hm.... see here i have a problem because i tend to read long series..... but i don't want to just name off a bunch of the same author......
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but i'm probably going to...
Also manga wont count but i'm gunna make room for a light novel title.... casue it was technically a book before it was turned into anything else...
yes..... thats how i'll justify it....
ok.... this is WAY harder then either of the other lists
10. Harry Potter
I'm honestly surprised this series made it on to my list....
Don't get me wrong, i don't dislike Harry Potter at all... it's just i have a bit of a history with it.
ok Story time.... and i have a feelign this is going to be a very long top ten....
So when i was younger I hated reading, it was boring and stupid and all the stories were just silly.
around the time i entered grade 4 everyone started talking about these Harry potter books... and how they had gotten kids to read, i was probably 8 or 9 around then and still not really reading so my parents were worried. It didn't help that i was in french immersion so my English overall wasn't as good as other kids my age.... (and the reason why even till this day i'm probably the worst speller you will ever meet, i do try and spell check but yeah.... sorry for the typos)
so they bought me the 4 books that were out and pretty much forced me to read them.
cause thats how to get your kid to like something they otherwise hate.... make them write book reports on it...
i kinda wish i were kidding about that.
anyways i skimmed the first three but honestly it was just too silly for me... i was bored and just didn't care.
then something happened (it'll be explained later in the list) and when i went to read book 4 i had found my love of reading.... i still found the series to be silly but it was a fun kind of silly that i could get behind.
by the time book 5 was out (or maybe 6?) i had moved across the country and had become a bit of a speed reader.... which book 4 took me about a month to read i could ploy through Lord of the rings in days (except book 2 which is just tedious and always slows me down) so i read the last few books in a few hours each....
i enjoyed it, it was a lot of fun but i was never as much of a fan of it compaired to some people i know.
i also wasn't a big fan of the ending... a certain character needed to perish and they didn't and i thought that was silly...
oh well... i will say Snape was probably my fav character from the start and his little bit at the end made me cry... a lot.... maybe thats why it made it onto this list.... hm....
9. The Dragon Stone Saga by Kristina Alva
I really enjoyed this book, though it's almost been a year since i read it and i can't remember why i loved it so much... maybe if i pick up the third book (since it's been released since the review i did) i'll remember.... but i just remember it was a breath on fresh air after reading some atrocious stuff shortly before it....
but yeah if i could remember more it woudl probably be higher on the list.... maybe i shouldn't write these with headaches.... my head may be in a better place....
8. The Kinshield Legacy by K.C. May
I think i read this before The dragon stone saga but i actually remember it quite well... i was so sad when it ended after only two books... i loved the world and the characters and the magic system... i love how it was like he was the reincarnation of someone from the past and still haunted by something he did in his past... it was just really well done.
but way too short so that keeps it at number 8
7. The Chronicles of Amber By Roger Zelanzy
The main character and my cat share a name.... i really like this series.........
....
so why isn't it higher?
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cause out of ten books.... i've only read 3
i do the same thing every time.
read the first three books in a sitting.... tell myself "okay.... thats a great cliffhanger... you'll want to read more after that but maybe read a book inbtween"
and then i forget about it....
and the i just back in but liek i said it was after a really important cliffhanger and i can't remember all the details....
so i just re-read thw whole damn thing cause 3 books is litterally 300 pages.... it doesn't take long to gether through.....
but then i put it down again.
luckily now i remember every detail of those first three books.
so i could start on book four.... but i have like 5 books queued up on my kindle and I tend to read while i'm on the train.... and the chronicles of amber is just over 1000 page heavy brick of a book.... doesn't fit in my purse easily and i don't wanna lug it around.... so yeah.... maybe since i have two weeks off work now i'll actually finish it....
or maybe i'll paint.... i'm kinda indecisive like that....
6. Ghost targets series by Aaron Pogue
omg a title that isn't fantasy? say it isn't so!
I am not a fan of sci fi
at all
not even a little
cause it almost always ends up in space
if this series ends up in space i will cry.... cause i like this series..... but i hate space
however... i think thats really unlikely.
This series is pretty much "what if iphones and tablets had the ability to control even more then they do... would we be reliant on it? would we find ways around the system? would we crave for the privacy we seem to have lost?"
i just think it's a great little series that has an interesting romance that is very minor and doesn't get in the way of plot and again... pretty much no chance of it going to space.... and if it does i will be extremly upset.... but understanding cause authors can do whatever they want with their properties....
i just wont be able to read it.....
5. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Series by Nagaru Tanigawa
This is the light novel i mentioned.... i normally HATE light novels.... they are told from first person 99% of the time (which is always something i grumble about... it doesn't kill a franchise but it's really hard to do well) and because it's translating japanese text without the aide of images (the random images at the back and at certain pages don't count) it can be a little tricky to get all the context and culture references.
however this series references everything, every type of culture or myth...
also i love being in Kyons head.
i love that it's hard to tell when he's said things out loud and when he just metters it to himself... cause it's hard for the character to always tell.... i love that we hit epiphanies the exact same moment as him.... he is the perfect reader avatar and i just adore how fun it all is....
but i like 4 things even more....
4. Lightbringer Series By Brent Weeks
This will probably move up as more of the books come out.... right now this is me throwing a temper tantrum by saying "you can't be number one with your amazing colour magic system and funny writing because dammit i want more"
but seriously this series is great an if you like cool magic systems at all then you owe it to yourself to pick it up.
granted Brents stuff is not for the squeamish but still... such a good read.
3. The Night Angel trilogy by Brent Weeks
Brent again? YEP.... my list..... i do what i want.
i adore this series, i love all the characters... i love that it's extremely character driven story and i like that certain things are used but not glorified....
remember how i said his stuff is not for the squeemish? Lightbringer is TAME compaired to this... seriously if you have a weak stomach then think carefully before reading.
but still... read it... it is so good.
2. Dragon Prince Trilogy by Aaron Pogue
Aaron again? YEP... shut up.... i do what i want.
the magic system in this.... oh it's so good...
"but rai" i hear you cry out.
"the third book sucked, it wasn't even about Daven... just his stupid kid.... I DIDN'T GET THE BOOK I WANTED... WHAAAAAAAAAAAA"
you know what? shut up.
While the third book is not as strong as the others.... i liked it... i liked it a lot.... i thought it was a really interesting way to make Daven a little less power AND it made us wonder what had happened in the 10 year gap between books.... and no matter how many times you say it the book WAS about Daven... yes it was through Taryn's eyes but it's about his dad and a kid wondering why his dad vanished so long ago...
as for it not being the book you wanted.
Grow up.
You are not always going to get what you want. This bitching and moaning till you get your way is nothing more then a childish tantrum.... if you don't like it thats fine... just have a better reason then "it wasn't what i wanted".
still, i loved it.... i loved the whole series and i suggest you go read it... it's really cheap as an E-book.
1. The Belgariad By David Eddings
i finally get to finish my Harry Potter story.
So the something that happened was my Dad, being at his wits end hands me five older books.
"i enjoyed these when i was a little older then you, read it if you want"
So i did.... and it was amazing.
So many wonderful characters (notice pretty much every single title on this list has Plot driven by the characters instead of plot driving he character... there is a difference) such a cool and simple yet complex magic system and the idea of being undone by magic simply cause you used a word to undo or unmake? oh thast good.
it took me a little while to read the book despite the fact that they aren't terribly long... but i was just discovering how much i loved reading.... this was the series that showed me.
i did try and read the Malorean and it's not as good but this series will probably always be my number one pick because it's what got me to love reading in the first place.
so thats my list.... a few little ending notes.
Honorary mentions:
Stardust, The princess bride and The last unicorn
i love these books but this list ended up being more about series... still all great reads and i sugegst you give them a shot.
question: If you like fantasy so much why no George R.R.Martin?
Answer: i love fantasy and i've heard amazing thing about that series however i also hear it' not done... and he's been writing it for pretty much 20 years...
i hate waiting
the fact that i gotta wait another year or two for brent's new book is killing me.... but i will wait.... and hope it comes out quickly.... even though i know it wont....
Question: You mentioned Lord of the Rings and you like fantasy so why isn't it on your list?
Answer: cause i don't really like it... it's good... it's well written but i can't stand any of the characters except Aragorn.... and he's barely in it.... the stuff with merry and pippin took me forever to get through cause i just didn't care... and i hate books that constantly describe the scenery.... give me the basis and my head will fill i nthe rest.... i don't need to know how green the feilds are.... i don't care.
Question: You are a girl but your list is devoid of teen fiction/romance (well except for ghost targets i guess)
Answer: cause i hate teen fiction (and romance is just okay... i prefer it be an element to the story then a main theme)... it can be fun and goofy but i never understood the point....i read my first teen fiction novel when i was already in my 20s.... and it was just so pathetic.... i'm a big believer in not pandering to certain age groups and just writing stuff that everyone can enjoy.... so no teen fiction made it to the list.... besides.... i like fantasy... not a vampire fan.
still when i heard a studio was shooting mortal instruments (which i read 4 books of) in the same town i work in i chuckled.... yeah i'm sure the normal audiance are gunna LOVE that twist.... which is part of the reason i think the series lost me.... i hate THAT particular romance trope.... it's just.... too gross...
hm.... i think this has gone long enough....
next i think i'll do music and then the top 10 (or maybe only 5) things that send me into a rage.... even i don't know what number one would be.... i'll have to think about it.
anyways i hope you like, i would love to hear which novels (fantasy or otherwise ) you consider to be your fav.
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