Books like The Owl Service
28 fantasy books to read after The Owl Service, by Garner, Alan, the closest match first.
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1. Elidor
by Garner, Alan
- Same author
- On the same lists
Four children who are exploring a ruined church accidently travel to another world, the mysterious realm of Elidor. In Elidor, they become the keepers of the four treasures and are...
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Tales Of Alderley book 1 Start here
2. The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen
by Garner, Alan
- Same author
- On the same lists
While vacationing with their Mother's ancient nurse in Wales, young Colin and Susan come to learn of the Legend of Alderley, a story of mystery and magic. Obviously, at first...
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3. Stormbringer
by Moorcock, Michael
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Elric is the ill-fated albino prince of a fading race who bears the sword Stormbringer in his journeys through the Young Kingdoms of man.This is the last book of the...
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4. A Wrinkle In Time
by L'engle, Madeleine
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Meg seems to have a perfectly normal life. The normality ends quite suddenly when her littlest brother, Charles, meets Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which. Suddenly, Meg's normal life...
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5. Where The Wild Things Are
by Sendak, Maurice
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This book is about a boy named Max who puts on a wolf costume and feels like making some trouble. He breaks some rules and is sent to bed without...
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Witch World book 1 Start here
6. Witch World
by Lackey, Andre Norton And Mercedes
- On the same lists
Simon Tregarth is a man on the run from various shadowy ruffians, people he associated with because he was wrongly convicted of working the black market while in the military....
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7. The Jewel In The Skull
by Moorcock, Michael
- On the same lists
This book is set amongst the fighting in an alternate Europe where the evil mages of the Empire of Grand Britain are overrunning Europe. Dorian Hawkmoon, the Duke of Koln,...
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8. The Goblin Tower
by Camp, L. Sprague De
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Xylar's kings have a tough life. Every five years the current king is beheaded and any audience member who catches the head reluctantly becomes the next king. After King Jorian...
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9. The Winter Of Enchantment
by Clayton, Victoria
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When Sebastian, a boy in Victorian England, sees an unhappy young girl in an antique mirror, he feels compelled to purchase it and free her from captivity. Melissa was kidnapped...
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10. One Hundred Years Of Solitude
by Marquez, Gabriel Garcia
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An influential and Nobel Prize winning novel that sees time as nonlinear. Magical, lyrical, Garcia Marquez is one of the literary giants of Magical Realism.
One Hundred Years of Solitude tells the story of a town, Macondo, and the special family that lives there. Weird things seem to happen in Macondo; sleeping disorders, eerie scientists,...
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11. The Serpent
by Gaskell, Jane
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It is the first of a series following the travels of a naive girl-child goddess set in a harsh land. In the ancient forgotten world of prehistory, a girl is...
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12. Steel Magic
by Lackey, Andre Norton And Mercedes
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Steel Magic, also known as Gray Magic is the first fantasy novel in the Magic Sequence, a series for older children. It is based loosely on the legends of King...
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13. The Mouse And The Motorcycle
by Cleary, Beverly
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This is a rollicking little tale about the friendship between a mouse who lives in a dilapidated hotel and a boy who stays there over a long weekend. The mouse...
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14. The Phantom Tollbooth
by Juster, Norton
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A children's book about a boy who is really bored and finds himself playing with a magic tollbooth where he discovers that learning is fun.
Tollbooth tells the story of Milo, a boy who is pretty much bored of everything around him. One day he gets a mysterious package that turns out to be a...
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15. Smith Of Wootton Major
by Tolkien, J.r.r.
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In the little town of Wootton Major, they have a wonderful tradition where a special cake is baked every twenty-four years, and eaten by twenty-four good children. But, when a...
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16. The Animal Family
by Jarrell, Randall
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Alison, her stepfather, and his son Roger are staying at her mother's. Also staying there is the housekeeper, Nancy, her son Gwyn, and the stable hand Huw. Alison comes upon...
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17. Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or, There Must Be More To Life
by Sendak, Maurice
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This is such a delightful, peculiar but beautifully illustrated fable about a little dog called Jennie who has all that she could possibly wish for, but is unsatisfied with her...
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18. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
by Dahl, Roald
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Charlie is a poor yet happy child who lives with his mother, father and four old grandparents in a one-room bungalow on the outskirts of town. He is the kind...
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19. James And The Giant Peach
by Dahl, Roald
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James and the Giant Peach is about a little boy named James, whose parents died, and now lives with his wicked aunts. One day, someone suspicious gives him a bag...
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20. Pern Series
by Mccaffrey, Anne
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This series explores the relationship between dragons and their riders in detail.
Dragonriders of Pern is the dragon rider series against which all dragon fantasies should be measured. McCaffrey weaves a believable, spellbinding tale of a world of men and dragons battling...
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Tales Of Alderley book 2
21. The Moon Of Gomrath
by Garner, Alan
- Same author
On the eve of Gomrath, the night of the year when the old magic wakes, Colin and Susan light a bonfire on the Beacon at Alderley Edge, and accidentally release...
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Tales Of Alderley book 3
22. Boneland
by Garner, Alan
- Same author
This concluding volume of the 'Weirdstone trilogy' features Professor Colin Whisterfield who spends his days at Jodrell Bank, using the radio telescope to look for his lost sister in the...
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23. The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen
by Garner, Alan
- Same author
English mythology abounds in this; like Lord of the Rings, Weirdstone of Brisingamen is based heavily on English mythology, from which the tale draws inspiration. Both Lord of the Rings...
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Tales Of Alderley book 2
24. The Moon Of Gomrath
by Garner, Alan
- Same author
With the help of the wizard Cadellin, Colin and Susan struggle to contain the forces of evil unleashed by the inadvertent awakening of the band of ancient horsemen known as...
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25. The Last Unicorn
by Beagle, Peter S.
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The short sequel to The Last Unicorn and is the quest of a young girl who seeks to make her village safe from a mean griffon.
Told from the perspective of the unicorn herself, this novel is as much satire as it is fairytale. The journey begins when she overhears a conversation insinuating that the unicorns...
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26. The Dark Is Rising
by Cooper, Susan
- On the same lists
Harry Potter did the English magician story very well, but it also overshadowed some incredible books with similar settings. Will is a chosen one of sorts, one of the few...
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27. The Chronicles Of Prydain
by Alexander, Lloyd
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Alexander's Wales-inspired epic fantasy offers little in the way of originality when compared to the novels of today. It's a simple tale of Taran, a pig farmer who has always...
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The Earthsea Cycle book 1 Start here
28. A Wizard Of Earthsea
by Guin, Ursula K. Le
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Today, Ursula K. Le Guin’s magic system may not sound exceptional. Like many, it uses the knowledge of true names to control elements, creatures, and even humans. Consider, however, that...
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