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The Wolf Tower by TANITH LEE
Claidi is a slave. In the great house where she lives, she has known nothing but cruelty and the tales of punishment. It was said that the worst punishment was to be banished to The Waste.
Then, one day, a young man arrives from the waste in a hot air balloon and she falls in love with him. Immediately he is put under arrest, it is up to Claidi to save him. At request of Lady Jizania Tiger, she breaks into the Prison House and escapes with him out into the Waste. What lies ahead is a great adventure, but appearances can be deceiving...
The Song of the Lioness quartet by TAMORA PIERCE
Alanna of Trebond doesn't want to end up in a convent to learn to be a lady. Instead she wants to be a knight. But being a female knight is against the tradition. Her twin brother Thom, doesn't want to be a knight. So they switch places and Thom goes off to the City of the Gods while Alanna heads down to the palace at Corus. But learning to be a knight when you're a girl is not easy. She makes an worst enemy on her first day and he bullies her continuously. But she does make friends with Prince Jonathan and his friends. Although dealing with her enemy, Ralon of Malven was bad there is something she doesn't like at all about Jonathan's cousin, the powerful sorcerer Duke Roger of Conte. Follow Alanna's adventures throughout the series as she encounters dangers while training for her shield.
The Immortals quartet by TAMORA PIERCE
Daine Sarrasri is a thirteen years old orphan from Galla. Her family was killed by bandits and all she has left are a few belongings and her pony, cloud. Traveling to the Spring Fair in Cria she meets Onua, a horsemistress in Tortall. Onua is in search for a new assistant and she takes on Daine after seeing that she is amazing with animals. Travelling south towards Tortall they meet Numair, a powerful Mage. Numair is convinced that Daine has the most Wild Magic (magic with animals) he has ever seen. But Daine doesn't want to hear of it, she has a past she'd rather not speak of. But the King and Numair manage to turn her around in time, A serious hazard threatens Tortall and it's Diane that can only help her new friends battle against the Pirates. Along with the Spindrens, Stormwings and the Badger God this is a truly fantastic series.
The Protector of the Small quartet by TAMORA PIERCE
Ten-year-old Keladry of Mindalen, daughter of nobles, serves as a page but must prove herself to the males around her if she is ever to fulfill her dream of becoming a knight. Even though its been 10 years after girls have been allowed to be knights, the boys are STILL prejudiced. Keladry is big and kind hearted and like Daine, has wild magic. Althought Keladry wants to succeed she knows that is won't be easy, plenty of people in the palace think she has no business being there. They think she ought to be shut up in a convent doing embroidery, yet she knows that being a knight is her dream and she's very determined. Along with this she has to cope with bullying from Joren and Lord Wyldon's scorn
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The Forbidden Game by L. J. SMITH
When Jenny Thornton stumbles upon an odd game store, she has no idea of the adventure that is about to follow. There she meets handsome, odd Julian in his odd shop with games that she has never seen before. Before she knows it, Jenny has bought an unknown game.
The game was meant to be entertainment at Tom's Birthday Party. It was mean to be fun, but it was way more than that. Sucked into an unreal world, Jenny and her friends must use all their wits to escape alive. With the clock always reminding them of the time they have left, they must work their way through one hellish nightmare after another. And worst of all, against the shadowman, Julian, who will do anything to have Jenny.
A tale of Time City by DIANA WYNNE JONES
When young evacuee, Vivian, is abducted from a train station, in 1939, she finds herself in Time City. Time City is the city that exists outside time, and there are many strange and wonderful things that Vivian had never imagined. Here the Time Patrol works to record history. But Time city has gone horribly wrong, and it's up to Vivian, and her new friends Jonathan and Sam, to save it. Can they do it in time?
