JByrd 33 Share Posted January 21, 2018 (edited) So the title kinda says it all... What's that ONE Book/Series/Author that instantly comes to mind when someone asks for a good book recommendation? Mine USED to be Laurell K Hamilton. Most people who are a fan of the genre know her, and she's got a divided camp of "supporters" now that she writes a lot more smut. I hesitate before I recommend her, depending on the audience. Some people are down for the smut, others.. not so much. If the asker doesn't like smut as much I'll point them to Carrie Vaughn's Kitty Norville series. Patricia Briggs is a close second. Edited January 21, 2018 by JByrd 1 Cry Wolf - 18+ Mercy Thompson RP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webs 14 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Most books I read are Young Adult, so of that genre I'd pick out The Night World. I'm not actually a fan of L.J. Smith's other books (most popular: Vampire Diaries), but The Night World saga is very well-crafted from what I remember, and it offers more lore on supernatural beings than I've read elsewhere. 1 RULES :: RATIOS :: FACE CLAIMS :: HANDBOOK :: APPLICATION Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackDahliaRP 2 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I will always swear by anything Neil Gaiman, even though a lot of people say that he's like... overrated. American Gods is my favorite book by him. 1 www.blackdahliaroleplaying.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naamah of Scions of TdA 7 Share Posted February 9, 2018 There are a few series I tend to recommend to people: Anything by Brandon Sanderson (best to start with the Mistborn Trilogy though) The Kushiel Legacy by Jacqueline Carey (they are amazing) The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher The Relic Guild by Edward Cox AU Kushiel Legacy RP +18 jcink Prem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskerdust 625 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Okay, for me it's: The Raven Cycle books by Maggie Steifvater The Chrestomanci series by Diana Wynne Jones The Last Herald Mage series by Mercedes Lackey The Captive Prince trilogy by C.S. Pacat Reality is an illusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goddess Freya 15 Share Posted February 17, 2018 The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss. There are two books out right now (The Name of the Wind and Wise Man's Fear) and he's working on the third. There are a few short stories, and a novella called The Slow Regard of Silent Things that's based around my favorite character in the series Auri. Howl at the moon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson 30 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Sherrilyn Kenyon - Dark Hunter Series Nalini Singh - psy Changeling Series and Guild Hunter Series Kit Rocha - Beyond Series Joanna Wylde - Biker Series Places I Rp where you can find me Crossroads To Hell Dark Envy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune 1,099 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Usually Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. Heart of the Community 2018 Cry Wolf - 18+ AU Mercy Thompson (Urban Fantasy) RP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillieJoeIsCool 12 Share Posted April 15, 2018 I love recommending Kelley Armstrong to people! She's sort of fantasy with werewolves and vampires and necromancers with her Women of the Otherworld series (and then by extension Men of the Otheworld breakoffs). She also has some young adult focused stories that aren't quite as mature in the "Otherworld" world she's created, but I haven't gotten quite attached to them. She also has more of a teen-focused/young adult series based around Norse gods and that's definitely a good read! I also like to recommend the Maze Runner series by James Dashner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sightedwolf 10 Share Posted April 27, 2020 For something lighter, I always recommend Tamora Pierce. For much more grown up fantasy, Sara Douglass. No one has ever heard of her, or read her books and it makes me so sad because I loved them and I want to geek out over them with someone! I literally reread The Troy Game series and the Wayfarer Redemption series every year. Guidebook | Want Ads | Canon List RPG-D Member's Choice Winner Harry Potter 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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