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Heroes and Supervillains

Those who rise above the ordinary masses to fight evil - or become evil...

Zorro: Fiction, Adventure/Historical Fiction: ****
Sister of the Chosen One (with Colleen Oakes): Fiction, YA Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***
The Untamed; The Dan Barry series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Western: ***
The Cat, the Dog, Little Red, the Exploding Eggs, the Wolf, and Grandma, illustrations by Christyan Fox: Fiction, Ch Humor/Picture Book: ***+
The Sandman Volume 1: Preludes and Nocturnes, 30th Anniversary Edition, illustrations by Sam Keith; The Sandman series, Issues 1 - 8: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Horror: ***
The Sandman Volume 2: The Doll's House, 30th Anniversary Edition, illustrations by Mike Dringenberg and Malcom Jones III; The Sandman series, Issues 9 - 16: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Horror: ***
Jumper; The Jumper series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ***
The Imaginary Corpse: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: *****
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories 2018 (editor, with John Joseph Adams): Fiction, Anthology/FantasySci-Fi: ****
How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way (with John Buscema): Nonfiction, YA? Art: ****
Power Up, illustrations by Matt Cummings; The Power Up series, episodes 1 - 6: YA?: ***+
Heroine Addiction: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **
The Gem People: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ***
Ikenga: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
Steelheart; The Reckoners series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ***+
The Ables: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: **+
Bitter Seeds; The Milkweed Triptych, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***
Hench: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***

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Hidden Wonders and Wainscot Adventures

Elves at the local mall, dragon sanctuaries in national parks, aliens among us, and other wonders and terrors that pass unnoticed in our mundane world.

Midnight Riot; The Rivers of London series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror/Mystery: **
Granted: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: ****
Scattered Magic; The Sidhe (Urban Fantasy) series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
Dragons Wild; The Dragons Wild series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: *
Borderline; The Arcadia Project series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Spirelli Paranormal Investigations: Episodes 1 - 3; The Spirelli Paranormal Investigations series, Books 1 - 3: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ***
Serafina and the Black Cloak; The Serafina series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Historical Fiction/Horror: ***
The Inscription: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction/Romance: ***
Wake of Vultures; The Shadow series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Western: ****
Running With the Demon; The Word and the Void trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Good Guys: Fiction, Action/Crime/Fantasy: ***+
Invisible Prison; The Invisible Recruits Novellas, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
Fairy Tale Detectives; The Sisters Grimm series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
The Unusual Suspects; The Sisters Grimm series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
Night of the Gargoyles, illustrations by David Wiesner: Fiction, CH Chiller/Picture Book: ****
Ill Wind; The Weather Warden series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
Breaking Deluce;: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **
Ruby Blue; The Ruby Blue series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **
The Lives of Tao; The Lives of Tao series, Book 1: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
The Book of the Dragon: Fiction, Att/Fantasy: ****
Ring Shout: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction/Horror: *****
Artemis Fowl; The Artemis Fowl series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: ****
Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident; The Artemis Fowl series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: *****
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code; The Artemis Fowl series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: *****
Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception; The Artemis Fowl series, Book 4: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: ****
The Artemis Fowl Files; The Artemis Fowl series: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor/Media Tie-In: ***
The Supernaturalist: Fiction, MG Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
Gregor the Overlander; The Underland Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
Over Sea, Under Stone; The Dark is Rising Sequence, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****
The Dark is Rising; The Dark is Rising Sequence, Book 2: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****
Witches of Lychford; The Witches of Lychford series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
The Book Eaters: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ***
The Clockwork Fairy Kingdom; The Clockwork Fairy trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
The Very Best of Charles de Lint: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy: ***+
The Field Guide (with Holly Black); The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
Beasts of Burden: Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men, illustrations by Benjamin Dewey and Nate Piekos; The Beasts of Burden series, Issues 1 - 4: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Horror: ****
Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons (Dugald A. Steer, "editor"); The Dragonology series: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Novelty Book: *****
The Dragonology Handbook (Dugald A. Steer, "editor"); The Dragonology series: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Novelty Book: ****
Dragonology Pocket Adventures (Dugald A. Steer, "editor"); The Dragonology series: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Novelty Book: ***
Dragonology: Tracking and Taming Dragons Deluxe Book and Model Set Volume 1: European Dragon (Dugald A. Steer, "editor"); The Dragonology series: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Novelty Book: ****
Monsterology: The Complete Book of Monstrous Beasts (Dugald A. Steer, "editor"); The Dragonology series: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Novelty Book: ***
Dragons in a Bag; The Dragons in a Bag series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****+
Nightingale; The Nightingale series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *+
Stoneheart; The Stoneheart trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
Ironhand; The Stoneheart trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
Silvertongue; The Stoneheart trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
Dragon Rider; The Dragon Rider series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****
The Thief Lord: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
Fragile Things: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Horror/Humor/Poetry/Sci-Fi: ****
The Graveyard Book: Fiction, MG/YA Fantasy/Horror: ****+
Neverwhere: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
The Ocean at the End of the Lane: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
The Sandman Volume 1: Preludes and Nocturnes, 30th Anniversary Edition, illustrations by Sam Keith; The Sandman series, Issues 1 - 8: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Horror: ***
The Sandman Volume 2: The Doll's House, 30th Anniversary Edition, illustrations by Mike Dringenberg and Malcom Jones III; The Sandman series, Issues 9 - 16: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Horror: ***
The Magicians; The Magicians series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
Firefly Hollow; The Firefly Hollow series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction/Romance: ***
Hounded; The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
Charismagic 0, illustrations by Khary Randolph; The Charismagic series, Volume 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ***
Libriomancer; The Magic Ex Libra series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
Burned; The Dragos series, Book 1: Fiction, Fiction/Romance: ***
Storm; The Elemental series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Romance: ****
The Fire Rose; The Elemental Masters Fairy Tales: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
The Serpent's Shadow; The Elemental Masters series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Bedlam's Bard (with Ellen Guon); The Bedlam's Bard series, Books 1 and 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
Skulduggery Pleasant; The Skulduggery Pleasant series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Adventure/Fantasy/Humor/Mystery: ****+
Savvy; A Savvy novel, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
George Grove and the Dragon; The George Grove series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *
You Slay Me; The Aisling Grey, Guardian series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor/Romance: ***+
Three Mages and a Margarita; The Guild Codex: Spellbound series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor/Romance: ***+
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer; The Necromancer ceries, Book 1: YA?: **+
Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Sparrow Hill Road; The Ghost Roads series, Book 1: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Horror: ****+
The Girl in the Green Silk Gown; The Ghost Roads series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ****+
Angel of the Overpass; The Ghost Roads series, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ****
Discount Armageddon; The InCryptid series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****
Rosemary and Rue; The October Daye series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Roswell High: The Outsiders; The Roswell High series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ****
Fablehaven; The Fablehaven series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
Rise of the Evening Star; The Fablehaven series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
Grip of the Shadow Plague; The Fablehaven series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
The Enchanted Castle: Fiction, CH? Fantasy: **+
A History of What Comes Next; The Take Them to the Stars series, Book 1: Fiction, Historical Fiction/Sci-Fi-Thriller: ****+
Midnight for Charlie Bone; The Children of the Red King series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
The Mermaid's Sister: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **
Catfantastic I - IV (with Martin H. Greenberg, editors); The Catfantastic series: Fiction, Anthology/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
Akata Witch; The Akata Witch series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
Shadowshaper; The Shadoshaper Cypher series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***+
Valkyrie Rising: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
The Keeper and the Rune Stone; The Black Ledge series, Book 1: Fiction, CH? Fantasy: **
The Godling Club: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
Rampant; The Killer Unicorn series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***+
Cold Cereal; The Cold Cereal Saga, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: ****+
Mystics #1: The Seventh Sense; The Mystics series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
The Red Pyramid; The Kane Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
The Lightning Thief; The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
The Sea of Monsters; The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
The Titan's Curse; The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
The Battle of the Labyrinth; The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Book 4: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
The Last Olympian; The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Book 5: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
Avalon: Circles in the Stream; The Avalon: Web of Magic series, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: ***
Carry On; The Simon Snow series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Romance: ****
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone; The Harry Potter series, Book 1: MG: *****
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; The Harry Potter series, Book 2: MG: *****
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban; The Harry Potter series, Book 3: MG: *****
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; The Harry Potter series, Book 4: YA: *****
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; The Harry Potter series, Book 5: YA: *****
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; The Harry Potter series, Book 6: YA: *****
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; The Harry Potter series, Book 7: YA: *****
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them; The Harry Potter series: MG: *****
Quidditch Through the Ages; The Harry Potter series: MG: *****
The Tales of Beedle the Bard; The Harry Potter series: MG: *****
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians; The Alcatraz series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****+
The Alchemyst; The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **+
Strange Practice; A Dr. Greta Helsing novel, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Endymion Spring: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: Fiction, Adventure/Fantasy: ***
Fairy Foals: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Picture Book: ****
The Secret Hour; The Midnighters trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, YA Chiller/Fantasy: ***+
Envy of Angels; A Sin du Jour Affair, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: **+
The Dragons of Ordinary Farm (with Deborah Beale); The Ordinary Farm Adventures, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: **
Fables: Legends in Exile, Volume 1; The Fables series, Issues 1 - 5: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
John Dies at the End; The John Dies at the End series, Book 1: Fiction, Horror/Humor: ***+
Mairelon the Magician; The Mairelon series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **
A Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans (with Joanne Ryder); The Dragon's Guide series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****+
A Night in the Lonesome October: Fiction, Horror/Humor: ***

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Imaginary Friends and Guardian Angels

Invisible but real companions.

Crenshaw: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****+
I Was a Teenage Fairy; An Ageless book: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
You've Got Dragons, illustrations by Nick Maland: Fiction, CH Picture Book: ****
Imagine!: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Picture Book: ****+
The Day the Crayons Quit, illustrations by Oliver Jeffers; The Crayons series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Humor/Picture Book: ****
The Day the Crayons Came Home, illustrations by Oliver Jeffers; The Crayons series, Book 2: Fiction, CH Humor/Picture Book: ****
The Imaginary Corpse: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: *****
I Kill Giants, illustrations by JM Ken Niimura: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/General Fiction/Graphic Novel: ****
Day Dreamers: A Journey of Imagination: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Picture Book/Poetry: ****
Tell Me a Dragon: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Picture Book: ****+
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made; The Timmy Failure series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Humor: ***+
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Picture Book: ****+

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Lost and Forgotten Worlds

Civilizations hidden in remote jungles, pockets of lost cultures or old beliefs...

City of the Beasts; The Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Adventure/Fantasy: ****
Kingdom of the Golden Dragon; The Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar series, Book 2: Fiction, YA Adventure/Fantasy: ****
Forest of the Pygmies; The Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar series, Book 3: Fiction, YA Adventure/Fantasy: ****
The X-Files: Ruins The X-Files series: Fiction, Media Tie-In/Sci-Fi: ***
Within the Sanctuary of Wings; A Natural History of Dragons series, Book 5: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Tarzan of the Apes; The Tarzan, Book 1: Fiction, Adventure: ***
The Lost World; The Professor Challenger series, Book 1: Fiction, Adventure/Sci-Fi: ****+
Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time; The Dinotopia series, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Adventure/Fantasy/Picture Book: *****
Dinotopia: The World Beneath; The Dinotopia series, Book 2: Fiction, MG? Adventure/Fantasy/Picture Book: ****
King Solomon's Mines: Fiction, Adventure: ***+
At the Mountains of Madness: Fiction, Horror/Sci-Fi: ****
Treasures of the Forgotten City (with David Kristoph); The Ultimate Endings series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Adventure/Gamebook: ***+
Enyclopedia of Things that Never Were (with Robert Ingpen): Fiction, Fantasy: *****
Switch! The Lost Kingdoms of Karibu; The Lost Kingdoms of Karibu series, Volume 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: **
Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow; The Jake Ransom series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Adventure/Fantasy: ***
Journey to the Center of the Earth: Fiction, Adventure/Sci-Fi: ***+

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Merfolk, Water Monsters, and Kin

Water sprites and aquatic humanoids, sea serpents and lake kelpies, and other water-dwelling wonders and terrors.

Whales on Stilts; A Pals in Peril Tale, Book 1: Fiction, MG Action/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
Endling #1: The Last; The Endling series, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: *****
Endling #2: The First; The Endling series, Book 2: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: ****+
Peter Pan: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ***+
Peter and the Starcatchers (with Ridley Pearson); The Starcatchers series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
The Sea Fairies; A Trot and Cap'n Bill Adventure, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ***
Stormsinger; The Storms in Amethir series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
Flunked; The Fairy Tale Reform School series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
The Encyclopedia of Monsters: Nonfiction, Cryptozoology/Folklore: *****
Fantasy Creatures in Clay: Nonfiction, Art: ****
Cryptozoology A - Z (with Jerome Clarke): Nonfiction, Cryptozoology: ****
Magickal, Mystical Creatures: Nonfiction, Folklore/Magic: *****
Bruce Coville's Book of... Anthologies (editor): Fiction, CH Anthology/Chiller/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: *****
Half-Human (editor): Fiction, MG Anthology/Fantasy: *****
An Illustrated Guide to Welsh Monsters & Mythical Beasts: Nonfiction, Art/Folklore: ****+
Mythic Creatures (with Laurel Kendall, & Mark A. Norell): Nonfiction, Mythology: ****+
Into the Drowning Deep: Fiction, Horror: ****+
Scales & Scoundrels: Treasurehearts, illustrations by Galaad; The Scales & Scoundrels series, Issues 6 - 10: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ***+
Monsters: An Investigator's Guide to Magical Beings: Nonfiction, Magic/Paranormal: *****
The Floating Island; The Symphony of Ages series: The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
Full Throttle: Stories: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi: ****
Ship of Magic; The Farseer World: The The Liveship Trader Trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
Mad Ship; The Farseer World: The Liveship Trader Trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
Ship of Destiny; The Farseer World: The Liveship Trader Trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
Tangled Tides; The Sea Monster Memoirs, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
Which Witch?: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Humor: **+
Thornhedge: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Dreamscapes: Creating Magical Angel, Faery & Mermaid Worlds in Watercolor: Nonfiction, Art: ****
Big Book of Dragons, Monsters, and Other Mythical Creatures: Nonfiction, Art/Folklore: ****
Swords in the Mist; The Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories, Book 3: Fiction, Adventure/Collection/Fantasy: ***+
A Natural History of the Unnatural World (with the "Cryptozoological Society of London"): Fiction, MG? Cryptozoology/Fantasy/Folklore: **+
The Book of Beasts: Color and Discover, illustrations by Angela Rizza: Fiction, CH Mythology/Novelty Book: ***+
The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures: Nonfiction, Cryptozoology/Folklore: *****
Flying Snakes & Griffin Claws: Nonfiction, Folklore/History: ****
Rosemary and Rue; The October Daye series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Beneath the Sugar Sky; The Wayward Children series, Book 3: Fiction, YA? Fantasy: *****
Come Tumbling Down; The Wayward Children series, Book 5: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Horror: *****
Where the Drowned Girls Go; The Wayward Children series, Book 7: Fiction, YA? Fantasy: ****+
The Mermaid's Sister: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **
The United States of Cryptids: Nonfiction, Cryptozoology/Travel: ***+
A Dignity of Dragons, illustrations by Nicoletta Ceccoli: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Picture Book: ****
Lagoon: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
Enyclopedia of Things that Never Were (with Robert Ingpen): Fiction, Fantasy: *****
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them; The Harry Potter series: MG: *****
Coda Vol. 1, illustrations by Matias Bergara; The Coda series: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
Lumberjanes Vol. 5: Band Together, illustrations by Brooke A. Allen; The Lumberjanes series: Fiction, MG? Adventure/Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
Lumberjanes Vol. 6: Sink or Swim (with Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Grace Ellis, and Brooke Allen), illustrations by Carey Pietsch; The Lumberjanes series: Fiction, MG? Adventure/Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters: Fiction, Humor/Media Tie-In: *****

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Military Campaigns and Soldier Stories

Tales of fighters, battles, and the always-temporary lull between wars.

The Long Price Quartet; The Long Price quartet, Books 1 - 4: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Fortune's Pawn; The Paradox series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
Great Classic Science Fiction: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
The Cold Between; A Central Corps novel, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: *****
Red Rising; The Red Rising Saga, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
Golden Son; The Red Rising Saga, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
Morning Star; The Red Rising Saga, Book 3: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
Between Two Fires: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction/Horror: ****+
The Blacktongue Thief; The Blacktongue Thief series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: *****
Those Across the River: Fiction, Historical Fiction/Horror: ****+
Day Zero: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
The Terminal List; The Terminal List series, Book 1: Fiction, Action/Thriller: ***
The Art of Prophecy; The War Arts Saga, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****
Memory's Legion; The Expanse novellas: Fiction, Collection/Sci-Fi: ****
The Last Watch; The Divide series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
The Exiled Fleet; The Divide series, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Thorne Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fanatasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Thorne Chronicles, Book 2: Fiction, YA Fanatasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
Nightwatch on the Hinterlands; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Weep series, Book 1: Fiction, Fanatasy/Sci-Fi: ****+
Arms and Armor of the Medieval Knight (with John Miles Paddock): Nonfiction, History/Warfare: *****
Incriminating Evidence; The Evidence series, Book 4: Fiction, Romance/Suspense: ****
The Kingless Land; The Band of Four series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
The Forever War; The Forever War series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
Full Throttle: Stories: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi: ****
Knights: Nonfiction, History/Warfare: ****
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories 2018 (editor, with John Joseph Adams): Fiction, Anthology/FantasySci-Fi: ****
This Shattered World (with Meagan Spooner); The Starbound trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, YA Romance/Sci-Fi: ****
The Clone Assassin; A Clone Republic novel, Book 9: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
Billy Summers: Fiction, Crime/Thriller: ****
Swordheart: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor/Romance: ***
Ghost Talkers: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Watchers: War; The Watchers series, Book 4: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: *****
The Grace of Kings; The Dandelion Dyansty series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
Acheron Rising; The Federation Chronicles series: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
Promise of Blood; The Powder Mage trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
Lonesome Dove; The Lonesome Dove series, Book 1: Fiction, Western: ****
Run Program: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ***
Hunt the Stars; The Starlight's Shadow series, Book 1: Fiction, Romance/Sci-Fi: ****
Sheepfarmer's Daughter; The Deed of Paksenarrion Trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: **+
WE3, illustrations by Frank Quitely; The We3 series, Issues 1 - 3: Fiction, Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****
Throne of Jade; The Temeraire series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
Black Powder War; The Temeraire series, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
Empire of Ivory; The Temeraire series, Book 4: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Victory of Eagles; The Temeraire series, Book 5: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
Tongues of Serpents; The Temeraire series, Book 6: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Crucible of Gold; The Temeraire series, Book 7: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
Blood of Tyrants; The Temeraire series, Book 8: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
League of Dragons; The Temeraire series, Book 9: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
War Girls; The War Girls series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ****+
She Who Became the Sun; The Radiant Emperor series, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ****+
Gone to the Woods: Nonfiction, MG? Memoir: ****+
Mouse Guard: Fall 1152; The Mouse Guard series, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
First Test; The Tortall universe: The Protector of the Small series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
Page; The Tortall universe: The Protector of the Small series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
Squire; The Tortall universe: The Protector of the Small series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
Lady Knight; The Tortall universe: The Protector of the Small series, Book 4: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
The Builders: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ***+
Witchmark; The Kingston Cycle, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance: ****
Embers of War; The Embers of War trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
The Black Count: Nonfiction, Biography/History: ***+
Mort(e); The War With No Name series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **
Deal with the Devil; The Mercenary Librarians series, Book 1: Fiction, Action/Romance/Sci-Fi: ***
Skyward: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ***+
The Athena Protocol; The Athena Protocol series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Action/Thriller: ****
Old Man's War; The Old Man's War series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
Clash of Eagles; The Clash of Eagles trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Historical Fiction/Sci-Fi: ***+
An Ember in the Ashes; The Ember in the Ashes series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
Rogue Wave: And Other Red-Blooded Sea Stories: Fiction, MG? Adventure/Collection: ****
Dogs of War; The Dogs of War series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
Guns of the Dawn: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Bitter Seeds; The Milkweed Triptych, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***
The Art of War: Nonfiction, Warfare: ***+
On Basilisk Station; The Honor Harrington series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **
The Thousand Names; The Shadow Campaigns series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
The Stars Now Unclaimed; The Universe After series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
The Heart of What Was Lost; An Osten Ard novel: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
The Rage of Dragons; The Burning series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
The Art of The Dragon Prince (with Aaron Ehasz and Justin Richmond, creators): Nonfiction, Art/Media Reference: *****
The 5th Wave; The 5th Wave trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ****
The Infinite Sea; The 5th Wave trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ****
The Last Star; The 5th Wave trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ***+
Fourth Wing; The Empyrean series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance: ****
Mechanical Failure; The Epic Failure series, Book 1: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
Lost in Shangri-La: Nonfiction, History/True Stories: ****

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Mind Powers and Psionics

Telepathy, telekinesis, and more.

Sister of the Chosen One (with Colleen Oakes): Fiction, YA Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***
Fortune's Pawn; The Paradox series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
Wild Seed; The Patternist series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
Graceling; The Graceling Realm series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****+
Seeing Eye: Fiction, Horror: ****
Starfire: A Red Peace; The Starfire trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
Nightingale; The Nightingale series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *+
Cats in Space and Other Places (editor): Fiction, Anthology/Sci-Fi: **
The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t With Her Mind; The Frost Files series, Book 1: Fiction, Action/Sci-Fi: ***+
Black Sun Rising; The Coldfire trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
When True Night Falls; The Coldfire trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
Crown of Shadows; The Coldfire trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
Jumper; The Jumper series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ***
Deathstalker; The Deathstalker series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
Princess Academy; The Princess Academy series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
Rebel of the Sands; The Rebel of the Sands series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
The Anything Box: Fiction, Anthology/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
When the Sky Fell on Splendor: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: **
Dune; The Dune Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
Assassin's Apprentice; The Farseer World: The Farseer Trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Royal Assassin; The Farseer World: The The Farseer Trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories 2018 (editor, with John Joseph Adams): Fiction, Anthology/FantasySci-Fi: ****
The Shining: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ****
Forbidden Mind; The Forbidden trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ***
Savvy; A Savvy novel, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
Dragon Pearl; A Rick Riordan Presents novel: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
Rocannon's World; The Hainish Cycle, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
First Watch; The Fifth Ward series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ****
Three Mages and a Margarita; The Guild Codex: Spellbound series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor/Romance: ***+
Nightflyers: Fiction, Horror/Sci-Fi: ****
Middlegame; The Alchemical Journeys series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: *****
Roswell High: The Outsiders; The Roswell High series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ****
Cinder; The Lunar Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ****
The Gem People: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ***
Hunt the Stars; The Starlight's Shadow series, Book 1: Fiction, Romance/Sci-Fi: ****
Catseye: Fiction, YA? Sci-Fi: ***+
Catfantastic I - IV (with Martin H. Greenberg, editors); The Catfantastic series: Fiction, Anthology/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
Don't Even Think About It; The Don't Even Think About It series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Humor/Romance/Sci-Fi: ****
Midnight for Charlie Bone; The Children of the Red King series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
Lagoon: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
Too Like the Lightning; The Terra Ignota series, Book 1: Fiction, Literary Fiction/Sci-Fi: **
ExtraNormal; The ExtraNormal Academy series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Romance/Sci-Fi: ***+
The Ables: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: **+
Others See Us: Fiction, YA Chiller/Fantasy: ****
A Wizard in Mind; The Chronicles of the Rogue Wizard, Book 1: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ***
Shards of Earth; The Final Architecture series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
Bitter Seeds; The Milkweed Triptych, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***
The Secret Hour; The Midnighters trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, YA Chiller/Fantasy: ***+
Killing Gravity; The Voidwitch Saga, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
The Stars Now Unclaimed; The Universe After series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
Crosstalk: Fiction, Romance/Sci-Fi: **+

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