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post #41 of 59
10/24/08 at 8:25pm
Coming to this thread really late, but try The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins.
post #42 of 59
10/24/08 at 9:16pm
I can't belive no one has mentioned the Inheritance cycle by Christopher Paolini. There are 3 books out (of 4 total) Eragon, Eldest and Brisingr
post #43 of 59
10/24/08 at 11:54pm
Yes, the Inheritance Cycle was excellent, especially since Paolini started writing the first book when he was 15, which is inspiring to an aspiring writer such as me.

Also, I think they've already been mentioned, but the Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud is also good, although there may be some issues with "demons" in the third book.

And I absolutely love the Ranger's Apprentice books by John Flanagan, they are my favorite, they're about a boy who becomes apprenticed to a Ranger, kind of like the ones from the LotR. There are four books out in the US, and book five is coming in less than one month. :
post #44 of 59
10/24/08 at 11:59pm
Many of my students are reading the Twilight series. They even got a Twilight club started at our school.
post #45 of 59
10/25/08 at 12:11am
Yeah, I've heard a lot about the Twilight books being popular with tween girls.
post #46 of 59
10/25/08 at 12:15am
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Yeah, I've heard a lot about the Twilight books being popular with tween girls.
Well, my students are more high school age.. but my neighbor (grown woman with three kids) is ready to shake me because I admitted that I haven't read them yet..
post #47 of 59
10/25/08 at 12:23am
Lol, well I haven't read them, and I'm not sure if I will, they don't really seem like my type of books.
post #48 of 59
10/25/08 at 8:55am
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Well, my students are more high school age.. but my neighbor (grown woman with three kids) is ready to shake me because I admitted that I haven't read them yet..

I read all FOUR books in TWO - yes TWO weeks!! LOVED THEM - LOVED THEM AS MUCH AS HARRY POTTER! :

I will be seeing the upcoming movie opening weekend with all the other teenagers! Oh yeah did I say - I LOVED the TWILIGHT series!
post #49 of 59
10/26/08 at 5:38pm
Another good bet might be The Claidi Journals by Tanith Lee. There are 4 books: Wolf Star, Wolf Tower, Wolf Queen and Wolf Wing. I also liked Megan Whalen Turner's Attolia Series. (The Thief, The Queen of Attolia and The King of Attolia)
post #50 of 59
10/26/08 at 7:14pm
YA/MG fantasy series that I enjoyed

Garth Nix - the Abhorsen books and also his series that starts with Mister Monday (can't think of the series name)

Scott Westerfield - Uglies trilogy (but I think there is a fourth) and his Midnighters trilogy

Artemis Fowl

Bartimaus

His Dark Materials

Prydain

Narnia
Oz
The Dark is Rising series


Holly Black's Faerie trilogy - starts with Tithe

Tamora Pierce has several, but I haven't read enough to give recs...

I know I have more, but my brain is empty right now!
post #51 of 59
10/26/08 at 7:59pm
Yep, people on my other board wax lyrical about Twilight!

What about the Riftwar saga by Raymond E Feist? I couldn't put them down.
post #52 of 59
10/26/08 at 9:51pm
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Yep, people on my other board wax lyrical about Twilight!

What about the Riftwar saga by Raymond E Feist? I couldn't put them down.
I've found so many books leave Harry Potter in the dust that I don't really know how to respond to the OP, but the Riftwar is possibly my favourite fantasy series ever. The related "Empire" books (Daughter of the Empire, Servant of the Empire and Mistress of the Empire) are also excellent. I really enjoy Feist's writing, although I found the Serpentwar saga to be a huge letdown after waiting years to read it.

I second Terry Pratchett. He's nothing like Rowling at all, but I love his books. For me, it took a book or two to "get" the Discworld, but I can re-read most of them over and over again, and get a new laugh almost every time.
post #53 of 59
10/27/08 at 7:23pm
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I second Terry Pratchett. He's nothing like Rowling at all, but I love his books. For me, it took a book or two to "get" the Discworld, but I can re-read most of them over and over again, and get a new laugh almost every time.
Totally agreed. I started with Color of Magic (funny, because that's the first book) and read it sporadically over a few months, in between other books. Then I went back and read it again, paying better attention. It's fun.

I'm currently reading Pratchett's Going Postal. I'm not sure if I have stepped into a story arc already in progress, but it doesn't seem to matter. I'm still enjoying it.
post #54 of 59
10/28/08 at 12:12am
Seriously, you must read The Outlander Series!

I will drift off and wonder what Jamie & Claire are doing in the same way I wonder about Harry, Ron and Hermione. So, so good!

I also loved His Dark Materials & The Twilight Series but not in the same, deep way that I adore The Outlander series.

~Traci
post #55 of 59
10/28/08 at 5:20pm
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Totally agreed. I started with Color of Magic (funny, because that's the first book) and read it sporadically over a few months, in between other books. Then I went back and read it again, paying better attention. It's fun.

I'm currently reading Pratchett's Going Postal. I'm not sure if I have stepped into a story arc already in progress, but it doesn't seem to matter. I'm still enjoying it.
Going Postal's all by itself. DH and I roughly break the Discworld into:

The Witch books: Equal Rites - sort of, Wyrd Sisters, Witches Abroad, Lords & Ladies, Maskerade & Carpe Jugulum
The Watch books: Guards, Guards, Men at Arms, Feet of Clay, Jingo, The Fifth Elephant, Night Watch & Thud
The Death books: Mort, Reaper Man, Soul Music, Hogfather, Thief of Time
The Rincewind/Wizard books: Colour of Magic, Light Fantastic, Eric, Interesting Times, Last Continent, the Science of Discworld books
Stand-alones: Pyramids, Small Gods, The Truth, Monstrous Regiment

I've probably forgotten a few in there, though. There are a few that overlap a lot...Reaper Man features the wizards very strongly, for example. There are now two Moist Von Lipwig books - Going Postal, and Making Money. Going Postal is one of my all-time favourites in the series.

My favourite series tends to be the Watch books. I love the Sam Vimes character.


ETA: There are also some other Discworld books that aren't part of the main franchise. There's the Tiffany Aching witch books (only read Wee Free Men), which are supposed to be for younger readers, I think. There's also The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, which is also for young readers, but...it's kind of macabre. There's a wonderfully illustrated book called The Last Hero, about Cohen the Barbarian (and others). There are also quite a few "oddballs", such as the various maps (the Disc, Lancre, Ankh-Morpork & Death's Domain), Nanny Ogg's cookbook, and "Where's My Cow?"...the book that Sam Vimes reads to his son every evening, which Pratchett made into a book for small children. DH reads it to the munchkins sometimes.

I haven't read much of Pratchett's non-Discworld material, except Good Omens (collaboration with Neil Gaiman), which I've re-read at least 3 times.

I tend to babble about this stuff, but I'm glad you got something useful from it.
post #56 of 59
10/28/08 at 6:03pm
Lisa, thanks, that's a great break down of the Disc World books!
post #57 of 59
10/29/08 at 3:01pm
Oooh, what a great thread!

I'm currently reading The Chronicles of Narnia (2 books left to go), and was planning on rereading HP when I was finished. But, there's been so many recommendations for His Dark Materials that I will definitely read those next! We bought the box set last December and I nearly forgot all about it.

Edited to add: I saw Neil Gaiman mentioned a couple times. Neverwhere was very good.
post #58 of 59
10/30/08 at 2:36pm
I've been sucked in by the "Uglies" series...Uglies, Pretties, Specials and Extras.

I bought and read the first book in one night...went out the next day and bought the next two in the series...the only reason I haven't gotten the last book is because it's still only out in hard-back.

Phenomenal books.
post #59 of 59
10/30/08 at 9:38pm
I just read the Charlaine Harris "Dead Until Dark" series. There are 8 books right now. I really enjoyed them.

I read at least 5 books a week. I really should write them down as I'm starting to reread stuff and not realize I already read it until 1/4 the way in.
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