Reading Rainboom discussion

This forum is for anypony who has a recommendation for books that you would think other ponies would enjoy. My goal here is to have at least one book for us to be able to all enjoy and discuss together and perhaps even go see the movie to compare or have a coffee shop hang out.

I really got into the Hollows Series, also known as the Rachel Morgan series. They aren't really long and give a new refreshing twist on classic fantasy staples like demons, witches and vampires all set in modern day Cleveland.

For any mystery fans out there I recommend the Young Sherlock series by Andrew Lane. It's, as the series title suggests, a look at Sherlock Holmes growing up.

Fantasy fans, I've always had a soft spot for Dragonlance and can never suggest just one series or chronicle... The War of the Souls trilogy was really good though.

love love love Dragonlance

I'm going to have to add these to my shelf. ^ _ ^ I've been reading stories that are not as 'in depth' sometimes. My coworker called some of the books I read on the level of 'bubblegum'. It's interesting but the craving/taste doesn't last.

Matthew - who is the author of the Hollow Series?

Kim Harrison

If urban fantasy is your thing, The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher are some of the very best. The first book is Storm Front. I would put it at PG-13 or soft R for violence, nudity, and language. Also, the main character and narrator are somewhat sexist, so that might offend and/or not be appropriate.

If we're down for some literary historical fiction, I highly recommend one or two of the books of the Aubrey/Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian. Only there's twenty of them, and they're written in a tone and language accurate to the period of the Napoleonic era. The Patrick Tull audiobooks are totally amazing. H.M.S. Surprise and Desolation Island are two of my early favorites, but they are all great.

Any of the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett are great, there are over forty of them, though. These are humourous fantasy (the spelling tells you they're British, you see). Good places to start are Mort, Guards! Guards!, Wyrd Sisters, and possibly the absolute best to start with if you're looking for beautiful youth-oriented fantasy fiction is The Wee Free Men.

Finally, if we wanted to do some great science-fiction, Falling Free by Lois McMaster Bujold is well-written, has great sci-fi concepts, wonderful characters, a crackerjack of a plot, and isn't too long. Only problem is, it can be hard to find. Best audiobook version is by The Readers Chair, who are unfortunately out of business (but I have copies).

Sorry, I know that's a lot to sort through.