In my few years of life I have done what I thought most difficult. I have changed my mind. I have changed hobbies and passions, changed political and scientific views and I have found myself becoming quite good at it, so when a book is captivating enough to move me then it is only natural that I should wish to do the same for others. These books are part of what has shaped me not only as a writer but as a human, giving me the ability and reason to question the very world about me, each is unique and, in my opinion, a classic of their genre.
Ender's Game was the first book I ever read in which I was so enthralled that I viewed the book as if watching a movie, I didn’t so much read this book as consume it, fell into it.
The very nature of the universe and how I view it will forever be changed by this book and the author's ideas and views, very specifically the way he interprets gravity, space travel, and how humans and aliens would or could interact.
Also, a war viewed in part from the alien's perspective is a particularly interesting and engaging angle.
Orson Scott Card's science fiction classic Ender's Game is the winner of the 1985 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 1986 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut―young Ender is the Wiggin drafted…
Hounded gives such an original take on the different types of magic and how characters use them that it is a must-read book for any magic lovers, it gave me new and interesting ideas not only about magic itself but about religion and cultures worldwide, mixing in history and legend in a most intriguing and unique way.
The first novel in the New York Times bestselling Iron Druid Chronicles—the hilarious, action-packed tales of a two-thousand-year-old Druid pursued by ancient gods in the modern world
“A page-turning and often laugh-out-loud-funny caper through a mix of the modern and the mythic.”—Ari Marmell, author of The Warlord’s Legacy
Atticus O’Sullivan is the last of the ancient druids. He has been on the run for more than two thousand years and he’s tired of it. The Irish gods who want to kill him are after an enchanted sword he stole in a first-century battle, and when they find him managing an…
An Heir of Realms tells the tale of two young heroines—a dragon rider and a portal jumper—who fight dragon-like parasites to save their realms from extinction.
Rhoswen is training as a Realm Rider to work with dragons and burn away the Narxon swarming into her realm. Rhoswen’s dream is to…
With its mix of nations, magic, and just a twinge of real history, The Furies of Calderon is without a doubt my favourite book of all time. Not only a completely unique fantasy adventure but a mind-warping perspective of humanity that sticks with me to this day. Jim Butcher somehow made a story as complex as a master's game of chess an easy-flowing and incredibly pleasing experience that kept me diving back in till every page was gone, it is also one of the very few books that I have read no less than three times.
In this extraordinary fantasy epic, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dresden Files leads readers into a world where the fate of the realm rests on the shoulders of a boy with no power to call his own...
For a thousand years, the people of Alera have united against the aggressive and threatening races that inhabit the world, using their unique bond with the furies—elementals of earth, air, fire, water, wood, and metal. But in the remote Calderon Valley, the boy Tavi struggles with his lack of furycrafting. At fifteen, he has no wind fury to help…
The Colour of Magic was the first of Sir Terry Pratchet’s novels I read, and although it has been nearly ten years, I still find myself drawn back to the depths of its pages. Full of intriguing characters set in a perplexing and amazing world, the likes of which will shape the genre for many years to come. The story follows a character, who is not only about as void of magic as you can come, but absolutely hopeless at pretty much everything else. It was a refreshing change from the standard “man with no powers finds power” stance and really altered my way of thinking about how a story should or could be told. A truly compelling read, it had me hooked from start to finish.
On a world supported on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown), a gleeful, explosive, wickedly eccentric expedition sets out. There's an avaricious buy inept wizard, a naive tourist whose luggage moves on hundreds of dear little legs, dragons who only exist if you believe in them, and of course The Edge of the planet...
Burne’s been hiding out in the forest since deserting the King’s Guard. Each time he tries to return to the village, he begins to panic. And then one day, he encounters a handsome stranger picking flowers and hides behind a tree instead of talking.
“The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a truly remarkable book.” You may only get this reference once you have read it, but a truer statement has rarely been said. Although not exactly a fantasy novel, this book about a book contains enough magic, science, and gospel to fit in just about any genre it feels like. It explains the universe in a way that only a mad scientist should be able to tell and truly makes you feel small and insignificant in the best possibly way once done. I would be very surprised if anyone can only read the first in the trilogy of five.
This box set contains all five parts of the' trilogy of five' so you can listen to the complete tales of Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Zaphod Bebblebrox and Marvin the Paranoid Android! Travel through space, time and parallel universes with the only guide you'll ever need, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Read by Stephen Fry, actor, director, author and popular audiobook reader, and Martin Freeman, who played Arthur Dent in film version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He is well known as Tim in The Office.
The set also includes a bonus DVD Life, the Universe and…
Finding himself in a new world of magic, mystery, and generally awful things. Solee, the now mage embarks on a menial mission that will radically and terribly change both his fate and the fate of the world itself.
When Miranda’s fiancé, Russ, is being vetted for his dream job in the U.S. attorney’s office, the couple joke that Miranda’s parents’ history as antiwar activists in the Sixties might jeopardize Russ’s security clearance. In fact, the real threat emerges when Russ’s future employer discovers that Miranda was arrested for…
Hunted by those who want to study his gravity powers, Jes makes his way to the best place for a mixed-species fugitive to blend in: the pleasure moon where everyone just wants to be lost in the party. It doesn’t take long for him to catch the attention of the…
