Guess books and book series by plot description

A demigod child needs to catch a thief who stole a weapon of mass destruction and discovers his identity along the way

Two siblings join together to hunt for clues that will lead to a prize of incredible power and influence

Three orphans are taken to a new home with broken elevators and find that one of the elevators is fake. In the fake elevator shaft are two children who were kidnapped by an evil man with an ankle tattoo. Eventually the orphans need to find a way to save themselves and the children stuck in the fake elevator shaft.

An alcoholic writer and dad who was fired from his teaching job takes a new position as a hotel's caretaker, where he is overwhelmed by supernatural forces who want him to kill his wife and son.

A depressed teenager finds his way into a magical college, where he finds that learning magic isn't as fun as he expected. He and a group of fellow students end up in a world from a children's book with its creators and Gods missing, and with an evil magician trying to take control of the world.

A man awakes to find his house is set to be demolished. While at a pub with his alien friend, the whole planet gets an announcement that the entire Earth is set to be demolished to make way for a hyperspace expressway. Eventually the man, the alien, a depressed robot, the president of the galaxy, and the president's companion need to find the ultimate question to life, the universe, and everything.

A boy at a magical school is forced into a mysterious, magical competition with wizards from other schools during which he finds that the evil wizard who killed his parents has been restored to a body.

A gifted young doctor haunted by the death of his mother wants to cheat death and stitches together pieces of a corpse to create life, and in his arrogance creates a monster.

A former member of a carnival "freak show" has a body covered with tattoos created by a time traveling woman. Each of his tattoos are animated, and each tells a different story.

In a barely habitable world populated by humans, androids, and sparse populations of animals, a bounty hunter must hunt down six androids.