Anybody know any good teen sci-fi or fantasy books?

Question

Hey all you bookworms I've already read Twilight and I'm about to die waiting for the fourth book. Just to let you all know I can't stand books like the Clique series or anything like them. But I'm up for anything else. I have a whole stack of books to read right now, but I need back up books incase the ones I have are a flop. TTYL =)

Answer 1

Hello, I'm just like you... you dhould read the princess frog saga, its the one that got me intrested in books in the first place.



Princess frog saga has 4 books:



1. Princess Frog

2. Dragon's breath

3. Once Upon a Curse

4. No Place for Magic



the Authur is E.D. Baker



Also, I really enjoyed reading Elsewhere by Gabriella Zevin



If your in for a teen life, really funny really SUPERAWESOME favorite books of all time books check out these Sagas



The year my life went down the loo. by katie maxwell

This sereis is all a girl writing emails to her friend. But u bearly even notice it ITs just a cool format.



the sequels to that are :

2. They wear WHAT under their kilts?

3. Whats french for "EW"?

4. The taming of the dru



Man i could not get enough of those Katie maxwell books so i got her next sereis...

Got Fangs and Circus of the darned

Excelent books I'm still reading Got fangs tho

(BTW: Got fangs is the first one.)



this is a whole different sereis but i would read it over and over again:

Girl 15. Charming But insane

Girl nearly 16: Absolute torture

Girl Going on 17: Pants on fire

I'm so sory i totally forgot the final one!!! any ways those are by sue limb.



Have fun reading!

Answer 2

Try the Vampire Kisses series if you like Twilight... I know I'm practically bouncing off the walls for the fourth book, too! And try Ender's Game. It was really good. And in Mythology, try the Percy Jackson and the Olympians. And don't forget the Harry Potter books! I love those! And Maximum Ride is AWESOME! Its about flying people, but with other stuff that just gets you right in the story. They're by James Patterson, so you know they're going to be real good! And the Warriors series by Erin Hunter. Talking cats RULE! And Guardians of Ga'Hoole is really good. Well, those are my favorite books, or at least all I can think of right now. I'll get you in my contacts and email you more if I think of any more!

Answer 3

Well if you want a good book here's a few, not exactly Scifi or fantasy but good books nonetheless:

Eaters of The Dead-Vikings travel to a northern land where cannibals have been attacking a small village, a young Arab ambassador accompanies them.

Ghost in the Darkness-Based upon a true story in Africa where two lions attack a construction site repeatedly, taking people from their tents at night, no one can seem to stop the two lions, as they don't act like lions at all, a hunter is called in to deal with the problem.

Bad Men- A band of murderers are on the search for their leader's ex-wife and son, and the fortune they stole from him. They wife and son have taken refuge on a small island, unfortunately the island has had odd occurances of something otherwordly as of late.



There's just a few good books, Ghost in the Darkness is a must read.

Answer 4

The Twilight series was amazing. I can't wait for the forth either. Try Harry Potter. Anything by Meg Cabot is good but not all are sci-fi. One that is sci-fi/fantasy is Haunted.The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings...haven't read any yet but heard they were decent. Here are some others, haven't read them but they look pretty good: The Afterlife (Soto), Caves of steel (Asimov), A Clockwork Orange (A. Burgess), Companions of the Night (Velde), Exegesis (Teller), The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (Adams), A stir of Bones (Hoffman), Sweetblood (Hautman), The Window (Ingold).

Answer 5

The Illustrated Man. Its by Ray Bradbury, a very popular Sci-fi writer. Its a bunch of short stories all connected together in an interesting way.



Also, Bad Girls by Alex Mcaulay. Lots of girls get stranded on an island far away from civilization.. Think Lord of the flies but a girls version.



And also, And Then There Were None. Its a classic that was required reading last year for my class. Everyone loved it. I mean EVERYONE. It scary, suspenseful, and wonderflly written.



Hope those sound good! If you like them, tell me!

-Julie

Answer 6

Try the Gemma Doyle trilogy! (Fantasy)

It's a good, powerful series. You might even forget about Twilight while you're reading it. ;D

Book 1 - A Great and Terrible Beauty

Book 2 - Rebel Angels

Book 3 - The Sweet Far Thing



And really...if you haven't tried Harry Potter at all, you should!

Answer 7

Eragon

Wrinkle in Time

The Giver

The Hobbit and Lord of Rings Trilogy

The Dune series

Dragonlance Series

Answer 8

Read Eragon, Eldest, and, in two months, Brisingir from the Inheritance series. Those own.

Also, Garth Nix is an incredible fantasy author. His best series were the Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen books. Those are the best books I've ever read :P

Answer 9

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card is good introductory Sci-fi.



Also



The 'Uglies' series by Scott Westerfeld is good.



The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer.



Little Brother by Cory Doctorow.

Answer 10

I have answered this question so many times, I decided to dedicate a web site to answer this question. Here it is:



http://www.life-after-harry-potter.com



Included is a list of only the best sorcery fantasy books, grade reading level, a short review of each book along with a brief summary of adult content. There is also a "Readers' Choice" list of favorite books, and a list of heroine sorcery fantasy books, plus a full review of "The Golden Compass".



"A Spell for Chameleon" is the most "teen" (teen fantasy adventure with a romance angle kind of thingy), but all of the books at the above link are excellent fantasy. Read the descriptions to see if they are what you like.



All of the following are excellent scifi (author, followed by books). * in front of books that involve teens as main characters, ** in front of those that involve teen romance (if that's what you mean by "teen")



Jules Verne - free online

*Journey to the Center of the Earth (my favorite scifi)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Mysterious Island



H G Wells - free online, and roughly half-length novels

War of the Worlds

The Time Machine (downer ending)

The Invisible Man (unlike many IM stories, he's a villain. This is the original)



Isaac Asimov

I, Robot (you *must* read this - the only "must read" scifi)

Elijah Baley books - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_Baley excellent both as scifi *and* as murder mysteries - the best of both worlds (warning: adult content in the 3rd book)

*Foundation Series - *the* classic scifi trilogy (teen in the second book - really excellent! Fair amount of romance in the third book)



Andre Norton - *the* classic female scifi author, most of her books involve "coming of age" and pure scifi adventure

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliography_of_Andre_Norton

her best: *Star Man's Son (also titled 2250 A.D.)

other excellent:

*Judgment on Janus (a little romance)

*Forerunner series

*Central Control series

*Solar Queen series

The Time Traders (Atlantis, magic - very cool!)

*The Zero Stone



**You may also like Andre Norton's "Moon Called", a woman with psychic and magical powers comes of age in a post-nuclear holocaust world with - well, wait until you meet the *real* villains!



*Another excellent: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. Though written for younger readers, I read this recently and it is great! Better than the movie (which was also pretty good). (Only tragic romance - the main character's beloved husband is dead, but she thinks of him often)



I hope this helps.



Jim, http://www.jimpettis.com/wheel/

Answer 11

Jinx by Meg Cbot

The Mediator Series by Meg Cabot

Answer 12

The "His Dark Materials" Trilogy by Philip Pullman-- that's the Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. Three of my favorite books ever.

Answer 13

Look for the older Sci-fis, Like



Tunnel in the Sky by Robert Heinlen, or Childshood End by him. They are some of the best Sci-fis ever written. They are older books but they are amazing.

Answer 14

I definitely suggest reading the Cirque Du Freak series by author Darren Shan. I read the books myself, and fell in love with them.



(PS- Cirque Du Freak - soon to be a major motion film) :D



Hope you enjoy!

Answer 15

The Ender series has yet to fail a bookworms desire for sci-fi/fantasy.



A VERY VERY good read.



Ender's Game is the first book. You'll love it.

Answer 16

ok:

The Host by Stephenie Meyer..really it is an "adult" book, but it really isn't that "adulty" but it is Sci-fic...and a romance too...its better then Eclipse when it comes to 'romance'...



series of unfortunate events by lemony snicket



The Thirteenth Tale ( i forgot the author)



Stargirl and Love Stargirl by Jerry Spnelli (i think) They really aren't young adult or adult, but they are really cute and enjoyable to read...:)



All the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling



Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (gotta love the classics..lol)



Book of a Thousand Days, Princess academy, Goose Girl, Enna Buring, River Secrets, all by Shannon Hale



Uglies, Pretties, Specials, and Extras

Answer 17

Anything Francesca Lia Block.



Her books are kind of "Urban Fairy tales" and read a little bit like a LA acid trip.... sorry-that is the best way I can describe it. I highly recommend all of her books, but I think Echo was my favorite.

Answer 18

Sweep series by Cate Tiernan

Balefire series by Cate Tiernan

Answer 19

The Maximum Ride series are always good, and there's the Alex Rider Series those are all good.

Answer 20

maybe you already read them but the ones from Dan Brown blew my mind...Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, Digital Fortress, Deception Point, and real soon The Solomon Key

Answer 21

As far as sci-fi goes, Douglas Adams is great, it's comedy/sci-fi. Try the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, it's awsome!

Answer 22

if u like twilight you'll like The Host by steph meyer,

uglies/pretties/specials and extras by scott westerifeld are rly amazing and addicting..

also the Marked series is good so i've heard, i havnt got to those yet, but i heard theyr good

Answer 23

Uglies, Pretties, and Specials (series)

Answer 24

You should read Peeps, its about vampires. Its by Scott westerfielsds. i love the twiligt saga too! GO TWILIGHT!

Answer 25

try The Supernaturalist by Eion(can never spell the name right) Colfer

Answer 26

the host - stephenie meyer

midnighters series - scott westerfield

uglies series - scott westerfield

peeps, the last days - scott westerfield

Answer 27

alex rider series is REALLY good. the first book is stormbreaker. i also suggest harry potter.

Answer 28

I'm in the process of writing one =P



I dont know if I'll ever finish it though lol.

Answer 29

Try Phillip K Dick, he's published a collection of short stories, which will blow you away, guaranteed!!

Answer 30

Left Behind (the kids)



its awsome..a little boring at first. but then the action starts comming....its amazing!

Answer 31

series of unfortunate events

Answer 32

try harry potter

Answer 33

if you haven't read it already, maximum ride is good