Fantasy for Beach or Snowstorm

Bradley, Marion Zimmer. Mists of Avalon
When Morgan le Fay (Morgaine) has to sacrifice her virginity during fertility rites, the man who impregnates her is her younger brother Arthur, whom she turns against when she thinks he has betrayed the old religion of Avalon. Fic Bra (Main)

Butcher, Jim. Storm Front
A modern-day mage and consultant to the police finds his stale life suddenly enlivened by the presence of a rival in the black arts. Volume 1 of the “Dresden Files”. PB Butcher (Main)

Clarke, Susanna. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
In nineteenth-century England, all is going well for rich, reclusive Mr Norell, who has regained some of the power of England's magicians from the past, until a rival magician, Jonathan Strange, appears and becomes Mr Norrell's pupil. Fic Cla (West)

De Lint, Charles. Widdershins
A work that brings readers back into the bohemian fairy courts of "Timeskip's" Jilly Coppercorn and Geordie Riddell finds Jilly's sister taken captive and Geordie, in his attempts to help, plunged into an even more dire situation. Fic De L (Main)

Ende, Michael. The Neverending Story
Shy, awkward Bastian is amazed to discover that he has become a character in the mysterious book he is reading and that he has an important mission to fulfill. YA End (Main)

Erdrich. Louise. The Antelope Wife
A United States Cavalry officer saves an Ojibwa girl after her village is destroyed and raises her as his own, but after her mother finds her, she spends time with antelope and creates complex relationships with them. Fic Erd (Main)

Gaiman, Neil. Anansi Boys
His past marked by his father's embarrassing taunts and untimely death, Fat Charlie meets the brother he never knew and is introduced to new and exciting ways to spend his time. Fic Gaiman (Main)

Kotzwinkle, William. The Bear Went Over the Mountain
A black bear finds a manuscript in the woods of Maine and becomes a literary sensation from coast to coast, as money-hungry executives shape his image into the next Hemingway.

LeGuin, Ursula. The Wizard of Earthsea
During a spell recalling the dead, the boy Sparrowhawk, a sorcerer's apprentice, unwittingly unleashes evil on the land. He grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world. Volume 1 in the “Earthsea” series. YA LeG PB(Main & West)

McKillip, Patricia. Alphabet of Thorn
Working in the royal library as a translator, Nepenthe becomes obsessed with a strange book, given to her by a young mage during the coronation of the new Queen of Raine, and begins to discover her destiny. Fic McK (Main)

McCaffrey, Anne. Dragonflight
One of the author's early Dragonrider adventures, set on the planet Pern, where deadly "thread" falls from the sky and puts all living creatures at risk. The symbiotic relationship of dragon and rider is the planet's only hope for survival. Dragonflight is the story of Lessa, the last of the noble bloodline of Ruatha Hold. Volume 1 of the “Dragonriders of Pern” series. YA PB McC (Main); SF McC (West)

McKinley, Robin. Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
Kind Beauty grows to love the Beast at whose castle she is compelled to stay and through her love releases him from the spell which had turned him from a handsome prince into an ugly beast. J/398.2 M; J PB McK (Main)

Micklem, Sarah. Firethorn
Firethorn is granted healing powers and casts aside her life of drudgery, but when she accompanies high-born warrior Sire Galan on his journey to join the king's army, she struggles for power in a caste system that treats women as inferior. Fic Mic (Main)

Moore, Christopher. You Suck: A Love Story
Waking up after a fantastic night only to discover that his girlfriend is a vampire and has transformed him into one, Thomas C. Flood adapts to his new powers while dealing with a dangerous faction of bloodsuckers trying to kill off all other vampires. Full of fun, if a little juvenile, laughs! Fic Moo (Main)

Odom, Mel. The Destruction of the Books
Master librarian Edgewick Lamplighter sends his bored halfling apprentice, Jugh, to retrieve an enchanted rare book that sets fire to the Great Library Vault's priceless collection. Fic Odo (Main)

Rice, Anne. The Witching Hour
Rowan Mayfair, a neurosurgeon with special powers and the descendant of a dynasty of witches, is drawn to Michael Curry, gifted with strange powers after a near-fatal accident, as they seek to unlock the secret of their talents. Fic Ric (Main)

Riley, Judith Merkle. The Master of All Desires
A three-way struggle in 16th century France for possession of a severed head with magic powers. The queen needs it to eliminate her husband's mistress, Nostradamus wants it to fulfill political aims, and a young woman is determined to keep it to gain love. Fic Ril (Main)

Roberson, Jennifer. Lady of the Forest
Robert of Locksley or Robin Hood, now involved in the politics of England, meets Marian of Ravenskeep after returning from the Crusades with King Richard. Fic Rob (Main)

Stewart, Mary. The Crystal Cave
Merlin spends his childhood in the court of his grandfather, the King of Wales, where he keeps secret his ability of "second sight." Volume 1 in the “Merlin, the Enchanter” series. Fic Ste (Main)

Tolkein, J. R. R. The Hobbit: or, there and back again
Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return. YA PB Tol (Main)

Wangerin, Jr., Walter. The Book of the Dun Cow
Good struggles with Evil as Chauntecleer the rooster fights against the mysterious Wyrm.
Fic Wan (Main)

Wolff, Gene. The Knight
Teenager Able is transported to a magical realm that contains seven levels of reality where he is transformed into a grown man and faces both the dangers and pleasures of encounters with giants, wizards, elves, and dragons. Fic Wol (Main)

Yolen, Jane. Briar Rose
Becca's grandmother tells her that she is a princess, and after her death, Becca investigates her grandmother's mementos and discovers her harrowing teenage years, including survival in a mass grave and Nazis killing her husband. Fic Yol (Main)

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