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whimsyful Since: Sep, 2010
#276: Oct 8th 2012 at 8:28:55 AM

...I'd suggest Wuthering Heights, but that kinda falls under romance...

supergod Walking the Earth from the big city Since: Jun, 2012
Walking the Earth
#277: Oct 8th 2012 at 10:24:17 AM

Something with classic status like Wuthering Heights is fine. Thanks.

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#278: Oct 8th 2012 at 9:33:51 PM

As for the paranormal, Verdegris Deep! It's about some kids who take some coins from a well and get cursed by the well's witch to make the wishes made on those coins come true. This goes about as pleasantly as expected.

UltimatelySubjective Since: Jun, 2011
#279: Oct 19th 2012 at 4:45:50 AM

I'm looking for fiction books about the Royal succession in Great Britain. Proper stories, rather than historical reconstruction, but I certainly would like a bit of a general idea of the history.

Additionally, books which just used it as a setting or featuring a detailed fictional counterpart will also be accepted.

shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#280: Oct 19th 2012 at 7:45:31 AM

Mercedes Lackey did a series of books about it starting with This Scepter'd Isle

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
luckybreak91 Superhero from New York Since: Jul, 2011
Superhero
#281: Oct 28th 2012 at 12:06:36 PM

I've been plugging this wherever I thought it was appropriate because it's a good deal.

Free audiobook from Neil Gaiman, lasts till halloween. For every download the site donates money to charity. Link is here http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_1?asin=B009VHTR5C&qid=1351446375&sr=1-1

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TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#282: Oct 29th 2012 at 6:39:07 PM

@ the person looking for the goodish then not so goodish protagonist. Well, you could read the "Scavenger Trilogy" by K.J. Parker if you are looking for that kind of guy that looks okay on first blush but then turns out to be not quite that way at all. Of course there is a lot more to it than that but that is one of the themes of the work.

There's a page for it on this very wiki but it would be spoily to read that without reading the books first.

Lightningnettle Nettle Since: Apr, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Nettle
#283: Nov 11th 2012 at 6:23:50 PM

For ghost stories you can't go wrong with M.R.James, though he mostly did short stories as far as I know. They are old enough to show bigotry though, so if you're sensitive to that sort of thing I'd avoid them.

WeDoNotSow94 Since: Nov, 2012
#284: Nov 13th 2012 at 8:58:42 AM

Any good Beat Generation books, poetry etc. not by Kerouac, Ginsberg and Burroughs?

Distortion00 Since: Nov, 2011
#285: Dec 8th 2012 at 11:54:55 AM

There's always Bukowski. You might want to check out the Lost Generation as well, who were often precursors.

lexicon Since: May, 2012
#286: Dec 9th 2012 at 1:45:26 AM

For historical fiction books about the Royal succession in Great Britain I'd suggestion the Young Royals series. As far as I can tell it's highly accurate. Mary Bloody Mary is the best in my option. It's about Mary Tudor losing favor with her father, Henry VIII, who divorces her mother so her can get a son, but in the end she's Mary I of England.

I'm wondering if there's anything quite like Tamora Pierce's Song of the Lioness. It has a stubborn knight, a great prince, a powerful sorcerer, and an archer princess. More generally I'm looking for magic, love, and adventure in the middle ages.

Yuanchosaan antic disposition from Australia Since: Jan, 2010
antic disposition
#287: Dec 9th 2012 at 2:35:21 AM

^Crown of Stars, Kate Elliott.

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lexicon Since: May, 2012
#289: Dec 9th 2012 at 11:07:56 PM

From what I can tell about Crown of Stars I wouldn't be interested because it seems to have a lot of war in it. Ultimately Subjective might like it though for the part about how "In King Henry's court there is intrigue brewing as Henry has not chosen an heir from his three legitimate children, and it is well known that he favours his bastard son Sanglant, who by the law cannot inherit the throne." The king's half-sister is rebelling against him and some creatures are invading too. A couple of commoners get involved somehow. I'd like something with less war and more focus on noble characters.

Yuanchosaan antic disposition from Australia Since: Jan, 2010
antic disposition
#290: Dec 9th 2012 at 11:24:03 PM

I recall Crown of Stars focusing more on the characters and magic plot than the warfare. At least, it was Elliott's writing of the character interactions that drew me into the books. It's certainly a lot less light than Tamora Pierce's work, though.

edited 9th Dec '12 11:24:28 PM by Yuanchosaan

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MatthiasPendragon Honor For All... from A spinning orb in space Since: Dec, 2012
Honor For All...
#291: Dec 10th 2012 at 10:59:16 AM

Can anyone recommend a some nonfiction books about the Greek language/culture? Doing some research for my current story.

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SKJAM Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#292: Dec 23rd 2012 at 6:40:16 PM

A conversation with my mom (a retired nurse) brought up the question of young adult books along the line of the Cherry Ames series (in which several young ladies go through training to become nurses, and later volumes deal with the various kinds of jobs nurses of the time could have.) Except for modern nursing, as the Cherry Ames books are very much of their era. Anyone know of such?

FantasyLiver Since: Oct, 2012
#293: Dec 30th 2012 at 9:12:35 AM

Can anyone reccomend me a good pirate fiction story with action and swashbuckling?

lexicon Since: May, 2012
#294: Dec 30th 2012 at 9:32:06 PM

I've been wondering that myself. It seems like all there is is Treasure Island and books based off of Pirates Of The Caribbean.

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Lightningnettle Nettle Since: Apr, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Nettle
#296: Jan 2nd 2013 at 9:39:55 PM

I suppose The Princess Bride doesn't really count as pirate fiction, though the hero does turn pirate and there's lots of action and swashbuckling.

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#297: Jan 2nd 2013 at 10:06:41 PM

Michael Crichton's last book was Pirate Latitudes. Haven't read it myself.

Yuanchosaan antic disposition from Australia Since: Jan, 2010
antic disposition
#298: Jan 2nd 2013 at 10:25:03 PM

The second book of the Gentleman Bastard series and the Liveship Traders contain some pirate adventuring. Mixed with fantasy, though.

edited 2nd Jan '13 10:25:30 PM by Yuanchosaan

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#299: Jan 4th 2013 at 11:09:52 AM

Can anyone recommend me anything similar to The Night Circus?

It's difficult to describe, exactly (which is part of what makes it so good), but it has a fairly small yet complex ensemble cast of distinct and recognisable and memorable characters, intriguing philosophical themes integrated subtly and overtly in a number of ways, and most uniquely and importantly an exquisitely clear and pervasive and dreamlike poetic atmosphere. I don't think I've ever encountered anything with that kind of style before. Arrrgh. If you've read it you probably know what I'm trying to describe.

Does this sound familiar to anyone? :/ Clear and pervasive atmosphere is probably the most important part, I guess.

edited 4th Jan '13 11:10:09 AM by Noaqiyeum

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Yuanchosaan antic disposition from Australia Since: Jan, 2010
antic disposition
#300: Jan 4th 2013 at 1:51:12 PM

^I've not read it, but I shall add it to my list.

...Sorry, this isn't very helpful. >_>

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