[Bridie]

ive read lord loss i liked it. nice and gorey. not nearly as good as the darren shan books though. id reccomend it though. Can someone reccomend me a nice long fantasy book thats like the gift/riddle or lotr please? i need something to read! im bookless! has anyone read gardens of the moon?

i didnt like lord loss as much because there was a lack of vampires and mr.creps.
bridie.

[~claire~]

i didnt like lord loss as much because there was a lack of vampires and mr.creps.


yes, that was exactly the reason i didn't like it as much, vampires and mr creps rule!!!

[cheese]

Well right now im reading Malazan Empire book of The Fallen. It is going to be a ten book series..Is my favorite series so far and nothing else can even compare to it (okay maybe George R.R Martin)...It is written by Steven Erikson. He is one of the bigger fantasy authors these days. The books are quite complex and challenging. Lots of wars, death, mystery, etc. There pretty big too. 1000+ pages.

[emerald_dragyn]

I'm currently reading john marsden's 'tomorrow' series for maybe the 4th time, and I would have to say that it is second only to the pellinor books. If you haven't read them, do!! The first is called 'Tomorrow, when the war began' and it is the best ever. Anyone here a marsden fan?

~Emerald :) :) :)

[That_Dreamer]

I'm currently reading john marsden's 'tomorrow' series for maybe the 4th time, and I would have to say that it is second only to the pellinor books. If you haven't read them, do!! The first is called 'Tomorrow, when the war began' and it is the best ever. Anyone here a marsden fan?

~Emerald :) :) :)
Yeah I really like them but I dislike that Ellie book the one after the tomorrow series, its, excuse my french, absoultley sh*t compared to the tomorrow series
If you haven't read 'em, do so!

[Anna]

has any1 read any of marcus sedgewicks books? They r quiet an easy read but ok all the same. the book of dead days ( think that is what its called) and the dark flight down r gd.
Also have any of u read the lovely bones my english lit teacher recommended it 2 r class! any of u read it? if so wht did u think?

[Gemini]

Yeah I really like them but I dislike that Ellie book the one after the tomorrow series, its, excuse my french, absoultley sh*t compared to the tomorrow series
If you haven't read 'em, do so!
Have to agree with you there, i found it rather irksome to have the characters going through mundane everyday things after the war...

I forget where i read this, but i vaugely remember that Marsden only started the Ellie Chronicles because he couldn't think of anything else to write, certainly felt that way :rolleyes: :D

*sigh* i'm still going to end up reading the next one though, lol.

The Tomorrow series is way better, and i'm seconding That_dreamer and saying if you haven't read them, go out and do it. http://members.optushome.com.au/stylofone/tomorrow/

Anyhoo, lately i've been getting into more historical fantasy books, right now i'm reading "Forest of Dreams" by Sophie Masson, which in the single edition of her Lay Lines triolgy (The Knight by the Pool, The Lady of the Flowers and The Stone of Oakenfast), it's quite good actualy.

[owleye]

whats historical fantasy? and wat are the books like?

[Quinn]

Also have any of u read the lovely bones my english lit teacher recommended it 2 r class! any of u read it? if so wht did u think?

if that's the one by alice sebold (i think that's her name) then yes. I thought it was excellent but a bit disturbing at times, it's got confronting concepts in it. i think i heard that someone's going to make it into a film. i also heard philip pullman's trilogy will be made into films - but that may just be my overactive imagination. if you need something fantasy-ish to read and haven't read pullman's books, i highly recommend them.

[Gemini]

if that's the one by alice sebold (i think that's her name) then yes. I thought it was excellent but a bit disturbing at times, it's got confronting concepts in it. i think i heard that someone's going to make it into a film. i also heard philip pullman's trilogy will be made into films - but that may just be my overactive imagination. if you need something fantasy-ish to read and haven't read pullman's books, i highly recommend them.
Pete Jackson is making a film version of 'The Lovely Bones', it's currently in pre-production http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380510/. Also, i have read it and highly recomend it.
And i can confirm that the Phillip Pullman's 'his dark materials' triolgy is being made into film(s). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385752/

Historical fantasy (i'm not sure if i made that term up or not lol) is based in historical fact, involving real historical characters/ events etc, but melded with fantasy elements. In the case of this book, the main character is Marie de France who was an actual poet in the 12 century. The fantasy element revolves mostly around celtic myths, it's a bit hard to explain without an essay lol.