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UPDATED: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 16:13
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EMBERS

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:19 AM

If you haven't tried Jim Butcher's Dresden series (latest one out is called 'Proven Guilty') they are fantasy/mystery... (a Wizard as private eye in modern Chicago)

I've also been reading & loving all of Terry Pratchett's Disc World series (kind of sci-fi/fantasy)

David Brin's 'Kiln People' is a huge favorite

and Jasper Fforde's Tuesday Next books...particularly 'The Eyre Affair'

(I also really love books...but I always go for the genre : mystery, sci-fi, fantasy, or a mix of all three)

DC4BS

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:22 AM

Ummm... Guys? I agree with all the great books & authors listed above, but...

Keep in mind that you're reccomending books for a 14 year old. ;)

I listed books I've reccomended and or loaned that my nephiew (14 as well) liked.

Oh! Two more Authors (how could I forget) Arthur C. Clark and Robert A. Heinline... Sci-Fi masters.

Beowulf in the Old English? YIKES!

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dc4bs

CITIZEN

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:29 AM

Off the top of my head:
The Hitch Hikers series - Douglas Adams
Beyond question.

Red Dwarf Books - Rob Grant/Doug Naylor
All the humour of the TV show, but better and more elaborate plots.

Pompeii - Robert Harris
Sucks you into the life of Romans in Pompeii really well.

Beast - Peter Benchley
The characterisation of the creature is amazing, the book is better than Jaws IMHO. Shame about the TV dramatisation they made of it which was, and let’s be fair to it, utter crap.

The Self-Destruction Syndrome - Steve Edwards
Harrowing doesn't really say it.

Economic Values - Steve Edwards
Funny and thought provoking and I have a signed copy .

More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
"I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalog: 'No good in a bed, but fine against a wall'." -- Eleanor Roosevelt.

HIXIE129

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:29 AM

I loved the first 6 Harry Potter books.

I Read them several times...

DAVESHAYNE

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 1:15 AM

As well as a number of worthy books already mentioned:

Catch - 22 by Joseph Heller. Possibly the best novel ever.

Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov. Classic sci-fi.

Neuromancer by William Gibson. The book that defined cyberpunk.

David

"Not completely as well as the series of Firefly..." - From a review of Serenity at amazon.de

RMMC

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 1:22 AM

Terry Pratchett Discworld books.
J.D. Robb books (In order helps, but isn't necessary)
The Lord of the Rings/Silmarillion - J.R.R. Tolkien
The Riddlemaster of Hed trilogy-- Patricia McKillip
Amelia Peabody mysteries by Elizabeth Peters
Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling
Any Ellery Queen Mystery
The Saint series by Leslie Charteris
The Bloody History of Scotland Yard by h. Paul Jeffers
The first 3 or 4 Anita Blake books by L. Hamilton (it went rapidly downhill after that)
Thrice Upon a Time by James P. Hogan
Callahan's Bar series by Spider Robinson
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy books by Douglas Adams
Any Ray Bradbury, especially 'Something Wicked This Way Comes'
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Shakespeare. Yeah, all of it.

*****
RMMC

SAVEWASH

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 2:15 AM

So many books, so little time!

I must recommend Watership Down, by Richard Adams. Don't ever let anyone tell you it's "just" about rabbits; there's much to learn about leadership, trust and loyalty, as well as a lot of excellent characters and a compelling story.

And almost any Ray Bradbury, especially the early short stories. He's the greatest.

There are many more but it looks like you already have a good list to start with.

By the way, I applaud you for your love of books! This will stay with you for your whole life and make it much richer.

"We need to keep our heads so we can ... keep our heads."

HERA

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 2:21 AM

When I was the same age as you, I read the John Christopher trilogy, and it rocked my world. I re-read it recently, and it was just as good as I remembered.

The White Mountains
The City of Gold and Lead
The Pool of Fire

He also wrote a prequel, The Tripods.

I heard a rumour that this was made into a TV series in England.

My brother and I also really loved Rendesvouz with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke. Supposedly soon to be a movie with Morgan Freeman, if you can believe Hollywood.

The two books I re-read habitually:

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Razor's Edge by Somerset Maugham

I recommend the former as a movie. The second you should avoid.

"Wanna?" – Mal to Kaylee, Out of Gas

ADAMWANKENOBI

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 2:54 AM

Brave New World

RHYIANAN

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 4:06 AM

Pride and prejudice by Jane Austen
Anything by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (if you're into non-traditional vampire stories)
Anything by Tamora Pierce
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
The Alvin Maker books by Orson Scott Card
The Symphony of Ages series by Elizabeth Haydon

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