Dark Teen Fantasy

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• Teen titles
• Fantasy
• Dark mood
• Suspense

Mistborn
By Brandon Sanderson
SCIFI SANDERSO
This book is set in a dark, bleak imaginary world where ash falls from the sky, and a mysterious and powerful leader rules with an iron fist. Vin is a servant-class girl who has the ability to influence the people around her, but was recently abandoned by her brother. Kelsier is a brilliant thief with abilities of his own, who is assembling a thieving crew for a big job. He needs Vin, but must teach her how to trust again before he can help her realize her full potential.

The Golden Compass
By Philip Pullman
YA F PULLMAN
Lyra Belacqua is an orphan growing up within the walls of Oxford University. But it quickly becomes clear that Lyra's world is not like our own. For one thing, people there each have a personal daemon, an animal companion that is connected with their identity and soul. Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra sets out to find her best friend who has mysteriously disappeared into the Far North.

The Secret Hour
By Scott Westerfeld
YA F WESTERFE
Upon moving to Bixby, Oklahoma, fifteen-year-old Jessica Day learns that she is one of a group of people who have special abilities that help them fight ancient creatures living in an hour hidden at midnight—creatures that seem determined to destroy Jess.

Dreamhunter
By Elizabeth Knox
YA F KNOX
In a world where select people can enter "The Place" and find dreams of every kind to share with others for a fee, a fifteen-year-old girl is training to be a dreamhunter when her father disappears, leaving her to carry on his mysterious mission.

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow
By Jessica Day George
YA F GEORGE
Blessed—or cursed—with an ability to understand animals, the Lass has always been an oddball. When an isbjorn (polar bear) seeks her out and promises that her family will become rich if the Lass will accompany him to his castle, she doesn’t hesitate. But the bear is not what he seems, nor is his castle, which is made of ice and inhabited by silent servants.