a fantastic trilogy of books in a similar vein of Harry Potter (but darker and - dare i say it- better I think) is His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman. he is a childrens/young adults writer but it is very sophisticated and only gets better as the books progress. whole new worlds open up.
First: Northern Lights
Second: The Subtle Knife
Third:The Amber Spyglass
Forth: his yet unpublished Prequel
If you have been to see the HP movie you may have seen a short for a big movie to come out around Christmas, called the Golden Compass which I think is the three books in one.
Everyone I have passed these books onto love them...!
what is your daemon???? (you will understand if you have read it)
Hahaha re. Robert Jordan! I got to about book 6 and then just couldn't go on!
Rayray, I loved 'Magician' ....I just cleaned out my bookshelf but kept all my Raymond.E.Feist books....for bubs to read when he/she can!
I also love Stephen Lawhead's 'Pendragon' series, all the Merlin, King Arthur books. The only book I've ever cried in was 'Arthur'......oooh, now I'm pregnant the memory of it is even sadder !
Nat, I'll have to have a look for Harlan Coben as I've never heard of him.
Naomi, if you've been given some of Janet Evanovich's stuff of the Stephanie Plum series, it's worth starting at the beginning with "One for the Money" and working your way through the series. I'm just re-reading Twelve Sharp, which is her current one in the series. You can read them as 'stand alone' books, but it's fun to read them in order. (each book has a number in the title, eg One for the Money, Two for the Dough etc, so you can work out the order really easy). It's fun to follow the progress of Stephanie's life!
Another one that I love is Linda Fairstein - she writes crime stuff about her character Alex Cooper who is a District Attorney for sex crimes. It's not as heavy as it sounds. It's written similarly to Kathy Reichs stuff. Again, a good read.
Theres fantasy author I like, but I can't remember his anmes, and the books are in Milos room so I can't check. Oh well I will check tomorrow! Ian someone.
I love anything fantasy; am currently reading Sara Douglas, David Eddings, Robin Hobb, Ian Irvine, Juliet Mariller, J.V.Jones, Cecilia Dart Thornton - any good fantasy basicallly. And of course anything by Janet Evanovich, her new series Metro Girl promises to be just as good as the stephanie plum saga - who do you reckon poor steph will end up with? Ranger or Morelli?
I am a fantasy nut as well... I have the whole Belgariad and Malloreon series by Eddings, plus assorted other ones of his.
I just remembered that I bought Darkwitch Rising (book 3 of the Troy Game) by Sara Douglas 2 months ago... and it is sitting on my shelf unread... I totally forgot about it! :eek: Gosh thats just unheard of... before motherhood and uni I used to read constantly... Hmmm... maybe in retirement I can do that again? LOL
Oh and I recently read Shadowmarch by Tad Williams.... first book of his I have read, he is really good, and am waiting for the next one to come out!
Isobelle Carmody would have to be my favourite though... got onto her whilst I was in highschool, and it made such a huge impression....
I just started the new Ruth Rendell. Its called The Water's Lovely. As usual its really enjoyable. RR is one of my favorite authors. She's so easy to read and she builds suspense so well - she can write about the most mundane things yet make them seem so creepy.
I am going to get the Magic Pudding books for Maddy for Christmas......
I know not as exciting as your discussion, I just dont hace 5 mins to read anything except BB!
Nat, I think the TV series with Helen Mirren is the Lynda LaPlante books (Prime Suspect). Lynda LaPlante is also a great writer but sometimes kind of violent.
I think some of the Ruth Rendell books about Inspector Wexford have been translated to TV.
My other favorite crime writer is Minette Walters. She kind of focuses on the psychological aspects of her characters too.
Tracey, I collected a lot of kids books when I was about 19 - I just liked them. Fortunately it's been a blessing cause Viv loves them. Amongst others, I bought The Magic Pudding, Snugglepot & Cuddlepie, The Muddle Headed Wombat and ... BRB can't remember the last one!... Blinky Bill.
Cool, I know We had heaps of books, now I hope maddy enjoys them too, although I am certain she will! The books she gets from school for reading are kinda dull & boring!!!!
Right now im reading Where did we come from?- Carl Zimmer. Very easy to follow guide to the latest discoveries in human origins (paleoanthropology). Loving it cos its easy to read but not dumbed down IYKWIM.
I am reading "The Meaning of Wife" by Anne Kingston. It "delves into the complex, troubling and sometimes humorous contradictions and realities of contemporary wifehood", or so the blurb says. I have read the first two chapters and am really enjoying it. The part I have enjoyed the most so far is where Kingston talks about how on the one hand women are free to be independent within marriage and are not our husbands' chattels any more, but still, the concept of what a wife is remains strong. (Even women sometimes joke that they "need a wife". To quote:
"There is only one problem, a massive one. Legislation has freed individual women from the shackles traditionally associated with the role of wife. Yet the need for the wife has not been removed from corporate, economic and political infrastructures. It is as if the wife has been left by the raodside (circa 1965), her important, if invisible, social and economic contributions marginalised. Women assume they have been freed from wife, but wife hasn't been freed from women. Individual women may have been untethered from the wife role, but the structural need for a wife remains entrenched in the culture; and this, in turn, remains tethered to women like an invisible anchor."
if u r suffering from missing HP.....
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