The series is packed with adventure and mystery; with quotes that inspire us and make us laugh; and a magical world where good can triumph over evil. If you've gobbled up the books, here's a list that might fill that Hogwarts-sized hole in your heart. Starting with Junior Fiction and going all the way up to Adult Fiction, hopefully you'll find the right book for you! A Christchurch City Libraries list.
Story and illustrations come together to take you on a fun and light-hearted adventure. When the young Wizard Xar attempts to catch a witch to steal its magic, he captures a Warrior girl called Wish instead. Two outcasts must work together…
An exciting adventure filled with quirky characters and dangerous trials, all set in a charming magical city. Morrigan Crow is cursed with misfortune, and blamed for all tragedy that falls upon her village. But her fate is altered when…
Callum has never wanted to be a magician. Magic is dangerous so Call tries to fail the school entrance test – but his attempt fails and he’s thrust into a world of danger and mystery at the Magisterium. Will he make it out of the…
The 'His Dark Materials' series is a classic fantasy story, blending magic, mythical creatures, and an adventure of self-discovery. The spirited Lyra and her daemon, Pantalaimon, must journey to the Arctic in search of her abducted friend…
This iconic fantasy series brings together the best elements of traditional fantasy stories. When the blue stone Eragon finds in the forest hatches into a dragon, he finds himself on a journey across the Empire to discover the legacy of…
The Abhorsen series is fantasy with a splash of horror. Sabriel is about to finish boarding school when she learns her father, the Abhorsen, has gone missing. Her father is a necromancer who protects the living from the dead. Sabriel must…
Step into a story rich with world-building and political intrigue. Long ago, the world was shattered into floating celestial islands known as Arks. Each Ark has developed in different, unusual ways. Ophelia lives a quiet life on Anima,…
Brienna has spent her adolescent years in a special boarding school, trying to attain mastery in one of the arts, and showing little promise. As her time in Magnalia House draws to a close, her true adventure is only beginning, as she is…
Russian folklore inspires this series where magic and military, good and evil vie for power. When Alina Starkov’s regiment and her best friend, Mal, are attacked on the Fold she reveals a dormant power that saves his life. Inside Alina…
An old journal is the only memory Olivia has on her mother, having been abandoned as an infant at Merilance school for girls. But when an invitation comes to travel to her family's mysterious estate, will she descend into madness like her…
Grace feels like she doesn’t belong in the academy he calls home. Full of monsters, she is only a mere mortal. What is so special about her that makes everyone take an interest? The first book by Tracy Wolff in a series of paranormal…
Emry, the daughter of the great wizard Merlin, is trying to establish her own place within Camelot. Switching places with her brother to get his spot as court wizard comes with catastrophic consequences. This fun retelling of the Arthurian…
A rich and fresh fantasy set in Nigeria. 12-year old Sunny has recently moved from the U.S to her parents’ homeland. Being albino, she stands out and is struggling to untangle her family’s complicated past and their reason for returning to…
Embark on a journey of whimsical adventure following Arram Draper, a powerful mage who is sent to reign in his magic at the Imperial University of Carthak. Before the mage became the most trusted ally of Tortall, he was a boy torn between…
Peter Grant is a young cop recently transferred to a new unit that police the magical occurrences in London. His mentor is old fashioned and mysterious, his job description is a complete mystery, and his eyes become opened to the real…
A reminder of what life might really be like as a worker at the Ministry of Magic. Linus Baker is a case worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth and perhaps not a very good one. This engaging and witty story is filled with all…
An atmospheric tale with a likeable character who must form unlikely alliances to defeat evil magic enclosed within a library. From the author who brought us 'The Book Jumper', another tale about magical books that will make you nostalgic…
This paranormal romance blends science, historical, and fantasy themes to create a well-paced adventure. Fear has overcome Diana's ability to tap into her magic. While studying at the Oxford Bodleian library that she encounters a lost,…
What would life be like if humans, as flawed as we are, could do magic? Quentin Coldwater is in his final year at high school but still obsessed with the fantasy novels he read as a child. What comes as a shock to him, is that the world he…
This whimsical first instalment of ‘The Kingkiller Chronicles’ tells the story of Kvothe as he grows from a young orphan boy into the most notorious wizard his world has ever seen. After his family are killed he embarks on a journey to…
