Fantasy with Great Characters

Try these books if you're looking for:

• Clean reads
• Fantasy
• Strong characterization

Mistborn: The Final Empire
By Brandon Sanderson
SCIFI SANDERSO
Kelsier, a member of the servant class, finds himself in possession of powerful abilities. He assembles the best criminal crew ever gathered, and together they plot the downfall of their oppressive government. Kelsier recruits a young girl who is discovering her own abilities, and he helps to train her to become a true Mistborn.

The Lightning Thief
By Rick Riordan
YA F RIORDAN
Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson learns he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea. His mother sends him to a summer camp for demigods where he and his new friends set out on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.

Midshipwizard Halcyon Blithe
By James M. Ward
SCIFI Ward
Halcyon Blithe is descended from a line of magic-wielding officers in the Arcanian navy. At 16, he grows into his own magical powers and becomes a junior officer aboard the Sanguine, a war vessel built onto the back of a sea dragon. Blithe’s training covers fencing to feeding the dragon as he learns about life and warfare on the high seas, and he displays an unusual level of natural ability. But it appears that someone onboard is a saboteur, just as the ship meets battle with ships from the evil Maleen Empire.

Pawn of Prophecy
By David Eddings
SCIFI EDDINGS
Long ago the evil God Torak sought dominion and drove men and Gods to war. But Belgarath the Sorcerer led men to reclaim the Orb that protected men of the West. Now the orb has been disturbed, and a farm boy, Garion, begins a dangerous quest to recover it and prevent Torak from seizing power over the world.