I read all kinds....so tell me what the best is in whichever genre you like.
2006-06-13 12:10:42 · 32 answers · asked by sharrron 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
If you like fantasy or space opera, Lois McMaster Bujold is a great writer. The SF space opera Vorkosigan Saga's first title is SHARDS OF HONOR and is a good place to start. THE CURSE OF CHALION is the first in her fantasy trilogy. David Weber for military space stuff. ELANTRIS was a great debut by Brandon Sanderson
Contemporary fantasy--I like C.E. Murphy, Laura Anne Gilman, Kelley Armstrong, and Laura Resnick, Stephenie Meyers, Elaine Cunningham, Simon Green, Jim Butcher, Rachel Caine, Charlaine Harris
Debut mysteries--TILT-A-WHIRL by Chris Grabenstein,
THE SMOKE by Tony Broadbent.
IMMORAL by Brian Freeman
MONKEYPUZZLE by P.J. Tracy
Thriller/action
7 DEADLY WONDERS by Matthew Reilly
SANDSTORM by James Rollins
Clive Cussler books
Non-fiction: FREAKONOMICS by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner; BLINK by Malcolm Gladwell
Paranormal fantasy: J.N. Ward, Cathy Adams, MaryJanice Davidson, Angela Knight
recent romances I've liked--Evelyn Vaughn's SOMETHING WICKED; Krisin Hardy's WHERE THERE's SMOKE; Julia James' FOR PLEASURE...OR MARRIAGE: Ruth Wind's THE DIAMOND SECRET, Jessica Bird's HIS COMFORT AND JOY,
Lots of options for reading!
2006-06-13 13:08:28 · answer #1 · answered by treassa 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Just a few suggestions that will fill your summer with reading pleasure
An American Tragedy- by Theodore Drysard
The Awakening - By Kate Chopin
Child From the Sea- By Elizabeth Goudge
(a wonderful piece of epic fiction that is based on historical records regarding King Charles II mistress Lucy Waters and whether they were legitimately married and their son James the true heir to throne that is still a matter of debate with English historians to this day. A very lengthy novel but so beautifully and descriptively written you won't be able to put it down.)
Love in the time of Cholera-- By Garcia Marquez
Women of Camelot -- By J. Randy Taraborrelli
(a great insider's look at the lives of Jackie, Ethel and Joan Kennedy during the "Camelot Years")
2006-06-13 13:33:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want a more advanced read that might take you a little longer to complete, then you should read The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud. All three books have been written. If you would rather like a book that is easier to read and has more humor and action/adventure, then read Artemis Fowl by Eion Colfer. It currently has 4 books in the series and might have more. It has often been referred to as the Irish Harry Potter. They are witty and funny adn a very, very, good read. That's all I have to say.
2006-06-13 12:42:12 · answer #3 · answered by Identity99 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love reading series and fantasy adventures. So I have a list to keep you occupied.
1. Harry Potter Series
2. Eragon (I'm currently reading) and Eldest
3. The Bartimaus Trilogy
If you like longer series with shorter books...
1. The unfortunate events
2. Animorphs<------60 books! Woah!
3. Magic Tree House (I doubt you'll like it though)
2006-06-13 12:23:49 · answer #4 · answered by cuteaznfairy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Alchemist
The Time Traveler's Wife
Life of Pi
All of those were fantastic books. And right now I'm reading The Constant Gardener which is really good too, although I'm not finished yet.
2006-06-13 12:19:10 · answer #5 · answered by Annie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The River Why by David James Duncan
Lamb by Christopher Moore
2006-06-13 15:38:24 · answer #6 · answered by WaterbabyJ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The chronicles of Narnia
The Rebecca of Sunnybrook farm series
Oliver Twist
David Copperfield
2006-06-13 18:28:46 · answer #7 · answered by singler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Stolen Child
2006-06-13 13:30:18 · answer #8 · answered by roginaru 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have yet to try Donna Tartt, then do so... she wrote the Secret History and The Little Friend. I also loved reading the Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler.
2006-06-13 12:33:51 · answer #9 · answered by oh, yes! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dresden file book series by Jim Butcher.There are 8 books in the series beginning with stormfront.It narrates the story of Harry Dresden,chicago's only professional wizard.He stands between the general population who is ignorant about the supernatural world and the monsters-vampires,werewolves,fey.He is aided by Bob,a talking
skull.Karrin Murphy-a police officer and Thomas-a white court vampire.
Another good series is the Dark Hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon.The books provide an alternate take on vampires.People who are unjustly murdered call upon Artemis(Greek goddess) and she grants them a day to avenge themselves.After that they are recruited to her army to fight against evil.This series is romance based.Best of the series are 'Dance with the devil' and 'Seize the night'.
Reilly's Luck by Louis L'Amour.Its a western.A young boy is abandoned by his own mother(she tells her boyfriend to kill him)The boy ends up with a gambler and he brings him up.Turns out to be the best gamble he ever made.The boy grows up and later kills the people who murdered the gambler.
Count of Montecristo by Alexander Dumas.Its about a young French sailor who was unjustly imprisoned for 14 years before he escapes and ultimately takes revenge on his enemies.The author did a great job describing the emotions of the prisoner.Disbelief,denial,self pity,madness,apathy and finally hope.
If you like duels and intergue try Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini.Its about Andre-Louis an illegitimate young lawyer who swears a vendetta against the noble man Marquis de La Tour d'Azyr who killed his friend.Its set in the days before and during the French Revolution.You can download this from gutenberg.org.
If you like fantasy try the Dragon Jousters series by Mercedes Lackey.The first book 'Joust', is about Vetch a young serf who is rescued by a Dragon Jouster from his cruel master.He becomes a Dragon boy(one who takes care of dragons).Later he secretly hatches his own dragon.The later two books are about how he escapes to his native Alta and how the war between Alta and Tia ends.The setting is strongly Ancient Egyptian.
The door to december by Dean Koontz.A psychiatrist's daughter was kidnapped by her ex-husband years ago. When the daughter is finally found, the real fight begins. One by one the people who held her captive become mysteriously tortured and killed. Everyone is afraid the young girl will be next.
The mystery unravels as to what happened to the young girl while she was kidnapped. The young girl, Melanie, is unable to speak, but her mother soon learns that the young girl went through extreme torture as her father used her for a rat in his experiments.
2006-06-14 07:31:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋