Books like My Swordhand Is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick

Bod is the lone living child in a graveyard, raised by ghosts, werewolves and other spectral inhabitants. As he learns their ancient customs and the ability to Fade, he confronts the mysteries of both living and dead worlds.

In the unforgettable Le Cirque des Rêves, two young magicians, Celia and Marco, are locked in a nocturnal duel of wonder and will—an impossible game where love and magic collide on a stage of breathtaking spectacle.

A 12‑year‑old girl who lives in a wandering house with chicken legs and is training to be a Yaga must break rules to find a real friend, setting her on a perilous journey to the afterlife.

The Monstrumologist follows a young apprentice as he investigates mysterious monsters in 19th-century New England, blending gothic adventure with supernatural mystery.

Luca and Isolde set out across medieval Christendom to confront ancient evil, but a sudden religious uprising and a violent storm test their resolve and threaten to ruin their quest.

A tale of courage, love, and betrayal as the Salamancan hunters must fight to save humanity from the rise of the Cursed Ones.

On the run . . .Elena Gilbert's love, the vampire Stefan Salvatore, has been captured and imprisoned by demonic spirits who are wreaking havoc in Fell's Church. While her friends Bonnie and Meredith explore the evil that has taken over their town, Elena goes in search of Stefan.In order to find him, she entrusts her life to Stefan's brother, Damon Salvatore, the handsome but deadly vampire who wants Elena, body and soul. Along with her childhood friend Matt, they set out for the slums of the Dark Dimension, where Stefan is being held captive. It is rumored to be a world where vampires and demons roam free, but humans must live enslaved to their supernatural masters. . . .Elena will stop at nothing to free Stefan. Yet with each passing day the tension between Elena and Damon grows, and she is faced with a terrible decision: Which brother does she really want?Back in Fell's Church, Bonnie and Meredith have made some dire discoveries. They hastily try to follow Elena and warn her—only to be caught up in Elena's most dangerous adventure yet.

A 17‑tale anthology of fresh sword‑and‑sorcery adventures from celebrated fantasy authors. Each story delivers fast action, grim humor, fierce monsters, magic, treasure, and expert swordplay.

In an age where humans have cast aside magic and the gods, the assassinated king of Alson and a tyrannical wizard spark a kingdom‑wide crisis that forces the young Jarom of Diln on a perilous quest for one of the legendary Swords of Asahiel—tales told of the elven avatars who once forged the earth itself.

After a brutal vampire attack, witch Lark McGuin allies with the alluring vampire knight Gawain, who promises to conquer her fears and ignite passion—only to find a deadly revenge seeker closing in.

Dana Pembroke, who can see the futures of those she touches, finds her visions suddenly filled with a dangerous, passionate love for the immortal hunter Aidan O'Byrne — and a world of vampires, violence, and betrayal that may tear them apart.

A chilling story of malice, power, and the courage to forgive, featuring vivid characters and a twist in the plot.

Jenn trains at Spain’s Sacred Heart Academy to fight the rising threat of vampires, guarding humanity in the first book of Nancy Holder’s Crusade series.

A sixteen‑year‑old Viking outlaw named Bjarni is cast out from the Norse settlement in the Angles' Land and spends five years sailing along Scotland’s west coast, witnessing the feuding clan chiefs of an age before 1066.