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Booklist
My Faves: Mistborn, Attolia, Charlie Bone, Inkheart, Narnia, Stormlight, Asimov, Bartimaeus, Cobra, Thrawn, Conquerors, Artemis Fowl, Septimus Heap, Dragonback, Dragon Jousters, Chrestomanci, Blackcollar, Black Magician, Machiavelli, Airborne, Foreigner, Lord of the Rings.
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-----Younger Fantasy Books-----1. Harry Potter
a. J.K Rowling i. Sorcerers stone ii. Chamber of secretsiii. Prisoner of Azkabaniv. Goblet of Firev. Order of the Phoenix vi. Half-Blood Prince vii. The Deathly Hallows ( perfect ending to a perfect series)
2. The Chronicles of Narnia §a. C.S Lewis
i. The Magicians Nephewii. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobeiii. The Horse and his Boyiv. Prince Caspianv. The Voyage of the Dawntreadervi. The Silver Chairvii. The Last Battle
3. Charlie Bone §a. Jenny Nimmo
i. Midnight for Charlie Boneii. The Time Twisteriii. The Invisible Boyiv. Castle of Mirrors v. The Hidden Kingvi. The Beast vii. The Shadow
viii. The Red Knight ®
4. Artemis Fowl a. Eoin Colfer
i. Artemis Fowl ii. The Artic Incidentiii. The Eternity Codeiv. The Opal Deceptionv. The Lost Colony vi. The Time Paradox vii. The Atlantis Complex ®
5. Septimus Heap §a. Angie Sage
i. Magykii. Flyteiii. Physik iv. Queste v. Syren vi. Darke ®
6. Inheritance Cycle §a. Christopher Paolini
i. Eragon ii. Eldestiii. Brisingr iv. Inheritance
7. Inkheart Trilogy § a. Cornelia Funke
i. Inkheartii. Inkspell iii. Inkdeath ®
8. The Pendragon series §a. D.J. MacHale
i. The Merchant of Death ii. The lost city of Faar iii. The Never War iv. The Reality Bug v. Black Water vi. The Rivers of Zadaa
vii. The Quillan Games viii. Pilgrims of Rayne ® ix. Raven Rise ® x. Soldiers of Halla ®
9. The Lera Novels § a. David Clement- Davies
i. Fire Bringer ii. The Sight iii. Fell ®
10. The Dragon Jousters series §a. Mercedes Lackey
i. Joust ii. Alta iii. Sanctuary iv. Aerie
11. The Chrestomanci books § a. Diana Wynne Jones
i. Conrad’s Fate ii. Chronicles of Chrestomanci
iii. Mixed magicsiv. The lives of Christopher chant v. Witch week vi. Charmed lifevii. The magicians of capronaviii. The Pinhoe egg
12. Pilgrim Partiesa. Diana Wynne Jones
i. Dark Lord of Derkholmii. Year of the Griffin
13. A Tale of Time City a. Diana Wynne Jones
14. The Merlin Conspiracya. Diana Wynne Jones
15. Keys to the Kingdoma. Garth Nix
i. Mister Monday ®
ii. Grim Tuesday ®iii. Drowned Wednesday ®iv. Sir Thursday ®v. Lady Friday ®vi. Superior Saturday ®vii. Lord Sunday ®
16. Redwalla. Brian Jacques
i. Redwallii. Mossfloweriii. Mattimeoiv. Mariel of Redwallv. Salamandastronvi. Martin the Warriorvii. The Bellmakerviii. Outcast of Redwallix. The Pearls of Lutrax. The Long Patrolxi. Marlfoxxii. The Legend of Luke
xiii. Lord Brocktreexiv. Taggerungxv. Trissxvi. Loamhedgexvii.Rakkety Tamxviii. High Rhulainxix. Eulalia!
17. Ranger’s Apprentice a. John Flanagan
i. The Ruins of Gorlan ii. The Burning Bridge iii. The Icebound Land iv. The Battle for Skandia v. The Sorcerer of the North ® vi. The Siege of Macindaw ®vii. Erak's Ransom ®viii. The Kings of Clonmel ®ix. Halt's Peril ®
18. The Oracle Prophecies
a. Catherine Fisheri. The Oracle Betrayedii. The Sphere of Secrets iii. Day of the Scarab iv. The archon
19. The Underland Chronicles a. Suzanne Collins
i. Gregor the Overlanderii. The Prophecy of Baneiii. The Curse of the Warmbloodsiv. The Marks of Secretv. The Code of Claw
20. The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy a. Clare B. Dunkle
i. The Hollow Kingdom ii. Close Kin iii. In the Coils of the Snake
21. Castaways of the Flying Dutchmana. Brian Jacques
i. Castaways of the Flying Dutchmanii. The Angel’s Commandiii. Voyage of the Slaves
22. Percy Jackson and the Olympiansa. Rick Riordan
i. The Lightning Thief ® ii. The Sea of Monsters ®iii. The Titans Curse ®
23. Viking Raidersa. Nancy Farmer
i. The Sea of Trollsii. The Land of the Silver Apples iii. The Islands of the Blessed ®
24. Airborne booksa. Kenneth Oppel
i. Airbornii. Skybreakeriii. Starclimber
25. Airmana. Eoin Colfer
26. The Thief Lord a. Cornelia Funke
27. Discworld ~ Terry Pratchett (Very funny!!!)
28. Leviathan ~ Scott Westerfeld
29. Grimm's Fairy Tales
30. Book of a Thousand Days a. Shannon Hale
31. Attolia a. Megan Whalen Turner
i. The Thiefii. The Queen of Attoliaiii. The King of Attolia iv. A Conspiracy of Kings v. Untitled
-----End Younger Fantasy Books-----
----- Younger Scifi Books-----32. Dragonback §
a. Timothy Zahni. Dragon and Thiefii. Dragon and Soldieriii. Dragon and Slaveiv. Dragon and Herdsman v. Dragon and Judge vi. Dragon and Liberator
33. The Hunger Games a. Suzanne Collins
i. The Hunger Gamesii. Catching Fireiii. Mockingjay
34. GameWorld Trilogya. Conor Kostick
i. Epicii. Sagaiii. Edda
35. Star Song and other stories §a. Timothy Zahn
36. Spinneret a. Timothy Zahn
-----End Younger Scifi Books-----
----- Younger Misc. Books-----37. Alex Rider
a. Anthony Horowitz i. Stormbreakerii. Point blanciii. Skeleton key iv. Eagle strike v. Scorpia vi. Ark angel vii. Snakehead ® viii. Crocodile Tears ® ix. Scoripa Rising ®
38. Similar Talesa. Gail Carson Levine
i. Ella Enchantedii. Fairestiii. The Two Princesses of Bamarre (Personal Favorite)iv. Ever
39. Cadel Piggota. Catherine Jinks
i. Evil Geniusii. Genius Squad
iii. The Genius Wars ®
40. Endymion Springa. Mathew Skelton
41. Piratesa. Celia Rees
42. The Missinga. Margaret Peterson Haddix
i. Foundii. Sent ®iii. Sabotaged ®
43. Betsy and the Emperora. Staton Rabin
44. Gifted Handsa. Ben Carson
45. Where the Red Fern Grows
a. Wilson Rawls
46. Summer of the Monkeys a. Wilson Rawls
47. The Book Thief ~ Markus Zusak
48. Art of War ~ Sun Tzu
49. Machiavelli (mandatory Slytherin reading material)a. Niccolo Machiavelli
i. The Princeii. The Art of War iii. The Discourses on History of Titus Livy
50. Animals a. Richard Adams
i. Watership Down-----End Younger Misc. Books-----
-----Older Fantasy Books-----51. Lord of the Rings
a. J.R.R. Tolkieni. The Hobbit ii. The Fellowship of the Ringiii. Two Towersiv. Return of the King
52. Bartimaeus Trilogy § a. Jonathon Stroud
i. The amulet of Samarkand ii. Golem’s Eyeiii. Ptolemy’s Gateiv. The Ring of Solomon
53. Prince of nothinga. R Scott Bakker
i. The Darkness that comes beforeii. The warrior prophetiii. The thousandfold thought
54. Vlad Taltosa. Steven Brust
i. Jheregii. Yendiiii. Teckla
55. Codex Aleraa. Jim Butcher
i. Furies of Calderonii. Academ's Furyiii. Cursor's Furyiv. Captain's Furyv. Princep's Furyvi. First Lord's Fury
56. KingKiller Chroniclesa. Patrick Rothfuss
i. The Name of the Windii. The Wise Man's Fear
57. Cronus Chroniclesa. Anne Ursu
i. The Shadow Thievesii. The Siren Songiii. The Immortal Fire
58. The First Lawa. Joe Abercrombie
i. The Blade Itselfii. Before they are hangediii. Last argument of kings
59. Mistborna. Brandon Sanderson
i. Final Empireii. Well of Ascensioniii. Hero of Ages
60. Stormlight Archivea. Brandon Sanderson
61. Warbreakera. Brandon Sanderson
62. The Way of Kingsa. Brandon Sanderson
63. Riyria Revelations
a. Michael J. Sullivani. The Crown Conspiracyii. Rise of Empireiii. Heir of Novron
64. Throne of Amenkora. Joshua Palmatier
i. The Skewed Throneii. The Vacant Throneiii. The Cracked Throne
65. Kingdoms of Thorn and Bonea. J. Gregory Keyes
i. The Briar King
ii. The Charnel Princeiii. The Blood Knight
66. Acaciaa. David Anthony Durham
i. Acaciaii. The Other Landsiii. The Sacred Band
67. The Changea. S.M. Stirling
i. Dies the Fire
68. Malazan Book of the Fallen ~ Steven Erikson
69. Wheel of Time ~ Robert Jordan
70. The Black Company ~ Glen Cook
71. Shannara ~ Terry Brooks
72. The Deed of Paksenarrion ~ Elizabeth Moon
73. Farseer trilogya. Robin Hobb
i. Assassin’s Apprentice ii. Royal Assassin ®iii. Assassin’s Quest ®
74. Tawny man (Farseer continued)a. Robin Hobb
i. Fool’s Errand ®ii. Golden Fool ®iii. Fool’s Fate ®
75. The Liveship Tradersa. Robin Hobb
i. Ship of Magic ®ii. Mad Ship ®iii. Ship of Destiny ®
76. Heralds of Valdemar ~ Mercedes Lackey
77. Conclave of Shadowsa. Raymond E. Feist
i. Talon of the Silver Hawkii. King of Foxesiii. Exile’s Return
78. Nethera. Deborah Chester
i. The Swordii. The Ringiii. The Chalice
79. Winds of the Forelandsa. David B. Coe
i. Rules of Ascension ii. Seeds of Betrayal iii. Bonds of Vengeance iv. Shapers of Darkness v. Weavers of War ®
80. Obsidian Trilogya. Mercedes Lackey
i. The Outstretched Shadow ii. To Light a Candle iii. When Darkness Falls
81. His Dark Materials a. Philip Pullman
i. The Golden Compassii. The Subtle Knife iii. The Amber Spyglass ®
82. The Black Magician Trilogy a. Trudi Canavan
i. Prequel: The Magician's Apprentice ®ii. The Magician’s Guild iii. The Novice iv. The High Lord v. The Ambassador's Mission ®
83. The Immortalsa. Tamora Pierce
i. Wild Magic ii. Wolf Speaker iii. Emperor Mage iv. The Realms of the Gods
84. Green Ridersa. Kristen Britain
i. Green Riderii. First rider’s call iii. The High King’s Tomb iv. Blackveil
85. Books of Pellinora. Alison Croggon
i. The Naming
ii. The Riddleiii. The Crow ® iv. The Singing ®
86. The Shinalia. Sherryl Jordan
i. Secret Sacramentii. Time of the Eagle
87. Vampire a. Elizabeth Kostova
i. The Historian
88. The Dagger and Coin ~ Daniel Abraham
89. The Long Price Quartet ~ Daniel Abraham
90. A Raven's Shadow ~ Anthony Ryan
91. The Powder Mage Trilogy ~ Brian McClellan
92. The Shadow Campaigns~ Django Wexler-----End Older Fantasy Books-----
-----Older Scifi Books-----
93. Cobra Trilogy a. Timothy Zahn
i. Cobraii. Cobra Strikeiii. Cobra Bargainiv. Cobra Alliance ®
94. The Conquerors Sagaa. Timothy Zahn
i. Conquerors prideii. Conquerors Heritageiii. Conquerors Legacy
95. The Icarus Hunt a. Timothy zahn
96. Angelmass a. Timothy Zahn
97. Republic Commandoa. Karen Traviss
i. Hard Contactii. Triple Zeroiii. True colors ® iv. Order 66 ® v. 501st ®
98. Bounty Hunter Warsa. K.W. Jeter
i. The Mandalorian Armorii. Slave Shipiii. Hard Merchandise
99. Allegiance a. Timothy Zahn
100. Manta’s Gift
a. Timothy zahn
101. Quadrail seriesa. Timothy Zahn
i. Night train to Rigelii. The Third Lynx ®iii. Odd Girl Out ® iv. The Domino Pattern ®
102. Blackcollara. Timothy Zahn
i. Blackcollarii. The Backlash mission iii. The Judas Solution
103. The Green and the Gray a. Timothy Zahn
104. Spherea. Michael Crichton
105. Saga of the Seven Sunsa. Kevin J. Anderson
i. Hidden Empireii. A Forest of Starsiii. Horizon Storms iv. Scattered Suns v. Of Fire and Night vi. Metal Swarm ® vii. The Ashes of Worlds ®
106. The Host a. Stephenie Meyer
107. Zombiea. Max Brooks
i. World War Zii. Zombie Survival Guide ®
108. Foreignera. C.J. Cherryh
i. Foreignerii. Invaderiii. Inheritoriv. Precursorv. Defendervi. Explorervii. Destroyerviii. Pretenderix. Delivererx. Conspiratorxi. Deceiverxii. Betrayer xiii. Intruder
109. Ariane Emorya. C.J. Cherryh
i. Cyteenii. Regenesis
110. Books by Heinleina. Heinlein
i. The Door into Summerii. And He Built a Crooked Houseiii. Starship Troopersiv. Tunnel in the Skyv. Have Spacesuit, Will Travelvi. Red Planetvii. Space Cadetviii. Double Star (Personal Favorite!!!)ix. The Moon is a Harsh Mistressx. Citizen of the Galaxy
111. Any book by Asimov. All are awesome. Start with I, Robot, or Nightfall.
112. Dune ~ Frank Herbert
113. Ender's Game series ~ Orson Scott Card
114. Lucifer's Hammer ~ Larry Niven
115. Lost Fleet ~ Jack Campbell
116. Vatta's War ~ Elizabeth Moon
117. In Fury Born ~ David Weber
118. Chanur series ~ C.J. Cherryh
119. Multiverse ~ David Weber
120. The Expanse ~ James S.A. Corey-----End Older Scifi Books-----
-----Star Wars Expanded Universe-----121. Outbound Flight
a. Timothy Zahn
122. The Thrawn Trilogy a. Timothy Zahn
i. Heir to the Empireii. Dark Force risingiii. The Last Command
123. The Hand of Thrawna. Timothy Zahn
i. Specter of the Pastii. Vision of the Future
124. Survivors Quest a. Timothy Zahn
125. New Jedi Ordera. Timothy zahn, Aaron Allston, Troy denning.
i. Vector prime β ii. Dark Tide 1: Onslaught β iii. Dark Tide 2: Ruin β iv. Agents of Chaos 1: Hero’s Trial β v. Agents of Chaos 2: Jedi Eclipse β ®
vi. Balance Point β ®vii. Edge of Victory 1: Conquest β ®viii. Edge of Victory 2: Rebirth β ®ix. Star by Star β ®x. Dark Journey β ®xi. Enemy Lines 1: Rebel Dreams α ®xii. Enemy Lines 2: rebel Stand β ®xiii. Traitor β ®xiv. Destiny’s Way β ®xv. Force Heretic 1: Remnant β ®xvi. Force Heretic 2: Refugee β ®xvii.Force Heretic 3: Reunion β ®xviii. The Final Prophecy β ®xix. Unifying Force β ®
126. The Dark Nest Trilogy a. Troy Denning
i. Joiner King ®ii. The Unseen Queen ®iii. The Swarm War ®
127. Legacy of the Force a. Aaron Allston, Karen Traviss, Troy Denning
i. Betrayalii. Bloodlines ® iii. Tempest ® iv. Exile ® v. Sacrifice ® vi. Inferno ® vii. Fury ® viii. Revelation ® ix. Invincible ®
128. Star Warsa. Michael A. Stackpole
i. I, Jedi
129. Star warsa. Greg Bear
i. Rogue Planet
130. Star Wars
a. Michael Reavesi. Death Star
131. Darth Bane (Star Wars) a. Drew Karpyshyn
i. Path of Destructionii. Rule of Two ®
-----End Star Wars Expanded Universe-----
-----Older Misc. Books-----132. Band of Brothers
a. Stephen E. Ambrose
133. Bourne Trilogy ~ Robert Ludlum
134. Malcolm Gladwell books
135. The Screwtape Lettersa. C. S. Lewis
136. Mere Christianitya. C. S. Lewis
137. The Thirteenth Talea. Diane Setterfield
138. The Broker a. John Grisham
139. The Pendergast Novels (Extremely scary/disturbing )a. Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
i. Relicii. Reliquaryiii. The cabinet of curiosities iv. Still life with crows v. Brimstone vi. Dance of death vii. The book of the dead viii. The wheel of darkness ix. Cemetery Dance ®x. Fever Dream ®
-----End Older Misc. Books-----