Best Indie Books/Authors
The best indie books you have read.

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1 Once Upon Another Time
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 27 ratings
2 A Job From Hell (Ancient Le...
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3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 3,294 ratings
3 Psycho Save Us
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4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 49 ratings
4 Remembrance (Transcend Time...
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3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 1,676 ratings
5 Farsighted (Farsighted, #1)
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3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 655 ratings
6 Angelfall (Penryn & the End...
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4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 18,202 ratings
7 Sheer Purgatory
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4.64 of 5 stars 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings
8 The Light of Asteria: Kailm...
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4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 442 ratings
9 The Zombie Room
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 2,447 ratings
10 Bridger (Bridger, #1)
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3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 585 ratings
11 Switched (Trylle Trilogy, #1)
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 36,002 ratings
12 Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty...
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3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 518,382 ratings
13 The Elephant Tree
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 2,312 ratings
14 Hollowland (The Hollows, #1)
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4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 9,925 ratings
15 Beautiful Disaster (Beautif...
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4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 122,486 ratings
16 Everyone Burns
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4.62 of 5 stars 4.62 avg rating — 58 ratings
17 Half-Blood (Covenant, #1)
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4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 16,392 ratings
18 Destined (Destined, #1)
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 1,577 ratings
19 Existence (Existence Trilog...
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 21,159 ratings
20 In Leah's Wake
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3.16 of 5 stars 3.16 avg rating — 1,586 ratings
21 Significance (Significance,...
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4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 13,287 ratings
22 LIGHTMASTERS: Number 13
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4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 75 ratings
23 The Gift of Joy - Adult Ver...
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4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 52 ratings
24 The Silver Sphere
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4.53 of 5 stars 4.53 avg rating — 120 ratings
25 Open Minds (Mindjack Trilog...
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 1,595 ratings
26 Our Little Secret
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4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
27 Caged in Darkness (Caged, #1)
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 427 ratings
28 Feathers
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4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings
29 Set the Night on Fire
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 82 ratings
30 The Angels Are Here (Parado...
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 210 ratings
31 Fourteen Days Later (Helen ...
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3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 209 ratings
32 Final Justice  (A Lorne Sim...
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 69 ratings
33 The Map and The Stone
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4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings
34 The Next Thing I Knew (Heav...
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3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 107 ratings
34 Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty ...
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 273,456 ratings
36 The Portal Between (The Por...
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4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 35 ratings
37 Untraceable (Nature of Grac...
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4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 932 ratings
38 Erich's Plea (The Witchcraf...
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3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 39 ratings
39 Doomed (Ancient Legends, #2)
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4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 1,059 ratings
40 Anathema (Cloud Prophet Tri...
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 1,241 ratings
41 My Blood Approves (My Blood...
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 14,823 ratings
42 Bound By Blood - Volume 1
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4.62 of 5 stars 4.62 avg rating — 104 ratings
43 Anomaly
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4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 24 ratings
44 Impeding Justice  (A Lorne ...
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 144 ratings
45 Pyramid of the Moon (Sun an...
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4.79 of 5 stars 4.79 avg rating — 24 ratings
46 Sand
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 61 ratings
47 Wicked Sinners (Sinners, #2)
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4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 75 ratings
48 The Superiors (The Superior...
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 76 ratings
49 Sweet Seduction
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings
50 Birth Of The Monster
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4.68 of 5 stars 4.68 avg rating — 69 ratings
51 Portrait of Our Marriage
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4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 62 ratings
52 The Last Prophet
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 65 ratings
53 Pray for Reign
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4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 16 ratings
54 The Endlands (Volume 1)
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 72 ratings
55 Evolution of Insanity
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4.52 of 5 stars 4.52 avg rating — 48 ratings
56 Smokeless Fire (Fire Spirit...
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4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 3,339 ratings
57 Bound By Blood - Volume 2
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4.83 of 5 stars 4.83 avg rating — 66 ratings
58 Exiled (Immortal Essence, #1)
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3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 1,020 ratings
59 A Very Hairy Adventure (Kay...
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3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings
60 Ursula's Quest (The Witchcr...
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings
61 A Dance of Cloaks (Shadowda...
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 1,623 ratings
62 Shadows of the Realm
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4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 72 ratings
63 Scent of a White Rose (The ...
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 208 ratings
64 Verland: The Transformation
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4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 83 ratings
65 The Secret of Spruce Knoll ...
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4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 120 ratings
66 Hush Money (Talent Chronicl...
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3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 2,149 ratings
67 Nate Rocks the World (Nate ...
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4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 85 ratings
67 Tangled Tides (The Sea Mons...
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4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 885 ratings
69 Burn Out (Rachel Scott, #2)
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3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 114 ratings
70 Silver Moon (Silver Moon, #1)
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 1,228 ratings
71 Dead And Beyond (Ancient Le...
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4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 553 ratings
72 Clockwise (Clockwise, #1)
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 997 ratings
73 A Demon Made Me Do It (Demo...
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4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 566 ratings
74 Fire with Fire (Demonblood,...
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4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 183 ratings
75 Oddily (Oddily, #1)
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3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 390 ratings
76 When Destiny Knocks (Destin...
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3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 96 ratings
77 Demon Possession (Shadow Qu...
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4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 893 ratings
78 While the Savage Sleeps
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3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 529 ratings
79 My Boyfriend Merlin (My Mer...
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3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 721 ratings
80 Awakening (The Watchers Tri...
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3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 2,393 ratings
81 Sylvianna (Ossolyn, #1)
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings
82 Forever, Christian
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4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings
83 Wired
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 40 ratings
84 Airborne (Airborne Saga, #1)
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3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 836 ratings
85 Blood Slave
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 101 ratings
86 In Search of Lucy
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3.16 of 5 stars 3.16 avg rating — 439 ratings
87 The Secret Diary of Alice i...
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3.25 of 5 stars 3.25 avg rating — 157 ratings
88 Guardian
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3.11 of 5 stars 3.11 avg rating — 55 ratings
89 Rook (Allie's War, #1)
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3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 53 ratings
90 The Girlfriend Experience
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4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
91 Phoenix Angel (Shardwell, #1)
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4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 77 ratings
92 Choices 86,400 a Day
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3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 17 ratings
93 The Chinaberry Tree
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4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings
94 Guardian of Time (Shardwell...
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4.81 of 5 stars 4.81 avg rating — 53 ratings
95 Forever Sunshine
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4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 49 ratings
96 Cemetery Street
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4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 41 ratings
97 Discontents: A Protest Novel
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 22 ratings
98 The Society of Sinners
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4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 76 ratings
98 Glimpse (The Dwellers, #1)
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3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 23 ratings
100 The Empire
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4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 50 ratings
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 ~☆ Alice☆~ What does Indie mean? I googled it but still not sure about this.


message 2: by Coral (new)

Coral As far as I know - Indie music/art/film/books - meant people that were handling things pretty much on their own without the backing from a major studio or publisher.

Indie press also means small press or small publishing houses. Not the big traditional ones.

Now, because of the Internet and availability of eBooks and the ability of individuals to publish their books electronically, to me it means independent authors who are publishing their own work.

Anyone who knows more, please feel free to chime in. :)


message 3: by Coral (new)

Coral hehe I'm a life-long reader so I think it's a great time to be reader too. :)


message 4: by I, Curmudgeon (new)

I, Curmudgeon I don't know that these are the "best ever" books or anything like that.

They all have the same editing issues. You know, the stray word in the wront tense or spelling and/or missing words here and there.

Having said that, I enjoyed reading every one of them. It takes a certain kind of magic to make a story come alive. These writers have the magic, and it's in their books. They deserve some love. (I loved the books.)

It just makes me wonder how much help a publishing company could have been to them with their polishing machine and army of editors if they had just accepted their work instead of trying to force them into writing to meet a formula?


message 5: by Coral (new)

Coral Hugh (A.K.A. Hermit the Curmudgeon) wrote: "I don't know that these are the "best ever" books or anything like that.

They all have the same editing issues. You know, the stray word in the wront tense or spelling and/or missing words her..."


This list got totally out of hand. I originally meant it as a list that I personally read/reviewed and thought was great... and then it got hi-jacked. lol I don't know how to fix it except start a new list? But I don't know if you can even make a closed list.

I have an Indies-good read shelf which does have only the books I've read and anyone is welcome to check it out or ASK ME!

I'd love to give you suggestions of Indie authors that I found to be really good. Good editing, good cover is a must, but story trumps all. I'm very eclectic so will probably find something you like...

Also I blog about all the Indies I read at alchemyofscrawl.wordpress.com

:)


 ~☆ Alice☆~ Coral wrote: "Hugh (A.K.A. Hermit the Curmudgeon) wrote: "I don't know that these are the "best ever" books or anything like that.

They all have the same editing issues. You know, the stray word in the wront ..."


Ask Suzanne to help you. She is a librarian who can correct and clean up lists. She does it all the time.I hope I didn't spell her name wrong. Susanne maybe


message 7: by Coral (new)

Coral lol it would go from 386 to 93. How do I contact a librarian?


message 8: by Coral (new)

Coral Nope, I looked at the rules and all lists are public. My shelf has my private Indies-good read so please friend me and check that out or ask me if you are unsure.

I'm not saying everyone else on the list is bad, I'm only one reader and have just listed the books that I've read and thought were good.

:)


message 9: by Coral (new)

Coral Alice wrote: "Coral wrote: "lol it would go from 386 to 93. How do I contact a librarian?"

Susanne is on most Listopias. You can also go on the group for librarians and ask for help. I have voted on hundreds ..."


No problem Alice. Thanks for your help!


message 10: by I, Curmudgeon (new)

I, Curmudgeon I appologize for intruding. If I could take mine back, I would.


message 11: by Coral (new)

Coral Hugh (A.K.A. Hermit the Curmudgeon) wrote: "I appologize for intruding. If I could take mine back, I would."

For intruding? I don't understand. You're welcome to comment.


message 12: by Coral (new)

Coral Oh shoot, now I feel bad. No one else is going to delete anything so you shouldn't. I have a private list so this is no problem.

I just had no idea this list would catch on. Sorry!


message 13: by Linda (new)

Linda Rae ~☆ Alice☆~ wrote: "What does Indie mean? I googled it but still not sure about this." Indie writers--we write and publish our own books without use of a traditional publisher.


message 14: by Charles (last edited Feb 10, 2013 03:25pm) (new)

Charles O'Donnell Linda wrote: "~☆ Alice☆~ wrote: "What does Indie mean? I googled it but still not sure about this." Indie writers--we write and publish our own books without use of a traditional publisher."

An independently (read: self) published author. With Kindle, iBooks, Nook and more, it's easier than ever to self publish. Which means tens of thousands of self-published books hit the eBook sites every month. Including mine!


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