Last love? Harry Potter

[Latinandgreek]

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[Care]

My husband is super picky with reading, if he's not into something right away, he just goes on to something else.. The only series he will read over and over are The Wheel of Time and Harry Potter. Although they are not really exactly similar in genre as WoT is more epic fantasy, they still seem to draw a lot of the same people.

Percy Jackson is great, but I found it a bit too young for me. It is a great series though. I plan on reading it to my son in a year or two.

I second The Hunger Games and would add The Maze Runner. They are both more dystopian type series, but they are amazing. Eragon is pretty good as well. Not nearly as epic as WoT, but has a lot of the main HP themes.

[Latinandgreek]

Originally Posted by Care

My husband is super picky with reading, if he's not into something right away, he just goes on to something else.. The only series he will read over and over are The Wheel of Time and Harry Potter. Although they are not really exactly similar in genre as WoT is more epic fantasy, they still seem to draw a lot of the same people.

Percy Jackson is great, but I found it a bit too young for me. It is a great series though. I plan on reading it to my son in a year or two.

I second The Hunger Games and would add The Maze Runner. They are both more dystopian type series, but they are amazing. Eragon is pretty good as well. Not nearly as epic as WoT, but has a lot of the main HP themes.

I'll definitely give The Maze Runner a try.

[khintul]

You might take a look at the James Potter books - they are fan fiction about Harry's son, James, and have gotten very good reviews from the people that have read them.

There are three; I have them, but they are still in my TBR pile.

You can get them at elderscrossing.com (free, of course)

[Latinandgreek]

Originally Posted by khintul

You might take a look at the James Potter books - they are fan fiction about Harry's son, James, and have gotten very good reviews from the people that have read them.

There are three; I have them, but they are still in my TBR pile.

You can get them at elderscrossing.com (free, of course)

I'll have a look, thanks!

[elemenoP]

I love love love Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.

eP

[jayne80]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

It shouldn't be too hard to find Fantasy books that are similar to Harry Potter. Stable-boy/kitchen-boy/orphan-who-discovers-important heritage/power is a fairly common genre trope.

If we are going there I want to suggest The Belgariad series of books by David Eddings

The Pawn of Prophecy is the first book if I remember rightly, and is very easy to read.

[ProfCrash]

It is a leap but try Mists of Avalon. It is a retelling of the Aurthrian Myths from the female perspective. It is a great fantasy read.

Yes it is different from Harry Potter in many ways but the characters are well developed and the magic in it is well explained. A bit denser but an excellent read.

If you looka t Orson Scott Card Iw ould suggest Enders Game and then the Shadow series. I enjoyed Speaker for the Dead but the rest of the books got further away from the story of the kids in Ender's Game. The Shadow Series follows many of the other kids and introduces others quite nicely.

Robin Hobb's Assassins Apprentice series is great. As is the Twany Man and Trader Ships series.

[marshies]

I just finished Ender's Game today and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Though it isn't my Harry Potter, it was still very hard to put down. I finished within 24 hours of starting the book

With regards to fanfiction for Harry Potter, one of my favourites is Magic Never Dies.

[marshies]

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

It is a leap but try Mists of Avalon. It is a retelling of the Aurthrian Myths from the female perspective. It is a great fantasy read.

Yes it is different from Harry Potter in many ways but the characters are well developed and the magic in it is well explained. A bit denser but an excellent read.

If you looka t Orson Scott Card Iw ould suggest Enders Game and then the Shadow series. I enjoyed Speaker for the Dead but the rest of the books got further away from the story of the kids in Ender's Game. The Shadow Series follows many of the other kids and introduces others quite nicely.

Robin Hobb's Assassins Apprentice series is great. As is the Twany Man and Trader Ships series.

1. I am green with envy that you have such a gorgeous dog.
2. I will definitely try Mists of Avalon. I have been looking to expand on my legends and mythology readings, and this suits my tastes.

[ProfCrash]

Originally Posted by marshies

1. I am green with envy that you have such a gorgeous dog.
2. I will definitely try Mists of Avalon. I have been looking to expand on my legends and mythology readings, and this suits my tastes.

aww thanks. We love her to death.

I am glad you liked Ender's Game. It is a great book. If you enjoyed it you will probably also enjoy the Shadow books. Good stuff there.

[Bookworm_Girl]

Originally Posted by elemenoP

I love love love Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.

eP

Me too! Absolutely brilliant writing, I think. It is my second favorite series after Harry Potter.

The same person who told me to read Philip Pullman also recommended Stephen Hunt's Court of the Air. It is hard to describe - a mix of Victorian fantasy steampunk. Lately I have been reading Michael Scott's Nicholas Flamel series about twins Josh & Sophie who discover that they are not ordinary teenagers and must learn to develop their magical powers to fulfill an ancient prophecy (what else, of course!?).

I will have to check out some of the other titles recommended in this thread. Several of them sound interesting.

[ruel]

I would go with the Wheel of Time series, but only if you have a lot of time on your hands since each book is about 750 to 1000 pages and there are 13 books (plus a prequel) with the final book coming out in a year or so.

Another option is the Inheritance Cycle (Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, and a yet to be released final book).

Also, you could try checking out these links for more books:
http://home.austarnet.com.au/petersy...sts_books.html
http://home.austarnet.com.au/petersy...oks_rank1.html

[deferredreward]

Originally Posted by queentess

I'm also fond of the Wheel of Time books, though the later books in the series drag

The most recent ones (Brandon Sanderson took over writing) don't drag nearly as much as the last few by Jordan, I had the feeling Jordan would drag the cash cow out as long as possible, while Sanderson is really wrapping things up now, each book has a feeling of accomplishment & progress.

You could try the Redwall series - (disclaimer: I haven't read it in many years & there's a lot more books than when I had read them; I mean to get back into them, my siblings still love all the new ones). Basically it's fantasy where all the characters are forest creatures like mice, badgers, etc.

[Care]

Originally Posted by deferredreward

The most recent ones (Brandon Sanderson took over writing) don't drag nearly as much as the last few by Jordan, I had the feeling Jordan would drag the cash cow out as long as possible, while Sanderson is really wrapping things up now, each book has a feeling of accomplishment & progress.

Actually if Jordan finished it it would have been over by now. The publishers would allow Jordan to publish everything in one huge book (Jordan said you might even need a wheel barrow to carry it), but once he was gone it was decided to break it into 3 books. I am happier with more books personally. Especially since it was the end, and I want more.


I do agree these last books are faster paced and conclusions are actually happening, but all this stuff would have happened as Sanderson is going by Jordan's notes. Jordan even wrote chunks of the book (which is now three) himself before he died.