for teens, sorta maybe like harry potter?
2007-11-23 12:04:05 · 17 answers · asked by kikikara16 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
1 Twilight
2 New Moon
3 Eclipse
4 Breaking Dawn (coming August '08)
Vampire novels with a good strong romance, in fact, I would say more romance than vampire novels, but still good strong plots and amazingly strong characters.
Crown Duel (sometimes published as two books- crown duel and court duel) by Sherwood Smith
Title says it all... Some definite romance in the second half, but I bet you won't guess who...
The Sevenwaters Trilogy by Juliet Marillier
1 daughter of the forest
2 son of the shadows
3 child of the prophecy
Real strong leaning towards Irish legends but with a very strong hand in romance as well. Beautifully written, but some violence and implied sex.
Chronicles of Bridei- by Juliet Marillier
1 The dark mirror
2 the blade of Fortriu
3 the well of shades
Same as above, except that it's Scottish, not Irish this time.
Attolia Trilogy- Megan Whalen Turner
The Thief
Queen of Attolia
King of Attolia
Beautifully written. Lots of romance and court intrigue and spying and thievery. A great lot of fun.
Spindle's End- Robin McKinley
a retelling of Sleeping Beauty, with all the twists you could ask for. This is not the same story you grew up with.
Rose Daughter- Robin McKinley
a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, also with some really good plot twists.
The Hero and The Crown
The Blue Sword- Robin McKinley
The first is about a princess who is not loved, and she goes out to fight dragons to win the love of her people and finds that she has bitten off more than she can chew. The second is someone who is living while the first is a legend. Not dragons, but something just as dangerous, perhaps more...
The Dalemark Quartet by Dianna Wynne Jones
1 Cart and Cwidder
2 Drowned Ammet
3 the Spellcoats
4 the Crown of Dalemark
I don't even know how to describe this series, except for wonderful. Just make sure you have book 4 right after 3. 3 ends on a cliffhanger, and you find out the ending in the middlish of 4.
"Poison Study" and "Magic Study" by Maria V. Snyder (and still more yet to come)
The grammar can be a little aggravating, but otherwise wonderful books.
Here's my list of absolute favorites, under sub-genres, too. I listed some of them up above, but here they are listed by style, so you can pick what you do and don't like.
Fairytale-fantasy
Spindle's End by Robin McKinley
Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
The Goosegirl- Shannon Hale (followed by "Enna Burning" and "River of Secrets")
The Sevenwaters Trilogy by Juliet Marillier (Daughter of the Forest, Son of the Shadows, Child of the Prophecy)
The Chronicles of Bridei by Juliet Marillier (The dark mirror, the blade of fortriu, the well of shades)
Epic Fantasy
Crown Duel (sometimes seperated into Crown Duel and Court Duel) by Sherwood Smith
The Dalemark Quartet by Dianna Wynne Jones
1 Cart and Cwidder
2 Drowned Ammet
3 the Spellcoats
4 the Crown of Dalemark
Vampire novels
Sunshine- Robin McKinley
Twilight- Stephenie Meyer
New Moon- Stephenie Meyer
Eclipse- Stephenie Meyer
Breaking Dawn (coming soon)- Stephenie Meyer
Urban Fantasy
The Blue Girl- Charles De Lint
Valient- Holly Black
Slightly Science Fiction fantasy
The Green and the Gray- Timothy Zahn
Not really anything but still good fantasy
Sharon Shinn's "Safekeeper's Secret", "Truth-teller's Tale", and "Dreammaker's Magic"
" Poison Study" and "Magic Study" by Maria V. Snyder (and still more yet to come)
The Time Quartet by Madeleine L'engle
Also something you might want to consider-
Firebird Fantasy is a publishing company that republishes books for teens. It's an offshoot of Penguin. Almost every book that I've read from them I have loved. Look for the red and black firebird symbol at the top of the spine when you go to the library/bookstore.
www.firebirdbooks.com
2007-11-23 12:33:18 · answer #1 · answered by Angeliss 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Twilight, Anything by Brian Jacques, Children of the Lamp, Midnight for Charlie Bone (Children of the Red King Series), Anything by Cornelia Funke, Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass, The Land of Elyon (The Dark Hills Divide), Deptford Mice Trilogy, Harry Potter, A Wrinkle in Time, Anything by Eoin Colfer, and the Through the Looking Glass Triliogy (Number 2 is Seeing Redd). Some of these are easy reads, but they are ALL good books/series/authors.
2007-11-23 12:27:11 · answer #2 · answered by Lily 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman
Wizard Series by Diane Duane
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
The Lightning Thief by Percy Jackson
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
The Riddle by Alison Croggon
The Wall and the Wing by Laura Ruby
The Oracle Betrayed by Catherine Fisher
Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke
The Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
Gifts by Ursula LeGuin
2007-11-23 12:11:16 · answer #3 · answered by ♥MoxiePink♥ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here are some suggestions:
Stone heart by Charlie Fletcher
George finds himself in serious trouble when he accidently breaks a statue and finds himself chased by statues of beasts in London. His only help are human like statues as no one else can see what is happening.
Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo
Charlie is one of the gifted descendants of the Red King and the boarding school he is sent to becomes a battle ground as the evil descendants try and gain control.
Alanna the first adventure by Tamora Pierce
Alanna has always been a tom boy and her brother Thom would rather study magic than be a knight - so Alanna becomes Alan and trains to become a knight.
Mister Monday by Garth Nix
Arthur is more than a little surprised to find out that he is the Heir, but things go from surprising to deadly when he finds himself facing the dangerous Trustees of the House who do not want to give up their power in the House.
If you are looking for more suggestions try visiting the webpages of the library that I work at. We are always reviewing books and putting reviews up for the kids and teens that we serve. You may find something that you like.
For kids: http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/kids/bookreviews/bookdogreviews
For teens:
http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/teens/readersreactreviewsforteens
2007-11-23 12:18:53 · answer #4 · answered by esoeterik_librarian 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse, all by the same author. Stephanie Meyer. The Bloody JAck Series by L.A. Meyer.
Ummm....... The Maximum Ride series for teens by James Patterson....
Can't think of any other offhand right now. But there you go! ;)
2007-11-23 12:09:26 · answer #5 · answered by vampyricpyrates 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have answered this question so many times, I decided to dedicate a web site to answer this question. Here it is:
http://www.life-after-harry-potter.com
Included is a list of only the best sorcery fantasy books, grade reading level, a short review of each book along with a brief summary of adult content. There is also a "Reader's Choice" list of favorite books, and a list of heroine sorcery fantasy books.
I hope this helps.
Jim, http://www.jimpettis. com/wheel/
2007-11-23 14:21:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ink Heart or The Thief Lord
2007-11-23 12:07:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Talera Cycle by Charles Gramlich (Swords of Talera, Wings Over Talera & Witch of Talera)
2007-11-23 12:07:42 · answer #8 · answered by kyralan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My prominent delusion series is The Chronicles of Narnia via C.S. Lewis. That hasn't replaced, no be counted what number super delusion books and series i've got examine. possibly it in no way will exchange.
2016-10-17 22:31:49 · answer #9 · answered by staude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm.. the Twilight series isn't EXACTLY like HP but it's about a girl that falls in love with a vampire. But it has action and adventure.
More;
http://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Book-1-Stephenie-Meyer/dp/0316160172
2007-11-23 12:10:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋