Myths and Magic

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Myths & Magic
  • The Rules and Regulations For Mediating Myths & Magic (2017)
  • Monster of the Week (2019)
Author F. T. Lukens
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy
PublisherDuet Books
No. of books2

The Myths and Magic duology is a two-book young adult fantasy series by author F. T. Lukens that includes The Rules and Regulations For Mediating Myths & Magic (2017) and Monster of the Week (2019). The first book in the series won the 2017 INDIES Award for Young Adult Fiction, 2018 Bisexual Book Award for Speculative Fiction, and 2018 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for Teen Fiction.

Contents

The Rules and Regulations For Mediating Myths & Magic (2017)

The Rules and Regulations For Mediating Myths & Magic was published by Duet Books on September 7, 2017.

According to Kirkus Reviews, the novel's strengths are the "content, pace, and character", which "outweigh intermittent and repetitive pronouncement of clichés or reminders of a character’s weirdness". [1]

Monster of the Week (2019)

Monster of the Week was published October 15, 2019 by Duet Books.

Kirkus Reviews discussed how "sexual orientation and gender identity are layered freely within the narrative", pointing to how the main character, Bridger, "is open about his commitment to his boyfriend and his attraction to women", which contrasts the "closeted existence the magical community has to lead as a matter of self-preservation". [2]

Awards and honors

The Rules and Regulations For Mediating Myths & Magic was included on the American Library Association's 2019 Rainbow List. [3]

Awards for the Myths and Magic books
YearAwardResultRef.
2017The Rules and Regulations For Mediating Myths & Magic Cybils Award for Young AdultFinalist [4]
INDIES Award for Young Adult Fictiongold [5] [3]
2018Bisexual Book Award for Speculative FictionWon [3] [6] [7] [8]
Bisexual Book Award for Teen and Young AdultFinalist [7] [8]
Gaylactic Spectrum Award for Best Novel Nominated [9]
IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for Teen FictionWon [10]
2019Monster of the WeekBisexual Book Award for Speculative FictionFinalist [8] [11]
Bisexual Book Award for Teen and Young AdultFinalist [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic". Kirkus Reviews . August 6, 2017. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Monster of the Week". Kirkus Reviews . July 13, 2019. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Makhijani, Pooja (April 29, 2022). "Why YA?". Publishers Weekly . Archived from the original on March 29, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  4. ↑ "2017 Cybils Finalists". Children's and Young Adult Book Lover's Literary Awards. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  5. ↑ ""The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic" is a 2017 Foreword INDIES Winner". Foreword Reviews. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
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