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Seattle Picks: Teen - Fantasy

Magic, dragons, immortals: these are the ingredients for potent fantasy. (Updated January 2025) MS = books for middle school readers. GN = graphic novels

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  • The Nightbirds – girls with powerful magic they can gift with just a kiss. They are pampered, beautiful and showered with gifts, but can these well-guarded treasures be more than just birds in a gilded cage?
    BookNew York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2023. — YA ARMSTRONG 2023
  • Brewing is an illegal, lucrative and extremely dangerous power that can kill even the most powerful witcher. After her mother is murdered, Venus has no choice but to brew. A gritty, urban fantasy set in the seedy DC political underbelly,…
    BookNaperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Fire, [2024] — YA BAPTISTE 2024
  • Clement and Christina, heirs to a powerful New Orleans magical family, must find who orchestrated the murder of their grandparents, stole their throne, cursed their mother and is coming for them. Justice is a dark, gruesome and bloody…
    BookNew York : Tor Teen, Tor Publishing Group, 2023. — YA BENTON-WAL 2023
  • Adora is called by The Distance, a force threatening to destroy the world that only she can stop. Accompanied by a band of heroes, in the end, she alone must choose to stay or go.
    Graphic NovelMilwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Books, 2022. — YA 741.5973 B4569A 2022
  • When a power-hungry coven kills Ffion’s fox familiar, she must pair up with a couple troublesome princes to find out what is destroying the magic and resurrect her beloved companion before it is too late.
    BookNew York, NY : HarperTeen, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, [2024] — YA BRIGHT 2024
  • After her parents are killed by a runaway fish cart, Jane's only hope of a secure life is to marry a young man. Luckily for her, handsome Peter agrees readily, but when he is kidnapped by a mermaid, Jane must dive in to rescue him. GN MS
    Graphic NovelNew York : First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, 2024. — J-GN BROSGOL
  • Hiding as a servant while tending to a family who all suffer a strange affliction on the full moon, Emile finds himself torn between two men as he fights for the love he deserves – and everyone’s survival.
    BookSalem, MA : Page Street YA, 2023. — YA FERRARO 2023
  • Darling Seabreak and Talon Goldhoard must learn to work together if they are to survive the deception and treachery of the rival factions that seek to tear the world apart.
    BookNew York : Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023. — YA GRATTON 2023
  • A queer reimagining of the Korean Fox Maiden legend set in the 16th century. GN MS
    Graphic NovelNew York, NY : Balzer + Bray, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] — YA 741.5973 H11F 2024
  • As a descendant of Greek gods, Io works as a private investigator, able to see and cut the threads of fate. Hired to look into a series of strange murders, she uncovers secrets that might consume her sister, her soulmate and her city.
    BookNew York : Razorbill, 2023. — YA HATZOPOULO 2023
  • Raised to protect her nation from the monsters lurking in the sands, Shield warrior Imani now fights to find and retrieve her treacherous brother from the outside world and untangle the truths of her hidden kingdom.
    BookNew York : Delacorte Press, [2023] — YA IBRAHIM 2023
  • In 1937, Laura Ann Langston, a powerful queer mage hailing from a dead-end town, goes to New York City seeking a better future and finds opportunity, intrigue and a completely new set of problems.
    BookNew York, NY : Balzer + Bray, 2022. — YA IRELAND 2022
  • Lucifer’s Mark causes people to do bad things, or does it? Is Matt a hero “saving people” or a murderer?
    BookNew York : Razorbill, 2023. — YA KAO 2023
  • The story of two cursed sisters hunted by both human and supernatural monsters. In a world where women have little power, the bond of love between sisters is unbreakable.
    BookNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2023] — YA LIM 2023
  • So what if Rook lacks magic? He just wants to be around it, why is that so bad? Engineering a magic detector and scoring a job with a sorcerer feels great. Sadly, the corrupt Magical Consortium considers his device illegal and is…
    BookNew York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2023] — YA LUKENS 2023
  • A funny, romantic, cozy-fantasy. A bounty hunter, a troll and a baker’s apprentice find themselves bound together to save the goofy but undeniably charming Prince Hapless. MS
    BookNew York : Atheneum, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Diviision., [2023] — YA MILLS 2023
  • Fearless Donaji is a hero to her Zapotec village. When she sets out to find her missing father - accompanied by the god that lives inside her poncho - she meets Itzcacalotl, a winged warrior. As their friendship blossoms, they face…
    Graphic NovelSan Diego, CA : IDW Publishing, 2023. — YA 741.5972 M742C01 2023
  • After Marjan’s father is murdered, she determines to keep his veterinary office running. Soon she learns that her father also healed magical animals! Now, Marjan needs to study this magical new world all while balancing being a teenager…
    BookNew York : Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2023] — YA MONSEF 2023
  • El Diablo shatters Mar León de la Rosa’s entire world on their sixteenth birthday. Now they must figure out their place in a new pirate crew, how to save their father and keep their magical abilities secret, or face execution. MS
    BookNew York : Random House Children's Books, [2023] — YA NOVOA 2023
  • The elves living just off the coast of Puerto Rico intrigue everyone. Everyone except Sevim, who thinks they murdered her father. However, with everyone in danger, she must decide if she can trust the elf prince before it is too late. MS
    BookSalem, MA : Page Street YA, 2023. — YA ORTIZ 2023