Fast-paced YA Magical Fantasies

Try these books if you're looking for:

• fast-paced plots
• YA fantasy
• magical fantasy
• new worlds

The Hero and the Crown 
By Robin McKinley
YA F MCKINLEY
Aerin is the only child of Damarian King, but has never been treated like full royalty because her mother was said to be a witch, and her father only wants to pass on the kingdom to a son. Through the guidance of the Wizard Luthe and the use of the blue sword she is finally able to win her birthright and claim her place. Make sure you read the sequel The Blue Sword, and if you like these check out some of McKinley’s other titles like Beauty, Rose Daughter, Spindle’s End and The Outlaws of Sherwood.

His Dark Materials Trilogy: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass 
By Phillip Pullman
YA F PULLMAN His_Dark #1, PULLMAN His_Dark #2, PULLMAN His_Dark #3
In these three books, Pullman creates a rich universe made of our world and many beyond that are linked through a common, mysterious threat. Lyra, and her daemon familiar are pulled into the far North to discover what is happening to all the disappearing children. In the second book Lyra meets Will Perry, a boy from our world who has discovered a knife that allows them to tear through worlds as they seek to save the entire universe from collapse. Once you start, you won’t be able to put these books down.

The Forgotten Beasts of Eld 
By Patricia McKillip
YA MCKILLIP
Raised on Eld mountain with only her father's magical menagerie for company, a witch/wizard named Sybel is drawn irrevocably into the human world with all its sorrows and delights when a baby comes into her care. This fast paced adventure culminates when Sybel has to face the most fearsome beast of all, the Blammor, in order to survive.