SOLVED. YA Fantasy Adventure series. Two teens (boy & girl) Transported to a Magic world. They go to same school in real world, very little romance. Cover of one book: silver sword with inlaid gem, no people. Read mid-late 2000s. Spoilers ahead. [s]

[Jelly]

SPOILERS AHEAD

The teen boy and girl both attended the same school. The boy was athletic with eyes (either hazel or green?) with gold flecks in them. During the book it's revealed that his father was originally from the magical world but went to the normal world. The gold in the boy's eyes is a clue that he's connected to the magic world. At some point (the end?), the boy stays in the magic world while the girl returns to the normal world. There is very little romance as far as I remember.

I vaguely remember a training portion in the book. The boy has magic and the girl learns how to use a conventional weapon (I think it was a sword? Or bow and arrow?) There is some kind of fae city.

I read the book series in middle school, so that would've been in the mid-late 2000s. The final book was released around that time. The cover of one of the books had a sword with an inlaid gem. I think another book had a horse/unicorn/pegasus, but I'm not sure. None of the books had a person on the cover. I remember thinking the cover looked very cool, and that was why I chose it initially. There are 3-4 books in the series. I got all of them in a physical bookstore in the United States. The publication language is English.

It's not Inkspell or Septimus Heap. However, the vibe of the magic world in this book is similar to the vibe of the magic worlds in those two. The normal world is modern.

Thanks in advance! I've been trying to find this book forever, but I guess it wasn't super popular because I haven't found anything yet.

[Jelly]

bumping after 30 days of no activity <3

[Kris]

Jelly, how are they transported to the magic/fantasy world? Where are they when this happens?

How is the magic world different from the real world? Are there fantasy creatures (e.g., dragons, elves, talking animals)?

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[Michele]

Could it be the Narnia books? The Silver Chair has 2 teens from same school, sword. The Magicians Nephew has the flying horse.

[Kaia McGhee]

Maybe the Warrior Heir? I don’t remember a different world, more like a hidden society. But the cover and school thing matches

[Jelly]

Kris wrote: "Jelly, how are they transported to the magic/fantasy world? Where are they when this happens?

How is the magic world different from the real world? Are there fantasy creatures (e.g., dragons, elve..."

Thank you!! I honestly cannot remember most of those details and don't want to provide conflicting information in case I might be remembering a different book. ;;

I can say there were magical creatures (cannot recall if there were talking animals, though) and also just magic in general? I don't know how else to describe it ;;

[Jelly]

Michele wrote: "Could it be the Narnia books? The Silver Chair has 2 teens from same school, sword. The Magicians Nephew has the flying horse."
Sadly not the Narnia books. The world that the two main characters come from was basically modern-day. But thanks for trying!

[Jelly]

Kaia McGhee wrote: "Maybe the Warrior Heir? I don’t remember a different world, more like a hidden society. But the cover and school thing matches"

Unfortunately not that one, either. Thanks for commenting, though!

[Eloise]

Maybe Warriors of Alavna?? Don't think the cover's right though

[Jelly]

Eloise wrote: "Maybe Warriors of Alavna?? Don't think the cover's right though"

Unfortunately not, but thanks for trying!

[Jelly]

Bumping once more

[Library]

Maybe here

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
?

[Lisa]

Maybe Graceling?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

[Jelly]

Library wrote: "Maybe here

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
?"

Unfortunately, it's not on there, but thanks for trying!

I'm not super surprised that this series is pretty obscure, but I'm still a little surprised at the level of obscurity. I remember it was a good series of books...

[Jelly]

Lisa wrote: "Maybe Graceling?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3..."

Sadly it's not that... Thanks for trying!

[Tab]

Did each book in the series focus on the same boy and girl?
Remember anything about the kids' family, classmates, friends, pets, etc?

[Jelly]

Tab wrote: "Did each book in the series focus on the same boy and girl?
Remember anything about the kids' family, classmates, friends, pets, etc?"

The most significant part I remember from the book is that the boy's father is from the magic world. The boy was popular and into sports, too.

[Jelly]

bumping after 30 days of no activity <3

[Kathy]

Is it the Magic Tree House book series?

[Jelly]

Kathy wrote: "Is it the Magic Tree House book series?"

Sadly no. I'd say the target audience is a bit older (teen vs child). But you mentioning that series really takes me back! haha

Thanks so much for trying

[Shalini]

Could it be 'The Subtle Knife', though some of the points match and some dont.

[SamSpayedPI]

The Subtle Knife for Shalini's link

[SBC]

There are two sequels to Warriors of Alavna which have covers like you've described, not sure if you've seen those? Warriors of Camlann and Warriors of Ethandun.

[SBC]

Also, the Llandor trilogy by Louise Lawrence has a similar plot line. The third book The Shadow of Mordican has a unicorn on the cover.

[Jelly]

Thanks for your suggestions, guys. Unfortunately, none of those are the book(s) I'm looking for.

[Jelly]

1 month bump <3

[Capn]

Perhaps you might spot the covers?
Unicorn/Pegasus: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
YA weapons: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...

(Can you describe them in any more detail? Pastels, or jewel tones? Textures? Light? Dark? Bordered? Gold or silver foil details? Small image of unicorn/pegasus or sword, or zoomed in? Whole sword or just the hilt?)

[David]

Jelly wrote: "....The cover of one of the books had a sword with an inlaid gem...."

I remember a somewhat recent (about 2-3 months ago) thread with a similar cover, but for my life can't find it.

[Capn]

This one?
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[David]

Exactly that one, thanks. The description of the cover reminds me of the solution of that thread.

Escape from Arylon by Jo Whittemore

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Reminder, Jelly is the OP.

[Jelly]

David wrote: "Exactly that one, thanks. The description of the cover reminds me of the solution of that thread.

Escape from Arylon by Jo Whittemore"

OMG THAT'S THE ONE!! Bruh I'm gonna cry I can't believe you guys found it thank you so much! I'll have to go back and see what details I misremembered (haha)

Thank you again!

[Jelly]

Capn wrote: "This one?
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..."

Thank you! I responded to the other user above as well, but that's the book I wanted to find. I'm so happy you found this!

[Capn]

Hooray! :)