Books with the "Chosen One"

burak434 · 09-02-2011, 05:40 PM

Well I guess the title says it all but I'm looking for books containing a chosen character,maybe Harry Potter like books.Any suggestions?

mrsquash · 09-02-2011, 05:44 PM

Frank Herbert's Dune, for one.

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Edit:
Another suggestion occurred to me: Scott Westerfeld's Midnighter series. It's more along the lines of the Potter books, seeing as it's a Young Adult paranormal series (in three volumes, all available as ebooks).

The chosen one isn't obvious until the second or third book, if I remember correctly. It's been a few years since I read it, but it was quite good.

Phogg · 09-02-2011, 08:11 PM

The Buffy books.
/ducks

FizzyWater · 09-02-2011, 08:46 PM

Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. Not like Harry Potter at all, but it definitely revolves around a character who can't outrun his destiny.

BenG · 09-03-2011, 12:47 AM

It's one of the biggest cliches in fantasy .
The Belgariad by David Eddings
The Elenium by David Eddings
Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind
The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
to name a few.

alansplace · 09-03-2011, 01:08 AM

codex alera by jim butcher

melmac · 09-03-2011, 07:32 AM

The Passage by Justin Cronin

HomeInMyShoes · 09-03-2011, 09:04 AM

I liked the Word and the Void series by Brooks.

anjirlly · 09-03-2011, 04:30 PM

Garth Nix's Abhorsen trilogy is a slightly more unusual variant. The chosen one is female and a necromancer. The trilogy starts with Sabriel.

gollu · 09-03-2011, 04:52 PM

First three books from the Earthsea cycle bu Ursula K. Leguin.

Shack70 · 09-03-2011, 04:55 PM

Ender's Game: http://www.amazon.com/s?_encoding=UT...efix=enders%20 by Orson Scott Card

Renaldo · 09-03-2011, 06:13 PM

Swan Song by Robert McCammon

xg4bx · 09-03-2011, 06:41 PM

its a cliche genre but its easily my favorite type of fantasy.

most of the biggies have been named but scroll through some indie fantasy on amazon or your vendor of choice, its rife with them.

off hand though i'd say the Eragon series by Christopher Paolini.

FizzyWater · 09-03-2011, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anjirlly

Garth Nix's Abhorsen trilogy is a slightly more unusual variant. The chosen one is female and a necromancer. The trilogy starts with Sabriel.

Ooh, good point. What about Michelle Sagara's "Cast" series? (Cast in Shadow, Cast in Courtlight, Cast in Secret, Cast in Fury, Cast in Silence, Cast in Chaos, Cast in Ruin...)

JSWolf · 09-03-2011, 10:49 PM

Star Trek: DS9.

09-02-2011, 05:40 PM	#1
burak434 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Kindle 3	Books with the "Chosen One" Well I guess the title says it all but I'm looking for books containing a chosen character,maybe Harry Potter like books.Any suggestions?

09-02-2011, 05:44 PM	#2
mrsquash Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 648 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Device: K4-NT, Sony T1	Frank Herbert's Dune, for one. And welcome to Mobileread. Edit: Another suggestion occurred to me: Scott Westerfeld's Midnighter series. It's more along the lines of the Potter books, seeing as it's a Young Adult paranormal series (in three volumes, all available as ebooks). The chosen one isn't obvious until the second or third book, if I remember correctly. It's been a few years since I read it, but it was quite good. Last edited by mrsquash; 09-02-2011 at 06:05 PM.

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xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	its a cliche genre but its easily my favorite type of fantasy. most of the biggies have been named but scroll through some indie fantasy on amazon or your vendor of choice, its rife with them. off hand though i'd say the Eragon series by Christopher Paolini.

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