tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post4021555934097062258..comments2024-03-14T03:43:02.583-04:00Comments on EPBOT: The Best YA Fantasy Books (Part 1)Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-85858659148453328512015-12-27T15:11:40.464-05:002015-12-27T15:11:40.464-05:00Love all of these books, not sure if anyone else h...Love all of these books, not sure if anyone else has mentioned my favorite series though, the Magic Most Foul series by Leanna Renee Hieber (first book is named Darker Still). It's very intriguing and well written for a YA series and it has all my favorite things, including (but not limited to) magic, science, mute people pushing though, demons, love and a kickass heroine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472560238550803298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-18021935898503626722012-10-18T02:33:44.555-04:002012-10-18T02:33:44.555-04:00I recommend the Chronicles of Pellinor by Alison C...I recommend the Chronicles of Pellinor by Alison Croggon (first book: The Naming). They're in the epic fantasy genre, with a believably out-of-her-depth heroine and very lyrical writing. Another one of my favorite series is the Singer of All Songs trilogy (first book: The Singer of All Songs) by Kate Constable.Gwennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-61572447337521326292012-07-26T13:16:58.947-04:002012-07-26T13:16:58.947-04:00Please, please, please read "The Name of the ...Please, please, please read "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss (Kingkiller Chronicles). It is one of the best written fantasy novels I've read... for lighter fare, check out David Eddings "The Belgariad" series- 5 books of no mental nutritional value, but delicious all the same. Also, for a ass-kicking lady, "Mistborn" is pretty cool. Love the lists :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-16951163764778875302012-07-07T10:51:02.613-04:002012-07-07T10:51:02.613-04:00I really like Amelia Atwater-Rhodes' books, es...I really like Amelia Atwater-Rhodes' books, especially Hawksong, which is a beginning of a series on it's own, Demon in My View is another great book of hers as well.<br />-SplatterFoxSplatter Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17524407693039152616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-25703586861459808102012-07-07T10:50:11.192-04:002012-07-07T10:50:11.192-04:00I really like Amelia Atwater-Rhodes' books, es...I really like Amelia Atwater-Rhodes' books, especially Hawksong, which is a beginning of a series on it's own, Demon in My View is another great book of hers as well.<br />-SplatterFoxSplatter Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17524407693039152616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-41596831197330033812012-05-04T09:24:48.653-04:002012-05-04T09:24:48.653-04:00Has anyone her ever read any books by Maria V Snyd...Has anyone her ever read any books by Maria V Snyder?<br /> She has 3 complete series out and also the first book for a new series. <br /> <br />She writes for a teen romance novel publisher (that I cant currently remember the name of) and her writing is fantastic. Its mature but not too heavy, with strong female leads and compelling stories.<br /><br />The first trilogy is Poison study, Magic study and Fire study. <br /><br />The second which follows on from the first is storm glass, sea glass and spy glass.<br /><br />The third series is post apocalyptic with a few good twists those two are Outside in and Inside out<br /><br /> the most recent release which I believe is the first in a trilogy is called A touch of power.<br /><br />her books are some of my favourite YA fiction and I happily recomend them. Give them a try and see what you think :)<br />(Sorry for the lack of book reviews I suck at them completely >.<)Mrs.White.Lionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06390628228009190943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-37919442305475124562012-05-02T13:01:19.769-04:002012-05-02T13:01:19.769-04:00The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson is wonde...The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson is wonderful, as well. I almost mentioned this on the entry you made about Hunger Games-type books, but it fits in with these books much better. And of course there is anything by Robin McKinley, especially Beauty and The Hero and the Crown/The Blue Sword. <br /><br />And not YA but very popular with YA readers and with adult-novel-readers is The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. It's transcendent. I have no other way to describe it. Plot and language are both beautifully constructed without being flowery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-48669098934250894572012-04-03T17:38:35.576-04:002012-04-03T17:38:35.576-04:00While not YA, I have to recommend a favorite of mi...While not YA, I have to recommend a favorite of mine by Orson Scott Card (author of the Ender series). It is called Enchantment, and it is an amazing twist on the Russian version of the Sleeping Beauty tale. I absolutely LOVE this book, and have literally gone through 3 copies of it (wore one out, and gave another to a friend). My current copy is getting a little ragged along the edges, seeing as how I have read it at least three times! <br /><br />Another book I absolutely love is the The Princess Bride, by S. Morgenstern.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594357470571751222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-88506137534239201552012-02-09T21:39:44.820-05:002012-02-09T21:39:44.820-05:00Lots of favorites in all of the comments, includin...Lots of favorites in all of the comments, including some pretty obscure titles. I would like to add one I didn't see, _The Forgotten Beasts of Eld_ by Patricia A. McKillip. I have read this book many, many times over the past 35+ years since it was published, and I still love it.Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-42915722886723256522012-01-13T22:38:37.583-05:002012-01-13T22:38:37.583-05:00Thanks for this list! I found it a few weeks ago a...Thanks for this list! I found it a few weeks ago and have read Sabriel (and it's sequels) now, and loved them!<br /><br />The Hollow Kingdom is currently sitting in my To Read pile waiting... :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18310624578018916912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-20659460079245576622012-01-09T09:36:18.258-05:002012-01-09T09:36:18.258-05:00This is why I love this blog... If I went through ...This is why I love this blog... If I went through and mentioned everything I've read that's been on here, it would be longer than the original post... and I can't think of many others...<br />Stargirl and Love, Stargirl<br />Firegirl (seeing a theme here?)<br />the Warriors/Warrior Cats series by Erin Hunter<br />Dragaera series by Steven Brust- maybe a little older, but I read for first time in middle school<br />Little Blog on the Prairie<br />Deltora universe by Emily Rodda<br />Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede<br /><br />-Paragrin<br />(WV:borucori. ????)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-13844396766513294502011-08-31T23:45:41.245-04:002011-08-31T23:45:41.245-04:00The Fablehaven Series by Brandon Mull is really go...The Fablehaven Series by Brandon Mull is really good. I also recommend Reckless by Cornelia Funke,The Maze Runner by James Dashner, Eon by Allison Goodmand, The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan, Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage and Graceling by Kristin Cashore! Happy Reading!Kristinhttp://www.thechicandsweet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-40059214730476242392011-08-13T00:52:21.480-04:002011-08-13T00:52:21.480-04:00Okay, I forgive you, because I read the first book...Okay, I forgive you, because I read the first book I realized I could read the second book and now I'm happy again. :) At least until the next time I decide I want to watch Howl's Moving Castle again. ;PSaraéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435298635502110743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-41912006156667039572011-08-12T15:17:08.508-04:002011-08-12T15:17:08.508-04:00AGGHHH! I blame you. Howl's Moving Castle is o...AGGHHH! I blame you. Howl's Moving Castle is one of my favorite movies of all time, I've been meaning to read it but I was afraid to because the books are usually waaaayyy better than the movie, after your post I decided to read it and I stayed up until 3:30 in the morning last night doing so. I'll never be able to watch the movie the same way again. T.TSaraéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435298635502110743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-43939029472351913502011-08-10T17:47:12.668-04:002011-08-10T17:47:12.668-04:00I *HIGHLY* recommend Terry Goodkind's Sword of...I *HIGHLY* recommend Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series!!! I've been told it's much like the Wheel of Time series, which I haven't yet read, but I've gotten a bunch of friends hooked on the SoT series. There was actually a short lived TV show based on the series called Legend of the Seeker. LOVE LOVE LOVE this series.lil_rag_dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567700266252112720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-88862477755945973892011-07-28T13:58:49.097-04:002011-07-28T13:58:49.097-04:00Wow, I agree totally. But have you heard of the Bo...Wow, I agree totally. But have you heard of the Books of Pellinor by Alison Croggon? They are wonderful. And of course, though they are far from YA, there is A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin.Emmalinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-91061900992409046132011-07-27T23:43:06.610-04:002011-07-27T23:43:06.610-04:00I loved C.S. Lewis as a kid and I didn't reali...I loved C.S. Lewis as a kid and I didn't realize he wrote any fantasy for adults until I read 'Til We have Faces. LOVE IT! His wife (who was just "a friend" at the time) had a huge influence on him and it shows.<br /><br />Gotta love His majesty's Dragon, by Naomi Novak. Horatio Hornblower meets dragons! <br /><br />Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman. This book makes medieval times feel very real while still making you laugh and snort all the way through. <br /><br />Keep recommending books. I love finding new things to read:)Jenwithglasseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497159125608747236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-25413353547837323032011-07-27T15:04:27.818-04:002011-07-27T15:04:27.818-04:00Jen,
Excellent choices on the list. I was thrille...Jen,<br /><br />Excellent choices on the list. I was thrilled to see you included Tamora Pierce's works as I think they're awesome, all of them. Her Circle of Magic series is my favorite, but they're all great. :)<br /><br />There's a new YA fantasy out by fantasy artist, Selina Fenech called "Memory's Wake". It's really great. It's available through Amazon and Barnes and Noble. I really enjoyed it. <br /><br />There's also a new series by author Richard Paul Evans that is a fiction/science fiction series for YA. The first book, "Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25" will be out on August 9th. I had the opportunity to read an advanced copy and I thought it was really good (though I did like Memory's Wake a bit better).Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02231670234747387119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-27949085106362640222011-07-27T14:02:19.404-04:002011-07-27T14:02:19.404-04:00I'm about to be a senior in college and I stil...I'm about to be a senior in college and I still reread Nix's Abhorsen trilogy yearly. Though it's the longest, Lirael is my favorite. I also have Howl's Moving Castle and the sequel, Castle in the Sky, among my "must take to college" section (think only enough to fill one shelf). If you haven't seen the Miyazaki adaptation of the first book I highly recommend it - it's different, but I still enjoyed it.<br /><br />I'm genre jumping here, but I also liked His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, etc) by Philip Pullman, The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin and Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. That entire series is exceptional, though for young adults I'd suggest if they want to continue the story they go the parallel route with Ender's Shadow and such as Speaker for the Dead and the rest might go slightly above their heads for a few more years.<br /><br />For a bit younger crowd, Gail Carson Levine has some awesome books (though you can skip the movie version of Ella Enchanted).Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757960504900680263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-17159902177851196832011-07-27T13:38:29.901-04:002011-07-27T13:38:29.901-04:00You should check out T.A. Barron's lost years ...You should check out T.A. Barron's lost years of Merlin series. I believe it's 5 or 6 books, I absolutely fell in love with then!<br /><br />His Tree of Avalon series that intertwines is wonderful as well :-)Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673084596440616051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-61434067437916664382011-07-26T06:44:18.398-04:002011-07-26T06:44:18.398-04:00wow! in all the 160+ comments here, I am surprised...wow! in all the 160+ comments here, I am surprised that nobody has mentioned Anne Bishop- her dark jewels trilogy/verse is phenomenal... "Daughter of the blood" is the first in the series, and manages to be at once captivating, enjoyable and deliciously sexy. If anyone hasn't read the series, I cannot recommend it highly enough!crazyhatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08492680992509105126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-41687477321541186062011-07-26T05:08:31.064-04:002011-07-26T05:08:31.064-04:00Dreamhunter and Dreamquake
Towards the older end ...Dreamhunter and Dreamquake<br /><br />Towards the older end of Young Adult but some of my favourite books of recent years and quite different to other Elizabeth Knox booksSarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-8107329066890952482011-07-25T23:54:55.652-04:002011-07-25T23:54:55.652-04:00gah, I love this blog!! I have so much reading to...gah, I love this blog!! I have so much reading to do now... How about The Deryni Chronicles by Katherine Kurtz, Chronicles of the Shadow War by Chris Claremont(a continuation of Willow!!, Beast by Donna Jo Napoli, Birdwing by Rafe Martin, and TigerHeart by Peter Davidrebekcatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-44783244706434263742011-07-25T20:42:27.334-04:002011-07-25T20:42:27.334-04:00That is so frickin awesome! It is amazing how many...That is so frickin awesome! It is amazing how many people have never herd of the Abhorsen trilogy and you have it here in the list!Sabrielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-40349297096434101712011-07-25T16:14:24.469-04:002011-07-25T16:14:24.469-04:00@ Jessica the fellow Tanith Lee fan - I assume you...@ Jessica the fellow Tanith Lee fan - I assume you've read Biting the Sun? If not, go check it out now!<br /><br /><br />After reading all 158 comments, I think I only saw one other mention of Patricia McKillip! She is one of my faves, and I love Alphabet of Thorn the best. Or maybe The Forgotten Beasts of Eld - I can't decide!<br /><br />Robin McKinley is always excellent, but my most recent favorite of hers is Chalice. On the adult end, I also prefer Rose Daughter over Beauty. <br /><br />Jane Yolen's The Pit Dragon Chronicles is a favorite of mine from when I was still in the YA age bracket! As a bonus, when I was looking for the titles I found out she just released a fourth one this year!<br /><br />Dingo by Charles de Lint is also quite good, and focuses on Aboriginal mythology versus the usually European. <br /><br />And finally, not YA, but you should read the Keeper series by Tanya Huff if you haven't already. In the first book, Summon the Keeper, some elderly Greek gods come to stay at a B&B the heroine has been called in to run, and it is hilarious!!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02107205310047545625noreply@blogger.com