Even More Fantasy For After Harry Potter Than Before
Discover more fantasy books for after Harry Potter, from Obernewtyn and The Sword in the Stone to Crown Duel—curated reads for fans of magic and adventure.
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The Halloween Tree
by Ray Bradbury
ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT, eight trick-or-treaters gather at the haunted house by the edge of town, ready for adventure. But when Something whisks their friend Pip away, only one man, the sinister Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud, can help the boys find him. "If you want to know what Halloween is, or if you simply want an eerie adventure, take this mysteryhistory trip. You couldn't ask for better than master fantasizer Ray Bradbury," raves The Boston Globe. Originally published in 1972, this handsome hardcover reissue celebrates its 35th anniversary. It's the perfect gift for fans of Harry Potter and Philip Pullman.
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Orvis
by H. M. Hoover
When Toby stumbles upon Orvis - an obsolete robot - he is about to shut himself down. . . forever. Toby knows how Orvis feels: no one wants her either. A spacer all her life, her too-busy-for-Toby parents have packed her away to school on Earth. But when her domineering grandmother decides to send her to school on Mars, Toby rebels. With Orvis and her only other friend Thaddeous - a lonely castoff too - the trio set off in search of sanctuary with her great-grandmother. But to get there they will have to cross The Empty.
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The High House
by James Stoddard
When, as a child, Carter Anderson loses his father's key ring which holds the keys to doors in the High House--a place which controls the balance of the universe--it has disastrous effects when a sinister group of anarchists gain access to the House
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The Sword in the Stone
by Terence Hanbury White
Wart, as Arthur is called, becomes a wiser, more thoughtful person and a worthy king as a result of Merlin's lessons.
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Downsiders
by Neal Shusterman
Talon lives Downside, that is, underneath New York City. There is a strict code of secrecy among the Downsiders. However, when Talon accidentally meets a young woman named Lindsay, who is a Topsider (from above the ground), the two worlds inevitably collide. They become friends and love blossoms. The punishment for Talon's lack of discretion could be death. What will happen to them? Will the entire Downsider community be discovered?
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Sorcerers of the Nightwing
by Geoffrey Huntington
Unaware of his sorcerer heritage and unable to explain his supernatural powers, fourteen-year-old Devon March is sent to live at Ravenscliff, where he must single-handedly fight off the evil forces of the Hellhole.
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Obernewtyn
by Isobelle Carmody
Elspeth Gordie, living in orphanages in the aftermath of the holocaust known as the Great White, is desperate to get her certificate of normalcy, but her mental powers--a result of the radiation that ravished the land--persist in making themselves known despite her efforts to hide them.
