Thursday Thirteen: 13 SciFi/Fantasy Books I Recommend
Thursday 13 #7
This week I bring you 13 SciFi/Fantasy Books That I Recommend. When I was younger, this was the only genre that I would read books from. I have branched out a bit since then, but I am still much more likely to choose new books to read in that area. For the record, the definitions for both Sci Fi and Fantasy are somewhat fuzzy. Some folks feel that SciFi is only differentiated by its used of futuristic gadgets. For me, Fantasy has always included stories with kids that have ESP and stories with faeries, not just whole new worlds. However you look at it, here are some books that I have enjoyed. If you have any recommendations from this genre, be sure to tell me about them.
1. The Time Garden by Edward Eager
2. Mind-Call by Wilanne Schneider Belden
3. For Love of Mother Not by Alan Dean Foster
4. Escape to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key
5. The Children of Morrow by H. M. Hoover
6. The People: No Different Flesh by Zenna Henderson
7. Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
8. So You Want To Be a Wizard by Diane Duane
9. The Green Rider by Kristen Britain
10. Sabriel by Garth Nix
11. Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
12. The Hunter’s Moon by O. R. Melling
13. Hannah’s Garden by Midori Snyder
The Time Garden, Edward Eager, Mind-Call, Wilanne Schneider Belden, For Love of Mother Not, Alan Dean Foster, Escape to Witch Mountain, Alexander Key, The Children of Morrow, H. M. Hoover, The People: No Different Flesh, Zenna Henderson, Over Sea, Under Stone, Susan Cooper, So You Want To Be a Wizard, Diane Duane, The Green Rider, Kristen Britain, Sabriel, Garth Nix, Alanna: The First Adventure, Tamora Pierce, The Hunter’s Moon, O. R. Melling, Hannah’s Garden, Midori Snyder
September 20th, 2007 at 1:45 am
Great post. I think that my fave fantasy book of all time is the river world series I read along time ago. I cannot even remember who wrote it.
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September 20th, 2007 at 3:24 am
I’m never really a sci-fi book fan. Although, I love books. =)
mine’s up at Dear Me.
have fun!
September 20th, 2007 at 10:53 am
I very much enjoyed Susan Cooper and Tamora Pierce’s novels, too. But my favourite fantasy novel is Mercedes Lackey’s Magic’s Price.
Or perhaps Terry Pratchett’s Guards! Guards!?
Or Astrid Lindgren’s The Brothers Lionheart?
Or …
*totters off to inspect her bookshelf*
September 20th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
No Dragonflight? Deryni? Xanth? (am I dating myself?)
I’m with you on Alanna, though. Great series.
September 20th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
Thanks for stopping by, jennifer and Ivan Girl!
Susan, I was trying to go with more obscure examples of the genre. Most people have heard of McCaffrey (though I prefer the Harper Hall Trilogy), Kurtz, and Anthony. I could have done a Thursday 30 for this one.
September 20th, 2007 at 9:45 pm
I’m not a sci-fi person myself, though I have read a few sci-fi books, all by rather obvious authors, like Bradbuy and Heinlein.
September 24th, 2007 at 6:47 pm
Sandra- I have freed your comment from the spam filter. Sorry. And may I just say, Magic’s Price purrrrrr.
Nicholas - glad to see you’ve sampled the genre.