What Books do you recomend I read?

Question

I am 15 and I seem to have exhausted all the books that really intrest me. I enjoyed reading books like the Alex Rider series, His dark Materials and Sabriel-Liriel-Abhorsen (by Garth Nix). I also liked Lord of the Rings, but it bored me in places. What other books do you think would be a must read for me? I am not looking for a list of dull classics or books aimed at a small audience, just something a will enjoy. Thank you in advance.

I have also read many others apart from the ones I listed. I have probobly read most of the obvoius teen books e.g. Artemis Fowl.

Answer 1

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.

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.The Daybreakers,Fair blows the wind,Galloway are also good books by the same author.

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.

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.

The Cop and the Anthem by O.henry.Its about a young tramp Soapy who tries desperately to get arrested so that he can spend the winter in jail.He eats in expensive restaurents,steals,insults women,cause general mayham.But to no avail.he just doesn't get arrested until...
The Gift of the Magi,From the cabby's seat,Last leaf all by the same author are terrific stories.Another great writer is Anton Chekov.You can get O.Henry's books from Gutenberg-http://promo.net/pg/

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.

You can get books by Edgar Rice burroughs,O.Henry and Rafael sabatini from Project Gutenberg.Just search for the title or the author.

Answer 2

Neil Gaiman is good. He writes fantasy-esque books, but not in the traditional sense. It all takes place in the real world, and they are very witty.

For something like Lord of the Rings, try the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams is the funniest book I have ever read. It's intelligent and makes you laugh out loud. I suggest it.

Answer 3

Older Stephen King books like "The Stand" (that way my favorite at your age, despite it being a very long book...it is very engaging). "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton would be a good book for you read as it deals with teen relationships and how events change things - most boys balk at the idea as they think is too much of chick book from the description at first but like it once they start reading it.

From the authors you have listed above, I don't know if you would be interested in medical mysteries, but if you "Coma" by Robin Cook and "Bloodstream" by Tess Gerristen are good.

It is great to see that young people still read books; keep up the good work and happy reading!

Answer 4

You are transiting from books for the young, to more adult material, for which you are ready.

Try Walker Percy's "Lost in the Cosmos", a humorous but deep overview and philosophy of life. Or, one of his novels, like "The Thanatos Syndrome".

Autobiographies give you an inside view of significant people, and Joan Collins' "Past Imperfect" is marvelous.

For history and a unique perspective I recommend:
"Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds" by Charles Mackay. It covers mass movements, like the Crusades, the Salem Witch Hunts, crazy investment schemes like the Tulip Mania and the South Sea bubble--Robin Hood, the poisoners, the alchemists, and all kinds of strange movements in history.

Answer 5

You can try to read Curt Vonnegut, Ray Bradbury, some books of John Updike. It is not "a list of dull classics". All these writers was interesting for me and enjoyed me when I was 15. So they are now.

Answer 6

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Answer 7

read Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer. language is a bit simple but the whole series has an excellent story.

Answer 8

Read 'The Diary of Anne Frank' and 'Mein Kampf.' Then you get both perspectives of the holocaust. They are both great books plus they are educational.

Answer 9

ReadPG Wodehouse. he has written some 98 fiction I have read 12 out of those.

Answer 10

The Patriarchs and Prophets. by Ellen white.