I’m on vacation and I’m looking for a good action adventure/fantasy book suggestion for this winter break that I’m on. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
The mortal instruments by Cassandra Clare– Fantasy trilogy about half-humans who hunt demons.
Abarat by Clive Barker– a girl discovers a world ridden with mythical beasts
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (my personal favorite)– carries some of the themes from the ancient crete minotaur story.
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan — About a boy, Percy Jackson, and his friends who are demigods, and have some god-like powers.
Good Luck!
January 17th, 2010 at 1:52 am
THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS TRILOGY by Cassandra Clare
Of course (;
THE FABLEHAVEN SERIES
THE PERCY JACKSON SERIES
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January 17th, 2010 at 2:01 am
I’ve read the Piers Anthony Xanth series, Eragon, The Pern Series from Anne McCaffrey.
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January 17th, 2010 at 2:20 am
The mortal instruments by Cassandra Clare– Fantasy trilogy about half-humans who hunt demons.
Abarat by Clive Barker– a girl discovers a world ridden with mythical beasts
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (my personal favorite)– carries some of the themes from the ancient crete minotaur story.
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan — About a boy, Percy Jackson, and his friends who are demigods, and have some god-like powers.
Good Luck!
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I read these all in the past six months. LOVE them! Let me know if you want more details about any of them!
January 17th, 2010 at 2:59 am
Dragons of Autumn Twilight
by: Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
The Sword of Shannara
Terry Brooks
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January 17th, 2010 at 3:36 am
The Percy Jackson and Olympians series by Rick Riordan
The Song of the Lioness quartet by Tamora Pierce
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
The Dark is Rising sequence by Susan Cooper
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia McKillip
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January 17th, 2010 at 4:18 am
Hi, you might want to try my own recently published book, entitled "The Tales of Tanglewood: The Lon Dubh Whistle", lightly influenced by Irish folklore and Celtic mythology.
You can download the first three chapters for free at talesoftanglewood.com
Within the pages of the book, readers will discover Colin, a child who is fully aware of the hidden world of myth and wonder hiding within the woods just beyond his home, long kept secret by old magic. Only the fey magic which runs through his veins has enabled Colin to find what others cannot; the Tanglewood, the ‘wood within the woods.
Full of odd characters and creatures of the fey, the Tanglewood is a world of magnificent folklore come to life. As Colin begins to explore the Tanglewood, he will find friendship with the ferrish Ailfrid, the elfin girl Deidre, and Doc Muffingrow, a wise druid.
Colin will also find that there is much magic in himself, as well as dangerous enemies who will not let him find solace in the wood so easily. Ailil, King of the Sprites and ruler of The Below, has laid claim to his spirit, and Colin will need the help of his friends and quite a bit of magic to save himself.
You can check out the reviews at Amazon.com
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January 17th, 2010 at 4:58 am
In FANTASY here are some I (Fittings Doc) would recommend:
"Legend” (1984) by David Gemmell (The MASTER of Heroic fantasy)
(first book of the “Drenai Saga”)
"An Oblique Approach" (1998) by Eric Flint & David Drake
(first book of the "Belisarius" series)
"The Misplaced Legion" (1987) by Harry Turtledove
(first book of the "Videssos" series)
One of Julius Caesar’s legions is transported to a world with magic.
"The Dark Tide" (1984) by Dennis L. McKiernan
(first book of the "Mithgar" series)
“The Crystal Shard" (1988) by R.A. Salvatore.
(the first book of "The Icewind Dale Trilogy")
"Pawn of Prophecy" (1982) by David Eddings
(first book of the "Belgariad" series)
"Sheepfarmer’s Daughter" by Elizabeth Moon
(first book of the “Deed of Paksenarrion” trilogy)
It has a FEMALE main character.
"The Riddle-Master of Hed" (1976) by Patricia A. McKillip
(first book of "The Riddle-Master trilogy")
"A Spell for Chameleon" (1977) by Piers Anthony
(the first book of the "Xanth" series)
"The First Book of Swords" (1983) by Fred Saberhagen
(first book of the "Books of the Swords" series)
"The Sword of Shannara" (1977) by Terry Brooks
(first book in the Original "Shannara Trilogy")
"Magician" (1982) by Raymond E. Feist
(first book in "The Riftwar Saga")
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40 years a Sci-Fi / Fantasy fan