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The dream years
By Lisa Goldstein. 1985
Robert St. Onge, a young Parisian novelist, and Solange, a beautiful woman with whom he falls in love, are transported…
in time from the 1920s to the volatile time of the 1968 Paris riots. 1985.The dragon prince
By Vicki Blum. 2005
Pursued by their own herd and by human enemies, two young dragons embark on a dangerous journey. Ember and Brand…
must fly over mountains, desert and sea to save the life of a young boy - and the future of the Dragon Lords. Grades 3-6. 2005.The dragons of blueland (Fountas & Pinnell LLI Blue #3)
By Ruth Stiles Gannett. 1951
The Dragon whisperer
By Lucinda Hare. 2009
Quenelda has always had a magical bond with dragons, and her greatest wish is to fly one and fight alongside…
her father in the war against the hobgoblins. Root, on the other hand, wishes only to avoid the fearsome creatures, so the role of Quenelda's esquire is the last thing he needs. But an unexpected friendship is forged, and when Dragons Dome is besieged by a deadly plot, this unlikely duo must find a way to defeat the dark forces. Grades 4-7. 2009.The diamond throne (Elenium. #1.)
By David Eddings. 1989
Sparhawk the warrior, Sephrenia the wizard, and Flute the strange child begin a quest to save Queen Ehlana from a…
fatal disease. Her death would allow corrupt priests who serve an evil god to rule the world. Bestseller 1989. Followed by "The ruby knight". (Elenium ; book 1)The choir director (Griot audio)
By Carl Weber. 2011
Bishop T.K. Wilson is banking on dynamic new choir director Anthony Mackie to reverse the failing congregation's fortunes. But while…
Anthony's got more than enough chops to raise a heavenly chorus, he's also got a weakness for the ladies that could make the Devil himself stand up and take notice. 2011.The core (Demon cycle. #5.)
By Peter V Brett. 2017
For time out of mind, blood-thirsty demons have stalked the night, culling the human race to scattered remnants dependent on…
half-forgotten magics to protect them. Then two heroes arose--men as close as brothers, yet divided by bitter betrayal. Arlen Bales became known as the Warded Man, tattooed head to toe with powerful magic symbols that enable him to fight demons in hand-to-hand combat-and emerge victorious. Jardir, armed with magically warded weapons, called himself the Deliverer, a figure prophesied to unite humanity and lead them to triumph in Sharak Ka--the final war against demonkind. But in their efforts to bring the war to the demons, Arlen and Jardir have set something in motion that may prove the end of everything they hold dear--a Swarm. Now the war is at hand and humanity cannot hope to win it unless Arlen and Jardir, with the help of Arlen's wife, Renna, can bend a captured demon prince to their will and force the devious creature to lead them to the Core, where the Mother of Demons breeds an inexhaustible army. Sequel to "The Skull Throne". 2017.The company we keep (Griot audio)
By Mary Monroe. 2009
This novel follows successful record executive Teri Stewart as she scours L.A. for love. Just when she's ready to give…
up on men altogether, into her life strolls charming DJ Harrison Starr. He's got it going on – obviously - but he's also hiding a dark secret that could destroy their budding romance. 2009.The Demon King (Seven realms novel. #1.)
By Cinda Williams Chima. 2010
Relates the intertwining fates of former street gang leader Han Alister and headstrong Princess Raisa, as Han takes possession of…
an amulet that once belonged to an evil wizard and Raisa uncovers a conspiracy in the Grey Wolf Court. Followed by “The Exiled Queen”. Junior and Senior High. 2010.The coven (Sweep. #2.)
By Cate Tiernan. 2011
Morgan is not who she thought she was. She is not a regular sixteen-year-old girl. She is a witch. A…
real, ancestral witch. Her parents are not her biological parents, and she and her sister share no blood. Even in the coven, she is too powerful now, too different to belong. She is alone except for Cal, who is now her boyfriend. Cal tells her he loves her, and she needs to believe him. He helps Morgan accept the truth: Wicca is in her blood. As Morgan learns more about Wicca, she realizes that she needs to find out more about her parentage. The answers are there, but she doesn't know how to find them. Sequel to "Book of shadows", followed by "Blood witch". For senior high readers. 2011.The dark army (Starblade chronicles. #2.)
By Joseph Delaney. 2016
Thomas Ward is dead, killed in his attempt to conquer the Kobalos, terrifying creatures set on enslaving the human race.…
Devastated by his loss, his apprentice Jenny and the witch assassin Grimalkin are ready to abandon the war and return home. Yet in the struggle between light and dark, not everyone who dies stays dead. Soon, a newly resurrected Tom Ward finds himself standing across the battlefield from Alice, a witch who has aligned herself with the dark; a witch he once loved. Sequel to "A new darkness", followed by "Spook's dark assassin". For junior and senior high readers. 2016.The coelura
By Anne McCaffrey. 1983
The confusion of stones: two novellas
By Marwan Hassan. 1989
In two novellas, "The confusion of stones" and "Intelligence," Hassan explores the life of two different Arab men struggling to…
reconcile the experiences of their Lebanese homeland with the realities of life in Canada. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. c1989.The demon lover
By David Arnason. 2002
From a chilly Canadian city to an ancient Icelandic village, these short stories span worlds both mythological and real. In…
one tale, a serpentine demon lover tempts women with his own style of forbidden fruit, while throughout, giants and other strange characters are pitted against a mischievous higher power. 2002.The days of winter: a novel
By Cynthia Freeman. 1978
Family saga and romance set in Europe between the two world wars. Focuses on Rubin, a prominent British Jew, his…
wife, Magma, and his daughter, Jeanette. Some explicit descriptions of sex. c1978.The days when the animals talked: Black American folktales and how they came to be
By William J Faulkner. 1977
The devil's children (Changes trilogy. #3)
By Peter Dickinson. 1970
The adventure begins when a young girl is taken in by a wandering tribe. Set in an England of the…
future that has reverted to the bigotry of medieval times. Sequel to "Heartease." Grades 5-8. c1970.The day watch (Watch ; #2)
By Andrew Bromfield, Sergeĭ Lukʹi͡ìanenko, Vladimir Vassilyev. 2007
In a parallel reality to earth, human history has been shaped by a centuries-old conflict between the Dark Ones and…
the Light Ones, magical beings whose existence is kept hidden from humanity. Alisa Donnikova, a Dark One, loses her powers, and while recuperating she falls in love with Igor, who turns out to be a Light magician. The plot centres on the ramifications of their romance and the theft of Fafnir's Talon, a powerful artifact whose provenance is linked to the legendary Ring of the Nibelungs. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Sequel to "Night watch" (DC29587). Followed by "Twilight watch" (DC30455). 2007, c1998. (Watch ; 2) Uniform title: Dnevnoĭ Dozor.The clothesline swing
By Ahmad Danny Ramadan. 2017
A former Syrian refugee himself, Ramadan unveils an enthralling tale of courage that weaves through the mountains of Syria, the…
valleys of Lebanon, the encircling seas of Turkey, the heat of Egypt and finally, the hope of a new home in Canada. Inspired by Arabian Tales of One Thousand and One Nights, he tells a story of two lovers anchored to the memory of a dying Syria. One is a Hakawati, a storyteller, keeping life in forward motion by relaying remembered fables to his dying partner. Each night he weaves stories of his childhood in Damascus, of the cruelty he has endured for his sexuality, of leaving home, of war, of his fated meeting with his lover. Meanwhile Death himself, in his dark cloak, shares the house with the two men, eavesdropping on their secrets as he awaits their final undoing. 2017.The Dancing sun: a celebration of Canadian children
By Jan Andrews. 1981