What are some very gripping amazing books you have read and loved?

I am more of a fantasy fanatic.


Harry Potter of course captured my heart, and just recently the twilight series did the same. Dan Brown's Angels andDemons was pretty intense. Blink, Wild at Heart, Captivating, and 90 Minutes in Heaven were mind opening as well, and Artemis Fowl was fun...





Any books that could relate to that sort of genre that you have found mesmerizing? Or, really just any of your favorite books?

What are some very gripping amazing books you have read and loved?
My favorite by far is " The Lonesome Dove".....That was a really gripping story.
Reply:Historical Fiction:


Both Sides of Time series- Caroline B. Cooney (als


Bloody Jack series-L. A. Meyer (also adventure)


If I Should Die Before I Wake- Han Nolan


The Great and Terrible Beauty series- Libba Bray (also fantasyish fiction)


The Other Boleyn Girl- Philippa Gregory


The Queen’s Fool- Philippa Gregory





Fantasyish Fiction


Twilight series- Stephenie Meyer (also romance)


The Mediator series- Meg Cabot (also romance)


Avalon High- Meg Cabot (sorta)


Uglies series-Scott Westerfeld


Midnighters series- Scott Westerfeld





Fiction:


All American Girl- Meg Cabot


The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things - Carolyn Mackler


Fly on the Wall- E. Lockhart


Megan Meade’s Guide to the McGowan Boys- Kate Brian


Lucky T- Kate Brian


The Five People You Meet in Heaven- Mitch Albom


My Sister’s Keeper- Jodi Picoult


The Da Vinci Code- Dan Brown





Romance:


The Angels Trilogy- Lurlene Mcdaniel


The Pact- Jodi Picoult


The Notebook- Nicholas Sparks





Mystery:


Stranger With My Face- Lois Duncan


Down A Dark Hall- Lois Duncan


Locked in Time-Lois Duncan


Any book by R.L Stine





Non- Fiction


A Child Called It- Dave Pelzer


Who Killed My Daughter- Louis Duncan
Reply:One of the first novels I read was Fried Green Tomatoes by Fannie Flagg. Talk about a great read, I couldn't put it down!!





There was another, but I forget the title. Basically it was about a girl who was in a car accident, and it was all from her perspective....from before the crash, DURING the crash, waking up in the hospital....until her life afterward. It was a gripping emotional roller coaster ride. I only wish I remembered the title and who it was by :(
Reply:the twilight series
Reply:the book of Acts from the bible, Jesus Freaks,


and i read some of the Lord of the Rings the Fellowship of the Ring a while ago, i love the movies!
Reply:Martyr's Song by Ted Dekker. That book...wow. I cried. I wept. It was so spectacular.
Reply:Madeleine L'Engle:


A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time.





Michael Molloy:


The Witch Trade, The Time Witches, and The Wild West Witches.





Herge (a.k.a. Georges Prosper Remi):


The Adventures of Tintin (24 volumes)





Cornelia Funke:


Dragon Rider, Ingraine the Brave, and The Thief Lord


Inkheart, Inkspell, and Inkdeath





Brandon Mull:


Fablehaven, Rise of the Evening Star, and Grip of the Shadow Plague.





Katherine Paterson: Bridge to Terabithia


Orson Scott Card: Seventh Son


Carol Kendall:


The Gammage Cup (One of my favorites when I was young)


The Whisper of Glocken





Andre Norton:


The Witch World, The Web of the Witch World, Three against the Witch World, Year of the Unicorn, Warlock of the Witch World, Dragon Scale Silver, Dream Smith, The Toads of Grimmerale, Spider Silk, Sword of Unbelief, and Sarsthor's Bane.





Ursula K. LeGuin:


Earthsea, A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu, Tales from Earthsea, The Other Wind, and Voices.





Diana Wynne Jones:


The Chronicles of Chrestomanci - Volume I includes Charmed Life and The Lives of Christopher Chant; Volume II includes Witch Week, The Magicians of Caprona, and Mixed Magics.


Howl's Moving Castle





T. A. Barron:


Tree Girl


The Lost Years of Merlin Epic - The Lost Years of Merlin, The Seven Songs of Merlin, The Fires of Merlin, The Mirror of Merlin, and The Wings of Merlin.


The Adventures of Kate - Heartlight, The Ancient One, and The Merline Effect.


The Great Tree of Avalon Trilogy - Child of the Dark Prophecy, Shadows on the Stars, and The Eternal Flame.


Merlin's Dragon Trilogy - Merlin's Dragon Basilgarrad





Tamora Pierce:


The Song of the Lioness Series - Alanna: The First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, The Woman Who Rides Like a Man, and Lioness Rampant.


Protector of the Small Series - First Test, Page, Squire, and Lady Knight





Frank Beddor: The Looking Glass Wars and Seeing Redd


Michael Ende: Night of Wishes and The Neverending Story


Mary Stewart: A Walk in the Wolf Wood





Howard Pyle:


The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood


Story of King Arthur and His Knights - There are several collections of stories about King Arthur.





C. S. Lewis:


The Magician's Nephew; The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; The Horse and His Boy; Prince Caspian; The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; The Silver Chair; and The Last Battle. Also by C. S. Lewis - The Screwtape Letters and The Great Divorce.





Philip Pullman: The Golden Compass


James Patterson:


Maximum Ride Series - The Angel Experiment, School's Out Forever, Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, and The Final Warning.





Meg Cabot:


Mediator Series - Shadowland, Ninth Key, Reunion, Darkest Hour, Haunted, and Twilight.





Chris D'Lacey:


The Fire Within, Icefire, Fire Star, and The Fire Eternal.


Donita K. Paul:


Dragonspell, Dragon Quest, Dragon Knight, Dragon Fire, and Dragon Light.





Elizabeth A. Lynn:


Dragon's Winter and Dragon's Treasure.


E. E. Knight:


Age of Fire Series - Dragon Champion, Dragon Avenger, and Dragon Outcast.





Brian Jacques:


Redwall Series - Redwall, Mossflower, Mattimeo, Mariel of Redwall, Salamandastron, Martin the Warrior, The Bellmaker, Outcast of Redwall, The Pearls of Lutra, The Long Patrol, Marlfox, The Legend of Luke, Lord Brocktree, The Taggerung, Triss, Loamhedge, Rakkety Tam, and High Rhulain.





Joanne Harris: Runemarks


Juliet Marillier: Wildwood Dancing and Cybele's Secret


Edwin A. Abbott:


Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (The sequel, Sphereland is by Dionys Burger. It is possible to purchase both in one volume.)





J. R. R. Tolkien:


The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Two Towers, and The Return of the King; Silmarillion; also Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.





George MacDonald:


Phantastes and At the Back of the North Wind


D. J. MacHale:


Pendragon Series - Merchant of Death, The Lost City of Faar, The Never War, The Reality Bug, Blackwater, The Rivers of Zadaa, The Quillan Games, The Pilgrims of Rayne, and Raven Rise.





Christopher Paolini:


In the first book, Eragon, a young man finds a mysterious blue stone in the forested mountains above his home in Alagaesia. Along with his blue dragon, Saphira, Eragon is stumbling about because things are happening to him which he does not understand. His inner goodness and common sense enable him to muddle through and he has some help from a couple of humans and some dwarfs. In the second book, Eldest, the dwarfs, elves, humans, Eragon, and Saphira have joined forces against evil. Eragon and Saphira have begun training to understand and improve their skills. A new, red dragon makes an appearance. I've been told that in the third book a golden dragon will appear. It has just been announced that the third book, Brisingr, will be available on September 20, 2008. Originally planned as a trilogy, Paolini has recently decided that there will be four books in his Inheritance Cycle.





John Beachem:


Storms of Vengeance is John's first novel and I've been told that it is part of a series of 8 to 10 books. There is a murder mystery to be solved. Who did it and why? There is a mythical Lorradda Stone to locate. There are three parallel stories as we follow the actions of three different groups of people. There are also some ogres, two elves, several sorcerers, a troll, and one very impressive river monster. The book ends with a cliff hanger. One reason that young people gave for liking Harry Potter was the detail in the stories. They will find plenty of detail here as well. The title of the second book in the series will be The Hunter and the Marked.





David Eddings:


There are three stories in Volume I of The Belgariad: Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, and Magician's Gambit. Volume II of The Belgariad has two stories: Castle of Wizardry and Enchanters' End Gambit. If you are looking for grand adventure and plenty of detail it is here. Some may object to the slow progression and limited action of this tale. A sorcerer and his daughter, a sorceress, have gathered together a group of individuals to fight evil. It seems that the particular make-up for this group is necessary based upon an ancient prophecy. The group includes: the Nimble Thief, the Man with Two Lives, the Blind Man, the Dreadful Bear, the Knight Protector, the Horse Lord, the Bowman, the Queen of the World, and the Mother of the Race that Died. A young boy named Garion, who was raised by his Aunt Pol, is caught up in all of this, though he doesn't know why. But then, is she really his Aunt? There is so much detail that I have not as yet confirmed there are no mistakes in the mapping of the story. I thoroughly enjoyed The Belgariad and look forward to reading the sequel, The Mallorean.





The Mallorean Volume I: Guardians of the West, King of the Murgos, and Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings


The Mallorean Volume II: Sorceress of Darshive and The Seeress of Kell by David Eddings


Polgara, the Sorceress by David Eddings


Belgarath, the Sorcerer by David Eddings





Terry Pratchett:


The Wee Free Men - Tiffany Aching and a clan of six inch tall blue men attempt to rescue her brother and stop an invasion from Fairyland.


A Hatful of Sky - The second Tiffany Aching novel.


Wintersmith - The third Tiffany Aching novel.


The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (Discworld)


Other books in the Discworld Series - The Colour of Magic, Witches Abroad, Sourcery, Wyrd Sisters, Thief of Time, Small Gods, and Mort.





Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett: Good Omens


Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman:


Dragonlance Chronicles Trilogy - Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Dragons of Winter Night, and Dragons of Spring Dawning.


Dragonlance Legends Trilogy - Time of the Twins, War of the Twins, and Test of the Twins.





Jonathan Stroud:


Bartimaeus Trilogy - The Amulet of Samarkand, The Golem's Eye, and Ptolemy's Gate.





Isaac Asimov:


Though Asimov is usually thought of as a science fiction writer, Magic is a collection of his fantasy short stories.





Jim Butcher:


The Dresden Files - Storm Front, Fool Moon, Grave Peril, Summer Knight, Death Masks, Blood Rites, Dead Beat, Proven Guilty, White Knight, and Small Favor.





Terry Brooks:


The Sword of Shanarra, The Elfstones of Shanarra, and The Wishsong of Shanarra.





Mercedes Lackey:


The Mage Winds Trilogy - Winds of Fate, Winds of Change, and Winds of Fury.


Velgarth Series - Exile's Honor, Exile's Valor, Take a Thief, Arrors of the Queen, Arrow's Flight, and Arrow's Fall


Diana Tregarde Trilogy - Burning Water, Children of the Night, and Jinx High.





Roger Zelazny:


The First Chronicles of Amber - Nine Princes in Amber, The Guns of Avalon, Sign of the Unicorn, The Hand of Oberon, and The Courts of Chaos.


The Second Chronicles of Amber - Trumps of Doom, Blood of Amber, Sign of Chaos, Knight of Shadows, and Prince of Chaos.





Richard Adams: Watership Down


George Orwell: Animal Farm


Richard Bach: Jonathan Livingston Seagull


Bob Chapman: Visitors


David Gemmell: Waylander and In the Realm of the Wolf


Libba Bray: A Great and Terrible Beauty





Raymond E. Fiest:


Magician: Apprentice and Magician: Master


The Riftwar Saga - Magician, Silverthorn, A Darkness at Sethanon.


Krondor's Sons -Prince of the Blood, The King's Bucaneer.


Serpent War Saga - Shadow of a Dark Queen, Rise of a Merchant Prince, Rage of a Demon King, Shards of a Broken Crown.


Riftwar Legacy - Krondor: The Betrayal, Krondor: The Assassins, Krondor: Tear of the Gods.


Honored Enemy: Legends of the Riftwar


Conclave of Shadows Saga - Talon of the Silver Hawk, King of Foxes, Exile's Return.


Dark War Saga

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