Today I'm going to post links to the sites of some of my favourite authors. I'll try to post a variety of genres so there's options for everyone.
Author: Tamora Pierce
Genre: All of her books are fantasy, usually for Young Adults. However, they often contain elements of Adventure, Romance, Mystery, and even political intrigue like in the Trickster series.
Website: Tamora Pierce
Series: She mostly writes her series in quartets. Some of these are: The Song of the Lioness quartet, The Immortals quartet, and the Circle of Magic quartet.
My Favourties: I love The Circle of Magic series, and the sequel series The Circle Opens. I also really like one of her newest series, The Beka Cooper series. But all of her books are really great, and I'd definitely recommend them.
Author: MaryJanice Davidson
Genre: Romance, usually with strong elements of humour. Some fantasy, some AU (alternate universe/alternate history), adventure, and a few sci-fi.
Website: Welcome to MaryJanice Davidson.net
Series: The Undead series (a.k.a. Betsy the Vampire), The Mermaid series (a.k.a. Fred the Mermaid series), The Wyndham Werewolf series, The Gorgeous series, and The Royal series. She also has the Jennifer Scales series for YA.
My Favourites: I love The Royal Series. It's totally romance, and totally hilarious. An American woman gets stranded in Alaska (which in the books is it's own country instead of part of the U.S.) after getting fired from the cruise liner she works on. She ends up meeting Alaska's King, Al, who drags her home with him to meet family - especially the Crown Prince, David. I'd also have to recommend the Fred the mermaid series, which is also incredibly funny.
Author:Mercedes Lackey.
Genre:Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Fairy Tales re-written, Adventure,
Website:Mercedes Lackey - The Official Website
Series: Lackey has an insane number of books written. Her most famous is probably the her Heralds of Valdemar series (which is made up of about 10 sub-series). Also worth checking out are her Five Hundred Kingdoms series, Elemental Masters series, Elves on the Road series, Dragon Jousters, and Bardic Voices series.
My Favourites: Pretty much all the series I mentioned above. I do have 3 favourites, though - I really like the Valdemar books, and the Elemental Masters series. I also like the Elves on the Road Series.
Author: James Moore
Genre: Horror.
Website: Horror of Horrors - The Official Website for James A. Moore.
Series: Serenity Falls trilogy. He also has several stand-alone books, although they often share common characters and appear to share a 'universe'.
My Favourites: My favourite books he's written is The Dark Carnival, the third book in his Serenity Falls Trilogy. It is a really creepy book, even to read in the day time. Moore's descriptions really draw you in and make the characters and situations real. The books will stick in your mind days after you've finished reading them. I think one of the factors I found the most disturbing was that a lot of the stuff that happens isn't from monsters or demons - it's from what the everyday human characters are willing to do with just a little nudge from outside forces.
I'll add more another time, so I hope you have fun reading!
Friday 4 December 2009
Thursday 3 December 2009
More web comics.
I promised you more, didn't I? ^_^
Questionable Content
Author: Jeph Jaques
Genre: Real life, contemporary, humour, drama, romance, sci-fi,
Rating: um... I'd probably say for older teens, at least. Mostly for off-colour jokes.
Updates: Monday through Friday.
Book Available: Not yet, though he's working on it.
Questionable Content is about a group of friends, all young adults, who it more or less follows day to day. The main character is Martin, who works at the university library when he isn't out with his band.
Red String
Author: Gina Biggs
Genre: Romance, contemporary, Drama, Humour.
Rating: Teen. 14+ or so, I'd say. Some adult stuff - two of the characters have sex. It's not graphic - you see them in their underwear, and a shot from the waist up but the guy's arm is covering her breasts, so you still don't see anything. There is also a F/F pairing. Arranged marriages, which the characters generally accept to some extent. Love triangles.
Updates: Comics are Monday to Thursday, Fridays are Sketch days.
Book Available: 4 so far, with #5 available to pre-order.
You start out with the main character, Miharu, who is informed that her parents have arranged a marriage for her. Needless to say, this doesn't go over well, and she runs off. While wandering around the city, she ends up at the park and meets a young man around her age, who she quickly forms a connection with. I'll avoid saying any more to avoid spoilers, so if you want to find out what happens next you'll have to read for yourself!
I'll put some more comics up later. Have fun reading!
Questionable Content
Author: Jeph Jaques
Genre: Real life, contemporary, humour, drama, romance, sci-fi,
Rating: um... I'd probably say for older teens, at least. Mostly for off-colour jokes.
Updates: Monday through Friday.
Book Available: Not yet, though he's working on it.
Questionable Content is about a group of friends, all young adults, who it more or less follows day to day. The main character is Martin, who works at the university library when he isn't out with his band.
Red String
Author: Gina Biggs
Genre: Romance, contemporary, Drama, Humour.
Rating: Teen. 14+ or so, I'd say. Some adult stuff - two of the characters have sex. It's not graphic - you see them in their underwear, and a shot from the waist up but the guy's arm is covering her breasts, so you still don't see anything. There is also a F/F pairing. Arranged marriages, which the characters generally accept to some extent. Love triangles.
Updates: Comics are Monday to Thursday, Fridays are Sketch days.
Book Available: 4 so far, with #5 available to pre-order.
You start out with the main character, Miharu, who is informed that her parents have arranged a marriage for her. Needless to say, this doesn't go over well, and she runs off. While wandering around the city, she ends up at the park and meets a young man around her age, who she quickly forms a connection with. I'll avoid saying any more to avoid spoilers, so if you want to find out what happens next you'll have to read for yourself!
I'll put some more comics up later. Have fun reading!
Tuesday 1 December 2009
Webcomic (sorta)
A Distant Soil
Author: Colleen Doran
Genre: Sci-fi, Fantasy, Psychics, Magic,
Rating: Maybe about 14+? There's some more adult scenes and subjects, but I don't think it's too graphic.
Notes: Gay/Bi characters, Het characters, some violence, mature subjects.
A Distant Soil is now up as a webcomic. It was out a few years ago in print form, however, and is probably still available in many libraries. It's also up for sale on Amazon.
There are four books in the Distant Soil series:
Author: Colleen Doran
Genre: Sci-fi, Fantasy, Psychics, Magic,
Rating: Maybe about 14+? There's some more adult scenes and subjects, but I don't think it's too graphic.
Notes: Gay/Bi characters, Het characters, some violence, mature subjects.
A Distant Soil is now up as a webcomic. It was out a few years ago in print form, however, and is probably still available in many libraries. It's also up for sale on Amazon.
There are four books in the Distant Soil series:
- A Distant Soil
- The Ascendant
- The Aria
- Coda
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