What should I read next?

Question

I have just finished His dark Materials and Harry potter before that. I am looking for somthing a bit more grown up now, although I do like my fantasy.

Having said that it might be nice to read about the real world for a change.

Jed Sade, your a condesending C*nt! Some one should beat you with a large stick!

I'm not a kid, I just happened to have read a few kids books! I have read adult books too you know! For example I did a degree in Classics!

Answer 1

Bravo 2-0 by Andy McNabb. It gets better with every read.

Answer 2

If you want some real action/adventure type stories go for Wilbur Smith - River God, The Seventh Scroll, Warlock and The Quest, these are about an ancient Egyptian Eunuch named Taita, and his associations with the Pharaoh's family of his Mistress Lady Lostris, Excellent series of books.

You can also try the Dirk Pitt adventures by Clive Cussler. Here is a list of some of them to try:

Atlantis Found, Flood Tide, Shock Wave, Inca Gold, Sahara, Dragon, Treasure, Cyclops, Deep six, Pacific Vortex, Night Probe!, Vixen 03, Raise the Titanic, Iceberg, The Mediterranean Caper and Valhalla Rising. They are all excellent. Enjoy!

Answer 3

One of, if not my favorite books was written in the 60's during the height of the Cold War when everyone and his brother were freaking out and building bomb shelters in their backyards in case of a nuclear war. This two volume set(if you can find it, and it is better than the updated versions today) was written in case you just happened to survive. The two volume set is entitled: THE WAY THINGS WORK. In it you learn how to make soap, vinegar, a simple lathe, a water wheel, tan hides, preserve foods, etc. Really interesting and from the way the world is going, it may become a must read.
For normal fantasy have you tried these authors:
Raymond Feist, David Weber, Jane Lindskold, Eric Flint, H. Beam Piper, Dennis L. McKiernan, Michelle Sagara, Jim Butcher(not the Dresden Files, the Alera series).
Thrillers: Matthew Reilly, Jack DuBrul, Clive Cussler, Raymond Khoury.
Mysteries: John Dunning, Paul Christopher, James Doss, J.A.Jance, Stuart Woods.
My list is always getting larger. After 50 years maybe I should be slowing down, do you think?

Answer 4

The legends of earthsea by Ursula k Le quin is a fantastic book I think it was a trilogy read it before the film comes out I can't see a film being anything like as good as the book.Or if you like real world try Iraq and back by Philip Woodhall this a book unlike all the other war stories from Iraq it's funny and human.

Answer 5

My son suggests The Cherub series by Robert Muchamore ( about teens who work for a secret agency and go on various missions - discuss real life issues such as drugs, terrorism etc) First book is called The Recruit.

Also for a bit of spooky fantasy, he suggests The Spook's Apprentice series - was a trilogy but now has a fourth addition to series. By Joseph Delaney.

He is currently reading Chris Ryan who writes for adults about SAS experiences, but also has a series aimed at teens called Alpha Force about teen agents.

Happy reading.

Answer 6

The Bartimaeus Trilogy is hilarious. Fantasy/humour. Set in modern day london controlled by magicians. Terry Pratchett's very funny. Artemis Fowl is amazing, I don't know anyone who doesn't like it. Spearwielders' Tale is a book for older readers but is suitable for anyone over twelve (it's not childish though) For classic fantasy like Lord of the Rings I'd reccomend The Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper. Ruby in the Smoke by Phillip Pulman. It's as good as the His Dark Materials series. For non-fantasy anything by Lee Child is good crime/thriller. If you've read Artemis Fowl and/or the Bartimaeus Trilogy and enjoyed it, I'd reccomend Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy. One of my favorite books but don't be put off by the cover!

Answer 7

Read Stephen Donaldson - The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, so far seven books in series no 8 comes out in October, Sci-fi fantasy but brilliant and totally engrossing
and similar in tone to Lord of the Rings but more adult.

Answer 8

Try John Twelve Hawks. He'd written two book of a trilogy? called The Traveler and The Dark River - Good Stuff.

Answer 9

Why not try "under the Skin" by Michel Faber? It's something else.
Wasp Factory by Iain Banks is another thought provoker.
Am guessing you don't want "fluffy" stories. The original story behind "Sleeping with the Enemy" is good as well, something Price.
Happy Reading
Also, if in doubt Annne Rice's Vampire series are very good.

Answer 10

I cannot recommend Neil Gaiman enough. I would suggest starting with his novel American Gods. Let me paraphrase from wikipedia.

This is about a man, ex-convict, Shadow whose is released from prison due to the death of his wife. He is then hired as a bodyguard for Mr. Wednesday and travels across America visiting Mr. Wednesday's associates and acquaintances. It is then revealed that Mr. Wednesday is Norse God, Odin. Wednesday is recruiting American manifestations of the Old Gods of ancient mythology, whose powers have waned as their believers have decreased in number, to participate in an epic battle against the New American Gods, manifestations of modern life and technology (e.g. the internet, media, & modern means of transport). There is tons of mythology in this book and it is one of the most wellwritten things in a while, if you could handle long books like Harry Potter, this might seem like a nice progression.

Answer 11

Hi, I'm Brandon and I'm learning English, but I'm Spanish speaker and I like so much the reading,mostly Fantasy such as Tolkien, Rowling and so on...I can suggest you "the Hobbit" of Tolkien, it's a great book which mix the humor, action and Fantasy. It's Fantasy in its greatest expression.

Greetings.