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 Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:19 am
There are so many topics on specific series or authors, so I was wondering something.
What is your all-time favorite book series or author?
Do you have any recommendations that is a must read?
I was really curious since there are so many different threads and not one general one smile .
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:53 pm
I definitely do not have just one favourite. I admire different authors for different things.
Jane Lindskold for making characters seem real by showing ALL of their perspectives.
Robin Hobb for characters that are so far from cliche that they always throw me for a loop.
Christopher Paolini and George Martin for exciting battle sequences.
Eoin Colfer and Louis Sachar for children's tone and wit.
J. K. Rowling for foreshadowing.
Diane Duane for incorperating religions she personally created into her stories.
Katherine Kurtz for psychic powers.
Laurel K. Hamilton for physical intimacy.
Philippa Gregory for historical fiction.
There are other writers I enjoy, but these are all that I can think at the moment.
I think that books we WOULDN'T recommend should be a separate thread.
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Minerva the Bookwyrm Captain
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:34 pm
Harry Potter by J.K Rowling has always been a favorite book series of mine for many reasons. First, it incorporates many aspects of British tradition, mythology, and retaining an originality to it all. Second, foreshadowing is nothing short of amazing. Third, it is simply an amazing series with the complex and aunthetic world.
Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien is another favorite. Its such a great classic and once again has an amazing and complex world that still leaves much to the imagination.
The Golden Compass series by Philip Pullman is another favorite of mine that held my attention with its entangled plot to the end.
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Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:38 pm
My all-time favorite book series would have to be Harry Potter! Like others have said, the foreshadowing is amazing because you don't realize it until you read the next book and you have a "duh" moment. The series is also really complex and there is always something that I learn that I didn't know, even 1/2 a year after the last book has come out.
I also like the Eragon Series, even though I haven't read the latest book year. I like the battle scenes and the story in general and I can't wait to get my hands on the next book!
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 4:42 pm
Oh, I have always had problems isolating my one favorite book. I remember how in elementary school the teachers would always ask that at the beginning of the year. I would have trouble deciding because there were to many to chose from, while the other students had trouble because they hadn't read enough to have a favorite. That aside, right now my favorites would have to be:
The Book Theif by Markus Zusak
Anything by Ann Rinaldi! She's amazing!
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkin- it was just lighter than the actual trilogy
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
If you haven't read any of these, they're brilliant books. I'm in love with them.
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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:15 am
Oh hell... I hate those sort of questions. How dare you ask such a thing. Ummm.... let's see.
I would have to say Tamora Peirce is one of my favorite authors. Her Circle Quartets are my absolute favorites. I need to get her new books for those series.
I also love Mercedes Lackey. She's absolutely amazing too. She brings such life to her characters. I adore her Magic Voices Series. I highly recommend her if you haven't read her before.
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:10 am
There are some series where I don't necessisarily admire a specific skill that the author possesses (I mentioned my fave authors in an earlier post.); I simply love the books themselves. A few such stories are:
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce
The Death Gate Cycle by Weis and Hickman
Guardians of Time trilogy by Marianne Curley
Bartimaeus trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
His Dark Materials Trilogy by Phillip Pullman
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Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:12 am
*dramatic gasp* GARTH NIX!!!!! SABRIEL WAS EXCELLENT!!!! Garth Nix is pure magic..... *fangirl swoon*
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:42 pm
Anne Bishop- for darkly magical worlds, great character development and originality of plot. (great sense of humor) The world is split between kindred (animals with magic), Blood (people with magic) and Laden (those without). The books mostly deal in the land of the Blood, power has shifted and become corrupt. Witch, the prophisized leader has appeared, but can she survive long enough to take her place. (recommended for fans of Tamora Pierce and Laurell K. Hamilton)
Witch Boy Trilogy by: Russell Moon- Another dark... *sweatdrop* magical read... A boy finds out he has unusual powers and because of these unusual powers he has a dark half. The dark half reaks havoc on his life, mind and body and then he deals with a group trying to induct him into becoming their next most powerful. 1st person, dark, edgy, a little gore. I would recommend buying all three or borrowing all three... they are split into really short volumes with cut-off endings >.<
I would recommend if you liked these:
Laurell K. Hamilton: Meredith Gentry series, specifically
Melissa Marr: Ink Exchange, etc...
Storm Constantine: Wraeththu
Michael Moorcock: Elric Saga (the first famous magical anti-hero)
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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:21 pm
Aww. This is hard. ^_^
1) Harry Potter, of course. It's been mentioned before, but J.K. Rowling always deserves additional credit for the wonderful writing that went into it.
2) The Belgariad Series by David Eddings. Now when I say that, it encompasses the Belgariad, the Mallorean, and the two histories. They are absolutely wonderful adventure books. And they got me reading adventure books which led me to Harry Potter.
(10 for Harry and 12 for the Belgariad, and you see how I have successfully referenced 22 books in two items ^_^)
3) The Shannara Series by Terry Brooks. These are slightly darker adventures than the Belgariads, and it starts out a bit reminiscent of LotR elements, but he soon goes off and creates an amazing story of his own. I just finished reading his Genesis story for his world. He does well with the workings of his characters' psyches.
(17 more books that I can think of)
4) The Redwall Series by Brian Jacques. Very good, especially if you like riddles and mysteries. All of his books are very well written. I especially like how he does the dialects. It's fun. ^_^ They are sort of a blend of adventure and mystery.
(Plus 16 books)
(Equals 55 books that qualify for favorites at the moment)
And I'll think of more later, I'm sure. ^_^
I recommend all of these books. Most of the "series" that I have mentioned are broken down into various trilogies and such, but they are all good books.
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Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 9:36 pm
If you can't tell from my account name, Terry Pratchett is my all-time favorite author...mostly. Because Tolkien will always be my one true love. To be quite frank, I actually consider The Silmarillion a holy text. So we'll just assume that Tolkien is made of win and say no more about that. Only the grinches in my family would disagree.
Aside from Tolkien and Mr. Terry Pratchett, I adore Neil Gaiman, Robert Jordan, Jo Rowling, Chris Paolini, and Tony DiTerlizzi (Spiderwick). Runners-up include Heinlein and Cornelia Funke (the Inkheart series). Heinlein gets a little too hung up on sex, and I suspect Funke's work reads better in its original German - the translations don't flow quite right, although her luscious sensory descriptions are wonderful.
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Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 9:34 pm
These are all-time favorite!
Daughter of the Forest, Son of The Shadows, Child of the Prophecy, Heir to Sevenwaters ---Part of the Sevenwater Trilogy, and an extra--- by Juliet Marillier
Basically all the books by Tamora Pierce.
The Naming, The Riddle, The Crow, The Singing---The Books of Pellinor--- by Alison Croggon
The Looking Glass Wars--- The Looking Glass Wars trilogy--- by Frank Beddor (i'm trying to find the other books in the set)
SS, CoS, PoA, GoF, OotP, HBP, DH--- Harry Potter--- by J.K. Rowling (duh)
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Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 8:18 am
I don't have one favorite, mainly because it's so hard to decide! There are so many good books in the world! However, here are a list of must reads that are in my top favorites.
The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
The Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer
The Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker
Maximum Ride series by James Patterson
Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini
Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind
Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper
Immortals series by Tamara Pierce.. Well, actually almost all the books by Tamara Pierce are extremely good... all of them that I've read.
That's most of my all-time favorite books. They are so good; I think everyone should read them!
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