Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
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Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
Every two hundred years or so, shimmering threads fall, raining black ruin on Pern. The great dragons of Pern hurl themselves through the beleaguered skies, flaming tongues of fire to destroy deadly Thread and save the planet. It was not Threadfall that made Menolly unhappy. It was her father who betrayed her ambition to be a Harper, who thwarted her love of music. Menolly had no choice but to run away. She came upon a group of fire lizards, wild relatives of the fire-breathing dragons. Her music swirled about them; she taught nine to sing, and suddenly Menolly was no longer alone.
A wonder filled classic of the imagination. - NY Times
Every two hundred years or so, shimmering threads fall, raining black ruin on Pern. The great dragons of Pern hurl themselves through the beleaguered skies, flaming tongues of fire to destroy deadly Thread and save the planet. It was not Threadfall that made Menolly unhappy. It was her father who betrayed her ambition to be a Harper, who thwarted her love of music. Menolly had no choice but to run away. She came upon a group of fire lizards, wild relatives of the fire-breathing dragons. Her music swirled about them; she taught nine to sing, and suddenly Menolly was no longer alone.
A wonder filled classic of the imagination. - NY Times
Clariel by Garth Nix
Sixteen-year-old Clariel is not adjusting well to her new life in the city of Belisaere, the capital of the Old Kingdom, where she is forced to follow the plans and demands of everyone, from her parents to her maid, to the sinister Guildmaster Kilp. Clariel can see her freedom slipping away. With the discovery of a dangerous Free Magic creature loose in the city, Clariel is given the chance both to prove her worth and make her escape. But events spin rapidly out of control and Clariel finds herself more trapped than ever, until help comes from an unlikely source, but at a terrible cost.
This excellent work can be enjoyed independently of the other Old Kingdom novels, but will certainly draw readers to those works. - School Library Journal
Sixteen-year-old Clariel is not adjusting well to her new life in the city of Belisaere, the capital of the Old Kingdom, where she is forced to follow the plans and demands of everyone, from her parents to her maid, to the sinister Guildmaster Kilp. Clariel can see her freedom slipping away. With the discovery of a dangerous Free Magic creature loose in the city, Clariel is given the chance both to prove her worth and make her escape. But events spin rapidly out of control and Clariel finds herself more trapped than ever, until help comes from an unlikely source, but at a terrible cost.
This excellent work can be enjoyed independently of the other Old Kingdom novels, but will certainly draw readers to those works. - School Library Journal