I'm an avid reader of not one, but many genres. As such, I try to find obscure
articles that make me say, “What if that happened now?” I've done extensive
research not only concerning fantasies, but also sci-fi, myths and legends, and a
smattering of conspiracy theories. By researching and traveling to different
places, it allows me to change the universe or people to fit inside my stories.
Through reading and exploration of a subject, we can accurately depict it to the
readers, and make them want to believe that a person or place we are describing
exists. Even if it only exists in their imagination.
This book is a great start in your introduction to angels and demons. It allows you
to think of angels and demons in a new perspective. This book is a Christian
novel but the story is intriguing and the storyline is easy to follow. It intertwines a
real-world perspective and the perspective of how angels and demons might act
in certain situations. The characters are well-written and super easy to fall in love
with. This is definitely a book that will make you ask, “What if?” and make you
wonder about the things that go bump in the night.
A powerful audio abridgement of this top-selling novel about a prayerful pastor and a skeptical reporter who find themselves fighting a plot to subjugate the human race.
Cassandra Clare writes about Shadowhunters, a group of Nephilim that hunt
demons. In addition, they are on the hunt for a group of rogue Shadowhunters,
led by Valentine, that are trying to find the Mortal Cup. This book includes
memory charms, vampires, werewolves, and all matter of underworld characters
that will make you think about which side you want to root for. The characters are
younger, so teens and adults alike can understand the angst of young love and
the drama of coming of age. I like this book because of its diverse group of
characters and well-thought-out story, and the process of making you think that
mythologies and legends can be incorporated into a modern-day setting.
Discover this first installment of the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” (Entertainment Weekly).
When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder -- much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing -- not even a smear of blood -- to show that a boy has died. Or was he…
This is considered a young adult book as the characters are all teenagers, but I
love the imagination that it took to think up a story using modern-day demigods.
Rick Riordan does an excellent job incorporating ancient Greek mythology with
modern-day living. Where else can you expect a minotaur to pick up a car and
throw it at you? This book is an introduction to the thinking of the modern with the
ancient. The storyline is easy to follow and it makes you remember the lessons
you had in school about Zeus and Mt. Olympus. A younger person will relate to
the characters but an adult will be able to associate the myths with a good story.
So while it is written for a younger crowd, I believe it can be just as enjoyable for
an adult.
The Lightning Thief: the First book in Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series.
The first bestselling book in Rick Riordan's phenomenally successful Percy Jackson series.
Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek God. I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. That's when things started really going wrong. Now I spend my time fighting with swords, battling monsters with my friends, and generally trying to stay alive.
This book allows you to think outside the box. It introduces the reader to the
thought of secret organizations and conspiracy theories of powerful
organizations. A physicist is murdered and a vial of antimatter is stolen. They hire
a symbologist to hunt down the vial from clues left by the Illuminati. The twists
and turns the author uses, allows for you to try and come up with your own
theories before he finally gives you the answers you’ve been looking for. The use
of clever puzzles and clues given throughout the book can easily lead you to a
false conclusion. This is a fun book to read.
CERN Institute, Switzerland: a world-renowned scientist is found brutally murdered with a mysterious symbol seared onto his chest.
The Vatican, Rome: the College of Cardinals assembles to elect a new pope. Somewhere beneath them, an unstoppable bomb of terrifying power relentlessly counts down to oblivion.
In a breathtaking race against time, Harvard professor Robert Langdon must decipher a labyrinthine trail of ancient symbols if he is to defeat those responsible - the Illuminati, a secret brotherhood presumed extinct for nearly four hundred years, reborn to continue their deadly vendetta against their most hated enemy, the Catholic Church.
This is the first book of a very long list of books about the dragon riders of Pern.
This is one of my favorite series. Anne McCaffrey created a world where dragons
and humans coexist to eliminate any threats against the planet of Pern. Only
certain humans are chosen to bond with the dragons by linking with them
telepathically, once the dragon accepts the bond is made. Once again the heroes
have to fight off impending planetary threats while riding on the backs of
fire-breathing dragons. Who wouldn’t want to ride on a dragon? While this is not
the first book created in Pern, the books that follow are all in the same period. It
is easy and fun to get lost in Pern.
Volume I of The Dragonriders of Pern®, the groundbreaking series by master storyteller Anne McCaffrey
On a beautiful world called Pern, an ancient way of life is about to come under attack from a myth that is all too real. Lessa is an outcast survivor—her parents murdered, her birthright stolen—a strong young woman who has never stopped dreaming of revenge. But when an ancient threat to Pern reemerges, Lessa will rise—upon the back of a great dragon with whom she shares a telepathic bond more intimate than any human connection. Together, dragon and rider will fly . . . and…
Have you ever sat down to read your favorite fantasy or fictional book and
thought, ”What if?” What if the fantasy was true, dragons and unicorns really
existed, and elves and fairies were real? I've had those same thoughts- so much
so that I am writing books that ask those very questions.
Set in the modern world, the brave men and women of ARC protect the world
from the creatures that humans only think of as myths and legends. Together
with the archangels, they keep the Association and its leaders of Nephilim from
using their demons and blood magic from bringing more destructive energy to the
Earth. Will they be successful or will the Association bring about the destruction
of the Earth and the new reign of demons?
This book (and its sequels) are about overcoming the odds; about learning to improve the skills and abilities you have, rather than dwelling on what you can't do. Conflict, plague, and scheming politicians are all featured along the way–but none of the characters are human!
When a plague kills half the Drax population, and leaves the hatchlings of the survivors with a terrible deformity – no wings – suspicion and prejudice follow. Continuously harassed by raids from their traditional enemies, the Koth, the Drax are looking for someone, or something, to blame.
Zarda, an apprentice Fate-seer, is new to her role and unsure of her own abilities; but the death of her teacher sees her summoned by the Drax Prime, Kalis, when his heir, Dru, emerges from his shell without wings.
A vision that Dru will one day defeat the Koth is enough to keep…
