What young adult fantasy novel set in Alagaesia features the fictional race known as the Urgals?
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Urgal (disambiguation) The Urgals are a fictional race in Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle. Urgal may also refer to:
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Inheritance Cycle The Inheritance Cycle is a young adult tetralogy of high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini. Set in the fictional world of Alagaësia ( ), the novels focus on the adventures of a teenage boy named Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, as they struggle to overthrow the evil king Galbatorix. The series was originally intended to be a trilogy (named the "Inheritance Trilogy") until Paolini announced on October 30, 2007, while working on the third novel, that he believed the story was too complex to conclude in just three books.
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A Walk in Wolf Wood A Walk in Wolf Wood: A Tale of Fantasy and Magic is an English children's fantasy novel written by Mary Stewart, and published in 1980. Stewart tells the story of a sister and brother in 20th-century England, who travel to 14th-century England when they follow a weeping man into Wolf Wood. In the past, they help to rescue a kindhearted werewolf.
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Dark Lord of Derkholm The Dark Lord of Derkholm, simply Dark Lord of Derkholm in the United States, is a fantasy novel by the British author Diana Wynne Jones, published autumn 1998 in both the U.K. and the U.S. It won the 1999 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature.
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Wildwood Dancing Wildwood Dancing is a young adult fantasy novel written by Juliet Marillier, and published by Pan Macmillan Australia in 2006. The publication of "Wildwood Dancing" follows soon on the heels of previous highly anticipated collections by Juliet Marillier: "The Sevenwaters Trilogy", and "The Bridei Chronicles".
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The Wizard and the Witch The Wizard and the Witch is a children’s fantasy book written by Jean Ure. It is the final book of "The Wizard trilogy" and was published in 1995.
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The Kagonesti The Kagonesti is a fantasy novel by Douglas Niles, set in the world of Dragonlance, and based on the "Dungeons & Dragons" role-playing game. It is the first novel in the "Lost Histories" series. It was published in paperback in January 1995.
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The Vor Game The Vor Game is a science fiction novel by Lois McMaster Bujold, first published in September 1990. It won the 1991 Hugo Award for Best Novel. "The Vor Game" is a part of the Vorkosigan Saga, and is the sixth full-length novel in publication order, and is the sixth story, including novellas, in the internal chronology of the series. It was included in the 1997 omnibus "Young Miles".
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Wizard (Middle-earth) In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Wizards of Middle-earth are a group of beings outwardly resembling Men but possessing much greater physical and mental power. They are also called the Istari (Quenya for "Wise Ones") by the Elves. The Sindarin word is "Ithryn" (sing. "Ithron"). They were sent by the Valar to assist the people of Middle-earth to contest Sauron.
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Dragon Age: The Calling Dragon Age: The Calling is a fantasy novel written by David Gaider based on the role-playing video game franchise "Dragon Age", and was released October 13, 2009. It is a sequel to "" and a prequel to "", published earlier the same year. The novel is set approximately fourteen years after the events of "The Stolen Throne" and focuses on King Maric Theirin, a young Duncan and the Grey Wardens.
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Avatars (series) Avatars is a trilogy of post apocalyptic fantasy novels written by Tui T. Sutherland. The trilogy contains three books, namely "So This Is How It Ends", "Shadow Falling", and "Kingdom of Twilight".The story follows a group of teens who get transported into the future where they learn that they are avatars of different pantheons who must fight to find out who will become the ultimate ruler of the gods and humans.
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Melian Melian the Maia is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. She appears in "The Silmarillion", the epic poem "The Lay of Leithian" and the novel "The Children of Húrin".
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The Wizard of Lemuria The Wizard of Lemuria is a fantasy novel by American writer Lin Carter, the first book of his "Thongor series" set on the fictional ancient lost continent of Lemuria. The author's first published novel, it was initially issued in paperback by Ace Books in 1965. The author afterwards revised and expanded the text, in which form it was reissued as Thongor and the Wizard of Lemuria, first published in paperback by Berkley Books in 1969. This retitled and revised edition became the standard edition for later reprintings. The novel was also adapted into comic form, appearing in eight issues of Marvel's "Creatures on the Loose".
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Vogon The Vogons are a fictional alien race from the planet Vogsphere in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"—initially a BBC Radio series by Douglas Adams—who are responsible for the destruction of the Earth, in order to facilitate an intergalactic highway construction project for a hyperspace express route. Vogons are slug-like but vaguely humanoid, are bulkier than humans, and have green skin. Vogons are described as “one of the most unpleasant races in the galaxy—not actually evil, but bad-tempered, bureaucratic, officious and callous", and having "as much sex appeal as a road accident" as well as being the authors of "the third worst poetry in the universe". They are employed as the galactic government's bureaucrats.
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The Illmoor Chronicles The Illmoor Chronicles is a series of fantasy books for children written by English author David Lee Stone. The books are all set in the world of Illmoor, a fictional continent.
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The Serpentwar Saga The Serpentwar Saga is a series of fantasy novels set in Midkemia by the author Raymond E. Feist. The novels revolve around two characters, Erik von Darkmoor and Roo Avery and also includes a host of previous characters from past novels, including Nakor, Pug, Macros the Black, Calis and Jimmy. It tells of the struggles of the Kingdom against a massive army on the distant continent of Novindus.
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Child of the Prophecy Child of the Prophecy is an historical fantasy novel by Juliet Marillier and the third book in the Sevenwaters Trilogy first published in 2001. Book Three steps slightly out of the tradition of Sevenwaters, with the young heroine Fainne being raised far from the homestead, in Kerry. Fainne is the daughter of Niamh and Ciaran, and is a dangerous combination of four races.
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A Dark Traveling A Dark Traveling is a science fantasy novel by American writer Roger Zelazny. The story uses teleportation as both fantasy and science fiction elements. It is the only novel he wrote for young adults and one of three books without a heroic protagonist.
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The Midnight Star The Midnight Star is a fantasy novel by American author Marie Lu and the third and final book in "The Young Elites" trilogy. It was released on October 11, 2016. The book follows the titular character, Adelina Amouteru, after her takeover of the kingdom that once hated her.
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Animorphs Animorphs is a science fantasy series of young adult books written by Katherine Applegate and her husband Michael Grant, writing together under the name K. A. Applegate, and published by Scholastic. It is told in first person, with all six main characters taking turns narrating the books through their own perspectives. Horror, war, dehumanization, sanity, morality, innocence, leadership, freedom and growing up are the core themes of the series.
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Pantathians Pantathians are cold-blooded humanoid serpents from the novels of Raymond E. Feist. During the early ages of the universe, one of the Valheru race, Alma-Lodaka, created the Pantathians and the Saaur. After the fall of their mistress, both races deviated from each other, the Pantathians becoming a death cult dedicated to resurrecting their mistress.
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Soonchild Soonchild is a fantasy novel for young adults written by Russell Hoban, first published by Walker in March 2012 with illustrations by Alexis Deacon. Set somewhere north of the Arctic Circle, it is based partly on Inuit mythology.