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Muldvarpen [Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy]

by John le Carré
Hardcover, 1980
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fiction, novel, spy thriller, George Smiley, Cold War, who is fooling whom, conspiracy thriller, secret agent, friend against friend, rise to power, political intrigue — 8 more, revenge from beyond the grave, England, Great Britain, Czech Republic, undercover, just when I thought I was out they pull me back in, torn loyalties, boarding school
Series
George Smiley (5), Karla Trilogy (1)

The Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the Ship that Sank Twice

by Mike Carey
Paperback, 2013
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fiction, graphic novel, comic, The Unwritten, fantasy, Vertigo, vampires, the relationship between reality and fiction, the sins of the father, dangerously powerful child, childhood — 13 more, parenthood, orphan, nesting narrative, merfolk, wizards, magic school, boarding school, pastiche, shipwrecked, familiar, magic bloodline, world that lost magic, stories about writing
Series
The Unwritten (parallel story)

Austin Powers in Goldmember

by Jay Roach Director
Blu-ray, 2002
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fiction, movie, spy spoof, action comedy, Austin Powers, Austin Powers Triple Feature box, box set, comedy, parody, time travel, slapstick — 13 more, cloning, gifts from Ørjan, the sins of the father, sibling rivalry, sequel, parenthood, life in the shadow of a parent, science fiction, story with its own mirror, boarding school, orphan, 1970s, super spy trope
Series
Austin Powers (3)

Ender's Game

by Orson Scott Card
Paperback, 1998
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fiction, novel, science fiction, childhood, aliens, alien invasion, boarding school, coming of age, child genious, dangerously powerful child, sibling rivalry — 12 more, sibling loyalty, Ender's Saga, military service, genocide, child soldier, sports story, war story, warfare, gifts from Sarah, Hugo Award (best novel), Nebula Award (best novel), young adult novel
Series
Ender Saga (1), Ender's Game (1), Enderverse (8)

Dead Boy Detectives: Schoolboy Terrors

by Toby Litt
Paperback, 2014
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fiction, graphic novel, comic, Vertigo, Dead Boy Detectives, spin-off, detective story, ghosts, occult detective, boarding school, demons — 2 more, fantasy, horror
Series
Dead Boy Detectives (2014 1-6)

FCBD 2019: Deadly Class – Killer Set

by Rick Remender
Comic book, 2019
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fiction, Free Comic Book Day, Deadly Class, hidden world, high school drama, boarding school, crime, action, comic
Series
Deadly Class (FCBD 2019)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

by J. K Rowling
Hardcover, 2000
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novel, Wizarding World, fantasy, fiction, wizards, gifts from Ørjan, oversized box, Harry Potter chest, box set, boarding school, hidden world — 7 more, magic school, illustrated fiction, dragons, merfolk, ressurection, ghosts, Hugo Award (best novel)
Series
Harry Potter (4)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

by J. K. Rowling
Hardcover, 2012
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novel, Wizarding World, fantasy, fiction, wizards, gifts from Ørjan, oversized box, origin, Harry Potter chest, box set, boarding school — 5 more, hidden world, magic school, illustrated fiction, giant spiders, Xanatos Gambit
Series
Harry Potter (6)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

by J. K. Rowling
Hardcover, 2003
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novel, Wizarding World, fantasy, fiction, wizards, gifts from Ørjan, oversized box, origin, Harry Potter chest, box set, boarding school — 4 more, hidden world, magic school, illustrated fiction, Xanatos Gambit
Series
Harry Potter (5)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

by J. K. Rowling
Hardcover, 1999
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novel, Wizarding World, fantasy, fiction, wizards, gifts from Ørjan, oversized box, origin, Harry Potter chest, box set, boarding school — 8 more, hidden world, magic school, illustrated fiction, werewolves, cursed to live as an animal, time travel, the old several small folks in a trenchcoat ruse, Locus Award (best fantasy novel)
Series
Harry Potter (3)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

by J. K. Rowling
Hardcover, 1998
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novel, Wizarding World, fantasy, fiction, wizards, gifts from Ørjan, oversized box, origin, Harry Potter chest, box set, boarding school — 7 more, hidden world, magic school, illustrated fiction, giant spiders, phoenix, basilisk, deus ex machina
Series
Harry Potter (2)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

by J. K. Rowling
Hardcover, 2012
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novel, Wizarding World, fantasy, fiction, prophecy, wizards, gifts from Ørjan, oversized box, origin, Harry Potter chest, box set — 12 more, boarding school, hidden world, magic school, illustrated fiction, chess, orphan, centaurs, dragons, unicorns, children's story, powerful being in disguise, Chosen One trope
Series
Harry Potter (1)

Ender's Game

by Gavin Hood Director
Blu-ray, 2014
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fiction, movie, gifts from Ørjan, science fiction, space opera, space travel, coming of age, war story, aliens, alien invasion, xenophobia — 5 more, child genious, failed franchise attempt, based-on-books, military service, boarding school

Ella Enchanted

by Gail Carson Levine
Paperback, 2011
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fiction, novel, fantasy, romance, quest, Ella Enchanted, fairies, fairy tales, Cinderella, coming of age, boarding school — 4 more, box set, The Enchanted Collection, reimagining, Newbery Honor
Series
Enchanted (1)

The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book the Fifth)

by Lemony Snicket
Paperback, 2000
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Snicketverse, A Series of Unfortunate Events, fiction, novel, children's story, childhood, kidnapping, narrator with personality, stronger together, orphan, black comedy — 4 more, boarding school, child labour, good guys like books, secret societies
Series
A Series of Unfortunate Events (5)
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