Mercedes Lackey
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Series
Enduring flame volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 20
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
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After a thousand years of peace, much Magick has faded from the world. The Elves live far from humankind. There are no High Mages, and Wild Mages are seen only rarely. Bisochim, a powerful Wild Mage, is determined to reintroduce Darkness to the world, believing that it is out of Balance. Tiercel, a young Armethalian nobleman, is convinced that High Magic is not just philosophy. He attempts a spelland draws the unwelcome attention of Bisochim. Tiercel...
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English
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Herald Mags, the King of Valdemar's Herald Spy, has been developing a network of young informants who operate on the streets and also in the halls and kitchens of the wealthy and highborn. His wife Amily is King's Own Herald and finds it useful to be underestimated for there are dark things stirring in the shadows of Haven. Someone has discovered many secrets of the women of the Court and the Collegia and is using those secrets to terrorize and bully...
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Series
Valdemar universe. Heralds of Valdemar volume 5
DAW book collectors volume no. 1199
Valdemar ; Heralds of Valdemar volume 04
Valdemar Anthologies
DAW book collectors volume no. 1199
Valdemar ; Heralds of Valdemar volume 04
Valdemar Anthologies
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Skif, an orphan who is forced to sleep on the kitchen floor of his uncle's inn, has learned how to sneak into the castles of the upper class by dressing as a page so that he can steal enough food and drink to survive, but when he meets Deek, he decides to join his gang of pickpockets and start earning his living on the streets.
24) Apex
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Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
"Joy must uncover a deadly conspiracy at the heart of Apex City--and lead her fellow Hunters to victory in the final confrontation with the dangerous Othersiders"--
25) Arrow's flight
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Talia, having mastered her psychic and empathic powers, is chosen to be a Herald by the Companions, but must face a testing period before she becomes the Queen's protector.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Talia, a runaway Holdgirl, is chosen to become a trainee herald in the queen's elite guard and to care for young Princess Elspeth, heir to the throne. The sequels are Arrow's Flight (1987) and Arrow's Fall (1988). The author's Last Herald Mage series (Magic's Pawn, 1989; Magic's Price, 1990; and Magic's Promise, 1990), and her Mage Winds trilogy (Winds of Fate, 1991; Winds of Change, 1992; and Winds of Fury, 1993) are set in the same world. The Black...
27) Winds of fury
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
Princess Elspeth has sought magical training from Tayledras Adepts, and now she and her Hawk-brother partner Darkwind must return to Valdemar and try to protect her kingdom from Ancar, a dangerous enemy.
Author
Series
Valdemar universe. Mage wars volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
In the fantasy city of White Gryphon, the rulers have created a new elite force to protect the city, the Silver Gryphons. Two of its members, Tad and Blade, are assigned to a remote outpost, but to get there they must cross unexplored and dangerous territory. By the author of The White Gryphon.
29) Storm breaking
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 31
Language
English
Description
The desperate allies of the besieged kingdom of Valdemar sort through the ruins of the ancient stronghold of the legendary wizard, Urtho. As Storm Breaking opens, the western allies, led by Karal, Karsite Sunpriest and delegate to the Valdemaran Court, and the Adepts Firesong and An'desha, have traveled deep into the Dorisha Plains to locate the ancient ruins of the Tower of Urtho, Mage of Silence, and creator of the gryphons. Legend has it that below...
30) This rough magic
Author
Series
Heirs of Alexandria volume 2
Language
English
Description
The demon sorcerer Chernobog, having failed in his attempt to gain power over Venice, enters into an alliance with the King of Hungary to seize control of Corfu, an island that holds the key to controlling the Adriatic.
Author
Series
Enduring flame volume 2
Lexile measure
1090L
Language
English
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Description
In The Phoenix Endangered, second in The Enduring Flame, Tiercel, a budding High Mage, and Harrier, a reluctant Knight-Mage, develop greater power--and learn of the evils of war when they see the devastation caused by the fanatical armies of the Wild Mage Bisochim. The desert tribespeople led by young Shaiara flee Bisochim's evil, seeking a legendary oasis deep in the desert--a refuge that may hold the key to stopping Bisochim and preserving the Balance...
Author
Series
Obsidian trilogy volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 35
Language
English
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Despite a great working of Wild Magic and High Magic that struck at the heart of the Demon Queen's evil plots, Knight-Mage Kellen and his Elven allies are still seen as enemies by the human Mage Council. The Elves and their allies must find a way to shatter the Demons' hold on the human Mages or the forces of Light will be destroyed.
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Series
Valdemar universe. Herald spy novels volume 2
Language
English
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Mags was a Herald of Valdemar. But he had once lived the brutal life of a child slave. When he was Chosen by his Companion Dallen, his young life was saved, and he slowly adjusted to being well fed, educated, and treasured as a trainee in the Herald's Collegium at Haven. Singled out by the King's Own Herald, Mags would thrive in his secret training as a spy. His unusually strong Gift--an ability to Mindspeak and Mindhear anyone, not just others who...
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Series
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English
Description
Acting as the "son" her father never had, Gwenhwyfar, when called upon to serve another purpose by the Ladies of the Well, bows to circumstances to become Arthur's queen--only to find herself facing temptation and treachery, intrigue and betrayal, but also love and redemption.
35) Spy, spy again
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Series
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English
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"Thirteen year old Prince Kyril and Mags and Amily's fourteen-year-old son Tory 'share' the Gift of Farsight--although neither of them are Chosen. They are self-trained, though currently, their shared Gift only allows them to see what is happening with their immediate family members. After much debate, the Herald's Collegium has decided to test and train them anyway. That's when the surprises start. They do not share a single Gift; they have two complementary...
36) A study in sable
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Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Sent by Lord Alderscroft to the bachelor's flat of a certain famous, and rather rude, detective, psychics Sarah and Nan are compelled to prove their powers to him before being asked to consult on behalf of his Elemental Masters associates, John and Mary Watson.
Author
Series
Five hundred kingdoms volume 5
Language
English
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Description
Princess Rosamund, after being chased by a murderous huntsman and captured by dwarves, agrees to be the guinea pig in one of her stepmother's risky incantations to save her kingdom from invasion.
38) The oathbound
Author
Series
Valdemar universe. Vows and honor volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Tarma witnessed her clan's murder and, swearing vengeance, became a master warrior. Kethry fled her forced marriage and became an adept-pledging her power to the greatest good. When Kethry obtains a magical sword which draws her to others in need, the two vow to avenge the wrongs done to womanhood.
39) Closer to home
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English
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Trained as a spy by the King's Own Herald, an orphan named Mags rises through the ranks of the Heralds' Collegium and uses his powerful Mindspeech gift to outmaneuver a royal court plot that risks his mentor and family.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 22
Lexile measure
1040L
Language
English
Description
Living most of her 25 years in her native India, Maya Witherspoon is the daughter of a prominent British physician and a Brahmin woman of the highest caste--and a doctor herself. Maya's mother was a former priestess of the magic fueled by the powerful pantheon of Indian gods. When her parents are murdered, Maya flees to Edwardian London where she must master her own magic.