your life is your own. If it’s not the life you want, only you can change it.”

Sabriel series
Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen
Garth Nix (YA NIX)
Sabriel must rescue her necromancer father, trapped in death.

Airborn
Kenneth Oppel (YA OPPEL)
And you thought those things drifting through the skies were just clouds!

Beka Cooper series
Terrier
Tamora Pierce (YA PIERCE)
Beka's beat as a rookie Provost Guard is a rough one. Good thing she can talk to the dead!

Alosha trilogy
Alosha, Shaktra, Yanti
Christopher Pike (YA PIKE)
Ali’s lived her whole life on earth...but she’s not human!

His Dark Materials trilogy
Golden Compass, Subtle Knife, Amber Spyglass
Philip Pullman (YA PULLMAN)
Lira & her daemon battle the dark forces that are stealing children.

Septimus Heap
Magyk, Flyte, Physik
Angie Sage (YA SAGE)
Septimus is the 7th son of a 7th son, and thus destined to possess magical powers. But only if his identity remains secret.

The Alchemyst
Michael Scott (YA SCOTT)
Sophie & Josh learn that they are mentioned in a prophecy. Cool! "The two that are one will come either to save or destroy the world." D'oh! Which will it be?

Tambleham trilogy
Safe-Keeper’s Secret, Truth-teller’s Tale, Dream-maker’s Magic
Sharon Shinn (YA SHINN)
When you have a secret-keeper, truth–teller & dream-maker in your village, you’d better be careful what you do, say & wish!

New Policeman
Kate Thompson (YA THOMPSON)
Young J.J. has disappeared. The new policeman is on the case. But how can you find someone who has left on a magical journey to a land “where time stands still”?

Flora Segunda
Ysabeau Wilce (YA WILCE)
Flora is late for school. The elevator should speed things up, right? Wrong. It only leads to an adventure in her family’s unpredictable house.

Sorcery & Cecelia series
Sorcery & Cecelia, Grand Tour, Mislaid Magician
Patricia Wrede (YA WREDE)
Two cousins find their lives take an interesting turn when they are confronted by evil wizards.