Fairy Books...Nymph Books...Major Fantasy-like books?

Question

I am looking online for some books to buy but I dont know of any that are very fantasy-like. Such as....Mystical forests and woodland creatures like fairies, brownies, elves and nymphs in them.

....FANTASY please.
You know...fiction!
THANKS SO MUCH.
:)
Im looking for books...so just give me the title/author.
Now...Also please tell me how good they are and only if youve read them.
Maybe a brief summary?
Thanks.
-Tasha

Answer 1

Well im glad you like to read fantasy books, I love reading them but most people I know dont. So its cool to find somebody. Heres a few you might like and if you have any you really love Im open for suggestions too.

1) Tithe: by Holly Black- Sixteen-year-old Kaye is a modern nomad. Feirce and Independent, she travels from city to city with her mothers rock band untill an ominous attack forces Kaye back to her childhood home. There, amid the industrial, blue collar new jersey backdrop, Kaye soon finds herself an unwilling pawn in an ancient power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms- a struggle that could very well mean her death. (That was the back of the book. I would recomend you deffinatly read this book. I absolutly loved it! It's an easy read but it sucks you in almost at page one.)

2) Valiant: by Holly Black (Not the sequal to Tithe)-When seventeen-year-old Valerie Russell runs away to New York City, she's trying to escape a life that has utterly betrayed her. Sporting a new identity, she takes up with a gang of squatters who live in the city's labyrinthine subway system.

But there's something eerily beguiling about Val's new friends. Impulsive Lolli talks of monsters in the subway tunnels they call home and shoots up a shimmery amber-colored powder that makes the shadows around her dance. Severe Luis claims he can make deals with creatures that no one else can see. And then there's Luis's brother, timid and sensitive Dave, who makes the mistake of letting Val tag along as he makes a delivery to a woman who turns out to have goat hooves instead of feet.

When a bewildered Val allows Lolli to talk her into tracking down the hidden lair of the creature for whom Luis and Dave have been dealing, Val finds herself bound into service by a troll named Ravus. He is as hideous as he is honorable. And as Val grows to know him, she finds herself torn between her affection for an honorable monster and her fear of what her new friends are becoming. (Very good but I like Tithe slightly better)

3) Ironside: by Holly black (The sequal to both Tithe and Valiant)-Basically, IRONSIDE is a continuation of the story of Kaye and Roiben. Roiben is crowned ruler of the Unseelie Court, but he doesn’t want Kaye to have to be involved in the dangerous and deceitful faerie world--even though no faerie can tell a lie, or perhaps because of that, faerie wit is as sharp and dangerous as any sword.

When Kaye declares her love or Roiben, in front of the entire court and drunk on faerie wine, he is forced to indulge her request for a quest to prove her love and earn her place in the court as his consort--but, fearing for his beloved, Roiben gives her a quest that seems impossible: Kaye must find a faerie who can lie.

As if that isn’t enough for one girl (er, pixie) to deal with, Kaye also tells her mother, Ellen, the truth about who she is: a changeling. Ellen wants her real daughter back, and Kaye is determined to do that for the woman who raised her.

Kaye is playing the deadly game of the faerie courts--and the odds are against this pixie, even with help from friends like Corny. Can she accomplish all that she’s set out to do?

4) The Hunters Moon: by O.R. Melling-When she arrives in Ireland to visit her cousin Findabhair, American Gwen expects a fun backpacking trip to sites of the fairy lore they're both fascinated with. What neither cousin knows is that it's the summer of the Hunter's Moon, a dangerous time for mortals to meddle in the kingdom of Faerie. The girls camp out, and deep in the night Finn is kidnapped by the handsome Faerie king! In Gwen's quest to save her cousin, across beautifully evoked settings of modern-day and mystical Ireland, the spunky heroine's biggest challenge may be convincing Finn she needs to be saved! (again another great and compelling book)

5) The Summer King: by O.R. Melling-In this book, Laurel Blackburn is an unwilling guest at her Irish grandparents' home in Bray. She finds little joy in anything these days, since her twin sister, Honor, died in a hang-gliding accident during the previous year's trip. But Laurel also has a quest -- to discover what truth, if any, lies in her sister's diary, where she describes some strange new companions and a mysterious mission on their behalf. Thus the disbelieving Laurel falls into the company of faerie and assumes her sister's task of freeing the imprisoned Summer King of Hy-Brasil.

6) The Blue Girl: by Charles de Lint-Seventeen-year-old Imogene's tough, rebellious nature has caused her more harm than good -- so when her family moves to Newford, she decides to reinvent herself. She won't lose her punk/thrift-shop look, but she'll try to avoid the gangs, work a little harder at school, and maybe even stay out of trouble for a change. Her first friend at Redding High, Maxine, is her exact opposite. Everyone considers Maxine a straight-A loser, but as Imogene soon learns, it's really Maxine's overprotective mother whose rules about clothes and curfews make it impossible for her to speak up for her true self. Oddly, the friendship works. Imogene helps Maxine loosen up and break a few rules, and in turn, Maxine keeps Imogene in line. But trouble shows up anyway. Imogene quickly catches the eye of Redding's A-list bullies, as well as the school's resident teenage ghost. Then she gets on the wrong side of a gang of malicious fairies. When her old imaginary childhood friend Pelly actually manifests, Imogene realises that the impossible is all too real. And it's dangerous. If she wants to survive high school -- not to mention stay alive -- she has to fall back on the skills she picked up in her hometown, running with a gang. Even with Maxine and some unexpected allies by her side, will she be able to make it? (Really anything by Charles De Lint is very good and has to do with faeries or fantasy.)

This next book isn't about faeries but about vampires I don't know if your into that sort of thing but I recomend it. This book is what got me reading vampire books instead of strictly faerie books.
7) Twilight: by Stephanie Meyer-Bella never thought she'd be staying with her standoffish father in the small town of Forks, Washington, where it either rains or snows on a daily basis and the sun is never around when you need it. Now she's a student at Forks High School and in the middle of another experience she never thought she'd find herself in: the object of a vampire's affection. At least she thinks Edward Cullen is a vampire. After the rocky start and the constant fight to keep Edward out of her head, Isabella Swan's obsession for finding out who he truly is puts her and the people around her in extreme danger. (This is probably one of my favorite books of all time. It also has a sequal out (New Moon) and the third should be coming out soon.)

I hope this helped. Man I sure wrote alot. Anyway enjoy. Peace out.

Answer 2

It may not sound appealing to you at first, but really, try the Percy Jackson and the Olympians books. They are amazing. It's exciting, easy to understand, and overall good reads. You will fall in love with all the characters. Also, there is a continuation series that has just come out called "The Heroes of Olympus". The books are about Greek mythology. The characters are half bloods, which means they are half gods. They have certain abilities to do with this Other characters are of different parts of mythology. It is not exactly what it sounds. I never thought I would like it, but I really do. I'd say, give it a try. No matter what your age is. And the movie is completely different. The main villian isn't even in it.

Answer 3

I have a number of e-books. Some for Children and some for adults. I have the entire series (Colors) Fairy Books. If you put up a "detail" with the age group you are looking for, I'll edit this answer with the list of e-books I can attach to e-mail.

Answer 4

The Talera Cycle by Charles Gramlich
Summaries & reviews are available at Amazon

Answer 5

These may not all have faeries in them, but i think you will enjoy them anyways:
His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pulman
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Little Big by John Crowley

Answer 6

Eragon
Eldest
The Hobbit
Lord of the Rings trilogy
Darren Shan

Answer 7

The ancient art of fairy magick by conway

Answer 8

I thoroughly enjoyed "Lord of the Rings" trilogy by Tolkien and "The Hobbit" by same author.

Answer 9

Why not write a book? (lol) That's what I'm doing! xD