08-14-2002, 08:02 PM | #1 |
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Some recommendations?
I was wondering if anyone could tell me some of there favorite books, specifically, I am interested in elves. Also I am a girl so if you know a good one with a female as the lead character that would be good. Muchos Gracias~
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08-15-2002, 08:32 PM | #2 |
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Well, which ones have you read?
The Shannara books have elves, and I think some of them have female protagonists.
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08-17-2002, 09:48 AM | #3 |
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terry prattchett has elves. Lords and Ladies is full of them. Though dont expect the kind of elves in LOTR.
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08-18-2002, 04:38 PM | #4 |
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I would recommend Pratchett too. Very funny writer and his books have several female lead characters. And his elves are....*remembers not to give anything away* very interesting.
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08-19-2002, 11:17 AM | #5 |
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Thanks for the suggestions (I will defidently go buy some of them~) I havn't really read many fantasy books, just The Lord of the Rings some tolkein references, and The Once and Future King.
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08-19-2002, 06:45 PM | #6 |
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Okay, there aren't elves in this book, but I would recommend Dracula. It does have some good female characters though.
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09-09-2002, 05:07 PM | #7 |
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No elves, but good female characters are found in the Dragonriders of Pern Series and other books written by Anne McCaffrey. If you haven't yet, definately do the Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales by Tolkien. Chock full of elves, and everything else ME related for that matter.
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09-09-2002, 09:24 PM | #8 |
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You would probably enjoy C.J. Cherryh's series of 4 about Morgaine, who is very elf-like (in the LotR way). The first is Gate of Ivrel, the 2nd is Well of shiuan. She also wrote some books about true elves, can't remember the exact titles, one is something like Tree of Swords and Jewels. She's my favorite author after Tolkien.
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09-13-2002, 05:22 PM | #9 |
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Can't think of anything with elves, but here's some of the good fantasy books I've read:
-Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles: sure, they're technically horror, but these novels - Interview with the Vampire is the famous one - have such a fantastic background that they fall into the fantasy category. After all, you're reading from the *vampire's* point of view. -Enchantment by Orson Scott Card: he's a sci-fi writer, but excels in all genres. This is a great adaptation of the Sleeping Beauty story -Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card: fantasy/psuedohistory. A fantastic alternate colonial America. This is the first book of a series; don't remember the name. -anything by Madeline L'Engle. Even her "children's" books are interesting reads for adults; they're not at all "written down" for younger minds. Maybe not exactly what you were looking for, but I wholly recommend them!
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09-13-2002, 10:53 PM | #10 |
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I especially agree with those who've recommended Terry Pratchett and Anne McCaffrey. Especially McCaffrey's "The Rowan" series.
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09-30-2002, 02:22 PM | #11 |
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I've read this series of four books by Anne McCaffrey and another writer called "Acorna." It's about this girl who is part unicorn. I know, I know it sounds childish but it's really not. I started it in fifth grade and I couldn't understand it so I waited awhile and picked it back up last summer and finished all four books within two weeks it was so good!
Also a trilogy by Phillip Pullman. The books are titled "The Golden Compass," "The Subtle Knife," and "The Amber Spy-Glass." It's kind of hard to explain the plot but the lead charcter is a young girl. Once you get past the first chapter or too it's really interesting! |
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