SO SICK of 13-18 year old protagonists! Help with this?

[Queenie]

I'm seriously just so sick of "YA" books. Some have such amazing stories to tell but all centered around unbelievable teens that never cease to irritate me to death to where I can't enjoy the amazing world that has been created.

Any suggestions for books that DO NOT involve an overpowered, bratty teen for the protagonist? =]

** EDIT: Thanks to everyone for the recommendations! Appreciated. =] **

[Joseph]

There is so much great UF out there for adults, you certainly don't HAVE to read YA fiction.
Check out (in no particular order):
Author : Title/Series
Del Franco, Mark : Connor Grey
Gustainis, Justin : Quincy Morris Supernatural Investigation
Hearne, Kevin : Iron Druid Chronicles
Henderson, C.J. : Piers Knight
Jacka, Benedict : Alex Versus
Locke, Kate : Immortal Empire
Eden, Cynthia : Night Watch
Armstrong, Kelley : Women of the Otherworld
Zettel, Sarah : Vampire Chef
Chase, Ashlyn : Strange Neighbors
Harper, Molly : Jane Jameson
Galenorn, Yasmine : Indigo Court
Galenorn, Yasmine : Sisters of the Moon
Galenorn, Yasmine : Chintz'n China Mystery
Jaffarian, Sue Ann : Madison Rose Vampire Mystery
Butcher, Jim : Harry Dresden
Neill, Chloe : Chicagoland Vampires
Frost, Jeaniene : Night Huntress
Harrison, Kim : Rachel Morgan
Lackey, Mercedes : Five Hundred Kingdoms
Lackey, Mercedes : Elemental Masters
Lackey, Mercedes : Diana Tregarde Investigation
Jones, Darynda : Charley Davidson
Mackenzie, Kasey : Shades of Fury
Peeler, Nicole : Jane True
Murphy, C. E. : Negotiator Trilogy
Murphy, C. E. : Walker Papers
Briggs, Patricia : Mercedes Thompson
Vaughn, Carrie : Kitty Norville
Hamilton, Laurell K. : Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
Krentz, Jayne Ann : Arcane Society-Modern Times
Marlowe, Mia : Touch of Seduction
Quick, Amanda : Arcane Society-Historical
Warren, Christine : Others
Douglas, Carole Nelson : Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator
Hunter, Faith : Jane Yellowrock
McGuire, Seanan : October Daye

That enough for you? ;-)

[Cee]

I think there are more non-YA UF books than there are YA ones.. Won't list any since Joseph already did a terrific job (;

[Gaelle]

Legacy by GC Lehane has characters age 18-50 some. Oh no, one character is 17. Story takes them over the course of 2 years though, with also very non-kiddy topic such as racism, homophobia or at least gay&lesbian topics are among the subject the characters face.

[Gaelle]

Story follows them over more than 2 years; must be 2 and a half, almost 3 years, can't remember precisely but something like that.

[Pagetranquility]

Are the Jennifer Armintrout books YA or Adult? She has two series as far as I know, a vampire one, and I think a faerie one.

[Kristen]

Pagetranquillity,

Obsidian in "Lux" Series by Jennifer Amentrout is YA. Homecoming dress shopping and everything.

[J.]

There are a lot of series out there written with older protagonists (the top list is amazingly long but I see many missing) but Publishers and Authors are chasing the Twilight, Hocking, etc YA market because so many younger readers are web/ebook fluent and many older readers that are web/ebook fluent still like the YA stories (I saw reports that the YA readers span 13-35). It's like why farmer barns are red is because red paint was cheaper because it was used to paint so many darn barns.

[J.]

I'm reading L Hamilton's series and it's an 'older read', nicely written. I'm in the first two and told the first three are the best .. there are something like twenty in the series.

[Michelle]

If you like steampunk, then there's .