5 must-read science fiction fantasy books like Ivory Apples by Lisa Goldstein

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Ivory Apples

By: Lisa Goldstein

3.35

Format: 273 pages, Paperback

Ivy and her sisters have a secret: their reclusive Great-Aunt is actually Adela Martin, inspired au…

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1. The Legend of Holly Claus

By: Brittney Ryan , Laurel Long

4.24

Format: 544 pages, Paperback

Santa Claus's daughter sets out to break a curse and free a magical kingdom--in this beloved New Yo… read more

Similar categories in Brittney Ryan's The Legend of Holly Claus book and Lisa Goldstein's Ivory Apples

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"Deserve. That's what I don't understand about you humans. This deserve idea. If it's love you don't have to deserve it."

-Brittney Ryan, The Legend of Holly Claus

"I've felt sometimes like I'd be less trouble if I'd just sit back and be quiet. But dreams are too important. We can't just let our dreams dry up and die, because then our hearts would break."

-Brittney Ryan, The Legend of Holly Claus

"It's a strange truth that no matter how persuaded we might be of our own correctness, the discomfiting realization that others disagree with us causes a paralyzing inability to argue the case convinc…"

-Brittney Ryan, The Legend of Holly Claus

"There is not one certain future, that much i know. Each of our lives creates what is to come. The universe is not a clock that has been set to run in one direction. It is a maze, a giant puzzle that …"

-Brittney Ryan, The Legend of Holly Claus

Cover of The Apes of Wrath by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Gustave Flaubert, Franz Kafka, Edgar Allan Poe, Karen Joy Fowler, Howard Waldrop, Leigh Kennedy, Aesop, Robert E. Howard, Joe R. Lansdale, Mary Robinette Kowal, Mark Finn, Pat Murphy, Philip José Farmer, Clark Ashton Smith, James P. Blaylock, Hugh B. Cave, Jess Nevins, Richard Klaw, Scott A. Cupp, Steven Utley, None, None, Alex Solis

2. The Apes of Wrath

By: Edgar Rice Burroughs , Gustave Flaubert , Franz Kafka , Edgar Allan Poe , Karen Joy Fowler , Howard Waldrop , Leigh Kennedy , Aesop , Robert E. Howard , Joe R. Lansdale , Mary Robinette Kowal , Mark Finn , Pat Murphy , Philip José Farmer , Clark Ashton Smith , James P. Blaylock , Hugh B. Cave , Jess Nevins , Richard Klaw , Scott A. Cupp , Steven Utley , None , None , Alex Solis

3.64

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

From the jungles of Tarzan to outer space and beyond, the apes in these remarkable tales boldly go … read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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3. A Stash of One's Own: Knitters on Loving, Living with, and Letting go of Yarn

By: Clara Parkes

3.71

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From New York Timesbestselling knitting writer Clara Parkes, comes a new collection of essays and s… read more

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4. The Forgotten Beasts of Eld

By: Patricia A. McKillip

3.52

Format: 257 pages, Paperback

Sixteen when a baby is brought to her to raise, Sybel has grown up on Eld Mountain. Her only playma… read more

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5. The 13 Clocks

By: James Thurber , Marc Simont

4.00

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Once upon a time, in a gloomy castle on a lonely hill, where there were thirteen clocks that wouldn… read more

Similar categories in James Thurber's The 13 Clocks book and Lisa Goldstein's Ivory Apples

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"Time lies frozen there. It's always Then. It's never Now."

-James Thurber, The 13 Clocks

"You mere device," he gnarled. "You platitude! Your Gollux ex machina!"

-James Thurber, The 13 Clocks

"You'll never live to wed his niece. You'll only die to feed his geese."

-James Thurber, The 13 Clocks

"Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long."

-James Thurber, The 13 Clocks

6. Rose Daughter

By: Robin McKinley

3.50

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

It is the heart of this place, and it is dying, says the Beast. And it is true; the center of the B… read more

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7. The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)

By: Martha Wells

3.97

Format: 278 pages, Paperback

Moon has spent his life hiding what he is — a shape-shifter able to transform himself into a winged… read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1) book and Lisa Goldstein's Ivory Apples

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction

8. The Blue Sword (Damar, #1)

By: Robin McKinley

3.91

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

Harry Crewe is an orphan girl who comes to live in Damar, the desert country shared by the Homeland… read more

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9. Solstice Wood (Winter Rose, #2)

By: Patricia A. McKillip

4.57

Format: None pages,

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10. The Serpent Sea (Books of the Raksura, #2)

By: Martha Wells

4.09

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

Moon, once a solitary wanderer, has become consort to Jade, sister queen of the Indigo Cloud court.… read more

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  • fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
"Like all good advice, Moon didn't think he was going to have much chance to follow it."

-Martha Wells, The Serpent Sea (Books of the Raksura, #2)

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11. I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons

By: Peter S. Beagle

3.78

Format: 278 pages, Hardcover

A cast of characters trapped within their roles of dragon hunter, princess, and more must come toge… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Fear cannot breed where there is action."

-Peter S. Beagle, I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons

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12. Thornhedge

By: T. Kingfisher

4.00

Format: 111 pages, Hardcover

Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone … read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's Thornhedge book and Lisa Goldstein's Ivory Apples

  • fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
"Thorns die from the inside out, like priests."

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

"She was theirs; they were hers. The love of monsters was uncomplicated."

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

"Two hundred years. It was immense—unthinkable—and ultimately meant nothing at all. Two years or two hundred or two thousand. The magic endures"

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

"Greenteeth did not slap one another—not out of any virtue, but because a slap was such a useless thing underwater. When greenteeth brawled, it was with teeth and strangling fingers, spines and claws."

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

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13. The Road to Roswell

By: Connie Willis

3.74

Format: 399 pages, Hardcover

A delightful novel about alien invasions, conspiracies, and the incredibly silly things people are … read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Stars and Smoke (Stars and Smoke, #1) by Marie Lu

14. Stars and Smoke (Stars and Smoke, #1)

By: Marie Lu

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This smoldering enemies-to-lovers novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu puts a s… read more

Similar categories in Marie Lu's Stars and Smoke (Stars and Smoke, #1) book and Lisa Goldstein's Ivory Apples

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"I really thought I had more time with you, he whispered, more to himself than anyone else. All I ever wanted was to be like you." "Be like you, Winter."

-Marie Lu, Stars and Smoke (Stars and Smoke, #1)

"Sydney’s words from his training week echoed in his mind. It’s a lonely job, but you won’t realize just how lonely it is until you start. He could already feel it. And somehow, it was familiar."

-Marie Lu, Stars and Smoke (Stars and Smoke, #1)

"Under dark eyes rimmed with long black lashes, a mysterious grace in his movements, an expression that could somehow switch between shy and mischievous in the space of a second. But it was more than …"

-Marie Lu, Stars and Smoke (Stars and Smoke, #1)

"Then his leg dropped again and he stepped smoothly back into a walk. There was sadness etched into the lines of his body tonight, something she occasionally recognized from his performances. It gave …"

-Marie Lu, Stars and Smoke (Stars and Smoke, #1)

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15. Enchanted to Meet You (Witches of West Harbor, #1)

By: Meg Cabot

3.33

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A witchy rom-com from New York Times  bestseller Meg Cabot about a plus size witch who must team up… read more

Similar categories in Meg Cabot's Enchanted to Meet You (Witches of West Harbor, #1) book and Lisa Goldstein's Ivory Apples

  • fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. The Theft of Sunlight (Dauntless Path #2)

By: Intisar Khanani

4.37

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

I did not choose this fate. But I will not walk away from it. Children have been disappearing fr… read more

Similar categories in Intisar Khanani's The Theft of Sunlight (Dauntless Path #2) book and Lisa Goldstein's Ivory Apples

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • magic
  • young adult
"I turn to find myself facing a faerie, tall and elegant, with eyes so dark they appear fathomless. I blink. The faerie remains."

-Intisar Khanani, The Theft of Sunlight (Dauntless Path #2)

"I do miss home. I miss my family desperately. I miss Niya's clear gray gaze, and her touches of magic in our food, and the way her hair never quite stays in it's braid."

-Intisar Khanani, The Theft of Sunlight (Dauntless Path #2)

"One can work with the flow of magic, directing it into new uses and directions, or one can work with the patterns that exist already, replicating those with slight shifts to achieve one's aim."

-Intisar Khanani, The Theft of Sunlight (Dauntless Path #2)

"I never called you foolish," Bren says softly. "Rae." His fingers move uncertainly on his thigh, twitching toward me, then back to curl into a fist on his leg. It's the first uncertain movement I can…"

-Intisar Khanani, The Theft of Sunlight (Dauntless Path #2)

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17. Ivory Apples

By: Lisa Goldstein

3.35

Format: 273 pages, Paperback

Ivy and her sisters have a secret: their reclusive Great-Aunt is actually Adela Martin, inspired au… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Goldstein's Ivory Apples book and Lisa Goldstein's Ivory Apples

  • urban fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • young adult
  • urban
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • books about books
Cover of The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms

18. The Overdue Life of Amy Byler

By: Kelly Harms

3.84

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

An Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestseller, and a Goodreads Choice Award finalist. “A laugh-o… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Harms's The Overdue Life of Amy Byler book and Lisa Goldstein's Ivory Apples

  • books about books
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"And yes, it makes me crazy to think that my kids can go days -- or maybe weeks-- without me. If I'm not needed, if I'm not busy, if I'm not an overstretched, overwhelmed, under-slept, underpaid singl…"

-Kelly Harms, The Overdue Life of Amy Byler

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19. After the Forest

By: Kell Woods

3.81

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

Ginger. Honey. Cinnamon. Flour. A drop of blood to bind its power. 1650: The Black Forest, Wurt… read more

Similar categories in Kell Woods's After the Forest book and Lisa Goldstein's Ivory Apples

  • fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
"And old enough to know that womenfolk have little enough power of their own. That is why they must have their charms and their tricks. Their books and their ink and blood. Their eyes, their smiles, t…"

-Kell Woods, After the Forest

Cover of Remedial Magic (A Course in Magic, #1) by Melissa Marr

20. Remedial Magic (A Course in Magic, #1)

By: Melissa Marr

2.91

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

The Magicians meets One Last Stop in this brand-new fantasy romance Remedial Magic, about an unassu… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Marr's Remedial Magic (A Course in Magic, #1) book and Lisa Goldstein's Ivory Apples

  • fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
Cover of Ancient Rockets: Treasures and Train Wrecks of the Silent Screen by Kage Baker

21. Ancient Rockets: Treasures and Train Wrecks of the Silent Screen

By: Kage Baker

3.93

Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition

From Metropolis to the pre-technicolor Oz, this fantastical retrospective takes readers through the… read more

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Malka Ann Older

3.64

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4.00

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