I've already read everything by sarah dessen, tamora pierce, scott westerfeld, vivian vande velde, donna jo napoli, gail carson levine, J.R. Tolkien, all of the harry potter books, Alison croggon, and Stephenie Meyer, and all of these authors are my favorites so...
Thanks for any help you can give me!!
2006-12-31 10:21:08 · 11 answers · asked by Lynna J 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
When I saw your question, I was going to recommend Alison Croggon -- but you're already a fan like me! Here are some other books that I like in that vein: Kynship and Wyrwood by Daniel Heath Justice, the Earthsea Quintet by Ursula K. Le Guin (and also her books Gifts and Voices), I, Coriander by Sally Gardner, Exodus by Julie Bertagna, the guild novels by Trudi Canavan, the Sabriel series by Garth Nix, the Tales of the Otori by Lian Hearn, The Dark Is Rising series by Susan Cooper, Alan Garner's books... Wow, there's so much out there!
2006-12-31 10:32:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just Listen By Sarah Dessen
Someone like You by Sarah Dessen
The A-List Series- Zoey Dean
Fast Girls, Hot Boys Series- Kylie Adams
Gingerbread & Shrimp by Rachel Cohn
The V Club by Kate Brian
The Kiss by Elda Minger
The It Girl Series- Cecily Von Ziegesar
2007-01-01 19:19:57 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read "Born Confused" by TanujaDesai Hidier. It's a romance about an Indian (meaning South Asian Indian) girl in New Jersey. It's about 500 pages, but I read it in 3 days, staying up all night to read the 250 or so. It's about finding love, your friends, and yourself. It's a really great book!
Have you read the Sookie Stackhouse stories by Charlaine Harris? They're about the sorta darker side of fantasy (vampires, werewolves, etc.) and generally have an air of mystery to them, but are primarily fantasy. There is some strong sexual content in at least the first book in the series, "Dead Until Dark", and I haven't read the others, but the first one is really good!
Another good book is Gregory Maguire's "Wicked". It is a variation of the original "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum. It's about the life of the wicked Witch of the West, whose name is Elphaba in the book, and how she grew to be the Wicked Witch. It also has some sexual content, but it's a really good read all the same. It takes a deep look at how evil and some problems of today's society (examples being segregation, politics, women's right, and religion). It starts out slow, but gets really good!
"Kindred" by Octavia Butler is also a good book, but it's more science fiction than fantasy. It's about a black woman in 1976 who is sent back in time to the antebellum (slave days) South. There, she must protect the young man who will eventually father one of her ancestors, but each time she is sent back for a longer period of time and her journeys become more and more dangerous. It's really good!
And the Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix is also really good. It's about...well, I can't really describe it! But the books are really, really good!
And remember that you can always just go to a public library, your school library, or bookstore and browse the shelves, picking up books that look interesting and read the back covers or first pages. That's what I do when I need to find something new to read!
2007-01-02 21:07:45 · answer #3 · answered by Amy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini is excellent (don't listen to all the crap going around about it, it's really a great series)
Also some excellent books: The Fifth Ring by Mitchell Graham and Song of the Beast by Carol Berg.
2006-12-31 20:24:23 · answer #4 · answered by K.K. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray and the sequel Rebel Angels.
Both are really good, a mixture of romance, ghost stories, supernatural mysteries and Victorian girlhood. Libba Bray is a wonderful storyteller! I highly recommend it!
2006-12-31 21:10:59 · answer #5 · answered by Bonnie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could try Meg Cabot's Mediator series. I think you're gonna enjoy it (since you liked Harry Potter & Twilight!). It's supernatural romance and I thought the series was awesome! You could go check out the exerpt of the first book in the series and see how you like it.
Here's the website:
http://www.megcabot.com/mediator/mediator_shadowland.php
Hope that helps!;p
2006-12-31 18:46:59 · answer #6 · answered by raychel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go for Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles!
2006-12-31 20:42:29 · answer #7 · answered by Kate_Moffatt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eragon then the sequal eldest dont watch the eragon movie it was made for the book readers
2006-12-31 18:33:37 · answer #8 · answered by Roxxie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
uh i liked the chronicles of narnia series. has some religious symbolism too so i think youd be interested if you were christian and whatnot.
oh, and theyre by CS Lewis
2006-12-31 18:31:33 · answer #9 · answered by jackie b 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Time-Master trilogy By Louise Cooper.(review from Amazon)The books are 'The Initiate',The Outcast and The Master.It tells the story of Tarod a fascinating anti-hero, evolving throughout the series from a loyal disciple of Order to the God of Chaos that is his true heritage, with the repeated examination of his humanity thrown into the mix.
Belgariad book series by David Eddings.
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 who works as a detective.He stands between the general population who is ignorant about the supernatural world and the monsters - vampires,werewolves,fallen angels,fey.He is aided by Bob,a talking skull.Karrin Murphy-a police officer and Thomas-a white court vampire.
Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, Book 1) by Jim Butcher.(From Publishers Weekly)At the start of Butcher's absorbing fantasy, the first in a new series, the barbarians are at the gates of the land of Alera, which has a distinct flavor of the Roman Empire (its ruler is named Quintus Sextus and its soldiers are organized in legions). Fortunately, Alera has magical defenses, involving the furies or elementals of water, earth, air, fire and metal, that protect against foes both internal and external. Amara, a young female spy, and her companion, Odiana, go into some of the land's remoter territories to discover if military commander Atticus Quentin is a traitor—another classic trope from ancient Rome. She encounters a troubled young man, Tavi, who has hitherto been concerned mostly with the vividly depicted predatory "herdbanes" that threaten his sheep.Thinking that Amara is an escaping slave, Tavi decides to help her and is immediately sucked in over his head into a morass of intrigues, military, magical and otherwise.
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.
Exile's honor,Exile's valor by Mercedes Lackey.
Valdemar and Karse have long been enemies. The Karse have made an art of it, sending bandits to plunder Valdemar, having their priests train the people to believe that anyone with a Herald's Gift is a demon in need of death. Alberich of Karse, newly-made captain and gifted with a handsome white stallion, has never formally committed himself to battle with his hereditary enemy. He has the gift of foresight, which he has long tried long to hide, but cannot when he sees that a village is about to be attacked and destroyed. He rallies his men, and saves the lives of many, only to forfeit his own. Two men who wanted his commission take advantage of the situation and have a Priest condemn him as a demon. They throw him in a small barn, planning to burn him to death. His white stallion charges in to save him, but he is still badly burned. This stallion, a Companion named Kantor takes him to Valdemar, where he is healed... only to find himself facing a whole new set of problems.
Dragonjousters series(joust,alta,sanctuary,Ayerie) 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. That is only the beginning.The rest of the books are about his escape to Alta,how the war between the two kingdoms is stopped etc.
Really great romance novels
You belong to me-Johanna lindsey
A dark champion,Born in sin-Kinley Macgregor
Angel rogue,One perfect rose,The wild child-Mary jo Putney
Mary Balogh-Slightly tempted,A famous heroine,The temporary wife
The de burgh bride-Deborah Simmons
Isn't it romantic-Ronda Thompson
How to treat a lady-Karen Hawkins(and the rest of the Talisman ring series)
Lord of the storm,The sky pirate-Justine Davis
Tracy anne warren-The wife trap
2007-01-01 08:59:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋