I want to buy my friend a book as a gift, she is 18/19 years old and particularly loves fantasy and adventure etc. She has already read books like LOTR, Eragon, Harry Potter, so I need something else that she would enjoy.
anything will do as long as its not too kiddish.
any suggestions would be great
2007-01-30 11:14:39 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
My recommendation would be Libba Bray's "The Great & Terrible Beauty" and "Rebel Angels", quite unusual in concept and written in 1st person present tense which is very different.
Pullman: excellent (my daughter likes him a lot)
Eddings: personally (from a professional viewpoint -- I'm a writer) I think his stuff is rubbish ... but lots of people like him.
McCaffrey: Definitely: The Ship Who Sang is magical (even though it's SF), the Pern books are good up to All the Weyrs of Pern, I don't recommend them after that.
Someone mentioned Stephen Donaldson: The Thomas Covenant books are very powerful, as are the two Mirror of her Dreams books. Not for under 15s though, so your friend will be fine.
Colfer's Artemis Fowl books would probably be too young for her. They are fun though.
Zelazny's Amber books -- the first series of 6 are the best. Easy read, clever and unusual fantasy.
Mercedes Lackey: I haven't read her books but have heard good things of them. Likewise Robin Hobb.
Jordan's Wheel of Time, again I've not read, but I've heard very bad things of them. But they are popular.
Ah, now, someone said Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley -- I preferred Firebrand. But both are excellent, each is a "feminist" take on traditional stories the Arthur legend for the former and Cassandra in the second. Absolutely brilliant.
Oh yes and Piers Anthony, the Xanth books are fun and very silly (loads of them starting with A Spell for Chameleon), then there are the Incarnations of Immortality books: On a Pale Horse, With a Tangled Skein, Being an Earth Mother, ... and the others (can't recall the titles). Very clever, very interesting fantasy, I like them a lot.
And to the person who mentioned Frank Herbert's Dune series, yes but only the first three: Dune, Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. Technically these are SF (like McCaffrey's Pern books) but they read like fantasy.
Phew. That should keep her going.
2007-01-30 21:10:29 · answer #1 · answered by replybysteve 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How about "The Mists of Avalon"? I loved that book myself. It's the story of the women of the Arthur saga, and some of the traditional "bad" people are "good" in this version. It's very affirming of women and magic. There are others in the series if she finds she likes it. I love Piers Anthony's "Incarnations of Immortality" series. The first in the series is "On a Pale Horse". If she likes philosophy, she might like it. It really makes you think about the powers of life and death, good and evil. He's written many other great books as well. A huge favorite of mine is Frank Herbert's Dune series, and it's more relevant than ever today.
2007-01-30 13:45:05 · answer #2 · answered by jmh123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try the Wheel of Time Series - Robert Jordan. There have been 11 books published so far and a prequel. A great read...Although it is fantasy, it doesnt follow the usual kiddy storyline...very suitable for the young adult
2007-01-30 11:41:13 · answer #3 · answered by rusky 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Percy Jackson and Olympians series by Rick Riordan The music of the Lioness quartet by Tamora Pierce Howl's shifting fortress by Diana Wynne Jones The darkish is becoming series by Susan Cooper The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia McKillip
2016-10-16 07:52:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan (the best piece of fantasy fiction ever)
The Sword of Shannara , The Elfstones of Shannara, The Wishsong of Shannara by Terry Brooks
The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan ............(can't remember)
The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind
PS
Artemis Fowl is a bit childish
2007-01-30 12:49:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anne McCaffery - The Ship Who Sang, Restoree, To Ride Pegasis
Ann Maxwell - Change
James Schmitz - Witches of Karres
Roger Zelazny - This Immortal
And I agree on David Eddings Belgariad
2007-01-30 11:54:23 · answer #6 · answered by cbklover 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I REALLY like the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer....despite being 17 XP
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
2007-01-30 11:37:37 · answer #7 · answered by Le Petit Fleur 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. Brilliant stuff!
2007-01-30 22:50:25 · answer #8 · answered by Tiger18 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recommend His dark materials By Phillip Pullman, They are brilliant, It is well explained and a fairly easy read but still a brilliantly written fantasy adventure
I hope this helps
2007-01-31 01:33:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twilight
New Moon
Inkheart
Tithe
Eldest
Da Vinci Code
2007-01-31 04:11:02 · answer #10 · answered by elementalbabe16 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋