Book Recommendation Requests > Donna’s Request

they said: " Read this! (Nobody I know ever knows about it). I love the books and the cartoon. "

he said: " In a similar vein to Harry Potter, Percy Jackson etc. "

he said: " This author's works are a refreshing change from a lot of modern fantasy, because they make use of very beautiful language and plot elements that draw on old myths and folk/fairytales the way early fantasy authors like Tolkien did. A lot of modern fantasy tries to emulate this kind of writing style and falls flat on its face. (A separate series by the same author opens with The Ill-Made Mute.) This author's works are a refreshing change from a lot of modern fantasy, because they make use of very beautiful language and plot elements that draw on old myths and folk/fairytales the way early fantasy authors like Tolkien did. A lot of modern fantasy tries to emulate this kind of writing style and falls flat on its face. (A separate series by the same author opens with The Ill-Made Mute.) ...more "

he said: " Historical fantasy. "

they said: " Long series but still the best one there is - okay, after Hitchhiker's Guide - so good you might want to save it. I would give my right arm to be able to read it again at the first time. Long series but still the best one there is - okay, after Hitchhiker's Guide - so good you might want to save it. I would give my right arm to be able to read it again at the first time. ...more "

he said: " Historical fantasy of manners (with female/female romance, in case that's a dealbreaker). Historical fantasy of manners (with female/female romance, in case that's a dealbreaker). ...more "

he said: " Not a lot of people realise that Conan Doyle while popular with Sherlock Holmes had many other talents as a writer.

Case and point: The Lost World (or as I like to call it one of his best Non-Holmes works). "