Suggest A Book For Me.

[itykii]

I want to read a good book.


Thanks for all the people that will potentially reply to my post.

[imported_QuietSilence!]

most of the heinlein books are are sci-fi and have children/teens/young adults as the main characters.
and there all graet u can find then in my can of books in the can of books section :)

[itykii]

Thanks for the suggestion, though I don't really like Heinlein.
I don't know why, I jus't don't. ;/
Any other books that you can think of?

[MagicNakor]

Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast Trilogy.

:ninja:

[Guillaume]

What about David Eddings Belgariad/Malloreon series or Anne Mc Caffrey's Pern books... They are in the links posted by Quiet Silence in the "books in a can" thread!

[ne1GotZardoz]

Rayman Feist's 'Fairy Tale'

Surprisingly engrossing.

Excellently written.


Farmer's 'Riverworld' series. (five books I think).

Isaac Asimov's Empire series.

Stephen King's and Peter Straub's 'The Talisman'.

Douglas Adams, 'Hitchikers guide to the Galaxy' series. (A five book Trilogy). ;)

Peace

[botts]

have you olnly read ender's game? there's a whole series of of books by orson scott card about the ender character. speaker for the dead and xenocide are the next two in the series

there's a specially interesting series, called the shadow series which are the same story as ender's game but from another character's perspective. the first one is ender's shadow...excellent reading

botts

[dingoBaby]

Going with Orson Scott Card, I liked the Alvin Maker series. Heartfire is the first book, I think.

[Bender]

I also like when children/teens/young adults are the main characters.
- Summer of Night by Dan Simmons, Horror with kids as main characters.
- Stand by me by Stephen King, some kids are going on an adventure, no horror.




i've read harry potter, and it was alright. too much for children.
- Discworld from Terry Pratchett! Harry Potter but then good, hilarious!

[itykii]

Thanks for all the replys!

I'll definetly be reading some of the books suggested. (some i have read)

Also, are there any books out there about, more specifically:

a gifted kid at military school. or similar.

That is what I feel like reading...I will be reading some of the suggested books, but I really want a book that follows something similar..
It doesn't even have to be military school..

Thanks!

[mutterings]

Hi i have 12 yr old son and he is reading a set of books called ANIMORPHS dunno if they r of any interest to you :rolleyes:

[Lilmiss]

ive just finished "hitch hikers guide" again. i'd lend you it, but its one of my faves.

cheeky smile. ;)

[sArA]

Try 'The Wasp Factory' by Iain Banks..........now there's a book with a twist!!!

[MagicNakor]

There's also George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series.

:ninja:

[J'Pol]

There are more Ender books. That would be the obvious choice. I am sharing some just now, as is QS (my main source)

Failing that Terry Pratchett has written some kids stuff, they are a good read.

He has also written some diskworld stuff, for children with children as heroes. The Amazing Maurice for example. Again I am sharing.

Fell free to get this stuff from me at the KLF Bookworld.

It saves a lot of arsing about with sigs.