Books like Darke by Angie Sage

In The Name of the Wind, a young orphan named Kvothe tells the tale of his rise from street player to legendary wizard, recounting adventures, love, and loss in a richly imagined world.

The Way of Kings opens Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive, a sweeping high‑fantasy saga set on the storm‑torn world of Roshar where mystical Shardblade warriors, broken kingdoms, and mysterious ancient orders collide.

Gavin Guile, the powerful Prism who governs as high priest and emperor, must complete five impossible goals in five years while concealing a son’s existence that threatens the fragile peace of his world.

Nathaniel, a magician’s apprentice, summons the mischievous djinni Bartimaeus and orders him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the formidable wizard Simon Lovelace.

A sixteen‑year‑old masker hopes to become Dragon‑Eye, but her secret identity threatens her life and the realm’s future.

Septimus Heap faces a deadly Queste alongside friends Jenna, Nicko, and Snorri, confronting time‑traveling wizards and ancient threats in this juvenile fantasy adventure.

In the Enchanted Forest, the adventurous Daystar, guided by his mother Cimorene, embarks on a quest with a magical sword, encountering a youthful fire witch and a playful dragon.

In the third adventure of the Septimus Heap series, the released ghost of Queen Etheldredda schemes to secure eternal life, forcing Septimus, Jenna, and their companions to stop her dangerous plan.

A young girl with a mysterious past and extraordinary musical talents navigates the world of coexisting dragons and humans, grappling with her identity and secrets.

Mangus the Magician, who doubts both ghosts and magic, must rescue a princess from a terrifying apparition, with help from his servant Fabrizio who believes the ghost is real.

A young apprentice embarks on a perilous journey to fulfill his master's last wishes, guided by a dragon and facing the dangers of a wizard-dominated world.

When a dying wizard steals magic from his young apprentice Bee and unleashes a wild new power, fellow apprentice Cabbage must recover Bee and restore balance to their world.

In the magical world of Syren, a boy named Wolf is tasked by his Aunt Zelda while his friend Septimus and the dragon Spit Fyre set off to bring friends home—only to find themselves trapped on an island whose hidden secrets are as perilous as its inhabitants.

Alice Tod—an eager apprentice to the famed wizard Septimus Heap—must use her learning and the UnSeen Charm to help friends retrieve an Elven egg before its hatch threatens to empower a menacing sorcerer.

Alice and five fellow apprentice readers must survive a perilous adventure inside a rival library guarded by a vicious sentinel.

Septimus Heap is swept back in time through a magical glass and, as an apprentice to an alchemist, discovers the wonders and dangers of wizardry.

After the death of her vivacious twin, a shy teenage girl relocates to San Francisco where a magical seamstress offers her one wish.

Ages ago, when the First Gods ruled heaven and earth, they created two lesser deities to reign along with them. But these gods, Tharn and Balatur, were flawed. Their madness threatened creation itself -- and thus they were condemned to an eternal sleep. Only an ancient book of spells holds the key to their release.Now an evil necromancer has obtained the book and hastens to Tharn's hidden resting place with a plan as deadly as the god himself. Ancient prophecy points to the exiled prince Calandryll as the only one who can defeat the wizard -- aided by a beautiful warrior woman, a hard-bitten mercenary, and Calandryll's own uncertain powers.But first Calandryll and his companions must travel a kingdom racked by civil war, cross the rolling prairie of the fierce horse clans, and finally venture into the forbidden wastes and uncharted territories beyond. Enemies and foul treachery await, while the mighty Tharn, as if somehow aware of his imminent release, begins to stir...begins to dream...and all creation begins to quake.Dark Magic is the masterful second chapter of The Godwars, a stirring chronicle of high adventure by one of the most exciting new writers of fantasy.From the Trade Paperback edition.

Suddenly able to see demons and the Shadowhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizarre world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.