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Fantasies Around the World Non-European Inspired Fantasies, a Teen Booklist
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Children of blood and bone
by Tomi Adeyemi
Coming of age in a land where her magi mother was killed by the zealous king's guards along with other former wielders of magic, Zélie embarks on a journey alongside her brother and a fugitive princess to restore her people's magical abilities. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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The wrath & the dawn
by Renée Ahdieh
Coming of age in a land where the Caliph of Khorasan takes a new bride each night and executes her at sunrise, 16-year-old Shahrzad volunteers to marry him in order to break the cycle and exact revenge for the murder of her best friend. Inspired by A Thousand and One Nights. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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The candle and the flame
by Nafiza Azad
The death of a powerful leader and echoes of a violent past draw a young woman from a thriving Silk Road city into a magical war between two clans of formidable djinn.
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The city of brass
by S. A. Chakraborty
A young con artist of unsurpassed talent inadvertently summons a mysterious djinn warrior to her side during one of her cons, revealing the existence of true magic before the future of a magical Middle Eastern kingdom falls into her hands.
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Wicked fox
by Kat Cho
Preying on evil men in modern Seoul, a nine-tailed fox devourer of human energy, disguised as a beautiful girl, violates the rules to rescue a human boy at the risk of her soul.
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Forest of a thousand lanterns
by Julie C. Dao
A reimagining of the Evil Queen legend, set in a mystical Far East, follows a peasant girl's quest to become Empress by unleashing a terrible dark force.
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We hunt the flame
by Hafsah Faizal
Disguising herself as a man to hunt food for her people in the cursed and forbidden forest, a Hunter in a fantasy realm inspired by ancient Arabia is targeted by the Prince of Death, who would kill her for her disobedience to an autocratic king and claim the powerful artifact she seeks.
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Reign the earth : the elementae
by A. C Gaughen
Having sacrificed her freedom to establish peace with a neighboring kingdom, Shalia discovers that she has the power to control earth the day she marries Calix, whose only motivation is to eliminate the Elementae
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Rebel of the sands
by Alwyn Hamilton
Longing to escape her dead-end, completely non-magical town, gunslinger Amani unexpectedly falls in love with exotic stranger Jin, who reveals his identity as a magical rebel in a secret movement to overthrow the Sultan.
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Descendant of the crane
by Joan He
"Princess Hesina of Yan is thrust into power when her beloved father is murdered, and she's determined to find his killer--whatever the cost"
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For a muse of fire
by Heidi Heilig
Posing as a shadow puppeteer to hide her forbidden paranormal abilities, Jetta teams up with a young smuggler in the face of astonishing revelations and a brewing rebellion. By the author of The Girl From Everywhere.
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A river of royal blood
by Amanda Joy
A debut set in a North Africa-inspired fantasy world finds two powerfully magical sisters forced to battle each other to win the crown, a rivalry that is complicated by an assassination attempt, a fey instructor of mythic proportions and a handsome prince.
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Shadow of the fox
by Julie Kagawa
A debut entry in a lush fantasy series inspired by Japanese mythology follows the adventures of a secret shapeshifter who escapes an attack on her temple with a piece of an ancient scroll before meeting a samurai who would kill her for it. By the best-selling author of the Iron Fey series. 1, first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Spin the dawn
by Elizabeth Lim
Risking her life by disguising herself as a boy to secure the position of imperial tailor, Maia is given the impossible task of sewing three magic gowns representing the sun, moon and stars for the emperor's reluctant bride-to-be. Simultaneous eBook.
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Girls of paper and fire
by Natasha Ngan
Haunted by the mysterious arrest of her mother a decade earlier, a girl from the kingdom's most persecuted class is unexpectedly chosen to serve the king in the opulent but oppressive palace, before a forbidden romance enmeshes her in a plot that threatens her entire world. 150,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Circle of shadows
by Evelyn Skye
Eager to prove themselves in a peaceful kingdom, two magic apprentice warriors on the brink of graduating infiltrate a camp of mysterious soldiers who lead one of them on a transformative mission of deception.
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Witches steeped in gold
by Ciannon Smart
A tale inspired by Jamaican culture follows the rivalry of two witches who set aside their differences to become unlikely allies against an increasingly violent enemy.
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The tiger at midnight
by Swati Teerdhala
A first entry in a planned trilogy inspired by South Indian culture follows the efforts of a legendary girl rebel to assassinate a ruthless general in the face of her growing love for her target's loyal but freedom-seeking nephew.
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The Girl King
by Mimi Yu
An exile destined to become the Diyi Huo empire's first female ruler seeks to reclaim her birthright through an alliance with a lone surviving shapeshifter, while her shy sister manifests forbidden powers that pit the siblings against one another.
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