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Currently in limbo over what novel to read!.!.!.finished the Twilight Series a few months ago and was thinking of branching out into other fantasy series!.!.!.!.i've heard Isobelle Carmody is good!.!.!.or the Eragon series!.!.!.anyone know about the Redwall Series!? But I was thinking more of something with a love interest as well as fanstasy themed [and yes I've read Harry Potter lol]
also love classic romances!.!.!.like Romeo & Juliet and Pride & Prejudice!.!.!.also The Notebook etc!.!.!.especially novels set back in the 1800's etc!.!.!.even if they're by a contemporary authour!.!.!.just really want a good book that will draw me in!.!.!.suggestions would be really great =] thanks!Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Redwall's great!.
Anything by Mercedes Lackey is, as far as I'm concerned, a must-read for any fantasy fan!. There's adventure, romance, and intricate plots!. The Mage Winds trilogy is my favourite, although I like all of her Valdemar series!. One of the reasons I'm growing to dislike Twilight is that there are much better books out there- like these- that are going overlooked!.
Terry Pratchett writes some great fantasy as well!.
For a good vampire book, Sunshine by Robin McKinley is my favourite!. There's also the Diana Tregarde novels by Mercedes Lackey!. The vampire isn't a huge plot point, but it's cooler that way, really!. Www@QuestionHome@Com
A Great and Terrible Beauty - there are three altogether!. The second is Rebel Angels and the third is The Sweet Far Thing!.
It's set in the 1800's but has fantasy/paranormal/romance :] I love them!.
Gemma Doyle, the series protagonist, is determined to leave India and return to London for an education and a proper upbringing!. On her sixteenth birthday, Gemma and her mother are walking through the Bombay market when the two encounter a man and his younger brother!. The man relays an unknown message to Gemma’s mother, who panics and demands that Gemma return home!. Becoming angry at her mother’s secrecy, Gemma runs away, and later learns that her mother has committed suicide while searching for her!. Gemma becomes haunted with the images of her mother’s death!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
For fantasy:
The Gemma Doyle trilogy by Libba Bray
The Mediator series by Meg Cabot
The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
Ever by Gail Carson Levine
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
The Goose Girl and its sequels by Shannon Hale
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
For classic romances:
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
The Luxe series by Anna Godbersen (romance, set in 1899)
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottWww@QuestionHome@Com
you should try the uglies series by scott westerfeld
it's a science fiction
it takes place in the future!.
it sounds kind of weir and it is but it's really good you should give it a try its
uglies
pretties
specials
extras
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you could always try darren shans vampire collection or the demon collection there quite good!.
i have just finished the first book in twilight :) loved it!. Www@QuestionHome@Com
The Inheritance Trilogy ( to become a quartet now) is Amazing!!
That's Eragon by the way!. It doesn't have as much romance as the Twilight books, but it's still really good!Www@QuestionHome@Com
have you read midnight sun : edward version of twilight!?!? Www@QuestionHome@Com
Here you go, some you mentioned but not many!
Pillars of the Earth and World Without End by Ken Follet – historical fiction, some romance
Ingo Series by Helen Dunmore 1-4 – fantasy mermaid story
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwen - romance
Debt of Bones by Terry Goodkind – fantasy, a spin off from Sword of Truth series
Welcome to the Dead House – Goosebumps
Confessor by Terry Goodkind – last of the Sword of Truth series book 1 is Wizards First Rule - fantasy
Twilight series 1-3 – vampire fantasy/romance
Before I Die by Jenny Downham – Young adult – some romance
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Only human by Jenny Diske – story of Abraham
The Four Feathers by AEW Mason – War
Shakespear by Bill Bryson - Humour
The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood – General fiction
The Dolls House by Rumer Godden – Children’s story
To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee - classic
A Wayne in a Manger by Gervase Phinn – Humour
Sorting out Billy by Jo Brand – Adult Romance
The Best of Fathers by Anne Baker - Romance
Dating Hamlet by Lisa Fielder – take on Shakespeare – young adult
Ultimate Peter Rabbit - story of Beatrix Potter - biography
Carnarvon and Carter by 8th Countess of Carnarvon - biography
The Sunday Philosophers Club by Alexander McCall Smith – general fiction
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskill - classic
Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips – Humour/fantasy –some romance
Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Neffenigger – fantasy romance
American Gods by Neil Gainham - fantasy
5th Child by Doris Lessing – weird!
Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill – Horror/ghost story
The Pest House by Jim Crace – historical fiction
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathon Swift – fantasy/Teen
Swimming with Fishes and Swimming without a Net by MaryJanice Davidson – fantasy romance – features mermaids
No! I don't want to join a book club by Virgina Ironside – general fiction/humorous
My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult – Family crisis
21/2 Pillars of Wisdom by Alexander McCall Smith - humourous
The Inheritors by William Golding - classic
My Legendary Girlfriend by Mike Gayle – romance from guys view point
The Pearl by Steinbeck - classic
Whistling for Elephants by Sandi Toksvic – fiction – suitable for young adult
Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd – fiction – suitable for your adult
Song of the Sound by Adam Armstrong – Environment-protecting dolphins/romance
A Room with a View by E M Forster - classic
Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanne Clark – fantasy/magic
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks - romance
6th Wife by Suzanna Dunn – historical fiction
Maximum Ride Angel Experiment by James Patterson – young adult fantasy
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke – fantasy – pre-teens onward
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Album – fantasy
Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote - classic
The Trouble With Angels by Debbie Macomber – fantasy/christmas
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz – fantasy horror
Girl with a Pen – story of Charlotte Bronte by Elizabeth Kyle - biography
The Road by Cormac McCarthy – fantasy/horror
Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanne Clark – fantasy magic
The Book Thief by Markus Zuzack – Young adult – world war 2
My Best Friend’s Girl by Dorothy Koomson - romance
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Sparks - classic
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks - Romance
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James – classic/ghost story
Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations by Alexander McCall Smith – humour
Mr Commitment by Mike Gayle – romance and funny
English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs - classic
Aesop’s Fables - classic
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte – classic - romance
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien – classic fantasy
Maximum Ride – Schools out forever by James Patterson – teenage fantasy
Maximum Ride – Saving the World and other extreme sports by James Patterson
Maximum Ride – The Final Warning by James Patterson
The Children of Hurin by J R R Tolkien - fantasy
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Watership Down by Richard Adams – children’s classic
The Professor by Charlotte Bronte – classic - romance
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons – Classic and Comedy
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M C Beaton – Comedy Miss Marple
At the Sign of the Sugar Plum by Mary Hooper – Story of two sisters during the plague
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin - classic
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne - classic
Bram Stoker’s Dracula – classic gothic novel
Travels With My Aunt by Graham Greene - classic
Nobbut a Lad by Alan Titchmarsh – autobiography
The Devil’s Labyrinth by John Saul – horror involving teens
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom - biography
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Hi!
The House on the Borderland , The Ghost Pirates or The Night Land written by William Hope Hodgson !.
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http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/William_Hop!.!.!.
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/The_House_o!.!.!.
http://www!.gutenberg!.org/etext/10002
"In 1877, two gentlemen, Messrs Tonnison and Berreggnog, head into Ireland to spend a week fishing in the village of Kraighten!. While there, they discover in the ruins of a very curious house a diary of the man who had once owned it!. Its torn pages seem to hint at an evil beyond anything that existed on this side of the curtains of impossibility!. This is a classic novel that worked to slowly bridge the gap between the British fantastic and supernatural authors of the later 19th century and modern horror fiction!. Classic American horror writer H!. P!. Lovecraft lists this and other works by Hodgson among his greatest influences!."
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/The_Ghost_P!.!.!.
http://www!.gutenberg!.org/etext/10966
"The Ghost Pirates !. !. !. is a powerful account of a doomed and haunted ship on its last voyage, and of the terrible sea-devils (of quasi-human aspect, and perhaps the spirits of bygone buccaneers) that besiege it and finally drag it down to an unknown fate!. With its command of maritime knowledge, and its clever selection of hints and incidents suggestive of latent horrors in nature, this book at times reaches enviable peaks of power!." — H!.P!. Lovecraft
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/The_Night_L!.!.!.
http://www!.gutenberg!.org/etext/10662
The Night Land
by William Hope Hodgson
[O]ne of the strangest visions ever published in science fiction or fantasy is presented!. The Sun has gone out: the Earth is lit only by the glow of residual vulcanism!. The last few millions of the human race are gathered together in a gigantic metal pyramid, the Last Redoubt, probably the first arcology in literature, under siege from unknown forces and Powers outside in the dark!. These are held back by a Circle of energy, known as the "air clog," powered from the Earth's internal energy!. For millennia, vast living shapes - the Watchers - have waited in the darkness near the pyramid: it is thought they are waiting for the inevitable time when the Circle's power finally weakens and dies!. Other living things have been seen in the darkness beyond, some of unknown origins, and others that may once have been human!.?a Excerpted from The Night Land on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia!.
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