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…
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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
Once Upon a Broken Heart
Evangeline trades three kisses with the Prince of Hearts to stop a wedding and dooms herself instead.
2,839-word summary · 13 min read
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Newt Scamander's Hogwarts textbook catalogues 85 magical beasts across five continents.
2,669-word summary · 12 min read
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Dorothy is carried to Oz by a cyclone and walks the yellow brick road with Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Lion.
3,297-word summary · 15 min read
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Five wizard fairy tales from Hermione book, with Dumbledore notes, including the Three Brothers and the Hallows.
2,663-word summary · 12 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
The Hero of Ages
Vin and Elend face ash, mist, and Ruin itself as the prophecies fail and Sazed searches old faiths for answers.
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Stardust
Tristran Thorn climbs over the wall of Wall to fetch a fallen star and finds Yvaine, witches, and princes hunting her.
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Inkheart
Bookbinder Mo reads characters alive and daughter Meggie is pulled into Capricorn's hunt for Inkheart.
2,910-word summary · 13 min read
House of Flame and Shadow
Bryce lands outside Midgard while Hunt sits in Asteri dungeons and the war for two worlds builds.
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Graceling
Katsa, Graced with killing, breaks from her uncle's use of her and follows a kidnapped prince toward a hidden king.
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Eldest
Eragon trains with Oromis in Ellesmera while Roran defends Carvahall and Nasuada leads the Varden toward war.
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A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire
Poppy travels to Atlantia with Hawke as Casteel while war, prophecies, and her own gifts close in.
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The Wise Man's Fear
Kvothe leaves the University to serve Maer Alveron in Vintas, then survives Felurian, the Adem and a trial back home.
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The Well of Ascension
After the Lord Ruler falls, Vin and Elend must hold Luthadel against three armies while a mist spirit hunts Vin and the Well of Ascension calls.
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The Way of Kings
A slave, a warlord, and a scholar thief collide on a storm battered world marching toward an old war.
2,359-word summary · 10 min read
The Eye of the World
Farm boys flee Trollocs with Moiraine and Lan, split at Shadar Logoth, and trek to the Eye in the Blight.
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Ruin and Rising
Hiding in the White Cathedral, a weakened Alina hunts the firebird while the Darkling holds Ravka and the Fold widens.
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The Final Empire
A street thief with rare powers joins a crew planning the impossible: overthrowing the immortal Lord Ruler.
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Siege and Storm
Alina hunts a second amplifier with Mal while the Darkling returns and Sturmhond offers a cunning alliance.
2,122-word summary · 9 min read
House of Earth and Blood
Bryce Quinlan hunts a killer in Crescent City with fallen angel Hunt Athalar.
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Caraval
Sisters Scarlett and Tella enter the game Caraval to escape a cruel father, where truth and show blur.
2,033-word summary · 9 min read
The Night Circus
Two young magicians duel inside a black-and-white circus that only opens at night, and fall in love against the rules.
2,660-word summary · 12 min read