Recommendations based on Dark Daysby Derek Landy

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  1. Mortal Coil

    by Derek Landy
    Skulduggery and Valkyrie race against time to stop a villainous group from unleashing a deadly plague on the world of magic.

    After a brief meeting between the High Priest Auron Tenebrae, Cleric Vandameer Craven, and Solomon Wreath, it was decided that Valkyrie would be considered as The Death Bringer within the Necromancer ... (Wikipedia)

  2. The Faceless Ones

    by Derek Landy
    The third book in the Skulduggery Pleasant series, where Valkyrie Cain and Skulduggery Pleasant fight against the evil Faceless Ones.

    Batu, also known as Patrick "Paddy" Hanratty, is the mysterious force behind releasing the Faceless Ones. Fletcher Renn is a 17-year-old London kid and the last teleporter. He is the last of his kind ... (Wikipedia)

  3. Death Bringer

    by Derek Landy
    The world is in danger as the Death Bringer rises. Skulduggery and Valkyrie must stop him before it's too late.

    Vandameer Craven has Melancholia trapped in the lower levels of the Temple undergoing the surge, and is in pain, but Craven insists soon she will be strong enough to be the Death Bringer . Kenny ... (Wikipedia)

  4. The Hero of Ages

    by Brandon Sanderson
    A hero's quest to save the world from destruction, discovering secrets of the past.

    The Hero of Ages is the prophesied savior of the Terris people, foretold to find and give up the power at the Well of Ascension , in a selfless act to save the world from the Deepness. However, the ... (Wikipedia)

  5. Ice Station

    by Matthew Reilly
    A team of special forces soldiers on a mission to save an Antarctic research station from a mysterious enemy.

    After a diving team at Wilkes Ice Station is killed, the station sends out a distress signal. A team of United States Force Recon Marines led by Shane Schofield , code named Scarecrow, arrives at the ... (Wikipedia)

  6. Angel

    by James Patterson
    A detective investigates a series of murders that seem to be connected to a mysterious and beautiful woman.

    It has been a week since the love of Max's life, Fang, has left the flock. Max is suffering from mild depression at her mother's house. She reveals that Dylan is becoming more wise to her, and ... (Wikipedia)

  7. The Dark Tower

    by Stephen King
    Epic fantasy quest to save the world by reaching the mysterious Dark Tower.

    The seventh and final installment of Stephen King's The Dark Tower saga is perhaps the most anticipated book in the author's long career. King began this epic tale about the last gunslinger in the ... (Goodreads)

  8. Max

    by James Patterson
    A thrilling story of a canine hero, saving the world from a sinister force.

    Dr. Martinez and several of her colleagues establish the Coalition to Stop the Madness (CSM), an ecological conservation effort which involves spreading environmental awareness at the Flock's public ... (Wikipedia)

  9. The Enemy

    by Charlie Higson
    A deadly virus has wiped out all adults, leaving children to fend for themselves against a new, terrifying enemy - each other.

    Charlie Higson's The Enemy is the first in a jaw-dropping zombie horror series for teens. Everyone over the age of fourteen has succumbed to a deadly zombie virus and now the kids must keep ... (Goodreads)

  10. The Ring of Solomon

    by Jonathan Stroud
    A djinni named Bartimaeus is summoned by King Solomon to steal a powerful ring from the Queen of Sheba.

    The story opens in Jerusalem with the djinni Bartimaeus currently in the service of one of the seventeen High Magicians of King Solomon of Israel , whom the king rules with the use of a mighty Ring. ... (Wikipedia)

  11. The Golem's Eye

    by Jonathan Stroud
    A young magician's pursuit of a powerful, ancient creature threatens to unleash an ancient evil.

    Two years after the events of the first novel, Nathaniel (alias John Mandrake ) serves in London’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, working to eliminate the anti-magician Resistance. Under pressure from ... (Wikipedia)

  12. The Wise Man's Fear

    by Patrick Rothfuss
    Epic fantasy adventure of a young man's quest for knowledge, power and love.

    On the second day of his recounting the story of his life to Chronicler at the Waystone Inn, Kvothe continues the narrative commenced in, The Name of the Wind, , wherein a younger Kvothe pursues his ... (Wikipedia)

  13. Across the Universe

    by Beth Revis
    Interplanetary journey of a teenage girl, struggling to stay alive and free from a totalitarian government.

    Hundreds of years in the future, the spaceship Godspeed travels toward a distant, earth-like planet with 100 cryogenically frozen settlers on board. Seventeen year old Amy, frozen along with her ... (Wikipedia)

  14. Crooked Kingdom

    by Leigh Bardugo
    A gang of criminals must band together to take down a powerful adversary.

    In the prologue, a Grisha man named Emil Retvenko is kidnapped by a winged Shu man. The book commences in a gambling parlor known as Club Cumulus where Jesper and Nina keep Jan Van Eck's lawyer, ... (Wikipedia)

  15. Howl’s Moving Castle

    by Diana Wynne Jones
    A young woman embarks on an adventure to break a curse and reclaim her identity in a magical world.

    18-year-old Sophie Hatter is the eldest of three sisters living in Market Chipping, a town in the magical kingdom of Ingary, where fairytale tropes are accepted ways of life, including that the ... (Wikipedia)

  16. Moominland Midwinter

    by Tove Jansson
    A family of Moomins explore the frozen winter landscape and the wonders it holds.

    While the rest of the Moomin family are in the deep slumber of their winter hibernation , Moomintroll finds himself awake and unable to get back to sleep. He discovers a world hitherto unknown to ... (Wikipedia)

  17. Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports

    by James Patterson
    Maximum Ride and her flock of genetically enhanced kids must save the world from evil scientists and their monstrous creations.

    In the third book of the Maximum Ride series, Max and her flock are faced with the task of saving the world from a massive company called Itex, and its leader known as the Director. They plan on ... (Wikipedia)

  18. Saga, Volume 1

    by Brian K. Vaughan
    A young family from opposite sides of a galactic war fight to survive and protect their newborn child.

    Each issue of Saga is titled with a numerical Chapter, such as "Chapter 1" for the debut issue. Every six chapters comprise a story arc designated as a "Volume" and are reprinted as trade paperbacks. ... (Wikipedia)

  19. Calamity

    by Brandon Sanderson
    A girl with magical powers discovers a secret that could save the world from destruction.

    When Calamity lit up the sky, the Epics were born. David’s fate has been tied to their villainy ever since that historic night. Steelheart killed his father. Firefight stole his heart. And now ... (Goodreads)

  20. The Rithmatist

    by Brandon Sanderson
    A young student learns the arcane art of Rithmatics, using it to defend against an encroaching force of hostile creatures.

    The Rithmatist follows the story of Joel, a teenage boy who is enrolled at and lives on the campus of Armedius Academy. He isn't a Rithmatist, yet is interested in the study of Rithmatist power. ... (Wikipedia)

  21. The Wee Free Men

    by Terry Pratchett
    A young girl's fantastical journey to save her brother, with the help of a mischievous gang of tiny blue-clad warriors.

    Tiffany Aching is a 9-year-old girl who literally sees things differently from others. While playing by the river near her home, she sees two tiny blue, kilted men who warn her of a "green heid" in ... (Wikipedia)

  22. Okay for Now

    by Gary D. Schmidt
    A young boy struggles to find his place in a new town, but with the help of a kind librarian and John James Audubon's illustrations, he discovers his own talents and strengths.

    Douglas "Doug" Swieteck is a fourteen-year-old boy living somewhere on Long Island in 1968 during the Vietnam War . After Doug's dad is fired for mouthing off to his boss, the Swietecks move to the ... (Wikipedia)

  23. The Screaming Staircase

    by Jonathan Stroud
    A team of kids battle supernatural creatures in a race to save the world.

    When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. step in . . . For more than fifty years, the country has been affected by a horrifying epidemic of ghosts. A number of Psychic ... (Goodreads)

  24. The Color of Magic

    by Terry Pratchett
    A comedic fantasy adventure full of humor, absurdities, and unexpected turns.

    The story takes place on the Discworld, a planet-sized flat disc carried through space on the backs of four gargantuan elephants – Berilia, Tubul, Great T'Phon and Jerakeen – who themselves stand on ... (Wikipedia)

  25. Finn Family Moomintroll

    by Tove Jansson
    A magical adventure in Moominvalley, full of whimsical characters and fantastical creatures.

    Moomintroll , Sniff and Snufkin discover the Hobgoblin's top hat on a mountain-top, unaware of its strange powers. An egg shell discarded into the hat becomes five clouds the children ride and play ... (Wikipedia)

  26. The Lost Colony

    by Eoin Colfer
    An adventurous group of teens travel to a mysterious island to unravel its secrets.

    In Barcelona , Spain, Artemis Fowl II and Butler, his bodyguard, wait for a demon . They suddenly encounter a demon who transports Artemis through time. Before Artemis is lost in time, Butler is able ... (Wikipedia)

  27. Song of Susannah

    by Stephen King
    A heroic quest to save the world from the machinations of an evil being.

    Taking place mainly in our world (New York City and East Stoneham, Maine ), this book picks up where, Wolves of the Calla, left off, with the ka-tet employing the help of the Manni to open the magic ... (Wikipedia)

  28. Inside Out & Back Again

    by Thanhha Lai
    A young girl and her family flee Vietnam, adapting to a new life in America.

    Inside Out and Back Again is a story about a young girl named Kim Hà and her family, consisting of her Mother and three brothers, being forced to move to the United States because the Vietnam War had ... (Wikipedia)

  29. The Halfling's Gem

    by R.A. Salvatore
    Drizzt Do'Urden and his companions embark on a perilous journey to retrieve a stolen gem. Action-packed adventure ensues.

    The dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden and Wulfgar the barbarian race to Calimport to rescue their friend Regis—who is being held as a captive, along with Drizzt's magical panther Guenhwyvar , by Artemis ... (Wikipedia)

  30. The Time Paradox

    by Eoin Colfer
    A time-traveling adventure to save the universe from destruction.

    Angeline Fowl, Artemis Fowl's mother contracts a debilitating disease, which Artemis worsens by trying to use magic. Artemis desperately contacts Captain Holly Short and No. 1 , in hopes that they ... (Wikipedia)