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My Favorite Books in Fantasy
By an Amazon.com customer
A Great and Terrible BeautyA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $0.16
A fantasy story that seems like it's going to be the sterio-type, but then completely flips you like a bucking horse and will make you devower it-preferably in one day.
Rebel AngelsRebel Angels by Libba Bray
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $0.87
The beautiful and some what gothic sequal. Don't be fooled, it's a must read.
The Sweet Far Thing (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy)The Sweet Far Thing (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy) by Libba Bray
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $2.64
Oh, oh, oh, just read for yourself
Trickster's Choice (Daughter of the Lioness Book 1)Trickster's Choice (Daughter of the Lioness Book 1) by Tamora Pierce
Buy new: $14.00 / Used from: $0.01
My personal favorites of the Tortall series that Tamora Pierce has woven together. All are fantastic and unique in their own personal ways, and one of those series that teenage girls all love.
Trickster's Queen (Daughter of the Lioness, Book 2)Trickster's Queen (Daughter of the Lioness, Book 2) by Tamora Pierce
Buy new: $13.46 / Used from: $0.08
The sequal, and the last of the two part series (sadly). If you love them than go look for the Song of the Lioness, The Immortals, and Protector of the Small quartets.
Ella Enchanted (Trophy Newbery)Ella Enchanted (Trophy Newbery) by Gail Carson Levine
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01
One of those enduring, loving, sincere books that can be read over and over again and not grow old.
The Two Princesses of BamarreThe Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
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A sweet, rather adorable plot that all sisters and best friends will understand.
His Dark Materials Trilogy: The Golden Compass / The Subtle Knife / The Amber SpyglassHis Dark Materials Trilogy: The Golden Compass / The Subtle Knife / The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
Buy used from: $6.20
These books are very, very good. The first one especially. But, the end of the third might be a bit of a disappointment for some.
Harry Potter Paperback Boxed Set (Books 1-5)Harry Potter Paperback Boxed Set (Books 1-5) by J. K. Rowling
Buy used from: $19.79
How could I not put Harry Potter on here? Though I am not a die hard fan with posters and autographs everywhere, I'm currently reading the first one-again, for about the 21st time.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J. K. Rowling
Buy new: $19.79 / Used from: $0.25
The beloved and cliff-hanging 6th one. If you are a skeptic, I will have to inform you that you are missing the time of your life. These books are defonately worth your money. Even second-hand ones.
The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed SetThe Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set by C. S. Lewis
Buy new: $26.32 / Used from: $6.50
Probably the first books that I ever read. That was a good way to start off my career. Read these for the stories, not for the "religious metaphors" professors have found in them. They're for children
Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1)Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) by Christopher Paolini
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $0.01
Eragon. Though the author is only 18, that's no reason to turn down such a great book as this.
Eldest (Inheritance, Book 2)Eldest (Inheritance, Book 2) by Christopher Paolini
Buy new: $14.28 / Used from: $0.29
Though this has Eragon mooning around a little more than I, personally, would have liked, it's still very good with that hint of a normal adolesence thrown in.
Abarat (Abarat, 1)Abarat (Abarat, 1) by Clive Barker
Buy new: $11.69 / Used from: $0.34
Abarat. The first time I heard about this book, I was not impressed and frankly baught it for the pictures. I'm ashamed of that now. Looks can be decieving, or could lead you to a fantastic read.
Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War (Bram Stoker Award for Young Readers)Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War (Bram Stoker Award for Young Readers) by Clive Barker
Buy new: $18.99 / Used from: $1.43
The second part. Though a little predictable, it's still very good and has fantastic pictures.
The Amulet of Samarkand (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1)The Amulet of Samarkand (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1) by Jonathan Stroud
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $0.01
Bartimaeus is a character that I really hope to see more often in this business. He is cynical, over-the-top, skeptical, cheeky, sarcastic, hilarious and completely loveable.
The Golem's Eye (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 2)The Golem's Eye (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 2) by Jonathan Stroud
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That dijinni is back and creating more snide comments then ever as he and his master have to fight crime in this completely believiable magical London.
Ptolemy's Gate (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 3)Ptolemy's Gate (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 3) by Jonathan Stroud
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The last book in the series, Bartimaeus goes out with a bang. This time we get to see what's behind the mask of allusions and makes him more believeable and increadably human-somehow
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the BeastBeauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin Mckinley
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.34
Though Robin McKinley is, probably, my favoritest writer, these are the two books that I love and respect the most. Beauty is a more than fantastic story that all will love.
Blue SwordBlue Sword by Robin McKinley
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The best thing about Robin McKinley's books (And with Tamora Pierce's) are the amounts of girl power that can be found within them. Guys would not mess with Harry if she were real, and that's a fact.