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Heck, I'd rather have a dragon. Especially a white one. *drifts off*

I've read Gathering Blue, but I haven't gotten a hold of the sequel (not really a sequel, but you know..), the Messenger, which is supposed to tie together The Giver and Gathering Blue. I heard it was rather depressing, but I still want to read it.

The Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer These books were so fun to read...I read the last one in 5 hours it was so good and sad. If you're not familiar with the series, it's about a criminal mastermind who nearly starts inter-species wars, saves the fairy people and the world. Oh did I mention he's 13 years old?

The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling Anyone who doesn't like these is delusional I tell you. Who can't like Harry Potter?!

Vampires- A collection of stories by someone This book has 13 different short stories about vampires. Very interesting and got me a detention.

The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot I can only say the first one as it's the only one I've read. But the book was good...another one that almost got me a detention. I've read it about 5 times, including at my great grandmother's funeral 0.o

The Wish List by Eoin Colfer This is a very interesting book about a girl who dies; she's not good enough for heaven and too good for hell. So she has to help the man she almost killed before she died complete his wish list. Meanwhile bounty hunters from hell are trying to keep her from heaven. Confusing, but a good read.

Lets see...in no particular order:

Currently

[Assasin Quest Trilogy
Ship of Magic Trilogy
Fools Trilogy] all three by Robin Hobb)

The Discworld Books by Terry Pratchett

Hitchikers Guide books

Foundation by Issac Asimov

His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman.

I've sorta gone for five favourtie series.

Mine are more like favourite authors than favourite books... I like certain authors better than others.

Louis Lowry: <u>The Giver</u>, <u>Gathering Blue</u> and the sequel to GB, <u>the Messenger</u> (yes, 'Messenger is quite depressing, but it's really good, too. )

Phillip Pullman: <u>His Dark Materials</u> trilogy

Garth Nix: the <u>Abhorsen</u> trilogy, and <u>The Keys to the Kingdom</u> series

Douglas Adams: <u>The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe</u> series

Hilari Bell (she's a mostly unknown author, but her books are amazing): <u>Goblin Wood</u> and <u>The Book of Sorahb</u> series (second book comes out next month!)

No, I haven't included the Harry Potter books. Why? I may be unbelievably obsessed, but they're overrated. Brilliant, yet. Incredibly well-written, no. I do have a great deal of respect for Joanne Rowling (Kathleen isn't part of her name- only her pen name), but she isn't Tolkien or Lowry or Adams, y'know?

(Another great writer would be Jonathon Stroud, author of the <u>Bartimaeus</u> trilogy... Haven't included him in my list only because he's not quite as good as the authors listed) (Yet another author would be Jeanne DuPrau, creator and author of the two-book series of <u>The City of Ember</u> and <u>The People of Sparks</u>. Not an amazing author, but her works are spellbinding. I couldn't put down either book when reading them.)

Alice in wonderland/Alice through the looking glass : Lewis Carroll
Chronicles of Narnia: C.S Lewis
The wasp factory: Iain Banks
Watership down: Richard Adams
The magic faraway tree: Enid Blyton

I'm a big kid hehe

Righto, in no particular order:

1. Invisible Monsters - Chuck Palahniuk. He's an awesome writer, my favourite author, and the story has several twists. It is told perfectly, with lines thrown in that will stop you in your tracks and make you think. It's a mature book and deals with issues that are not for the young. (16+)

2. The Dice Man - Luke Rhinehart. Very different to Chuck Palahniuk, but still a very interesting book. A bored psycologist starts rolling dice to decide how to live his life. Again, a mature book, dealing with issues not appropiate for young eyes, but definately a good book well worth reading. (16+)

3. Fluke - James Herbert. Very unlike what James Herbert usually writes, a very good story well told. Definately worth a read if you own a dog as it will make you view your pets differently. (12+)

4. Choke - Chuck Palahniuk. Another mature book. It's a great read, and CP's writing style is very unique. The story is told well, and there are some memorable scenes. (16+)

5. Trainspotting - Irvine Welsh. Again, deals with mature issues. Very well told and an interesting insight into the world of drugs and users/abusers. A well-told story. (16+)

Well, I guess thats my top 5, unfortunately not enough room to mention: Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk), House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski), Mysterious Stranger (David Blaine), Ordinary People (Osbourne Family)

I can't believe I forgot the Chronicals of Narnia. I heard they are making new movies. Wait what does DRoP stand for.

Dragonriders of Pern, a brilliant series, read it now...reeeeaaaddd ! xD

1. The Light Fantastic (Terry Pratchet)
2. Eragon (by someone incredibly hard to spell)
3. Foundation (Asimov)
4. The songs of distant earth (C. Clarke)
5. Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban.

Well, there are many series that I like, so I'll just count them as one book, unless I only like one or two books from the series. Anyway, on to my list:

1. Ender's Game
2. Ender's Shadow
3. The Wheel of Time series
4. Harry Potter series
5. Can't think of a fifth at the moment.

:-/ Not sure, but Harry Potter ranks up there.

And I think ARing of Endless Light was Madeline L'Engle.

You mean I don't have it already?

I heard Choke is really good from a friend. I need to read The Little Prince.



Undoubtedly the best of the series.