So lately I've been noticing my writing syntax is more and more... messed up of late. Errors that... I've generally been able to avoid in the past. So in effort to combat this (rather then to, you know, proofread my comments or stop reading mtl) I've decided to rejuvenate my mind by reading for some good scifi or fantasy western novels. May accept other types of novels but those are the preference. ...Wow, been here how long and this my first thread? ._. EDIT: Only to prove my point, I had to edit this. :X
Artemis Fowl, Airman, The Wish List by Eoin Colfer Kingkiller Chronicle (2nd book not-graphic sex mentions) by Patrick Rothfuss Circle of Magic/Circle Opens by Tamora Pierce Castaways of the Flying Dutchman by Brian Jacques 39 Clues Series The Heir Trilogy by Cinda Williams Chima Things Not Seen Series by Andrew Clements Charlie Bone Series by Jenny Nimmo Icemark Chronicles by Stuart Hill Ascendance Trilogy by Jennifer A. Nielsen Fairest, Ella Enchanted, The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine Books of Bayern by Shannon Hale Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins Howl's Moving Castle by Dianne Wynne Jones A Confusion of Princes, Old Kingdom Trilogy by Garth Nix Savvy series by Ingrid Law Peter and the Starcatchers by Ridley Pearson Ranger's Apprentice Series, Brotherband Chronicles by John Flanagan Alex Rider Series by Anthony Horowitz Septimus Heap by Angie Sage Jack Blank Trilogy by Matt Myklusch These are my favorite books from my childhood-young adult years... ones I would still read now... if it's too childish for you, eh. I've italicized the ones that might be too childish. I just wrote this rec-list so why not post it here? EDIT: If interested, I will write short reasons why I recommend these books.
I've read almost everything from this list and I agree, this is a good list of books that are not especially dense (except maybe kingkiller)
Daniel Black Series The Chronicles of Narnia The Hobbit The Broken Empire Series Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen The Stormlight Archives Magic Kingdom for Sale The Zombie Knight The Seventh Sword A Song of Ice and Fire Damned and Cursed
I'd go with the classics, they are considered classics for a reason In other words, Lord of the Rings and Wheel of Time for fantasy, War of the Worlds, Dune, Ringworld, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Brave New World and maybe one or two of the Asimov-books for sci-fi
Wow, saw some names/series I haven't seen in a long time. While I never read 'Castaways of the Flying Dutchman', Brain Jacques' Redwall is what made me fall in love with reading at the tender age of 7. Saw some that looked interesting, so I'll take a gander at them. Thanks!
Discworld novels and other works of Terry Pratchett Novels by Philip K. Dick (for science fiction) Novels by Michael Moorcock (Elric etc) Novels by Karl Edward Wagner (Kane series) The Warhammer 40K books for dark science fiction
Read classics. A Little Princess Little Lord Fauntleroy A Secret Garden (this) Oliver Twist Jane Eyre Wuthering Heights Great Expectations Anna Karenina War and Peace Brothers' Karamazov
aaa I thought i made a typo of 'Brain' Jacques... but I didn't. I agree he's a brain though. XD Have fun reading! I'm that weirdo that hasn't read Redwall (even though it's far more popular than Castaways). lol
I second Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss It's one of the must reads for the fantasy genre. It takes about 100 pages to get going but it is so worth it. I also liked the Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks which is like a dark fantasy novel with Assassins.
I feel you. At this point, I think he's trying to compete with GRRM to see who can take longer to release their next book. If only he could pump out books like Brandon Sanderson...