2007-06-27 06:20:12 · 23 answers · asked by amanda_062 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
- About a boy who is different, is sent to a faraway school, everyone depends on him to save the world
- The author enjoys Harry Potter
- The book is good alone, but it is also part of a series
Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis
- If you saw Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe, you know what kind of stories they are, but each book is very different... the Magician's Nephew has the story of two friends who get lost in a magical world and actually watch Aslan create Narnia. In another book, there is a poor boy who runs away from slavery and discovers that he's a prince. They're very beautiful books... a lot of people suggest it, but I wanted to say WHY I suggest it :)
Anything by Louis Sachar (Holes, There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom, Sideways Stories)
- The humor is like the humor in Harry Potter
- The characters are well-developed... there is something deeper than just someone being a bully or someone being uneducated.
2007-06-27 06:23:47 · answer #1 · answered by HP Wombat 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Dark is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper is a classic. Really well written stuff that moves along nicely and, though it's for children (as is Harry Potter), is relatively thought provoking. It centers around a young protagonist who learns of a hidden power and connection to a magical people and must fight against "the Dark" in order to preserve "the Light."
Either her stuff or Lloyd Alexander's books. Among his, The Chronicles of Prydain are the most famous and probably the easiest to find. He's in the same vane as C.S. Lewis and Susan Cooper, though, as I recall (it's been awhile), he's a little less focused on Christianity than Lewis was.
Hope you try these out. Won't take you more than a week or so to read the whole series by Susan Cooper. Good luck.
2007-06-27 06:46:14 · answer #2 · answered by k9ergrease 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lord of the Rings (The Hobbit 1st)
Inheritance Trilogy (Eragon/Eldest/)
Farsala Trilogy
Chronicles of Narnia
Star Wars (New Jedi Order, Jedi Apprentice, etc) (any of the many basically)
Dragon Lance
Charlie Bone/Children of the Red King
these arent especially like Harry Potter, but theyre still pretty darn good. theyre kinda sorta the same type though.
The Valley of Secrets
Fairest
Books of Bayern (The Goose Girl/Enna Burning/River Secrets)
The Tale of Desperaux
Wildwood Dancing
The Edge on the Sword
2007-06-27 09:47:39 · answer #3 · answered by ◊ ·~Firebird~· ◊ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Johnathan Stroud
The Amulet of Samarkand
The Golem's Eye
Ptolemy's Gate
Also some of the others that were suggested above
The Dark is Rising Series
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Septimus Heap Series
2007-06-27 08:40:25 · answer #4 · answered by charness 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with JP and whole-heartedly give my vote to Tamora Pierce. I own every book she has written and have reread them multiple times. She focuses mainly on female heroines, so if you're looking for a book with a male hero, you're not going to find it with Tamora. She always has good love interests. I would recommend the Tortall series of books, starting with Alanna's quartet, then Daine's, then Kel's, then Aly's two books. Tamora is currently working on another series about Beka Cooper that takes place in Tortall BEFORE Alanna's series, but I would still recommend reading Beka's books after you've read all of the rest. One book, Terrier, is already out, and two more are set to be published in the next couple of years.
One of my favorite series of books is written by Libba Bray. The first book is called A Great and Terrible Beauty. The second is called Rebel Angels, and the third (which is due out the day after Christmas this year) is called The Sweet Far Thing. The stories are mainly set in Victorian Britain (the first book begins in colonial India) and are focused around a 16 year old girl named Gemma, who grew up in India but whose family moves back to England after her mother is murdered. Gemma doesn't tell anyone that she saw the murder in a vision and that the murderer was something that was not from this world. Gemma goes to Spence, which is the same boarding school her mother attended, where she finds out she is, by birthright, a member of a powerful group of sorceresses known as the Order, who used to control a secret place between worlds known as the Realms. There they used a magic that they alone could control to make all of their wishes come true until one of their young initiates made a pact with a dark spirit and destroyed the Order. Gemma's task is to restore the Order and bind the magic that is now roaming , but during her travels throughout the realms she finds that the Order hogged the magic and would not share it. She has a great group of friends, two love interests, and the problems in the Realms are not the only problems she faces. This series is a great mix of historical fiction, boarding school drama, and fantasy. I've reread the first two books three times each and can't wait till the third comes out.
Anything by Robin McKinley, specifically The Hero and the Crown, and its sequel, The Blue Sword.
Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith.
Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen, all three by Garth Nix.
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, by J. R. R. Tolkien (this can sometimes be a little dry, but it's worth it).
2007-06-27 06:51:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some have been mentioned before.
Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
All of those are the first book in a series, so if you like one, you can continue reading about the characters.
2007-06-27 06:46:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud--These are really good! It is sort of similar to Harry Potter. It's got magic, demons, and it takes place modern day I think.
Eragon, Eldest by Christopher Poalini
2007-06-27 07:19:28 · answer #7 · answered by 1234abcd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm... Good question. I can see that others have already put down some books I would mention.
So, I'll mention others.
The Sight by David Clement-Davies
Deltora Quest by Emily Rodda (the books are really short. But, even at my age, they are really fun to read!)
The Keys to the Kingdom by Garth Nix.
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
2007-06-27 06:41:24 · answer #8 · answered by Amethyst 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question, have a star. I would recommend Phillip Pulman's His Dark Materials trilogy. It is really imaginative and funny, has elements of our world and a different one (like Harry Potter) and has some really great characters. Happy reading!
2007-06-27 06:35:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The books by Tamora Pierce
There is a set of 4 books called circle of magic quartet
There is also a set called
The immortals quartet
The Lioness Quartet
I highly recommend Tamora Pierce, I have not read anything bad from her yet!
2007-06-27 06:26:55 · answer #10 · answered by JP 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋