INTRODUCTION

 Fantasy literature has always been the most popular among children. Harry Potter, the children's fantasy series, is one of the world's best-selling novels. Magic, adventure, thriller, deeply attract the imagination of every child.

What to read after Harry Potter?

Many books have been written about fantasy - this annotation bibliography will focus on a series of children's fantasy novels that related to this central theme.

All titles on this blog are been sourced from the NoveList database and other sources as referenced.

 Brotherband chronicles

Author: John Flanagan

Publisher: New York: Philomel Books,2019     

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The Brotherband series tells the story of the Skannddian society in a fictional world, where Hal, Stig, and others are unwanted boys, but in the Brotherband, they learn skills, and they have the courage to be tough warriors. 

Frozen waters, Wolves and Sharks, Herons, Hal, and his teammates beat the strongest and most skilled young warriors of all Skannddian time and time again to win the fraternity game. When the most sacred Andomal treasure of the Skannddians is stolen, Hal and his team cross stormy seas, endure harsh winters and battle a deadly band of pirates who will do anything to protect their loot. Will Hal and his friends take Andomal home? Read the eighth book in this series, ‘Return of the Temujai’. 

Brotherband is a series of fantasy novels written by Australian writer John Flanagan. The first book, The Tramp, was published in 2011, and now the eighth book, Return of the Temujai, was published in 2019. 

Label/Tags: Australian fiction, Fantasy fiction, Adventure

Min/Max Grade level: over 13-14 years old

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Britherband chronicles series:

 Chronicles of Jack McCool

  

 

 Author: R. E. Devine

 Publisher: Sydney, N.SW.: Bauer Media 2018

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 Who is Jack McCool?

Jack is an ordinary schoolboy who plays truant, loves biscuits, doesn’t like school homework, and loves to stay with his dog every day. This is Jack who holds the key to breaking the ancient curse. He can connect to the ancient Celtic heroes. In this magical and dreamlike world, Jackin order to find the lost golden magic gems, and the warrior Finn McKul together, and the evil wizard fight, crack the evil curse of the witch, finally won the victory.

Written by R.E. Devine, who has 25 years of experience in journalism, this is her first book in a children’s series for ages 9-12. It is a simple but rich adventure, fantasy novel.

Label/Tags: Australian fiction, Fantasy fiction, Adventure

Min/Max Grade level: 9-12 years old

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Chronicles of Jack McCool series:

 Dragonwatch Series

Author: Brandon Mull

Publisher: Salt Lake City, Utah:

                   Shadow Mountain 2017

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There are five books in the fantasy series, which revolved around the mysterious and ancient myth of the dragon.

In this magical age of dragons, dragons will not only rule the magical race, but also take over the non-magical world, and a dragon uprising is about to unfold...

Seth and Kendra are newly appointed as the caregiver of Wyrmroost. As the war with the dragon intensifies, Seth and Kendra leave Wyrmroost and seek help in the Valley of Titans, where everyone is trying to stop the dragon from taking over the world - except for the dark unicorn Ronodin, who has his own evil plans. Who will win this battle with the dragon? Can the amulet be found? 

Dragon temple, underwater dragon reserve, giant queen, sorcerer, witch, dragon slayer ... One by one in front of the reader.

Dragonwatch series is a series of New York Times best-selling novels, written by American writer Brandon Mull. The first book was published in 2017. The whole set of books is beautifully illustrated and has vivid language, which caters to contemporary teenagers.

Label/Tags: Fantasy fiction

Min/Max Grade level: 6-13 years old

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Dragonwatch series:

 Fowl twins Series

Author: Eoin Colfer

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion 2021

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The series, currently in three books, features 11-year-old twin brothers, Miles and Beckett, and their experiences with demons and elves.

Miles has a high IQ, is clean and neatly dressed. Beckett was blond and unkempt and sulked whenever he has clothes. A week after their 11th birthday, they embark on an epic adventure after brfriending two evil aristocrats and an interrogating nun who use magic to advance their interests.

Each book has its own separate but coherent story, from poultry adventures, a jet over Florida that turns into a fireball, to a battle with a ruthless duke in a magical world where Miles and Beckett cross continents, go deep underground and enter the lair of underwater supervillains, ghosts, clones, elven magic plays out in a final and absurd showdown between the twin brothers and their enemies.

The Fowl Twins is The first novel in Eoin Colfer’s The Fowl series, was published in 2019, and The Fowl Twins Get What They Deserve, is the third novel of this series, was published in 2021. The novel has been well received by critics, and Tabtasic Birds has been adapted into a movie that is coming out soon.

Label/Tags: Fantasy fiction, Adventure

Min/Max Grade level: 7-12 years old

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Fowl twins series:

    The Guardians Series

  

Author: William Joyce

Publisher: New York: Simon &Schuster,2018  

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There are currently five books in the Guardians of Childhood series, each of which tells a separate and coherent story. From the heroic swordsman Nicholas St. North in the first book to Jack Overland Frost in the fifth book, each book presents the reader with a beautiful and shocking magical world.

Heroic swordsman Nicholas St. North has a life-or-death battle with the Wizard (Ombric Shalazar), Nightmare King, and the Evil (Fearlings) in order to find the treasure. Attack of the serpent, the contempt of the tooth fairy, and the obstruction of the sleeping devil could not stop his steps in the search for treasure.

When nightlight, the protector, turns into Jack Overland Frost, Father Time entrusts him with a great secret. What kind of secret is this, and how does this secret threaten this wonderful and magical world? The answer is in the book.

Written by William Joyce, the first book by Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King was published in 2011, and 2018, followed by the fifth book by Jack Frost: The end becomes the beginning. The books in this series, with their vivid illustrations, and popular with young readers.

Label/Tags: Fantasy fiction, Adventure

Min/Max Grade level: 9-12 years old

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Guardians of Childhood series:

 Magician novels (Lev Grossman)

 

Author: Lev Grossman

Publisher: New York: Viking, 2014

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It is a fantasy, adventure novel about human interests, power, and limits. The whole series runs through with two clues: one clue tells that Brooklyn boarded the supreme throne of the magic kingdom, Ferrary, in the process of looking for the seven golden keys accidentally lost magic, Whether he and Julia can return to the magic world again? 

Another clue in the form of flashbacks, telling Julia taught master higher magic skills, in partnership with a group of magic beckons to ancient goddess of underground, found the effects to the cunning cruelty of Baal fox, Reynard, Reynard almost killed all partners until Julia promise human sacrifice to save her friend, Asmodeus...

Lev Grossman is an American novelist. His trilogy of Sorcerers is ‘The Sorcerer’, The King of Sorcerers’, and ‘The Kingdom of Dorcerers’. it includes adult themes such as growth, friendship, love, life, and death. The two series were adapted into the critically acclaimed US TV series The Sorcerer(Season 1) in 2016. 

Label/Tags: Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Academies of magic

Min/Max Grade level: over 13-14 years old

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  Magician novels series:

 Sprite's secret

Author: written by Tracey West ; 

illustrated by Xavier Bonet

Publisher: New York: Scholastic, Inc. 2020.

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Eight-year-old Violet didn’t expect to find a portal to a fairytale world in her backyard. This entrance allows fourteen fairies to escape from their world and into our world, where they create one trouble after another, naughty fairies, dwarfs, and wizards, who can subdue them? Can Violet and fairy Sprite trick them and send them back to their world?

Who is Pix? A playful elf, why might his fun get out of hand? Why do Sprite and Violet have to beat Pix? Can the dairies finally return to their world? To find out, read this fascinating fantasy novel.

This is the only book in the series so far, the author is Tracey West, published in 2020, he has written more than 300 books for children and adolescents, simple text easy to read, the book is full of interesting and fast rhythm is equipped with bright color illustrations, very cater to young readers.

Label/Tags: Fantasy fiction, Adventure

Min/Max Grade level: 7-13 years old

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Different covers of the book :

 The Chronicles of Narnia

   

Author: C.S. Lewis

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2014

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The story begins with a boy and a girl accidentally entering a different world called Narnia, where they have a series of adventures and see the creation of that world. Then they buried a seed (an apple) from the other world in the garden and it grew into a big tree. The tree was later blown down by a hurricane, turned into a wardrobe, and then led the four children into different periods in this magical country.

The four children are Lucy, Edmund, Susan, and Peter. In order to avoid the air raid was sent to the country by their mother of the old professor’s home refuge. In this old, empty house, they found a magical wardrobe, from now on they entered a magic kingdom called Narnia. In this magical kingdom, four brothers and sisters, under the guidance of the holy lion Aslan, fight against the evil witch, and finally they defeat her, bringing peace and spring to Narnia.

The seven-volume fantasy novel, written by the late British writer C.S. Lewis in the 1950s, each book is related to each other but can be read independently. It has been hailed as one of the greatest works of English children’s literature since the Second World War. It is the classic of children’s fantasy classics. 

Label/Tags: Fantasy fiction, Fantasy classics

Min/Max Grade level: 9-13 years old

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The Chronicles of Narnia series:

 The Lord of the Rings

Author: J.R.R. Tolkien

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001

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The Lord of the Rings is a fantasy novel by the famous English writer and linguist J.R.R. Tolkien. It consists of three separate but interrelated stories. The author has created a world full of magic and legend with his rich and fine literary skills.

The Lord of the Rings series tells the story of a powerful Ring forged by the Dark Lord Sauron thousands of years ago, and then the Ring fell into the hands of an innocent boy Fordo, who began his path to destroy it. With his tenacious faith, Frodo resisted the temptation of the Ring, and with the help of his friends, he finally traveled the Mountains of Doom to destroy the Ring.

The main character in Lord of the Rings is Frodo, other related characters include Aragom, the Formanly King, Gandalf, the kindly wizard, the Elven Prince, the Dwarf Valor, the Gardener Sam, and even a tall, mysterious stranger named the Wanderer.

The Lord of the Rings series was made into a Hollywood film series from 2001-2003. The series has won 351 international awards, including 17 Academy Awards, including 11 Oscars for the Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Whether it’s a book or a movie, this century’s greatest fantasy novel is sure to give you an incredible shock and emotional impact.

Labels/Tags: Books to movies; Epic Fantasy; Fantasy classics

Min/Max Grade level: over 13 years old

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 Throne of Glass series

 

 

   Author: Sarah J. Maas

   Publisher: New York: Bloomsbury, 2018

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The Throne of Glass series tells the story of Celaena Sardothien, an 18-year-old assassin in the Kingdom of Adarian.  Celaena Sardothie is an orphan who was raised and trained by an Assassin as a child. Ruled by the brutal King Aranda,  Celaena is forced to fight a royal duel to the death in order to escape from her life as a prisoner and to gain her reputation as the king’s champion at the cost of her life in exchange for her f  freedom.

Celaena Sardothien had not expected the infighting at court to be far more vicious than she had expected. Evil has cast a shadow over the proud history of The Glass Castle. Too many conspiracies are lurking in the shadows. Who can escape from death?

Sarah J. Mass is a native New Yorker and the New York Times’ No. 1 international bestselling author. Throne of Glass series, which have been published in 2012, and is now in its eighth book. The story, characters, action, fantasy, romance, and everything in this book will be amazing.

Label/Tags: Fantasy fiction, Adventure, High fantasy

Min/Max Grade level:10 - 12 years old

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Throne of Glass series: