Hi, i'm looking for good in depth young adult books with a female lead, preferibly for once, brown haired and brown eyed. Fantasy is prefered, with romance splashed in and if there's history even better! can you help me out?
2007-12-11 00:10:04 · 13 answers · asked by inuyasha addict 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Ursula Le Guin is an A1 science fantasy author. In the 80's she was described as a YA author, now mentioned as a feminist author. Google her name and be delighted.
2007-12-11 00:36:20 · answer #1 · answered by DR V 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for Sharon Shinn's books--her Angel series is unique and fun, with a combination of adventure and romance. Her 12 Houses series is also good--set in a more traditional fantasy world, lots of adventure, magic, conflict, great characters, and an element of romance.
Also try: Robin McKinley's books. She is one of my absolute favorite fantasy authors. I started reading her books when I was a teen, and still go back and reread them (I'm 35 now) "The Blue Sword" is my favorite; she's also done some retellings of various fairy tales. Her heroines are always strong, creative, and often a bit tomboyish. "Sunshine" is a vampire story, and is pretty adult. "Deerskin" is also better for mature readers.
Guy Gavriel Kay--His books usually have multiple leads, including women, but men are often the main players. But they're based on European history, and he's a great writer. Some of them have some sex (especially "Tigana"). Depending on how young you mean by "young adult," it might be better to wait on these. His most recent one (Ysabel) would be good--the main characters are teens. And "The Lions of al-Rassan" is great and has a very strong female lead.
Happy reading!
2007-12-11 03:00:15 · answer #2 · answered by Elissa 6 · 0⤊ 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 "Readers' Choice" list of favorite books, and a list of heroine sorcery fantasy books.
Although "Nights" has a female lead, most (not all) of the stories (told by that lead character) have male lead characters.
I will also add "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH", excellent and female lead, but little in the way of romance (unless you count her thoughts of her dead mate). Appropriate for all ages.
Another goody: "Moon Called" by Andre Norton. Only very good to excellent (4.5 out of 5), but female lead by *the* classic female scifi author. There should be enough romance in here for you, too. Appropriate for all ages.
I hope this helps.
Jim, http://www.jimpettis.com/wheel/
2007-12-11 11:20:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might enjoy Sorcery and Cecelia by Patricia C Wrede and Carolyn Stevermer. It's a fantasy set in the Napoleonic era, in a word just like ours except that magic is real. The story is about two cousins, who are best friends, one of whom has gone to London for the season while the other is stuck at home in the country. They stumble onto a pair of mysteries that turn out to be related. It's got some mystery, romance, humor, fantasy and drama. It's also great fun. Oh, and there are also two sequels. There are a couple of reviews at http://www.sfsite.com/07a/sc155.htm and http://www.steelypips.org/weblog/2003/06/wrede_patricia_2.php
2007-12-11 03:52:33 · answer #4 · answered by Rose D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phillip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" series. That movie the Golden Compass is based off of these books.
They are...
The Golden Compass/Northern Lights
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass
I'm 23 and I enjoyed them quite a bit. There's a female lead character and a dash of romance from book 2 on. The book deals with plenty of history.
2007-12-11 00:14:43 · answer #5 · answered by Flavor Vortex 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The obvious are the best. If you read Maximum Ride, did you also read 'When the Wind Blows' (The origin of this series) You might enjoy the Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever Series (though it does include a few disturbing scenes....) There are 6 books in the series. I also enjoyed the first few Shanarra series. (Elfstones of Shanarra, Song of Shanarra, etc) Terry Brooks created quite a universe in that. There is a new series on Sci Fi called the Dresden Files. It is based on a great series of books. Of course, the obvious are the Harry Potter Series...
2016-05-23 01:05:31 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm, your not asking for much are you? ;)
Ursula le Guin's Earthsea series is a great fantasy series that is quite indepth; the 2nd book's (of 4) main protaginist is a young priestess whose world is suddenly turned upside down; she appears again in the last book.
Great series; a big influence on the Inheritance trilogy.
Also try looking for a short story in the same setting: "Irian",
a tale about a woman struggling to make it in a mans world.
Enjoy!
*Edt*: TheStellarProject reminded me about Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series. EXCELLENT reading, if a little on the violent side. There is also a romance in it, a very important one at that.
2007-12-11 00:31:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not as much Fantasy as it is Speculative fiction, but try The Handmaid's Tale. It's a great book and we studied it along side fantasy in an advanced english class. there is a bit of romance and it's a bit forbidden plus there are som romantic flashbacks, but they dont overrun the story.
2007-12-11 00:14:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Wheel of Time, most of Terry Goodkind's books, yeah, some Salman Rushdie is OK, too. And it's not fantasy, but try out Haruki Murakami. He's awesome. :D
2007-12-11 00:24:44 · answer #9 · answered by Shooting STELLAR Press (MISAWA) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hawksong by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
2007-12-11 15:13:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋