magic

"Once there was magic in Britain. There were dragons and wizards and green knights and round tables and kings that pulled swords out of stones. But now, the doors to the Otherworld have closed, and the magic is gone. All that is left are the stories of those bygone days. Young Hag, her mother and her grandmother, Ancient Crone, are the last of the witches in Britain. At least, that's what Ancient Crone says. Young Hag has grown up hearing those tales and believing in her the power of her Grandmother. But when tragedy strikes, and their world is shaken, Young Hag turns her back on magic. She is sick of the tales of family curses, faerie doors, lost magic, and ancient swords. If they are witches, where is their magic when they really need it? And then one day they find a changeling baby in the woods. Confronted with real magic at last, Young Hag has no choice but to believe. She sets off on the greatest quest of her life; to bring the magic back to Britain. But when faced with magic and myth, can Young Hag put aside her doubts and fears? Or will she simply become a forgotten footnote in the tale of famous kings and wizards?"--Amazon.

"Rui has one goal in mind, honing her magic to avenge her mother's death. Yiran is the black sheep of an illustrious family. The world would be at his feet, had he been born with magic. Nikai is a Reaper, serving the Fourth King of Hell. When his master disappears, the underworld begins to crumble, and the human world will be next if the King is not found. When an accident causes Rui's power to transfer to Yiran, everything turns upside down. Without her magic, Rui has no tool for vengeance. With it, Yiran finally feels like he belongs. That is, until Rui discovers she might hold the key to the missing death god and strikes a dangerous bargain with another King. As darkness takes over, three paths intersect in the shadows. And three lives bound by fate must rise against destiny before the barrier between worlds falls and all Hell breaks loose, literally"--OCLC.

Seventeen-year-old Sid lives in a tourist town where magic lies buried beneath the earth. Other than that, her existence is completely ordinary--until one day, her brother goes missing and the ground opens up, unleashing the magic and zombies within.

"When her grandmother gifts her a jasmine flower, Deepa Josyula wishes for her dream boyfriend, which sets in motion a chain of events that makes her question what her heart truly wants--the perfect boy brought by magic or the uncertainty of the boy next door"--Provided by publisher.

"Edwin and Holga gather their friends to win back their treasure"--Provided by publisher.

Alidade, Lewis, Blue, and their new friends and Mapmakers, finally take on the Night Coats, who will ruin any chance of hope for their homes and family if they do not succeed in stopping them.

Laura Krantz, host of the 'Wild Thing' podcast explores how magic and science might be two sides of the same coin.

Faye, a twelve-year-old groundskeeper's daughter, has always lived at Wizard West's magical mansion, Celurdur. When she has to tell the ancient Wizard West's ghost that he is dead, a problem immediately arises: without a successor to tend to the house's magical foundations, Celurdur will fall apart at the next new moon. Wizard West declares that he will host a competition to choose a child worthy of inheriting his legacy. Soon, Faye is fighting an uphill battle to keep things running smoothly behind the scenes, while also interacting with rude potential apprentices. But when it's revealed that a servant of the Shadow Queen has infiltrated the contest with the goal of destroying Celurdur to remove the powerful spell that has imprisoned their mistress, Faye learns that her battle is much bigger than she could have ever anticipated.

Three unlikely heroes--Patch Brightwater, a boy in disgrace, Wren, a girl cursed to live as a rat, and Barver, a fire-breathing dracogriff--discover a deadly truth: the evil Piper of Hamelyn is on the loose! Can they stop him before he sparks the biggest battle of them all?.

"After her encounter with the Witch-Queen, Zuli is shaken--but feels more determined to find out what's happening to the bird spirits. Armed with new information about her identity, she sets off with Frowly and Orien by her side. But the more she tries to solve the mysteries swirling around herself, the more she's drawn to legends about the mythical Siric, who have long since disappeared from the world. Zuli might be prepared to take on new challenges, along with the new allies she meets, but is she prepared to go farther than ever before to confront the universe's broken magic?"--Provided by publisher.