2006-06-24 18:54:44 · 11 answers · asked by columpro25 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Of my youth? Some I still read today! Of course, Tolkien; the Narnia books; the Chronicles of Prydain; "The Dark is Rising", etc.
I also loved some books which I haven't seen mentioned on this site, and which I thoroughly recommend for everyone - young, old and in-between!
Alan Garner's "The Weirdstone of Brisingamen" and "Moon of Gomrath" - award-winning books in which he weaves legends of Britain into a dark, exciting fantasy. Plus his "The Owl Service" (bringing in Welsh myth and stories from the Mabinogion), "Elidor" and "Red Shift".
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/alan-garner/
And a little known book which is worthy of much greater recognition: Joy Chant's "Red Moon, Black Mountain". Read some reviews here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/0345257855/ref=cm_cr_dp_pt/002-5450931-8275257?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/joy-chant/
2006-06-25 00:42:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Little Prince. Best book ever! Fahrenheit 451 is also an awesome book. A Wrinkle in Time like everyone else said was cool. I started reading The Lord of the Rings in 5th grade, I could understand them, so most kids could...so there's another. A Brave New World and 1984 for teenagers. Even Catch 22.
2006-06-25 08:15:42 · answer #2 · answered by jewels_46_2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a few. First up is A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'engle. The Chronicles of Narnia books of course. I loved a book called Five Children and It by E. Nesbit. All the Roald Dahl books. The Phantom Tollbooth. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. Charlotte's Web.
2006-06-24 20:54:58 · answer #3 · answered by Carlito Sway 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote the Mars novels and the tarzan novels.There are 11 novels in the mars series beginning with 'a princess of mars'.Captain John Carter of the Confederate Army is whisked to Mars and discovers a dying world of dry ocean beds where giant four-armed barbarians rule, of crumbling cities home to an advanced but decaying civilization, a world of strange beasts and savage combat, a world where love, honor and loyalty become the stuff of adventure. The later books are about his son Carthoris,daughter Tara etc.John carter is a recurring character in all these books as martians live for 1000 years.
Dragonjousters series(joust,alta,sanctuary) by Mercedes Lackey.The setting is ancient Egypt.Hunger, anger, and hatred are constants for young Vetch, rendered a brutally mistreated and overworked serf by the Tian conquest of his homeland. But everything improves when a Tian jouster requisitions Vetch to become the first serf ever to be a dragon boy. His training is intense, and his duty clear-cut: to tend his jouster, Ari, and his dragon, Kashet. He discovers that, because Ari himself had hatched Kashet, the dragon is different from others that have been captured live in the wild and must be drugged to be made tractable. Vetch finds he really likes and understands dragons, and soon he becomes the best dragon boy of all. He still harbors anger, however, toward the Tian invasion. Could he, perhaps, hatch a dragon, and then escape to help his people?
Mercedes Lackey's Take a Thief is the tale of Skif, a young orphan reminiscent of Oliver Twist, making his way in the knock-and-tumble neighborhood between two of Haven's outermost walls. Skif is intelligent, good-hearted and creative enough to forage up three meals a day in a place where food is scarce and kindness almost unheard of. After a chain of events leave him homeless, Skif lands in the lair of Bazie, an Faginish ex-mercenary who trains thieves...until he is "Chosen" by one of Valdemar's magical horses and becomes a Herald serving the Queen.
Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini.When his best friend, a young clergyman, is killed in a mockery of a duel by an arrogant noble, just to quiet his eloquent expressions of democratic ideals, Andre-Louis Moreau vows revenge. From that point, through meteoric careers as a consummate actor and scenario writer, then as a fencing master, and finally a politician, the brilliant Moreau keeps thwarting the aims of the aristocratic Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr. However, the nobleman causes pain to Moreau as well, and the time must come when the two will meet to settle their enmity once and for all. You are not likely to guess how their confrontation finally turns out. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, this swashbuckling novel is exciting throughout, and it presents one of the most dashing heroes in fiction, a man who can fight equally well with his mind, his mouth, his pen, and his sword, a man who stirs up events wherever he goes.
You can get free e-books by edgar rice burroughs and rafael sabatini from Project Gutenberg.
2006-06-25 06:59:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite was A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. Also her "Arm of the Starfish" was good reading. She was the only fantasy writer I read in my youth. Other than that I mostly read mysteries and historical novels. Enjoy your reading.
2006-06-25 07:00:22 · answer #5 · answered by kitten 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Narnia books and A Wrinkle in Time.
2006-06-24 19:06:11 · answer #6 · answered by fantasy_lady428 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out anything by Tad Williams and George R. R. Martin. Top notch fantasy writers!
2006-06-24 19:02:57 · answer #7 · answered by Suzeebee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Earthsea books by Ursula Le Guin
2006-06-25 01:23:38 · answer #8 · answered by Angelcake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-31 10:55:16 · answer #9 · answered by ai 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
caroline b. cooney is excellent for young girls (face in the milk carton, whatever happened to janey, etc) and summer of my german soldier. romantic and sad!
fantasy~ wrinkle in time series, the dark is rising series
historical fiction~ ann rinaldi's books
2006-06-24 20:38:08 · answer #10 · answered by mooncake421 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋