[V2] Recommend A Novel!

December 11, 2009, 8:36 PM

In this thread, recommend the novels you love to others who you think might be interested in something completely new or different. Please elaborate on your post and give reasons as to why you think others may like what you've suggested.

One-liners will be classed as spam and may be deleted without warning.

December 11, 2009, 8:57 PM

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke

This is a story about England in the 18th-19th Century, where magic has been lost for many centuries, until two magicians become known and the rivalry that develops between them. It's a brilliant fantasy novel, with a really good period feel to it. It's almost as if Jane Austen had written a book about magic and magicians. It's a weighty read but well worth it, the author creates a fully realised universe and even the footnotes are compelling.

March 16, 2010, 4:32 AM

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

Very much a high-fantasy book but told from a very interesting perspective. The story unfolds as it's being told by the very man who lived it as he recounts his life. What's interesting is that people all over the world know who he is, he's a legend; there are ballads and myths written about him--- but in the book during the present day he's changed his name and runs a small tavern in an out of the way town. It's a much darker look at 'heroism' and those who are called heroes. Over all it's just a really interesting perspective and while it starts out a bit slow it's really fantastic. It's the first of three books (the Kingkiller Trilogy) but the second two are not out yet.

March 16, 2010, 2:26 PM

Zombie Survival Guide - Max Brooks

This is such an awesome book. Max Brooks is brilliant when it comes to gore and routines for avoiding and survivng the undead horde. Some see it as a serious piece of literature, others see it as complete and utter joke. Me? I use it as a good reference when writing zombie stories, but if the dead were to walk the earth again, Id have to leave Twilight and bring this along for the ride!