 | The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.24 The first fantasy book I read as a child - this and Narnia by C.S.Lewis got me hooked to the wonderous worlds of Fantasy! It struck a corde in me, as I myself was struggling with beeing bullied at school. I dreamt of better times - and even though Atreyu never came riding to my rescue.. my imagination grew, and I felt not alone. I could escape, dream and have great adventures in my books...
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 | J.R.R. Tolkien Boxed Set (The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings) by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy new: $17.52 / Used from: $9.88 The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings was the first 'heavy' literature I began reading, at age 12. In english no less, and I'm norwegian! So much did I like it that I had to read the original to not miss out on anything!
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 | Harry Potter Paperback Boxed Set (Books 1-5) by J. K. Rowling
Buy used from: $21.98 I've never been made so impatient by any other author, J.K. Rowling would've gotten standing ovations from J.R.R.Tolkien *smile* I'm waiting in antisipation! I want to know what happends next!
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Edit: Now that I've read the final book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows - I am THRILLED! I could never have imagined such a great ending - and I will always treasure my H.P. books :)
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 | The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Buy new: $23.75 / Used from: $8.97 The witch, magic, the children on their journey... if you want your child to learn morals and have fun at the same time, this is a perfect series. Heavy reading though - the dvd's are best for the youngest!
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 | The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children) by Jean M. Auel
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 This is the first book of a series about Ayla, a young brave girl living in the harsh, but captivating and interesting, Ice Age!.. I learnt a lot from theese books, history meshed with fantasy!
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 | Insomnia by Stephen King
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 King is one of my favourite authours, and I must say there are but a few books by him or his pseudonym R. Bachman, that I don't own :)
But I can't mention them all in this list, so - My absolute favourite book by King is this, about an old man who begins loosing sleep - and bit by bit starts to experience a world beyond this one...
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 | Mostly Brilliant by Douglas Adams
Buy used from: $33.00 The genius D. Adams created a unique sci-fi novel, a trilogy that ended up in 5 volumes... The humour, the witt, the fantastic creatures and inventions - the crazy funny theories.
I was first introduced to this at age 16, and since then I've read it countless times-always enjoying the read, & finding new jokes... All books are highly reccommended by me.
...So Long, and Thanks for all the fish!
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 | The Earthsea Quartet: "A Wizard Of Earthsea"; "The Tombs of Atuan"; "The Farthest Shore"; "Tehanu" (Puffin Books) by Ursula Le Guin
Buy new: $22.70 / Used from: $12.16 This is a saga of wizards, dragons, and shadows, played out in a mysterious, and beautiful, but also a cruel and harsh fantasy world of archipelagos. This is the beginning of an epic series! After this book, I reccomend you to read: Tales from Earthsea ISBN: 1842552147, and The other wind ISBN: 1842552112. Great complementary shortstories to the world of Earthsea.
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 | Lightning by Dean Koontz
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 This was the first book by Koontz I read. A 'guardian angel' that's travelling thru time ... And there's a catch.. This book got stuck in my mind for years, still is! : )
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 | His Dark Materials Trilogy: The Golden Compass / The Subtle Knife / The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
Buy used from: $6.20 Phillip Pullmans enchanting story about the little girl Lyra and her friends Pantalaimon & Will's heroic quest thru heaven and hell on earth... Similar to C.S.Lewis' Narnia, so good is this trilogy!
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 | The Eye of the World: Book One of 'The Wheel of Time' by Robert Jordan
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.19 The story of a boy's journey to become a man - in a world in turmoil by the fight between good & evil.. and the grey areas that lies between.. It has everything. Magical powers, wizardry & witchcraft, although in a setting that is entirely a creation of R. Jordan! The magic is split down the middle - like a yin & yang symbol - the female magic is good while the male are bad.
The wheel turns...
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 | New Spring: The Novel (Wheel of Time) by Robert Jordan
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 This is the prequel to the series 'Wheel of time' by R. Jordan. It is certainly a book you should read if you want to read the wheel of time series. Perhaps even as the first book!
It certainly gave me a whole new perspective on people & things in the books.
The other books in the series you'll find a list of here; http://www.tor.com/jordan/series.html
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 | Legends Gift Set: Time of the Twins, War of the Twins, and Test of the Twins (Dragonlance: Legends Trilogy) by Margaret Weis
Buy used from: $20.00 Books of the Dragonlance series, where different authours have written books set in this world - all about magic, dragons, wizards, heroes & heroins.
There are so many other books in this series, but the books of Weis & Tracy Hickman, I love the most.
You'll find a big list of books to read - especially if you love dragons like me, here; http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/margaret-weis/
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 | The Belgariad, Vol. 1 (Books 1-3): Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, Magician's Gambit by David Eddings
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $5.00 This is only the beginning of one of my fave fantasy series - the Belgariad. Eddings has a flow of his storytelling that lets the readers dream their way into another world... I feel as if I know it by heart!
The rest of the books: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/e/david-eddings/
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 | The Time Machine and The Invisible Man (Signet classics) by H.G. Wells
Buy used from: $0.01 Time travels and the power of beeing invisible... some of the most intriguing novels I've read. Wells, J.Verne, Orson Welles, & Conan Doyle paved the way for their heirs, Spielberg and Lucas !!!
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 | The Black Jewels: Trilogy: Daughter of the Blood / Heir to the Shadows / Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop
Buy new: $14.96 / Used from: $4.88 I love to read about witches and magic... I never get enough! Who needs real life? Sink into the wonderful world of Fantasy & Fiction... makes real life a whole lot easier !
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 | Complete Vampire Chronicles (Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned, The Tale of the body Thief) by Anne Rice
Buy new: $21.09 / Used from: $18.46 Vampires... Jikes! I love to get spooked, but not too gory, and Rice have brought to life the greatest vampires - next to Stoker, hers tops my list of vamps!
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 | Elfquest Archives Vol. 1 by Wendy Pini
Buy new: $34.99 / Used from: $19.96 My list wouldn't be complete either, if I didn't have my prescious comics here a s well! The Pinis' created an elven-folk that will go into history as the best drawn elves! This is only the beginning.
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 | The Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $0.21 My all-time-fave comic strip, "Tommy & Tiger'n" as it's named in Norway, are very dear to me. In them I see myself, and the kid I'd wished to have been, and the kid I'm in some ways still is...
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 | The Little Prince: Sixtieth-Anniversary Gift Edition by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $12.35 My edition of this book is in norwegian - and oh so well-read! I simply loved this book as a child!
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 | Best of Sherlock Holmes (Wordsworth Classics) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Buy new: $4.99 / Used from: $0.01 Sherlock Holmes is known all over the world as the greatest detective ever...at least in his own opinion *smile* Sir Arthur Conan Doyle & S. Holmes.. English gentlemen, Timeless classics.
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 | Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, The Mysterious Island, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
Buy used from: $1.38 A collection of great classic stories. Here is a man of true vision - Jules Verne was did imagine the future in his novels. He was a man ahead of his time...
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 | The Anastasia Syndrome and Other Stories by Mary Higgins Clark
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Many are the books she has writtem, many are the books by her on my shelve, but this is my most treasured and wellread one - read it and u won't be dissapointed!
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 | Frankenstein; Dracula; Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Signet classics) by Mary Shelley
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $0.01 Three great horror classics in one - if you're only gonna buy one horrorbook - do get this! Or see the movies - or do both!
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 | Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume (Vol 1) by Jeff Smith
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $15.00 A complete 1300-page epic adventure. I don't own it yet, but soon!
I've read the 4 first(There are nine books total) And then there is 2 seperate albums: Rose & Stupid Stupid Rat-Tails, kind of a prequel to Bone.
This is a fantastic comic book. It's a great adventure that the Bones (3 cousins)start out on. And they meet scary rat monsters, gets lost, finds dragons & love, & make new friends.
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 | Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy) by Robin Hobb
Buy used from: $1.04 FitzChivalry, born a bastard with royal blood - is trained in the secret arts of being a royal assassin. It seems he has the power of ancient magic. Together with the King's Fool, he has to save the kingdom.
The other books in the Farseer Trilogy: 2. Royal Assassin, 3. Assassin's Quest.
If you are interested in following the other trilogies of Fitz & the Fool: http://www.robinhobb.com/
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 | The Rincewind Trilogy: A Discworld Omnibus (GollanczF.) by Terry Pratchett
Buy used from: $5.86 A Discworld Omnibus - This one I actually haven't read through yet, but so far I LOVE IT!
This thick book contains three: Sourcery, Eric & Interesting Times.
It's a magical book, with wizards and witchcrafts - and a whole lot of jokes!
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 | Eragon (Inheritance) by Christopher Paolini
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $3.43 Eragon is a young farmboy who finds a blue stone... He intends to sell it for food, but it helds a secret - a babydragon, and it has chosen him to be it's rider.
It's a story of fantasy, magic & dragons, love, evil vs. good, suspence and adventure.
This is only the first book - Eldest is the second, and the third will be Brisingr.
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 | Creative Sketches, Vol. 2 by Becky Higgins
Buy used from: $72.65 This is the one I own - but there is a nr.1 book also - Creative Sketches for Scrapbooking by B.Higgins ISBN: 1929180489.
Theese paperbacks contains hundreds of great sketches & layouts for scrapbookers!
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 | I'll Take Manhattan by Judith Krantz
Buy new: $7.50 / Used from: $0.01 This list is not finished until I add one of my fave romance novelists to it. Her books & movies are pure joy ! (At age 13, I had a huge crush on Rocco in the tv-series!)
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