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First-Rate Fantasy Series for Kids

These modern classics are great for book lovers and reluctant readers alike. Each book listed is the first in a series, so your child will have endless hours of reading with fantastic creatures, epic adventures, humour and wonder.

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  • In this page-turning debut, Shannon Messenger creates a riveting story where one girl must figure out why she is the key to her brand-new world, before the wrong person finds the answer first." With a tone that lies somewhat in between Harry…
    Book, 2012New York : Simon & Schuster Children's Pub., 2012.
  • When her smart, beloved older brother vanishes, Amari will do anything to find him again. Her desperate search leads her to unexpected friendships, the incredible discovery that her brother was working for a supernatural organisation, and pits her…
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, c2021.
  • "Kendra and her brother, Seth, have no idea their grandfather is the current caretaker of Fablehaven. Inside the gated woods, ancient laws keep order among greedy trolls, mischievous satyrs, plotting witches, spiteful imps, and jealous fairies.…
    Book, 2007New York : Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2007.
  • In this follow-up series to Fablehaven, the magical world is on the brink of collapse, and the fate of humankind will be determined by an extraordinary brother-and-sister duo.,
    Book, 2017[Salt Lake City, Utah] : Shadow Mountain, [2017]
  • Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is on the most dangerous quest of his life. With the help of a satyr and a daughter of Athena, Percy must journey across the United States to catch a thief who has stolen the original weapon of mass destruction — Zeus’…
    Book, 2005New York : Disney-Hyperion Books for Children, c2005.
  • Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steall—including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel…
    Paperback, 1996New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c1996.
  • Harry Potter needs no introduction but if you have only seen the movies do yourself a favour and read the series from the start, preferably aloud, with all the voices.
    Book, 1998New York : Scholastic Press, 1998.
  • In the land of Ingary, where seven league boots and cloaks of invisibility do exist, Sophie Hatter catches the unwelcome attention of the Witch of the Waste and is put under a spell. Deciding she has nothing more to lose, she makes her way to the…
    Book, 2009London : HarperCollins Children's, 2009, c1986.
  • An impressive hardcover volume containing all seven books in the classic fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia, graced by black-and-white chapter opening illustrations and featuring an essay by C. S. Lewis on writing. This volume also contains C.…
    Unknown, 2004New York : HarperCollins, [2004].
  • Young wizard prince Xar, who has no magic, and warrior princess Wish, an outcast, team up on an adventure that brings them to witches long believed to be extinct.
    Book, 2017London : Hodder Children's Books, 2017.