Heyyyy. So I'm looking for books to read. Upon thinking, I decided to create a thread based solely on books. There are a ton of books out there, and I know I missed a few good ones for reading. I've read all the "famous" series, like The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Hunger Games, etc. If you have a book series that you really like, feel free to post it here!
Just tell this information:
Book Title:
Book type: (Historical fiction, fantasy, etc)
Author:
Immortous, The Inheritance Cycle is pretty epic. Best book of the series was either Iheritance of Brisingr in my opinion 0=
Those are some nice books you have there, I shall try The Circle Series when I have time :D
Title:No specific book, more of the whole Warrior Cats series.
Genre: Fantasy
Author:Erin Hunter
It's about kittenss mauling each other viciously
@Korack - Yeah I agree, the last two books were awesome. Eldest was pretty slow. I wanna read them again now!
@Shotjeer - OMG I was obsessed with those books when I was younger years ago!!! Didn't make it through the fourth series though....it got weird lol.
I'm an original-series books 1-6 purist. Nothing after ever compared to those.
Title: Divergence and it's sequel, Insurgent
Genre: Fiction
Author: Veronica Roth
Shotjeer, Warriors was pretty good when I was younger. Read Immortous' post though, the last segment with Jawpaw, Hollypaw, etc. got kinda wierd for me.
Knight-Of-Vanaduke, Both books were pheonominal. I loved them and can't wait for the final book in August! They kind of left you hanging with that last sentence in Insurgent, am I right?
Oh I still wanna read the Divergent series....
@Korack - And do you mean Jaypaw? Yeah that's about when I stopped. Back in '07-'08 maybe.
I finished the 4th series, waiting for Dawn of the Clans to come out. Apparantly, it's a totally new storyline, a time before all of this happened(Early days of the Clans). I'm not too happy about that, but imma still read it.
Oh, quick question Shotjeer. Is Fireheart still alive??? =O
I like the Beyonders series by Brandon Mull.
Its Fantasy.... I think... It could be fiction... but thats basically the same thing in this case so... you get the idea.
Nope he died when a tree fell on him after he killed Tigerstar(again) in the last book. Sandstorm was so sad...
WHAT! Tigerstar had his freakin throat slashed open years ago! He's dead!
Read the secrets of the immortal Nicholas flamel. The first book is the alchemyst. It's a great series.
Hard to explain.
When Tigerstar died, his spirit flew up into the PoNS(Place of No Stars), where all the evil cats go. Cats like Hawkfrost, Thistleclaw, Darkstripe, etc. In the 4th series, the PoNS spirits found a way to make contact with the real world, and there was a large battle. Sadly, lots of the good cats died, such as Hollyleaf(Hollypaw), Ferncloud,Firestar, and Mousefur. Bramablestar is now leader of ThunderClan, and the Clans live happily ever after
THE END.
Now the 5th series is coming out, with absolutely no relationship with the previos 4 series.
Book: How to Read
Category: How to Categorize
Author: How to Write Books
Dang that's no good... ooh I forgot about Hawkfrost. Was Brokenstar in the battle?
Dang that's no good... ooh I forgot about Hawkfrost. Was Brokenstar in the battle?
he was killed by Yellowfang again. and he was a leader of the PoNS
But Yellowfang is dead too! Was Starclan apart of the battle too?
I don't think I could pick a favorite book. It would be like trying to pick a favorite song, flower, or wine. It's just another one of those sweet gifts in life like strawberries, butterflies and fog filled summer nights.
If anything Stephan King's "Fire Starter" comes to mind as an all time favorite. Of more recently read books I'd say Either "Hunting Fear" by Kay Hooper or "Dancing in the Dark" by Mary Jane Clark. Currently I'm reading a series called "The D.D. Warren Series" by Lisa Gardner. I've seen it listed as suspense, mystery and horror. It's a story that follows the tales of a detective.
Book: A Wrinkle in Time
Genre: Science Fiction
Author: Madeleine L'Engle
Book: A Wind in the Door
Genre: Science Fiction
Author: Madeleine L'Engle
A Wind in the Door isn't exactly a sequel; but rather another story using the same characters. I recommend reading both.
Book Title:The Lost Hero(first in a series of three books author might be making more as I haven't finished the first one.)
Book type:Fantasy or fiction? it deals with Greek mythology
Author:Rick Riordan
Book Title:The lightning thief( also first in series of 5 books.series is called Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
Book type: Same as above
Author:Rick Riordan
Book Title:The Red Pyramid (again first in series, which is called the Kane Chronicles.)
Book type: same as above. But this time with Egyptian Mythology
Author:Rick Riordan
Love all of these series.
Lol people.
Fiction is a book with a story made up by the author.
Nonfiction is a book about actual facts, like a biography, or a physics textbook.
Fantasy, mystery, thriller, etc, do not belong in the same category as those two ^.
Did that help?
Thx for clarifying that immortous.Didn't know the difference.
Woah, haven't checked this thread for awhile, time to comment!
@Immortous and Shotjeer
Now I'm confused ;_; I'm just going to try and follow to next series, Survivors, as close as possible. Probably will be hard, yet again.
By the way, so Firestar died? That stinks. Doesn't sound good at all. Hopefully Survivors won't end the same way.
@Hero-Of-Cheese
Percy Jackson and Kane series were both epic, but The Lost Hero didn't really catch me. Rick Riordan is a really good author for sure :)
@Progin-Oskes
I read A Wrinkle in Time, and that was good, but I haven't read A Wind in the Door yet.
@Iamnoone
Your picks sound good. I haven't read any of them yet, so I'll probably try them in a few weeks ;D
@Sonicmiles
I have read the first book, is there a second? If so, never heard of it. The first one was average, it wasn't really one of those books that I have loved since I was a kid.
That's all I have to say. Great picks everyone, hopefully I can see more soon!
I hate Firestar, he seems too...immortal and OP. He tries to avoid war without sucess, and while WIndClan hates ThunderClan in the 4th series, he still acts as if they were their friends.
Brandon Mull, I've heard of him. He's an author? I can't remember what he wrote, though D:
And Shotjeer, I agree about that. I just hate it when I cheer a main character on until the very end, where he...
DIES A HORRIBLE DEATH, MWAHAHAHAHAH!
Brandon Mull wrote the Fablehaven series and the Beyonders series.
Herm, I've heard of Fablehaven but I haven't read it. Beyonders, never heard of :3
Hey! I just published a short book on Amazon called "You Had Me at Zombie"....check it out. Reviews and thoughts are highly encouraged. It was fun writing and I hope a fresh take on the 'overkilled' zombie genre!
US Link:
http://www.amazon.com/kindle/dp/B00BVCMRR0/ref=rdr_kindle_ext_eos_detail
-Lanny
"Hey! I just published a short book on Amazon called "You Had Me at Zombie"....check it out. Reviews and thoughts are highly encouraged. It was fun writing and I hope a fresh take on the 'overkilled' zombie genre!" -Lanieu
Ooo, a bookwriter among us! Not bad.
Haven't read a proper book in a while now though. Got a big stack of H.P. Lovecraft that is just waiting for me to dig in, but I haven't been in reading mode for a long time.
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Book title: John Dies At The End
Book genre: Horror, comedy novel
Author: David Wong
A very... Uh... Special book. Probably my favourite, not sure. This book has caused me to have some really good "WHAT A TWIST"-moments and "mind = blown"-feelings, and it was awesome.
But seriously, this book really had me wondering what the author was on while writing. You know those long, strange posts Luguiru writes that makes no sense? Yeah, it's almost like that at times. It'll just make you think: "Oh, the main character just bought a bratwurst and is now talking with his dead friend through it as if it was a cellphone to 'the other side', no worries, nothing to see here, all is well. Yup, probably didn't need the ketchup and mustard on that."
OOoh, a book like Lug's posts? May try it :3
Also. I put Fablehaven on hold for my library, Art :)
Got the last book of the last series in Warriors, was trying to read through it but... Not going well ;_;
Inheritance series ftw.
Imagine (if there was a T4) to have a Galbatorix as a boss... That would be... boss...
We would then have to have the power to make him understand 0=
That ending was awesomeeeee.
"OOoh, a book like Lug's posts? May try it :3" -Korakc
It's not like that through the entire book of course, things are understandable / makes sense, but many things will seem weird when you first read it, and it will surely come back and smack you in the face later in the book (read: mind = blown / WHAT A TWIST-moments).
All in all, it's not like... An *AMAZING* piece of extremely well-written literature, but I really love it for its hilarious moments and especially its completely unique weirdness. I can truly say I've never read anything like it, and it was definitively worth the read. I'll probably end up reading it again, sometime in the future.
"We would then have to have the power to make him understand 0=
That ending was awesomeeeee." -Korakc
Shushhhh! Both of you! I still haven't read the last one. It's been... Gathering dust with my H.P. Lovecraft books...
I should weep quietly in a corner alone 'cause of all the amazing, unread literature in my shelves...
Gathering dust on it makes the dragon sneeze.
Shun the dust-leaver, shuuuuun!
Alright, alright, I'll at least get the dust off of it and possibly read the first page. Happy?
man i remember reading a wrinkle in time in middle school, such a trippy book.
Book Title: Dressage: A Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan Presidential Slash-fic
Book type: Political satire, erotic fanfiction
Author: Bailey Marie
http://www.amazon.com/Dressage-Romney-Presidential-Slash-fic-ebook/dp/B0...
If you've ever played the MMORPG Runescape before, then you can read the runescape books. They're pretty good. There's Betrayal at Falador, Return to Canifis, Legacy of Blood, and possibly a sequel to that (Not yet announced)
Alright. I won't name what you said.... =(
Hmm...
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Title: The Inheritance Cycle(4 books)
Type: Fantasy
Author: Christopher Paolini
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Title(s): The Circle Series(4 books), The Paradise Novels(3 books), Thr3e, Adam, Obsessed.
Type: Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller.
Author: Ted Dekker
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Good stuff here.