Clean, Fast-Paced Fantasy Similar to Christopher Paolini

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The Amulet of Samarkand
By Jonathan Stroud
YA F STROUD
Nathaniel, a magician’s apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Lovelace.

Across the Nightingale Floor
By Lian Hearn
F HEARN
In a novel set in a land much like feudal Japan, a young boy named Takeo becomes a pawn in the ceaseless battles between rival warlord clans in a culture ruled by codes of honor and formal rituals.

Elantris
By Brandon Sanderson
SCIFI SANDERSO
Arriving in a kingdom of Arelon to enter a marriage of state, princess Sarene discovers that her intended has died and that she is considered a widow, leaving her a lone force

Lightning Thief
By Rick Riordan
YA F RIORDAN
After learning that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea, Percy Jackson is transferred from boarding school to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods, and becomes involved in a quest to prevent a war between the Gods.

Assassin’s Apprentice
By Robin Hobb
SCIFI HOBB
As Fitz, an outcast and the bastard son of Prince Chivalry, grows to manhood, a legacy of magical skills and other mysterious talents propels him into the role of protector of the kingdom, if his initial perilous mission does not destroy him first.

Lighthouse Land
By Adrian McKinty
YA F McKinty
Thirteen-year-old Jamie is overjoyed when a bequest sends him and his mother to live on an Irish island, where he and his newfound friend Ramsay travel back in time to help a young girl save her people from certain death.

Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
By Brandon Sanderson
YA F Sanderso
On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry receives a bag of sand which is immediately stolen by the evil Librarians who are trying to take over the world, and Alcatraz is introduced to his grandfather and his own special talent, and told that he must use it to save civilization.