Magical Realism Fiction

One phone call, five words, and I’m back in the town I swore I’d never return to. Going home was never part of the plan, but when my dad calls because he needs help to solve a murder, I can’t say no. Running into the three men I thought I would spend my entire life with has me questioning why I ever picked up the phone.

Stray witch Alba is about to defy a vampire queen’s rules in order to undertake a journey to Italy in search of her witch ancestors, while Clarence seems to be having some mysterious vampire trouble he won’t share with anyone. Alba's quest might open a well-hidden Pandora’s box, which can put at risk the lives of those she loves the most...but might also teach her about magic, love, and the many things you can do with a mirror.

Emily Braden has stopped believing in fairy tales and happy endings. When her fascinating but unreliable cousin Harry invites her on a holiday to explore the legendary town of Chinon, and promptly disappears - well, that's Harry for you. As Emily makes the acquaintance of Chinon and its people, she begins to uncover dark secrets beneath the charm.

Startling, unusual, and yet irresistably readable, Among Others is at once the compelling story of a young woman struggling to escape a troubled childhood, a brilliant diary of first encounters with the great novels of modern fantasy and SF, and a spellbinding tale of escape from ancient enchantment.

No es una novela. Es una "nivola", según su autor. Nuevo género creado por Unamuno, no tuvo mucho arraigo, pero aún así Niebla es una de las obras de ficción más importantes del escritor vasco. El libro aborda la inseguridad del hombre moderno que se preocupa por su destino y su mortalidad. El título está cargado de significado, dado que el libro difumina la línea entre la ficción y la realidad. También son nebulosas las descripciones físicas de los personajes y lugares, y hasta pone en duda la naturaleza de la existencia humana.

Arius didn’t ask for magical powers or what comes with them. Now under the watchful eye of the Specter Order, an oppressive group that polices all mages, he’s just trying to get by without making waves. Life on the road with only his sarcastic, talking frog, Freddy, for company has its perks: no attachments, no risks, no one to hurt.

In the town of Sour End, sozzled selfish parents party the nights away. The town is run by a dastardly dirty gang, called the Shirkers, who run amok. There are broken toys to fix, but the Shirkers are constantly playing games.

Late at night our friend wanders a little and ponders quite a lot on a long walk along a river looking for a reason to keep on living. He meets up with a troll and a few other all-night ghouls as he drifts along, searching for purpose. They all find it amazing our friend can negotiate his way through the day posing as a teacher.

Seventeen-year-old Josy Barrows thinks she’s an orphan. So, when opportunity knocks in the form of an address and a plane ticket from a mystery aunt, Josy jumps at the chance to start a new life with her black cat, Nine. Fast forward. There’s no aunt, no house...just a weird junk shop in a dark alley. And a strange owner with a cryptic message who hurries Josy to the back of the shop. Into a world she never knew existed.

The Imagination Thief by Rohan Quine is about a web of secrets, triggered by the stealing and copying of people’s imaginations and memories. It’s about the magic that can be conjured up by images of people, in imagination or on film; the split between beauty and happiness in the world; and the allure of various kinds of power.

The frontier’s shadows hid monsters. The guild hides something worse. Velik left the frontier behind after finally destroying the source of the endless monsters that plagued it. But life in the Monster Hunters Guild isn’t the fresh start he imagined. People and politics bring a different set of challenges —and Velik has never been good at playing by the rules. Even worse, the guild has a secret, one it’s willing to kill to protect. As Velik comes closer to uncovering the truth, what looks like coincidence might be calculated moves to erase him.

Il 2 marzo del 1993, a ventidue anni, in conseguenza di un grave incidente stradale, Charlotte entra in coma. Quando riapre gli occhi si ritrova in un luogo onirico e surreale: Ajalgea, l'isola dell'impazienza. Scopre di non avere più un corpo e crede di essere sola, fino a quando incontra sulla spiaggia un uomo intento a fare un piccolo monte di foglie secche e legnetti.

I've been living in a small town working for the vampires for the last six months. All I want is to save up enough to open an apothecary so I don't have to heal the neckers anymore. Of course, nothing in my life can be that simple. Two detectives show up at my door asking questions about a dead girl and trying to pin the murder on my employer. Next thing I know, I'm dodging fireballs in parking lots.

Five generations. One magical scrapbook. She struggled to find her voice--until she heard theirs. Moving in the middle of the school year is tough—especially when you add frizzy red hair, freckles, and an outdated family name no one can pronounce. Eleven-year-old Roisin (row-sheen) knows this all too well. Within the chaos is one constant—her maternal grandmother, Gran. While unpacking, Roisin finds a scrapbook. From the tingle that moves up her arm when she touches it to Gran’s explanation when she asks about it, Roisin discovers this is no ordinary book.

"You're not defined by magic or bloodlines. You're defined by your choices." Gabriel has finally escaped. Finally found his home. Finally found his family. Finally learned what freedom feels like. Then everything changes when his twin sister, Rachel appears—the sister he never knew existed, raised by the same woman who imprisoned him.

Zu Beginn des neuen Jahrtausends kehrt Carl Bischoff aus der brandenburgischen Provinz nach Berlin zurück, doch nur, um bald wieder aufzubrechen. Seine Pilgerschaft folgt Aysha, der Tochter eines kasachischen Schamanen: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, die Kurische Nehrung und die nuklear verstrahlte winterkalte Steppe Kasachstans sind die Stationen ihrer märchenhaft-magischen wie zweifelhaften Liebe.

W niedużym miasteczku dzieją się niesamowite rzeczy. Gęsta mgła z ulic przedostaje się do mieszkańców i wywołuje niespokojne sny o ich lękach. Na niebie ukazuje się zorza polarna, pada dziwny deszcz, a tęczy brakuje kolorów. Nie wszyscy jednak widzą anomalie pogodowe i doświadczają koszmarów.

#1 AMAZON BESTSELLER | NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | USA TODAY BESTSELLER | TRANSLATED INTO FIFTEEN LANGUAGES | Bestselling and award-winning author Rachel Hauck delivers a tale of faith, redemption, and timeless love involving four brides and the wedding dress that ties them all together. Perfect...

Joey Whitmore made a bargain to change her past and never asked the price. When the fae prince returns, it's time to pay up. But will the former elite gymnast get more than she bargained for?

Юлия Лукшина тщательно и умело разбирает склонность человека верить в собственные иллюзии и реализовывать их, увы, с непредсказуемым результатом. Поэтому прошлое в её рассказах легко перетекает в настоящее и будущее, жёсткий реализм — в бытовую магию, ненависть — в любовь, и наоборот.