This page contains a selection of Adult Fantasy Fiction novels, which are located upstairs in the Adult Fiction section of the library. The books are separated into different subjects that include Vampires and Werewolves, and others. In these subjects the books are in alphabetic order according to their title with a brief summary of each book following the title. Most of these books are the first or second book in a series. To see if we have more of a particular series by that author, click on the author's name and it will bring up all of the titles the Homewood Library has for that author.
For more infomation, call the Reader's Services Desk at (708) 798-0121 ext. 232.
Vampires and Werewolves
Lord of the Rings and other books starring Wee Folk
Elves, Orcs, and other Fantastic Beings
Dragons | Modern Fantasy
Lets Have Fun With Magic Shall We?
Political Intrigue, Action, and Adventure
Vampires and Werewolves
Dead Until Dark
by Charlaine Harris
Love blossoms between Sookie Stackhouse, a cocktail waitress in rural Louisiana who keeps to herself because of her ability to read minds, and Bill, a tall, dark, and handsome vampire with ties to a creepy crowd that may be responsible for the death of one of Sookie's coworkers.
Derik's Bane
by Maryjanice Davidson
Werewolf Derik Gardner heads to California to destroy the reincarnation of the powerful sorceress Morgan Le Fay, only to find himself falling for Morgan's modern-day persona, the beautiful and ditzy Dr. Sara Gunn.
The most deadly vampire slayer in the world, Magiere, and her partner, the half-elf Leesil, find their retirement interrupted by a trio of lethal vampires, armed with the knowledge of Magiere's dark secret, who will stop at nothing to keep Magiere from fulfilling her true destiny.
I'm the Vampire, That's Why
by Michele Bardsley
Now one of the undead, single mother Jessica Matthews, who is delighted with the disappearance of her stretch marks and her newly improved vision, has trouble dealing with the fact that she is now bound to a sinfully sexy Irish vampire for several hundred years.
Shapeshifting mechanic Mercy Thompson finds her loyalty sorely tested when her former boss and mentor is arrested for murder and left to rot behind bars by his own kind, while she is trying to choose between Sam and Adam, the two werewolves she loves.
Kitty and the Midnight Hour
by Carrie Vaughn
When Kitty Norville, a DJ for a Denver radio station and a secret werewolf, accidentally launches a late-night advice show for the supernaturally disadvantaged, she becomes the target of a werewolf hunter and several homicidal undead.
Undead and Unwed
by Maryjanice Davidson
After being killed in a car accident, fashion savvy Betsy Taylor becomes one of the undead and, with the help of her newfound friends, the lure of designer shoes, and a sexy vampire, must destroy a dark enemy and fulfill her destiny as the prophesied vamp.
Lord of the Rings and other books starring Wee Folk
Dark Tide
by Dennis L. McKiernan
Three of the Wee Folk guarding the border of their country become caught up in the deadly battle against the Evil Modru.
The Fellowship of the Ring
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power -- the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring -- the ring that rules them all -- which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins.
Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to share in an adventure from which he may never return.
Narn I chin Hurin: the Tale of the Children of Hurin
by J.R.R. Tolkien
A fantasy adventure saga set in the early days of Middle-Earth features humans and elves, dwarves and dragons, orcs and dark sorcerers clashing in an epic battle between good and evil.
The Return of the King
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard and took part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by the Orcs, escaped into Fangorn Forest and there encountered the Ents. Gandalf returned, miraculously, and defeated the evil wizard, Saruman. Meanwhile, Sam and Frodo progressed toward Mordor to destroy the Ring.
A librarian at a remote, isolated center of learning is kidnapped and sold into slavery in a far-off land, adopted by a thieves' guild, and forced into battle with a powerful dragon that could hold the fate of the entire world in his claw.
Tolkien's collection of tales and legends chronicling the world's beginnings and the happenings of the First Age focuses on the theft of the Simarils--the three jewels crafted by Feanor--by Morgoth, first Dark Lord of Middle-earth, and has been revised and expanded to encompass forty-eight color paintings.
Tales Of Mithgar
by Dennis L. McKiernan
Trapped inside a cozy inn during a blizzard, the Wee Folk citizens of Woody Hollow exchange eleven tales of legend and wonder, including the adventures of previously introduced characters and their descendants.
Trek to Kraggen-cor
by Dennis L. McKiernan
Perry is the descendent of the great Tuckerby Underbank, living in the Boskydells. As a rather nerdy scholar, he dreams of battles and adventures -- and his fantasies come true when Lord Kian and two Dwarves show up on his doorstep.
The Two Towers
by J.R.R. Tolkien
They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in a battle in the Mines of Moria. And Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape, the rest of the company was attacked by Orcs. Now they continue the journey alone down the great River Anduin -- alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.
Elves, Orcs, and other Fantastic Beings
Black Gryphon
by Mercedes Lackey
A fantastic odyssey into the magical prehistory of the world of Valdemar--when Valdemar is as yet unformed--follows the perilous quest of the gryphon Skandranon Rashkae as he braves the dark spells and evil forces of Ma'ar.
When a visiting scientist to the planet of Petaybee discovers the shapeshifting talents of the Shongili twins, who are able to transform between human and seal bodies, the twins are in danger of being kidnapped and must flee their home.
Demon Awakens
by R.A. Salvatore
In a world ravaged by goblin armies and fearsome giants, an indomitable hero, Elbryan Wyden, follows destiny into a harrowing confrontation.
Dragons of the Dwarven Depths
by Margaret Weis
Continues the adventures of the Companions of the Lance through the remote dwarven kingdom, where they search for a long-lost artifact, and Flint struggles with his own inner conflict.
New trouble comes to the enchanted land of Corona when Pony, whose gemstone magic saved the world before, goes on a quest that draws the interest of both the elves and of Pony's greatest enemy.
Once Upon a Winter's Night
by Dennis L. McKiernan
In a retelling of the classic French fairy tale "East of the Sun, West of the Moon," Camille, the daughter of a poor crofter, is forced to wed a mysterious prince in exchange for wealth for her family.
Outstretched Shadow
by Mercedes Lackey
Centuries after defeating a vast army of Demons with the help of their Elven allies, dragons, unicorns, trolls, and mages, the Demons once again threaten humankind, this time without their former alliance, unless the fugitive Kellen, his long-lost mage sister Idalia, an Elven warrior, a talking unicorn, and a Demon's child can overcome despair to save the Elven Country.
Sleeping with the Fishes
by Maryjanice Davidson
When strange levels of toxins are found in the local water, Fred, a mermaid, is asked to help investigate by a gorgeous marine biologist and her mer-person ruler.
Sword of Shannara
by Terry Brooks
Long ago, the wars of the ancient Evil had ruined the world and forced mankind to compete with many other races--gnomes, trolls, dwarfs, and elves. But in peaceful Shady Vale, half-elfin Shea Ohmsford knew little of such troubles. Then came the giant, forbidding Allanon, possessed of strange Druidic powers, to reveal that the supposedly dead Warlock Lord was plotting to destroy the world.
This Scepter'd Isle
by Mercedes Lackey
The evil Unseleighe Sidhe attempt to prevent the rise to the throne of a red-haired child destined to usher in a golden age, while the good Sidhe of Elhame Avalon endeavor to ensure that the child will become Queen Elizabeth I.
Thousand Orcs
by R.A. Salvatore
Continues the adventures of the Dark Elf hero, Drizzt Do'Urden, as an invasion of orcs sweeps across the Spine of the World, separating him from the friends on whom he has long relied and forcing him to draw on his own inner resources.
Through Wolf's Eyes
by Jane Lindskold
Firekeeper, a strange, feral young woman raised by a pack of extraordinary wolves and possible heir to the throne, is sent back to the world of humans to discover her birthright, accompanied by the wolf Blind Seer, and finds herself caught in the middle of a complicated web of intrigue and conspiracy, as the battle for royal succession heats up.
Dragons
At a time when the number of Dragonriders has fallen too low for safety and only one Weyr trains the creatures and their riders, the Red Star approaches Pern, threatening the planet with disaster.
Dragons of a Fallen Sun
by Margaret Weis
Forty years after the destructive "Chaos War," dragons have divided the continent among them, but a magical storm will begin to shake up the existing order.
The Girl Who Heard Dragons
by Anne McCaffrey
A compilation of the previously uncollected fiction of the popular fantasy author includes a new novella about Pern, the author's popular fantasy world.
Mistress of Dragons
by Margaret Weis
When the Amazonian order of priestesses, who have kept dragons from interfering with humans, is violated by men, a wild and magical conflict ensues, revealing a secret lineage and a dark truth about the Parliament of Dragons.
Modern Fantasy
A Sorcerer's Treason
by Sarah Zettel
Bridget Lederle is transported to the fantastical world of Isavalta, where she becomes an unwitting player in a lethal game of magic and politics as she discovers that she possesses her own unusual powers.
Darkfever
by Karen Marie Moning
Mac is stunned to discover that her sister's murder had been far more than a random act of violence and resents the awakening of a mysterious ability to sense the Fae and their talismans, a talent that sends her on a quest to find the Sinsar Dubh, a mystical book of dark power, and to insure that it cannot fall into the wrong hands.
Believing she has found a career-making story when she stumbles upon a money-laundering scheme, reporter Miriam Beckstein is shocked when she is fired and threatened with death, a situation that turns increasingly bizarre when she learns the fate of her murdered mother and is transported to a parallel earth where her family rules a powerful kingdom.
While jogging through Central Park after midnight, lawyer Margrit Knight stumbles upon a dark new world filled with magical beings, including a gargoyle named Alban who, suspected of murder, needs her help in proving his innocence.
Magic Kingdom for Sale-Sold!
by Terry Brooks
Ben Holiday purchases the magical kingdom of Landover for a million dollars only to learn that Iron Mark, lord of the demons, expects him to fight a duel to the death.
Protector Of the Flight
by Robin D. Owens
When a tragic accident transports her to another world called Lladrana, a magical earth threatened by evil, Calli Torcher, using her extraordinary bond with horses, fulfills her destiny as a hero and finally finds a place to call home.
Running with the Demon
by Terry Brooks
A steel mill strike serves as the backdrop for a battle between good and evil, as John Ross tries to protect the town of Hopewill, Illinois from the man poised to make his nightmares come true.
Lets Have Fun With Magic Shall We?
Dragons of Autumn Twilight
by Margaret Weis
Lifelong friends, they went their separate ways. Now they are together again, though a chance encounter with a beautiful, sorrowful woman, who bears a magical crystal staff, draws the companions deeper into the shadows, forever changing their lives and shaping the fate of the world.
First Riders Call
by Kristen Britain
After destroying the magician who had cracked the D'Yer Wall and returning home, Karigan G'ladheon reluctantly continues her Green Rider duties when monstrous creatures enter into Sacoridia through the unrepaired breach.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J.K. Rowling
Between the new spirit spooking his school and the mysterious forces that turn students into stone, Harry has a lot on his mind as he begins his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Rhapsody uses her singer abilities and the help of Achmed the Snake and his friend Grunther to reach Sagia, the great tree that enables the three travelers to journey fourteen hundred years into the future.
In a world of shifting lands connected only by bridges, the magic of the Landscapers keeps Ephemera stable, until dark and seductive dreams lure Sebastian, a half-incubus, to search for the woman of his visions, and the evil Eater of the World escapes its prison, threatening all with destruction.
Sword of Bedwyr
by R.A. Salvatore
Living far from the evil doings of Wizard-King Greensparrow, privileged young nobleman Luthien Bedwyr is drawn into the resistance against the king's terrifying power when a friend is murdered, leading the young man to discover his own magic powers.
Accepting an invitation signed "Jaenelle Angelline" to a specially prepared entertainment, Surreal SaDiablo, a former courtesan and assassin, becomes trapped in the nightmarish web of Black Widow witches, unable to use Craft to defend herself, while the real Jaenelle and her family must risk everything to rescue her without becoming trapped themselves.
Veil of a Thousand Tears
by Eric Van Lustbader
In the sequel to The Ring of Five Dragons, Riane, the prophesied redeemer Dar Sala-at, and V'ornn Annon Ashera, now united as a single being thanks to a magical spell, take on a new challenge as they discover that the spell has opened up the Abyss, freeing daemons imprisoned there.
Winds of Fate
by Mercedes Lackey
Abandoning her throne to find a mentor who will help her reawaken her magic powers, Elspeth sets out on search of a forgotten magic that will aid the kingdom of Valdemar against the evil Ancar of Hardorn.
Political Intrigue, Action, and Adventure
As the Sitian Council, deeming her dangerous due to her Soulfinder abilities, decides her fate, Yolena, who can capture and release souls, embarks on a dangerous journey to her homeland to save her people from a murderous sorcerer.
Storm Warning
by Mercedes Lackey
In war-ravaged Valdemar, Queen Selenay struggles to overcome years of hatred, hostility, and superstition to forge an alliance with Valdemar's long-time enemy, the neighboring kingdom of Karse, to combat a mutual enemy from the mysterious Eastern Empire.
Three Hands for Scorpio
by Andre Norton
Kidnapped and left to die in the underground Dismals as part of a plot to shift a balance of power, the triplet daughters of a border lord use their telepathic powers to uncover a secret that may help save their people.
Well of Darkness
by Margaret Weis
The servant of a prince becomes a pawn is his master's power play to gain the throne, and soon his own ambitions to become a Magi lead him into the land of darkness.
Determined to restore her family to its former glory, Marla Wolfblade, princess of Hythria, weds Laran, Warlord of Krakander Province, and gives birth to a son who is named heir to the throne, but she soon discovers that enemy forces will do anything to destroy the house of Wolfblade.