Focus on Fantasy – Series Suggestions

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

Twelve-year-old Artemis is a millionaire, a genius-and above all, a criminal mastermind. But Artemis doesn’t know what he’s taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren’t the fairies of the bedtime stories-they’re dangerous! (Amazon)

  • Artemis Fowl
  • Artemis Fowl : The Arctic Incident (bk. 2)
  • Artemis Fowl : The Eternity Code (bk. 3)
  • Artemis Fowl : The Opal Deception (bk. 4)
  • Artemis Fowl : The Lost Colony (bk 5)
  • Artemis Fowl : The Time Paradox (bk. 6)
  • Artemis Fowl : The Atlantis Complex (bk. 7)
  • Artemis Fowl : The Last Guardian (bk. 8)

Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava Series) by Roshani Choski

Twelve-year-old Aru Sha, the modern-day reincarnation of the Pandava Arjuna,  has the tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school.  When three schoolmates show up at her doorstep to catch her in a lie, they dare her to touch a supposedly cursed artifact in her archaeologist mother’s collection.  Lighting the Lamp of Bharata results in her classmates being frozen in time, and leaves Aru to deal with an ancient demon who is intent on awaking the God of Destruction.  Can Aru locate the reincarnations of the legendary Pandava brothers in time to save her friends?

  • Aru Shah and the End of Time (bk. 1)
  • Aru Shah and the Song of Death (bk .2)
  • Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes (bk. 3)
  • Aru Shah and the City of Gold (bk. 4)
  • Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (bk. 5)

Warriors by Erin Hunter

For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest, but now the balance of power is shifting and sinister perils threaten the peace. Into the midst of this turmoil comes an ordinary young house cat named Rusty…who may turn out to be the bravest warrior of them all. (Amazon)

  • Into the Wild (bk. 1)
  • Fire and Ice (bk. 2)
  • Forest of Secrets (bk. 3)
  • Rising Storm (bk. 4)
  • A Dangerous Path (bk. 5)
  • The Darkest Hour (bk. 6)

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan

After troubled teen Magnus Chase is tracked down by an uncle he barely knows—a man his mother claimed was dangerous. Uncle Randolph tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. Not only that, but the Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years. (Amazon)

  • The Sword of Summer (bk. 1)
  • The Hammer of Thor (bk. 2)
  • The Ship of the Dead (bk. 3)

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