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 magic faraway tree
Blyton, Enid.
Paper Book
Jo, Bessie and Frannie take their cousin Rick on an adventure he'll never forget to the magic Faraway Tree, where he meets Moon-Face, Silky the fairy and Saucepan Man, and visits all the different lands at the top of the Faraway Tree. Like the Land of Spells, the crazy Land of Topsy-Turvy, and...
The storm runner
Cervantes, Jennifer
Ebook
Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl
Colfer, Eoin.
Paper Book
This adaptation of his genre-busting, award-winning novel Artemis Fowl has been a labour of love for lifelong graphic novel fan Eoin Colfer, and Andrew Donkin. Art by Giovanni Rigano and colour by Paolo Lamanna. Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a brilliant criminal mastermind. But...
The dark is rising
Cooper, Susan
Paper Book
It is Midwinter's Eve, the night before Will's eleventh birthday. But there is an atmosphere of fear in the familiar countryside around him. Will is about to make a shocking discovery - that he is the last person to be born with the power of the Old Ones, and as a guardian of the Light he must begin...
Over sea, under stone
Cooper, Susan
Paper Book
On holiday in Cornwall, Simon, Jane and Barney Drew discover an ancient map in the attic of the Grey House, where they are staying with their mysterious Great-Uncle Merry. They know immediately that it is special. But it is much more than just a map. It is the start of a quest to find a grail, a...
Cosmic : it's one giant leap for all boy-kind
Cottrell Boyce, Frank
Shortlisted for the 2008 Roald Dahl Funny Prize A middle grade adventure of friendship, big dreams, and an even bigger rocket, this laugh-out-loud tall tale from bestseller Frank Cottrell-Boyce features a fantastic new cover by illustrator Steven Lenton. Liam Digby...
The magician's elephant
DiCamillo, Kate.
Paper Book
A wrinkle in time
L'Engle, Madeleine
Paper Book
When Charles Wallace Murry goes searching through a 'wrinkle in time' for his lost father, he finds himself on an evil planet where all life is enslaved by a huge pulsating brain known as 'It'. How Charles, his sister Meg and friend Calvin find and free his father makes this a very special and...
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Fleming, Ian
Paper Book
Dragon rider
Funke, Cornelia
Paper Book
Firedrake, a brave young dragon, his loyal brownie friend Sorrel and a lonely boy called Ben are united as if by destiny. Together, they embark on a magical journey to find the legendary place where silver dragons can live in peace for ever. With only a curious map and the whispered memories of an...
Coraline
Gaiman, Neil
Paper Book
When Coraline explores her new home, she steps through a door and into another house just like her own . . . except that it's different. It's a marvelous adventure until Coraline discovers that there's also another mother and another father in the house. They want Coraline to stay with them and...
The weirdstone of Brisingamen : a tale of Alderley
Garner, Alan
Paper Book
From the author of the Booker Prize-shortlisted Treacle Walker and the Carnegie Medal and Guardian Children's Fiction Prize-winning classic, The Owl Service The Weirdstone of Brisingamen is one of the greatest fantasy novels of all time. When Colin and Susan are...
The iron man
Hughes, Ted
Paper Book
A beautiful new edition of The Iron Man, the bestselling classic by Ted Hughes. The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff. Where had he come from? Nobody knows. How was he made? Nobody knows. Mankind...
Skulduggery Pleasant
Landy, Derek.
Ebook
Meet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior. Oh yeah. And dead. Stephanie's uncle Gordon is a writer of horror fiction. But when he dies and leaves her his estate, Stephanie learns that while he may have written horror, it certainly wasn't fiction. Pursued by evil...
The worst witch
Murphy, Jill
Paper Book
It was Mildred Hubble's first year at Miss Crackle's Academy for Witches, and she was one of those people who are always in trouble. She couldn't even ride a broomstick without crashing it, and when she mixed spells she always did the wrong one. But Mildred had lots of friends until she made the...
The hidden oracle
Riordan, Rick
Paper Book
How do you punish an immortal? By making him human. After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disorientated, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thousand-year-old deity must learn to...
The house of Hades
Riordan, Rick
Paper Book
The fourth book in the bestselling spin off series from Percy Jackson and the Olympians, featuring the original hero - now in a brand-new look! Seven Heroes. One Prophecy. Destiny Calls. Lost in the depths of the Underworld, Percy and...
The lightning thief
Riordan, Rick
Ebook
Coming soon to Disney+! Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is the first bestselling book in Rick Riordan's phenomenally successful Percy Jackson series. Half boy. Half God. ALL Hero. Look, I didn't want to be a...
Magnus Chase and the hammer of Thor
Riordan, Rick
Paper Book
The second book in this number one, bestselling series from the creator of Percy Jackson. Thor's hammer is missing again. The thunder god has a habit of misplacing his weapon - which happens to be the mightiest force in the Nine Worlds. But this time the hammer isn't...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Rowling, J. K
Paper Book
Loved by millions of readers worldwide, let the seventh story in the greatest children's book series of all time take you on an unforgettable journey. The hope and wonder of Harry Potter's world will make you want to escape to Hogwarts again and again. There's magic on every page! ...
Harry Potter and the goblet of fire
Rowling, J. K
Paper Book
Loved by millions of readers worldwide, let the fourth story in the greatest children's book series of all time take you on an unforgettable journey. The hope and wonder of Harry Potter's world will make you want to escape to Hogwarts again and again. There's magic on every page!
Harry Potter and the half-blood prince
Rowling, J. K
Paper Book
Loved by millions of readers worldwide, let the sixth story in the greatest children's book series of all time take you on an unforgettable journey. The hope and wonder of Harry Potter's world will make you want to escape to Hogwarts again and again. There's magic on every page!
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Rowling, J. K
Paper Book
Loved by millions of readers worldwide, let the fifth story in the greatest children's book series of all time take you on an unforgettable journey. The hope and wonder of Harry Potter's world will make you want to escape to Hogwarts again and again. There's magic on every page!
Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone
Rowling, J. K
Paper Book
Loved by millions of readers worldwide, let the first story in the greatest children's book series of all time take you on an unforgettable journey. The hope and wonder of Harry Potter's world will make you want to escape to Hogwarts again and again. The magic starts here! ...
Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban
Rowling, J. K
Paper Book
Loved by millions of readers worldwide, let the third story in the greatest children's book series of all time take you on an unforgettable journey. The hope and wonder of Harry Potter's world will make you want to escape to Hogwarts again and again. There's magic on every page!
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Rowling, J. K.
Paper Book
Loved by millions of readers worldwide, let the second story in the greatest children's book series of all time take you on an unforgettable journey. The hope and wonder of Harry Potter's world will make you want to escape to Hogwarts again and again. There's magic on every page!

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