What sci-fiction/fantasy book do you recommended for a young adult?
By fareast15
@fareast15 (70)
South Africa
May 7, 2011 1:41pm CST
i would like to know what sci-fiction/fantasy book do you recommended for a young adult?
because i love fantasy, I've read All the J.R.R Tolkien's books including the silmarillion...
So I want so advise from readers, what do you recommend me to read?
11 responses
@katieh (151)
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7 May 11
I much recommend Scott Westerfeld's Uglies series for all ages. It's more science fiction than fantasy - but it's a genuinely good read which happens to be a) science fiction and b) for young adults.
@fareast15 (70)
• South Africa
7 May 11
thank you! it is available worldwide? and who is the author katieh? because I would love to check them out! You know I'm such a fantasy freak! haha
@katieh (151)
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7 May 11
Sorry - Scott Westerfeld is the author. The series is called Uglies, which is the title of the first book.
I bought them in the UK but they were first published in the US, so they are certainly widely available. If you can use a site like Amazon I expect you could get hold of them.
@fareast15 (70)
• South Africa
7 May 11
oh! thank you again! I will go check them out in the book store!
@umabharti (3972)
• India
7 May 11
hi , i would like children or anyone read the "Twenty thousand Leagues",this book is very interetsing and its not that long , it could be finished in one week, the interest of the reader depends on liking this fiction book.It is all about under the sea .
@jazzsue58 (2666)
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7 May 11
Ah, yes, Jules Verne. Not sure today's youngsters would find it that captivating though. Umab - have you tried the Terry Pratchett books? A mixture of excitement and humour, most of them set on the Discworld (although Nation, Truckers, Johnny and the Bomb etc - all v.v. good - are set on our world.) He also wrote some stuff with Neil Gaiman.
I'd also recommend Jasper Fforde - The Last Dragonslayer is supposed to be good, though I'm not sure of the age group. It's his first foray into younger territory, as he usually writes for adults. His Nursery Crime novels are fun. Like Thursday Next, they're set in a fictional world where book characters are real.
@fareast15 (70)
• South Africa
8 May 11
thank you for the advise! I'll be checking all those books at the book store... are they available worldwide?
@Gavin59 (9)
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8 May 11
Merlin's Kin by Everett Coles: The first in a series by a new author that tells the story of 5 teenagers who are summoned to the magical world of Greensward by Merlin. Here are mythical beasts and beings and the descendants of the Knights of the Round Table. I would compare this to Philip Pullmans Dark Materials trilogy and is fast paced with the action never letting up.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/0954861809/ref=sr cr hist all?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
@happycaprice (403)
• Philippines
8 May 11
The Hunger Games series(3 books). It was strongly recommended by my friend who also loves fantasy adventures. Also, The Percy Jackson series(5 books). Maybe you've already watched the movie, but I tell you, the books are 100x better! xD
@happycaprice (403)
• Philippines
8 May 11
The author of the Hunger Games is Suzanne Collins, and Percy Jackson is by Rick Riordan btw. :)
Happy reading!
@fareast15 (70)
• South Africa
8 May 11
I read the books you recommended already... Yea you a right the book is much better than the movie... and I love the hunger Games books...
@jennmdlc (2)
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7 May 11
I would most definitely recommend the circle series by Ted Dekker or anything from C.S. Lewis.
Fact of the Day JRR Tolkien and C.S. Lewis were actually roommates in college =)
@fareast15 (70)
• South Africa
7 May 11
Yeah they were! at oxford! C.S Lewis is also a good sci-fiction book! do you guys know the author's name Ursula Le Guin?
@o0jopak0o (6394)
• Philippines
8 May 11
well try sergei lukyayenko and his watch series. Its about light forces and dark forces trying to maintain the power balance.
Well this was made into a movie in russia(and will be remaked in hollywood) but the novels are much better in way.
@Robswife2006 (1208)
• United States
7 May 11
Most definitely the Twilight books. I am past the point of being considered a young person, so I had no interest in reading these types of books that were written w/ young people in mind, but my sister who is a huge fan of the Twilight books & movies strongly suggested I read them. I borrowed them from our local library & honestly couldn't put any of them down. They were so good that I read all four books within two weeks. So that is what I strongly recommend for you, the Twilight books written by Stephine Meyer.
@fareast15 (70)
• South Africa
7 May 11
Thank you for respond!
Serious? All my friends hate that books, I don't why, but If you said so that the book is amazing, I'll be checking them out! I better make a plan to go to the book store... once again thanks!
@lowland123 (142)
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8 May 11
What about Jules Verne's 20,000Leagues under the sea?I think it is a good book.In the book,the writer introduced one of the forefathers of modern superheroes,captain Nemo and his submarine.
@saber66kiki (31)
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10 May 11
I would like to recommend the books written by jenny nimmo, the snow spider trilogy and the charlie bone series...If you like dragons try Eragon by Christopher paolini, i only have the book one of these and still trying to save for the other two books.Try also the books written by Cornelia Funke...
