What is a good fantasy book or series to read that isn't famous?

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What is a good fantasy book or series to read that isn't famous?

Answer 1

The Host by Stephenie Meyer (There's going to be another two books coming out soon)

The Looking Glass Wars trilogy by Frank Beddor (an Alice in Wonderland spin-off)

The Mortal Instruments trilogy by Cassandra Clarke

Blue Bloods series by Melissa de la Cruz

Wicked Lovely, and Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr

Truancy by Isamu Fukui (I'm not sure if it's a series, but I think it will be because of the way it ended)

Gone by Michael Grant

Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan

Happy Reading!

♥Graceful Little Alice♥

Answer 2

Seriously, the Bartimaeus Trilogy and the Abhorsen Series are the best fantasy books you will probably ever read!! Go out and get them. I love those two; always recommend them.  

Answer 3

Hi, you might want to try my own recently published book, entitled "The Tales of Tanglewood: The Lon Dubh Whistle".

You can download the first three chapters for free, at http://www.talesoftanglewood.com

Within the pages of the book, readers will discover Colin, a child who is fully aware of the hidden world of myth and wonder hiding within the woods just beyond his home, long kept secret by old magic. Only the fey magic which runs through his veins has enabled Colin to find what others cannot; the Tanglewood, the 'wood within the woods.

Full of odd characters and creatures of the fey, the Tanglewood is a world of magnificent folklore come to life. As Colin begins to explore the Tanglewood, he will find friendship with the ferrish Ailfrid, the elfin girl Deidre, and Doc Muffingrow, a wise druid.

Colin will also find that there is much magic in himself, as well as dangerous enemies who will not let him find solace in the wood so easily. Ailil, King of the Sprites and ruler of The Below, has laid claim to his spirit, and Colin will need the help of his friends and quite a bit of magic to save himself.

The Tanglewood is a place like no other, and Colin is a boy like no other. Throughout his adventures, he will uncover the secret of the fey blood within him, and help dispel the poisonous corruption and hidden dangers that threaten the inhabitants of the wood and the Tanglewood itself.

For more details and to download the first three chapters for free, go to http://www.talesoftanglewood.com

or you can check out the reviews at Amazon.com

Answer 4

Mercedes Lackey has written several great series.  The Free Bards and the Heralds of Valdemar are my favorites but she is releasing new books from her 500 Kingdom series which are lighthearted and fun.

Anne McCaffrey's PERN series is another great set.

  

Answer 5

Here are some of my favorite series. Some are well known, others aren't and not all are fantasy:

Any books by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes are amazing! There is In The Forest of The Night, Demon In My View, Shattered Mirror, Midnight Predator. And then there is the The Kiesha'ra series: Hawksong, Snakecharm, Falcondance, Wolfcry and Wyverhail.

Abarat by Clive Barker, Make sue you get the hardcover version though!!! If you liked the first one be sure to check out the next book in the series Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War.

Daughters of Destiny series: Keeper of the Winds,Keeper of the Waters, Keeper of the Flames and Keeper of the Earth by Jenna Solitaire.

The Abhorsen Trilogy (Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen) by Garth Nix

The Maximum Ride series (The Angel Experiment, Schools Out Forever, Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, The Final Warning) by James Patterson

His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass) by Philip Pullman

A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels and The Far Sweet Thing by Libba Bray

Inkheart and Inkspell and Inkdeath (coming soon!) by Cornelia Funke

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares

The Morganville Vampire series (Glass Houses, Dead Girls Dance, Midnight Alley and Feast of Fools) by Rachel Cain

The Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini

The Chronicles of Narnia (7 books) by C.S. Lewis

The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien

Uglies series by Scott Westernfeld

The Wind Singer, Slaves of the Mastery and Firesong by William Nicholson

The Sight and Fell by David Clement-Davies

Thieves Like Us and Thieves Till We Die by Stephen Cole

The Alex Rider series (starting with Stormbreaker) by Anthony Horowitz

The Earthsea series (starting with A Wizard of Earthsea) by Ursula K. Le Guin

Answer 6

The Ender series, Earthsea isn't that well known either.  Sword of Truth books are good, but the general public isn't aware of them.

Answer 7

* Try these ones!

The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Neffenigger

Last Chance by Sarah Dessen

Best of Fathers by Anne Baker

The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood

Cell by Stephen King

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

Before I Die by Jenny Downham

Swimming with the Fishes and Swimming without a net by MaryJanice Davidson*

Inkheart and Inkspell by Cornelia Funkt*

Ingo series by Helen Dunmore*

Jane Eyre

Gulliver's Travels by Johnathan Swift

Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill

Lord of the Flies and The Inheritors by William Golding

No! I don’t want to join a Book Club by Virgina Ironside

Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips

Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir......and her other books

Eragon series

Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz

The Arthur Trilogy by Bernard Cornwall starts with Winter King

Mr McGreggor, The Last Lighthouse Keeper, Animal Instincts, Only Dad, Rosie, Love and Dr Devon all by Alan Titchmarsh

Anything by Stephen King, John Saul, John Connolly, James Herbert and Alexander McCall Smith

The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind starts with Wizards First Rule*

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King starts with The Gunslinger*

All the Harry Potter books

*  Try these ones!

Answer 8

The original Tarzan series along with the author,Edgar Rice Burroughs, Mars Series, At the Earth's Core and Venus Books.

Also "She" and the Return of She

Answer 9

The Gemma Doyle trilogy by Libba Bray are great books.

1st book- A Great and Terrible Beauty

2nd book- Rebel Angels

3rd book- The Sweet Far Thing

These books have a variety of different themes intertwined-fantasy,romance, and action.

Here's Libba Bray's website that will tell you about the books:

http://www.libbabray.com/LBWriting.html

Answer 10

Septimus Heap- Angie Sage.  Its so good that Warner Brothers bought the rights to make it into a movie. There are four books in it (so far and they are good sized)

1.Magyk

2.Flyte

3.Physk

4.Quest

Also The Inkeart Books by Cornelia Flunke. Also being made into a movie:

1.Inkheart

2.Inkspell

3.Coming soon

Answer 11

The House on the Borderland , The Ghost Pirates or The Night Land written by William Hope Hodgson .

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hop...