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Sharon Green's Jalav, Amazon Warrior is a thrilling science fiction series that follows the story of a fierce warrior as she navigates through a dangerous universe. Green's attention to detail in creating complex characters, intricate plots, and realistic battle scenes make this series a must-read for any sci-fi enthusiast.
Pamela Dean
Tam Lin
This is a retelling of the Scottish ballad Tam Lin, in which a young woman named Janet must rescue her true love from the clutches of the Faerie Queen. It is set at a small liberal arts college in the 1970s and is full of references to literature, mythology, and popular culture.
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The Blue Sword
Harry Crewe is an orphan girl who comes to live in the desert country of Damar and is adopted by the royal family there. She becomes a guardswoman and, when the king is captured by enemy invaders, leads a group of soldiers to rescue him. On the way, she discovers that she has a special connection to the land and its magic, which she must learn to use in order to save her friends and her country.
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Daughter of the Forest
This is a retelling of the fairy tale The Six Swans, in which a young woman named Sorcha must undertake a perilous journey and complete a series of impossible tasks in order to save her brothers, who have been turned into swans by an evil sorceress.
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The Mists of Avalon
This is a retelling of the Arthurian legend from the perspective of the women in the story, including Morgaine (Morgan le Fay) and Gwenhwyfar (Guinevere). It explores the religious and political tensions between the old Celtic gods and the new Christian faith, and the ways in which these tensions affect the characters' lives and relationships.
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The Hero and the Crown
Aerin is the daughter of the king of Damar, but she is not considered to be a true princess because of her mother's foreign blood. She grows up feeling like an outsider, but when she discovers a hidden talent for magic and a love for horses, she finds her place in the world and becomes a hero to her people.
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Deerskin
This is a retelling of the fairy tale Donkeyskin, in which a princess is forced to flee from her home after her father, the king, becomes infatuated with her and tries to marry her. She disguises herself as a beggar and finds refuge with a kindly old woman, who helps her to heal from her traumatic past and find happiness again.
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The Goose Girl
Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee, Crown Princess of Kildenree, spends the first years of her life listening to her aunt's stories of her kingdom, the distant land of Bayern. Her aunt's stories are filled with accounts of royalty, love, magic, and myth. Anidori is a talented falconer and dreams of one day becoming a falconer for the king of Bayern. Anidori's father, King Gothel, sends her to Bayern to secure a marriage alliance with the royal family of Bayern. Anidori is accompanied by her loyal lady-in-waiting, Selia, and a disreputable-looking guard named Falada.
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Wild Magic
During a violent storm, young Daja is the only survivor when her ship goes down. Found unconscious and floating on a piece of wreckage by the Trader Mage, Frostpine, she is taken to the nearest city and apprenticed to him. Daja is the last of her family, and she has no idea who she is or where she comes from. All she has left is the small, wooden horse that her parents gave her when she was a baby. But as Daja starts to learn the ways of magic, she begins to discover that her past may be more connected to her future than she ever could have imagined.
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Alanna: The First Adventure
In a kingdom where girls are forbidden to study magic, Alanna of Trebond wants nothing more than to become a knight. So she disguises herself as a boy and begins her training at the royal palace. As Alanna masters the skills of swordplay and horseback riding, she discovers that she has a natural talent for magic, too. But when a dangerous enemy threatens the kingdom, Alanna must use all of her skills, both magical and martial, to save her friends and her home.
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
In 1687, sixteen-year-old Katherine Tyler is leaving her home in Barbados to live with her aunt and uncle in Connecticut. She is known as Kit, and she has grown up in the company of slaves and servants, so she finds it difficult to adjust to the strict Puritan community in which her aunt and uncle live. When she befriends an old woman known as the Witch of Blackbird Pond, she finds solace in her company, but she also puts herself in danger, as the people of the town are suspicious of the old woman and her strange powers.
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The Giver
In a society in which there is no poverty, no crime, no sickness, and no unemployment, and in which every family is happy, 12-year-old Jonas is chosen to be the Receiver of Memory. He is trained by the current Receiver, who passes on to him all the memories of the time before Sameness, when people had the freedom to choose their own jobs, to express their own feelings, and to make their own decisions. Jonas learns about love, pain, and loss, and he begins to question the society in which he lives.
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