Recommend a fantasy book or series? (No Y.A.)?

Something unique (not another imitation of LOTR or Star Wars, lol), well-written, smart, and entertaining, and also one that has female characters in it...not books like Game of Thrones, LOTR, or Watership Down where females don't seem to exist. I want to be able to relate.



No Young Adult genre please because I'm not into teen fiction. At all.









THANKS a lot... Happy Friday the 13th!!!Recommend a fantasy book or series? (No Y.A.)?
I suggest "Secrets of The Immortal Nicolas Flamel" series by Michael Scott. I got into them purely by chance and was pleasantly surprised. The book is a mix of fact and fiction. It follows the exploits of Josh and Sophie Newman (twins) who are lead by Nicolas Flamel and Scathach ( a character based on legendary warrior figure in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology) They are trying to escape the clutches of the Dark Elders (mythological figures from various cultures) and their allies, like the famous mathematician and astronomer John Dee who is also immortal.

All the while time is running out for Flamel and his wife. They have to retrieve the codex, keep the twins from Dee and make sure that the world doesn't fall into the hands of the Dark Elders.



The series is still being written with the third book coming out in May. I feel it is well worth the read, the author has really done his research on the characters backgrounds and places they visit. The plot is full and engaging without bogging the reader down. Plenty to puzzle over.



The books released so far are...

"The Alchemyst Secrets of the Immortal Nicolas Flamel"

"The Magician Secrets of the Immortal Nicolas Flamel"



The next one to be released is...

"The Sorceress Secrets of the Immortal Nicolas Flamel"
UNWIND!!!!



best book i ever read



and i actually finished it



and i usually just read books half was if i dont like them



but this was the bestRecommend a fantasy book or series? (No Y.A.)?
1. twilight

2. the host

3. uglies

4. pretties

5. specials

6. extras

7. golden compass

8. skinned

9. midnighters



all of these are girl main characters
Almost anything by Patricia McKillip, but a few of my favorites are Winter Rose, Alphabet of Thorn, and The Forgotten Beasts of Eld.



The Liveship Trader Trilogy by Robin Hobb is full of female main characters as well.



If you like those, you should also read The Farseer Trilogy and and the Tawny Man Trilogy.



Also, try Charles De Lint's urban fantasy. He almost always has female leads as well.Recommend a fantasy book or series? (No Y.A.)?
Mists of Avalon. It's a huge book long enough to be a series. It tells the story of King Arthur from all the women's perspectives. It's really fascinating and intriguing. Even if you think you know the story of King Arthur, the book will surprise you.



Anything by Ursula K. LeGuin. Most of her stories are considered feminist science fiction. They are all incredibly unique, and thought-provoking.
Read the magnificent earth series of Jean M. Auel:



1. The Clan of the Cave Bear

2. The Valley of Horses

3. The Mammoth Hunters

4. The Plains of Passage



This is guaranteed to blow your mind to wonderful insight, imagination, and well, mind-blowing entertainment. Go for it.
The Grey Griffins books by Derek Benz and J.S. Lewis.
'Fred the Mermaid' series by Maryjanice Davidson

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Fred is not your ordinary mermaid. She's not blonde. She's not buxom. And she's definitely not perky. In fact, Fred can be downright cranky. And it doesn't help matters that her hair is blue.

While volunteering at the New England Aquarium, Fred learns that there are weird levels of toxins in the local seawater. A gorgeous marine biologist wants her help investigating. So does her merperson ruler, the High Prince of the Black Sea. You'd think it would be easy for a mermaid to get to the bottom of things. Think again.



'Gorgeous' series by Maryjanice Davidon

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They Want Her To Save The World. As If.

One minute I'm out with my sorority sisters; the next there's a terrible accident (beyond my friend Stacey's outfit) and I'm waking up in some weird clinic transformed into a human cyborg--with a mission: to stop evil and stuff. Uh, hello? I've got a beauty salon to run.



Granted, it is cool to run faster than a Ford Mustang when I need to, even if it's totally hard on my shoes. But then I have to bring in another human cyborg on the run? One who happens to be male, totally gorgeous, smart, funny--and, um, his "enhancements"?--as if!







They're great for a fun read!
If you haven't read the series, I would suggest the Thursday Next books by Jasper Fforde. The main character, Thursday, is a female literary detective. The books are a lot of fun, definitely not Y.A. and very unique.



The following is the order of the books so far, though Jasper Fforde says he will probably write more, eventually.

1. The Eyre Affair (2001)

2. Lost in a Good Book (2002)

3. The Well of Lost Plots (2003)

4. Something Rotten (2004)

5. First Among Sequels (2007)



In case you are interested, here is some of Amazon's description of the first book in the series:

" Imagine this. Great Britain in 1985 is close to being a police state. The Crimean War has dragged on for more than 130 years and Wales is self-governing. The only recognizable thing about this England is her citizens' enduring love of literature. And the Third Most Wanted criminal, Acheron Hades, is stealing characters from England's cherished literary heritage and holding them for ransom.



"Bibliophiles will be enchanted, but not surprised, to learn that stealing a character from a book only changes that one book, but Hades has escalated his thievery. He has begun attacking the original manuscripts, thus changing all copies in print and enraging the reading public. That's why Special Operations Network has a Literary Division, and it is why one of its operatives, Thursday Next, is on the case.



"Thursday is utterly delightful. She is vulnerable, smart, and, above all, literate. She has been trying to trace Hades ever since he stole Mr. Quaverley from the original manuscript of Martin Chuzzlewit and killed him. You will only remember Mr. Quaverley if you read Martin Chuzzlewit prior to 1985. But now Hades has set his sights on one of the plums of literature, Jane Eyre, and he must be stopped."