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KnockAr0und-Guy

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I am 15 years old. I live in the USA but only for 1 year, so my English is not so good. I love Sci-Fi and fantasy. I love the Star Wars series, The Lord of the Rings of course and books live these....
I love action in the books that I read...I like them to be realistic [as much close to reality as posible, but not too much, if you know what I mean....], I like mysteries in the stories .....emmm....what else? I think you know enaugh.

So what can you guys recommend ?

BTW, I heard that the book Armor by John Steakley is a great book !
what can you tell me about this book? is it good for me? I won't have problems reading it?
 
Hi, and welcome to the forum!

I would recommend David Eddings, a fantasy author of a number of series'. The first series he wrote was 'The Belgariad', and the first book of this series is called Pawn of Prophecy. I first read this when I was about 15. It shouldn't present many language problems for you, especially since you've read 'Lord of the Rings'. This book is along the same lines of a magical journey, but the language is more modern, there is a fair bit of humour and bantering among the characters, and I think they are more developed than in Lord of the Rings.

One word of advice, though - if you find the prologue to Pawn of Prophecy boring or non-sensical, skip it and start reading the actual book. You can come back to it later when you've more of a background to the story.

Let us know what you think!!
 
Kookamoor said:
Hi, and welcome to the forum!

I would recommend David Eddings, a fantasy author of a number of series'. The first series he wrote was 'The Belgariad', and the first book of this series is called Pawn of Prophecy. I first read this when I was about 15. It shouldn't present many language problems for you, especially since you've read 'Lord of the Rings'. This book is along the same lines of a magical journey, but the language is more modern, there is a fair bit of humour and bantering among the characters, and I think they are more developed than in Lord of the Rings.

One word of advice, though - if you find the prologue to Pawn of Prophecy boring or non-sensical, skip it and start reading the actual book. You can come back to it later when you've more of a background to the story.

Let us know what you think!!
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sounds good ! I checked a few reviews of this book and it seems very very very! good :D though, I didn't read summaries about it yet.

oh and BTW, I read alot of SW book but not LOTR :\
too hard. It's even hard in my own language, but the movies are awesome !

I' try to get "The Belgariad", and then I'll tell you what I think. Thank you very much !

more recommendations ?
 
'His Dark Materials' by Philip Pullman would be a good choice. A great trilogy and very easy to read.

1. The golden compass(US)/Northern Lights(UK)
2. The subtle knive
3. The amber spyglass

btw, what's your native language?
 
Ah, Republic Commando, eh? A huge SW fans I see. Maybe you can answer some of the question I've asked in Who Likes Star Wars thread in Films forum.

If you haven't already, read Timothy Zahn's Thrawn trilogy, comprising of Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising and The Last Command. It was this set of books that create the avalanche of SW books post Ep IV.

It's brilliant.

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You might be interested in the Harry Potter series....not too difficult to read, but very engaging.

Diana Wynne Jones also has written two books you might be interested in: The Year of the Griffin and The Dark Lord of Derkholm. They shouldn't be too difficult as far as the writing, but they're very fun and interesting reads.
 
If you like actiony fantasy, I would recommend R.A. Salvatore's Dark Elf books. Starting with the Dark Elf Trilogy (homeland). FYI Salvatore wrote one of the Star Wars novelizations.
 
From what you said, I would say you would probably like Armor. It's about a group of soldiers who wear bioarmor and are dropped onto a planet to eradicate giant bugs! Definitely not high literature but full of action and definitely a fun read!
 
I've never found Armor anywhere. Your description sounds fun, though. And when it's fun, what's high literature? :)

pwilson, welcome! Do tell how you're liking Tigana. Plenty of us here like him very much.

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I checked and Armor is actually available now on Amazon. It looks like you can get it new or used. I would say it's definitely a good summer read! So far I'm really enjoying Tigana. Unlike many fantasy authors who drag their stories out far too long, Kay has managed to create a very detailed world and characters you care about in one volume. Very refreshing!
 
Thanks, though Amazon isn't exactly on my list of options. Well, it's not *really* in my list of options. Too expensive. Shipping.

But thanks - appreciate your help.

So in addition to my SW recommendation, also read Kay. Any Guy Gavriel Kay.

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Although you said any Kay, would you recommend a particular book or series after Tigana? Fionavar Tapestry perhaps?
 
I've not read Fionavar yet (missing book 2), and not his latest, which is Last Light of the Sun. But they are both good, according to what I've read here in the forum and elsewhere.

Everything else is just brilliant. After Tigana, I say go for A Song for Arbonne, then The Lions of Al-Rassan (which is my favourite of all), then settle down with a double-dose of goodness with Sailing to Sarantium + The Lord of Emperors, which had me savouring it for days after...

Ahh, so nice...

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Thanks, direstraits. Your glowing descriptions of Kay's works make me that much more anxious to get them all! Looks like I'll have quite a stack the next time I got to the bookstore! Those are my favorite kinds of trips, after all. My pile of books to read continues to grow but I suppose there are much worse problems to have. :)
 
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