Recommend me a book?

[Killian]

I originally posted this on GoodReads though wondered if I'd get a better response on here. I've not been on this site for a good few years now but hopefully someone has an idea of some great books for me to read!

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I'll start off by saying my list on here is not at all exhaustive. I've been reading for the past 15 years on and off and in some cases can't recall a lot of the books I have read until I see their title again.

So this is probably going to be difficult!

If you like a challenge; I'm really interested in fantasy and particularly enjoy books where a particular character who seems weak eventually becomes powerful (I know, I just really dig those scenes where they start to discover their talent!).

Think "The Magician", "The Lightbringer", "Necroscope", "The Painted Man", and probably a ton more I can't recall right now.

To give you an idea of a story I've particularly enjoyed I'd go with the Mistborn series or the Lightbringer. Also really enjoying the Demon Cycle (Painted Man) but there is a caveat.

I hate reading series that aren't complete! I was under the impression the Lightbringer was a trilogy so read the first 2 ready for the third and final chapter though descovered it's now in 4 parts! I have a terrible memory and won't recall most of what happened when I get around to the 4th (if I haven't completely forgotten about wanting to read it even!). The same with the Demon Cycle.

So; can you recommend me a book/series of books that meets that criteria? If you can you have my thanks!

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My list for those that have some ideas is at;

https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5889091-killian

Please feel free to make suggestions outside of my scope if you think they may appeal.

Any and all thoughts appreciated.

K

[Penforhire]

Jim Butcher's 'Codex Alera' series.

For a single book, Daniel Wilson's "Amped." (though more SF than fantasy)

[Killian]

Thanks Penforhire.

Just picked up the first one for my kindle and will see how I get on. Sounds interesting though.

[crich70]

The Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper. There are 5 books in all and one of the main characters is a young boy in his early teens. The series is based in Arthurian mythology.

[Bilbo1967]

The Repairman Jack books by F. Paul Wilson. He starts out as a pretty competent guy in human terms, but grows in his "supernatural" powers as the series progresses. Throughout the series there are a number of scenes where he realises what he can actually do and what he actually is.

I recommend it!

[Killian]

Thanks everybody for your suggestions so far. I'll be adding them all to my 'Want to read list' and will see how I get on.

Please keep them coming though

[LovesMacs]

There are two series, each with (I believe) five books, called the Belgariad and the Elenium, by David Eddings. I believe these fit your criteria though I'm not sure if they are available as e-books. The Belgariad comes first.

[hildea]

Originally Posted by Killian

If you like a challenge; I'm really interested in fantasy and particularly enjoy books where a particular character who seems weak eventually becomes powerful (I know, I just really dig those scenes where they start to discover their talent!).

The Lynburn Legacy by Sarah Rees Brennan. The last book in the triology is just out. There are also a couple of free prequel short stories. Great characters, good plot, great language, and both funny and tragic. (I loved "The hundred year old who climbed out of the window and disappeared", and I see you do too, so odds are our sense of humour is similar :-) )

A romantic Gothic mystery about a girl named Kami Glass, who discovers her imaginary friend is a real boy, Jared Lynburn. He is also one of the mysterious Lynburn family who have returned to the sinister manor on the hill that looms over her town, and who may or may not be involved in dark deeds in the woods. It’s lucky that she’s a sassy girl reporter determined to discover all the secrets that have been kept from her by the town, Jared, and her own family.

[dickloraine]

It is a very long series, but the main character in the "Wheel of Time" books starts as a farm boy and rises to godlike powers. And somehow he is a master sword fighter too. His story line is all about discovering his powers.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by LovesMacs

There are two series, each with (I believe) five books, called the Belgariad and the Elenium, by David Eddings. I believe these fit your criteria though I'm not sure if they are available as e-books. The Belgariad comes first.

That's the Belgariad and Mallorean, which are two 5-book series, the Mallorean being a sequel to the Belgariad. The Elenium in a separate, unrelated, 3-book series.

[hildea]

Black Magician triology by Trudy Canavan.

This year, like every other, the magicians of Imardin gather to purge the city of undesirables. Cloaked in the protection of their sorcery, they move with no fear of the vagrants and miscreants who despise them and their work-—until one enraged girl, barely more than a child, hurls a stone at the hated invaders...and effortlessly penetrates their magical shield.

What the Magicians' Guild has long dreaded has finally come to pass. There is someone outside their ranks who possesses a raw power beyond imagining, an untrained mage who must be found and schooled before she destroys herself and her city with a force she cannot yet control

[Durant212]

Hi,

I've been reading from author Ryan Holiday's book list for the past few months. I highly recommend it.

You can check it out here
http://www.ryanholiday.net/giveaways...way/?lucky=442

Hope it helps!