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Series
Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
Jack and Annie travel in their magic tree house to the land of the mystical selkies to seek a magical sword for Merlin.
Author
Series
Fever novels volume 6
Language
English
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Description
Dani "Mega" O'Malley plays by her own set of rules -- and in a world overrun by Dark Fae, her biggest rule is: Do what it takes to survive. Possessing rare talents and the all-powerful Sword of Light, Dani is more than equipped for the task. In fact, she's one of the few humans who can defend themselves against the Unseelie. But now, amid the pandemonium, her greatest gifts have turned into serious liabilities.
3) Redwall
Author
Series
Redwall volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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Description
When the peaceful life of ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny and his villainous hordes, Matthias, a young mouse, determines to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior which, he is convinced, will help Redwall's inhabitants destroy the enemy.
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Series
Language
English
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She answered the Emperor's call. She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only friend. In victory, her world has turned to ash. After rocking the cosmos with her deathly debut, Tamsyn Muir continues the story of the penumbral Ninth House in Harrow the Ninth, a mind-twisting puzzle box of mystery, murder, magic, and mayhem. Nothing is as it seems in the halls of the Emperor, and the fate of the galaxy rests on one woman's shoulders. Harrowhark...
Author
Series
Riyria revelations volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Two thieves in the wrong place at the wrong time are on the run in this fast-paced adventure fantasy"--Provided by publisher.
7) Cursed
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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Description
"Nimue grew up an outcast. Her connection to dark magic made her something to be feared in her Druid village, and that made her desperate to leave. . . . That is, until Red Paladins slaughter her entire village, and Nimue's fate is forever altered. Charged by her dying mother to reunite an ancient sword with a legendary sorcerer, Nimue is now her people's only hope"--
Author
Series
Secret agent Jack Stalwart volume 11
Publisher
Weinstein Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Under the cover of darkness, a band of ninja thieves has stolen some of Japan's most priceless treasures, including an ancient samurai sword. Can Secret Agent jack Stalwart take on the gang before the treasures are lost forever?
10) By the sword
Author
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 30
Language
English
Description
Granddaughter of a sorceress and daughter of a noble house, Kerowyn had been forced to run the family keep since her mother's untimely death. Now all of her hopes and plans to return to training horses and hunting have been shattered by an attack on her ancestral home, the death of her father, the wounding of her brother and the kidnapping of his fiance.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 103
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The Aldens help out at a medieval fair and try to find a valuable sword which has been stolen from the fair.
Author
Series
Odditorium volume 2
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
With evil Prince Nightshade hot on their trail, Alastair Grim and his apprentice Grubb and the rest of the crew of the unique mechanical/magical apparatus known as the Odditorium embark on a perilous underwater adventure to the otherworldly realm of Avalon, to find the legendary sword Excalibur, the only weapon capable of penetrating the prince's magical suit of armor.
Author
Series
Unofficial gamer's adventure volume 2
Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Steve is back and ready for more adventures! But this time the excitement lands closer to home when Steve is surprised to find his wheat farm destroyed in a loud explosion and a huge crater where the wheat once grew. Even worse, his diamond sword is missing! Steve must call on old friends to help him restore his farm, find his sword and stop whoever is terrorizing the village.
14) Shadowblade
Author
Publisher
Angry Robot
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Naia dreams of becoming a Jaihar Blademaster, but after assaulting a teacher, her future seems ruined. The timely intervention of a powerful stranger suddenly elevates her into elite Upper Grounds training. She has no idea that the stranger is Dal Gassan, head of the Daljeer Circle. Seventeen years ago he witnessed the massacre of Challimar's court and rescued its sole survivor, a baby girl. Gassan plans to thrust a blade into the machinations of...
Author
Series
Myth Adventures volume 17
Publisher
Ace Books
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Aahz discovers that the shabby-looking sword he bought at a flea market in a remote dimension is Ersatz, leader of the Golden Hoard, a fabled collection of powerful magical treasures that can turn any ordinary being into a hero. They go in search of the other members of the Hoard, only to find that they're not the only ones looking. A dancer named Calypsa, working with Aahz's old friend Tananda, is seeking to collect them to free her grandfather from...
Author
Series
Seven swords novels volume 2
Publisher
Subterranean Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Landless one-time king Guyime, once called Pilgrim but known to history as the Ravager, has survived the fall of the Execration--an event that set him on a path to find the legendary Seven Swords. Guided by sorcery, Guyime journeys to Carthula in the centre of the First Sea to claim the mythical blade known as the Kraken's Tooth. Aided by three companions--the beast charmer Seeker, a powerful sorceress and a scholarly slave--Guyime ventures into...
Author
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"As the Soul Society's secrets are brought to light in the mysterious figure of Hikone Ubugino, the full terror of Tokinada Tsunayashiro's plan is revealed. Shuhei Hisagi must grasp the true ability of his zanpaku-to and the meaning of its name. Can a single blade sever the consequences of death?"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Lands of the firstborn volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Many years ago, Sir Aelfric and his nine companions saved the world, seizing the Dark Lord's cursed weapons, along with his dread city of Necrad. That was the easy part. Now, when Aelfric - keeper of the cursed sword Spellbreaker - learns of a new and terrifying threat, he seeks the nine heroes once again. But they are wandering adventurers no longer. Yesterday's eager heroes are today's weary leaders - and some have turned to the darkness, becoming...
Author
Series
Midnight novels (Melinda Leigh) volume 4
Publisher
Montlake Romance
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When a mysterious package lands on Louisa Hancock's doorstep, the Philadelphia museum curator can hardly anticipate the nightmare that's about to envelop her. The package is addressed to her father -- an expert in Viking culture -- and inside is a ninth-century sword, a chilling thank-you note, and photos of two dead bodies in a tableau evoking a Nordic funeral. The gruesome images match a recent crime scene. But before the police can investigate...
Author
Series
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Fantasy great Tracy Hickman teams up with the video game legend Richard Garriott in this epic novel The Eye of Scales, based on the award-winning game, Shroud of the Avatar. The sword rules all. Aren Bendis, former soldier in the Obsidian army, has managed to protect a rebel city from his former friends and now finds his fate bound to a weapon once wielded by the Avatars themselves. Now, he is being secreted away to the capital of the last alliance...
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