Fantasy, Sci-fi and magic (Tamariki).

Bored with real life? Take a trip to mystical worlds of Fantasy, Sci-fi and magic themed books listed in this genre guide. From The Chronicles of Prydain , The Dark is Rising and Harry Potter, you'll be spoiled for choice where you'll never want to come back.


Updated August 20, 2024
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The book of three
Alexander, Lloyd
Paper Book
Henry Holt Books for Young Readers is proud to publish this 50th Anniversary Edition of Lloyd Alexander's classic The Book of Three, the first book in the Chronicles of Prydain, with a new introduction by Newbery Honor-winner Shannon Hale. This anniversary edition is filled with bonus...
Flunked
Calonita, Jen
Paper Book
Dive into book one of the best selling Fairy Tale Reform School series, from award-winning author Jen Calonita! What happens to the villains after happily ever after? 12 year old Gilly isn't so sure that she needs reforming for the (former) villains in Enchantasia... Gilly wouldn't call...
The storm runner
Cervantes, Jennifer
Paper Book
"A perfect storm of inspiring heroes, surprising twists, and some seriously scary monsters. This hilarious, expertly-plotted adventure keeps you racing through the pages and leaves you desperate for the next book (and craving a steaming mug of hot chocolate)!" --Shannon Messenger, New York...
Secrets and shadows
Chick, Bryan
Paper Book
Book two in this fast-paced and exciting series for middle grade fantasy, mystery, and animal buffs. Noah and his friends thought they had seen it all during their first journey into the Secret Zoo--but it was only the beginning. Now they must train to become Crossers,...
Artemis Fowl : the graphic novel
Colfer, Eoin
Paper Book
In 2001, audiences first met and fell in love with a twelve-year-old criminal mastermind named Artemis Fowl. Since then, the series has sold over seven million copies in the United States alone. Now, this phenomenally successful series is being translated into a graphic novel format. Eoin...
Cosmic
Cottrell Boyce, Frank
Paper Book
Liam has always felt a bit like he's stuck between two worlds. This isprimarily because he's a twelve-year-old kid who looks like he's about thirty. Sometimes it's not so bad, like when his new principal mistakes him for a teacher on the first day of school or when he convinces a car dealer to...
The magician's elephant
DiCamillo, Kate.
Paper Book
Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected and making the extraordinary come true. What if? Why not? Could it be? When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the...
A wrinkle in time
L'Engle, Madeleine
Paper Book
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER * TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME * NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM DISNEY Read the ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic that has delighted children for over 60 years! "A Wrinkle in Time<...
Dragon rider
Funke, Cornelia Caroline
Paper Book
Firedrake, a young dragon, receives a frightening warning one night: Humans are planning to destroy the valley in which he lives! All the dragons must flee. Their only refuge is a place above the clouds called the Rim of Heaven --- which may not even exist. Firedrake boldly volunteers to go ahead...
Inkheart
Funke, Cornelia Caroline
Paper Book
From the author of the sensational New York Times best-seller THE THIEF LORD comes a thrilling new adventure about magic and self-discovery. Cornelia Funke, the enormously talented author of the international best-seller THE THIEF LORD, brings readers another spellbinding tale of...
Coraline
Gaiman, Neil
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Neil Gaiman's modern classic, Coraline--also an Academy Award-nominated film "Coraline discovered the door a little while after they moved into the house...." When Coraline steps through a door to find another...
The books of Earthsea
Le Guin, Ursula K.
Paper Book
One of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time WINNER OF THE HUGO AND LOCUS AWARDS FOR BEST ART BOOK Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the timeless and beloved A Wizard of Earthsea that "reads like the retelling of a tale first told...
Howl's moving castle
Jones, Diana Wynne
Paper Book
This entrancing classic fantasy novel is filled with surprises at every turn. An international bestseller, this much-loved book is the source for the Academy Award nominee for Best Animated Feature. Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to...
Skulduggery Pleasant
Landy, Derek.
Paper Book
Meet Skulduggery Pleasant Ace Detective Snappy Dresser Razor-tongued Wit Crackerjack Sorcerer and Walking, Talking, Fire-throwing Skeleton --as well as ally, protector, and mentor of Stephanie Edgley, a very unusual and darkly talented twelve-year...
Fablehaven
Mull, Brandon
Paper Book
Trespassers will be turned to stone For centuries, mystical creatures of all description were gathered to a hidden refuge called Fablehaven to prevent their extinction. The sanctuary is one of the last strongholds of true magic....
The worst witch
Murphy, Jill
Ebook
Catch up on Mildred Hubble's magical adventures at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches with these reissued editions featuring energetic new covers. Mildred Hubble is starting her first year at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches - and making a mess of it! She can't ride her...
Orphans of the tide
Murray, Struan
Paper Book
An ancient myth looms over a powerful new friendship in this debut middle grade fantasy packed with Hugo Cabret charm. The City is the only home that Ellie has ever known. She's always been told that there is nothing to see beyond the shores of her small, salty island. That is,...
Bridge to Terabithia
Paterson, Katherine
Paper Book
The fortieth anniversary edition of the classic Newbery Award-winning title by beloved author Katherine Paterson, with brand-new bonus materials including an author's note by Katherine herself, and a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Kate DiCamillo.  Jess Aarons has...
The hidden oracle
Riordan, Rick
Paper Book
Favorite Greek and Roman demigods return in a new five-book adventure quest with a fresh twist: they're helping Apollo regain his immortal status. "A clash of mythic intrigues and centuries of pop culture to thrill die-hard and new fans alike."--...
The House of Hades
Riordan, Rick
Paper Book
At the conclusion of The Mark of Athena, Annabeth and Percy tumble into a pit leading straight to the Underworld. The other five demigods have to put aside their grief and follow Percy's instructions to find the mortal side of the Doors of Death. If they can fight their way through the Gaea's...
The lightning thief
Riordan, Rick
Paper Book
Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school . . . again.And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse,...
The hammer of Thor
Riordan, Rick
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR The second installment in Rick Riordan's blockbuster Norse mythology series has Magnus and friends helping the god of thunder find his missing weapon before all Muspellheim breaks loose. ...
The red pyramid
Riordan, Rick
Paper Book
The bestselling author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians takes on ancient Egypt in the first book of a trilogy that offers a modern-day portal into a rich fantastical world of ancient myth. "Fans of the Riordan magic--equal parts danger, myth, and...
Harry Potter and the deathly hallows
Rowling, J. K.
Paper Book
We now present the seventh and final installment in the epic tale of Harry Potter. "As a farewell to the series, Deathly Hallows is everything fans of Harry Potter could hope for." -- Lev Grossman, Time
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Rowling, J. K.
Paper Book
If I knew what the book was about I would surely tell you. Alas, Ms. Rowling keeps her stories a mystery, even to her editor, until she's ready to turn in a manuscript!
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Rowling, J. K.
Paper Book
As the Harry Potter sequence draws to a close, Harry's most dangerous adventure yet is just beginning . . . and it starts July 16, 2005.We could tell you, but then we'd have to Obliviate your memory.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Rowling, J. K.
Paper Book
The next volume in the thrilling, moving, bestselling Harry Potter series will reach readers June 21, 2003 -- and it's been worth the wait!We could tell you, but then we'd have to Obliviate your memory.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Rowling, J. K.
Paper Book
Harry Potter spent ten long years living with Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, an aunt and uncle whose outrageous favoritism of their perfectly awful son Dudley leads to some of the most inspired dark comedy since Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. But fortunately for Harry, he's about to be granted a...
Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban
Rowling, J. K.
Paper Book
For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort.Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed:...
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Rowling, J. K.
Paper Book
Award-winning artist Jim Kay illustrates year two of Harry Potter's adventures at Hogwarts, in a stunning, gift-ready format.The Dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his...
The lost heir
Sutherland, Tui
Paper Book
The Wings of Fire saga continues with a thrilling underwater adventure--and a mystery that will change everything!The lost heir to the SeaWing throne is going home at last.She can't believe it's finally happening. Tsunami and her fellow dragonets of destiny are journeying under the water to the...
The thief
Turner, Megan Whalen
Paper Book
Because of his bragging'and his great skill at thievery?Gen lands in the King's Prison, shackled to the wall of his cell. After months of isolation, kept sane only by his sharp intelligence, Gen is released by none other than the King's Scholar, the Magus, who believes he knows the site of an...

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