A Darker Shade of Magic
Antari Kell Maresh, a blood magician who travels between Londons, meets thief Delilah Bard after she steals a stone of Black London magic that should have…
2,541-word summary · 11 min read
adventure + magic
17 books tagged both “adventure” and “magic”.
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Howl's Moving Castle
Cursed old by the Witch of the Waste, hatmaker Sophie Hatter talks her way into wizard Howl's moving castle and bargains with fire demon Calcifer to break the…
2,363-word summary · 11 min read
The Color of Magic
A failed wizard guides a tourist across a flat world on a turtle, with comic fantasy chaos.
2,032-word summary · 9 min read
The Witches
A boy and his grandmother face the Grand High Witch's plan to turn England's children into mice.
2,738-word summary · 12 min read
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire
Poppy travels to Atlantia with Hawke as Casteel while war, prophecies, and her own gifts close in.
3,048-word summary · 14 min read
Eldest
Eragon trains with Oromis in Ellesmera while Roran defends Carvahall and Nasuada leads the Varden toward war.
2,652-word summary · 12 min read
Graceling
Katsa, Graced with killing, breaks from her uncle's use of her and follows a kidnapped prince toward a hidden king.
2,517-word summary · 11 min read
House of Flame and Shadow
Bryce lands outside Midgard while Hunt sits in Asteri dungeons and the war for two worlds builds.
2,983-word summary · 13 min read
Inkheart
Bookbinder Mo reads characters alive and daughter Meggie is pulled into Capricorn's hunt for Inkheart.
2,910-word summary · 13 min read
Stardust
Tristran Thorn climbs over the wall of Wall to fetch a fallen star and finds Yvaine, witches, and princes hunting her.
2,490-word summary · 11 min read
The Hero of Ages
Vin and Elend face ash, mist, and Ruin itself as the prophecies fail and Sazed searches old faiths for answers.
2,559-word summary · 11 min read
The Subtle Knife
Will finds a window to Cittagazze, meets Lyra, and both hunt the knife that cuts between worlds.
3,227-word summary · 14 min read