Books I Especially Want To Recommend

Post by **Dragonlily** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 5:59 am

Fantasy
Tea With the Black Dragon, R.A. MacAvoy
www.reviewers-choice.com/tea_with_the_black_dragon.htm
The Book Of Kells, R.A. MacAvoy
www.reviewers-choice.com/the_book_of_kells.htm
A Game Of Thrones, George R.R. Martin
www.reviewers-choice.com/a_game_of_thrones.htm
A Clash Of Kings, George R.R. Martin
www.reviewers-choice.com/a_clash_of_kings.htm
A Storm Of Swords, George R.R. Martin
www.reviewers-choice.com/a_storm_of_swords.htm

Sci Fi Romance
After Dark, Jayne Castle
www.reviewers-choice.com/after_dark.htm
The Huntress, Michelle O’Leary
www.reviewers-choice.com/the_huntress.htm
Skin, Melissa McMann
www.reviewers-choice.com/skin.htm

Youth Fantasy
Mistress Masham’s Repose, T.H. White
www.reviewers-choice.com/mistress_mashams_repose.htm

Historical Fiction
The Horse Coin, David Wishart - Roman Britain
www.reviewers-choice.com/the_horse_coin.htm
River God, Wilbur Smith - Ancient Egypt
www.reviewers-choice.com/river_god.htm
The Tainted Snuffbox, Rosemary Stevens - Regency Mystery
www.reviewers-choice.com/the_tainted_snuffbox.htm
The Course Of Honor, Lindsey Davis - Roman Republic
www.reviewers-choice.com/the_course_of_honor.htm

Adventure Thriller
The Mayan Glyph, Larry Baxter
www.reviewers-choice.com/the_mayan_glyph.htm

Regency Romance
The Reluctant Widow, Georgette Heyer
www.reviewers-choice.com/the_reluctant_widow.htm
The Grand Sophy, Georgette Heyer
www.reviewers-choice.com/the_grand_sophy.htm

Post by **Dragonlily** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 5:40 pm

I figure eleven years is far enough back in my reading log, for now.

I regret that I don't have reviews available for any of these, but they have all stuck in my mind as outstanding: books I am proud to recommend.

Science Fiction

Sundiver, David Brin
Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
Midnight At the Well Of Souls, Jack L. Chalker
Babel-17, Samuel R. Delany
Pilgrimage, Zenna Henderson
Dune, Frank Herbert
Mirabile, Janet Kagan
The Keltiad, Patricia Kennealy-Morrison:
The Copper Crown
The Throne Of Scone
The Silver Branch
The Hawk's Gray Feather
The Saga of Pliocene Exile, Julian May:
The Many-Colored Land
The Golden Torc
The Nonborn King
The Adversary
The Remillard Series:
Intervention: The Surveillance/The Metaconcert
Jack the Bodiless
Diamond Mask
Magnificat
Emergence, David R. Palmer
The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell
Burning Bright, Melissa Scott
Dreaming Metal, Melissa Scott
Five Twelfths Of Heaven, Melissa Scott
Light On the Sound, Somtow Sucharitkul
Mind Changer, James White

Fantasy

The Crystal Cave, Mary Stewart
Lady Of Horses, Judith Tarr
Soldier Of the Mist, Gene Wolf

Post by **Dragonlily** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 5:47 pm

Death On the High C's, Robert Barnard
The Cat Who Turned On And Off, Lilian Jackson Braun
Miss Seeton Draws the Line, Heron Carvic
Primal Fear, William Diehl
Because the Night, James Ellroy
Banker, Dick Francis
Bonecrack, Dick Francis
The Firm, John Grisham
Murder On the Iditarod Trail, Sue Henry
Sweet Narcissus, M.K. Lorens
Black Money, Ross Macdonald
The Family Vault, Charlotte MacLeod
The Withdrawing Room, Charlotte MacLeod
Night At the Vulcan, Ngaio Marsh
The Broken Promise Land, Marcia Muller
The Cater Street Hangman, Anne Perry
Gaudy Night, Dorothy L. Sayers
Miss Melville Regrets, Evelyn E. Smith
Dead In the Water, Dana Stabenow
Death On a Silver Tray, Rosemary Stevens
Brat Farrar, Josephine Tey
The Daughter Of Time, Josephine Tey
Death Of a Lake, Arthur W. Upfield
No Dark Place, Joan Wolf

Post by **Dragonlily** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 5:51 pm

Historical Fiction

The Dreaming Suburb, R.F. Delderfield
The Avenue Goes To War, R.F. Delderfield
The Crawford of Lymond series, Dorothy Dunnett:
The Game of Kings
Queen's Play
The Disorderly Knights
Pawn In Frankincense
The Ringed Castle
Checkmate
The First Man In Rome, Colleen McCullough
The Grass Crown, Colleen McCullough
The Persian Boy, Mary Renault
Katherine, Anya Seton
The Edge Of Light, Joan Wolf

Biography

A Beautiful Mind, Sylvia Nasar
Inside the Third Reich, Albert Speer
Spandau: The Secret Diaries, Albert Speer

History

The Twelve Caesars, Michael Grant
Richard the Third, Paul Murray Kendall
Worlds In Collision, Immanuel Velikovsky
Ages In Chaos, Immanuel Velikovsky

Post by **Dragonlily** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 5:56 pm

Adventure

The Hunt For Red October, Tom Clancy
Without Remorse, Tom Clancy

Novels

My Friend Sashie, Jane Duncan
My Friends the Misses Kindness, Jane Duncan
My Friends George And Tom, Jane Duncan
The English Patient, Michael Ondaatje
Captain Newman, M.D., Leo Rosten
The Eagle's Daughter, Judith Tarr

Romance

Venetia, Georgette Heyer
Absolutely, Positively, Jayne Ann Krentz
Tim, Colleen McCullough

Youth

Eight Cousins, Louisa May Alcott
Young Bess, Margaret Irwin
The Princess And the Goblins, George MacDonald
The Princess And Curdie, George MacDonald
Emily Of New Moon, L.M. Montgomery
The Cave Twins, Lucy Fitch Perkins

Post by **CovenantJr** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 7:30 pm

"Comprehensive" doesn't seem to cover it...

Post by **Dragonlily** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 10:32 pm

New one to recommend:
Historical Fiction
Boudicca, Joann Smith - Roman Britain
www.reviewers-choice.com/boudicca.htm

Post by **Dragonlily** » Wed May 12, 2004 2:10 pm

The list of mystery recommendations above now has thumbnail annotations for each book.

www.reviewers-choice.com/joys_mystery_r ... ations.htm

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Thu May 13, 2004 11:32 pm

You have 13 Historical Fiction recommendations, one of which has 6 parts all by itself, but no Gates of Fire!!!!!!!

heh Anyway, a most impressive list of books, Joy!

Post by **Dragonlily** » Fri May 14, 2004 3:26 am

Thank you, Fist. Next time I'm in an early Greek mood, I'll make a special hunt for GATES OF FIRE.

Dorothy Dunnett deserves every line of attention I can give her. Those six titles are only the cream off the top. Some fans prefer her House of Niccolo series even more than the Lymond books. Lymond is a flamboyant aristocrat, Niccolo is a gifted apprentice. Both are hugely clever, and so is the author.

Right now I'm in an Alaska mood, hoping to clear a space in my schedule for it.

With a new stack of books on my desk from a Powells "giveaway sale,"

Post by **Cate** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 2:44 am

I found an old book by Marion Zimmer Bradley, The House Between The Worlds. It was wonderful. I couldn't put it down.

Post by **Dragonlily** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 3:57 am

Cate, I read that one in 1987. I wish I could remember the story. Have you read any of Bradley's Darkover books? Or THE MIST OF AVALON?

Post by **Dragonlily** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 6:42 pm

In the second post of this thread, I listed recommended sci fi/fantasy books for which I didn't have reviews. Now this one has a review:

THE MANY-COLORED LAND
www.reviewers-choice.com/the_many_colored_land.htm

Just reread it, and loved it all over again.

Post by **Dragonlily** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 3:17 am

Another sci fi/fantasy book recommended above which now has a review.

THE GOLDEN TORC by Julian May
www.reviewers-choice.com/the_golden_torc.htm

Will move on to the next one in the series as soon as possible. I'm having too much fun with it.

Post by **Dragonlily** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 4:24 am

Foul just reminded me of a book that has long been a favorite of mine. Copying over from Foul's thread:

THE CHOSEN by Chaim Potok. Totally lifelike story of two boys from opposing branches of Judaism, growing up together in New York City. I can't say enough for how completely these boys live. A unique element is given by Daniel's rabbi father, who has a special way of raising his genius son.

Post by **Dragonlily** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 5:00 am

Finally got the third Pliocene Exile book reviewed: THE NONBORN KING. I listed the whole series above, among the Science Fiction books I consider outstanding, but for which I had no review at the time.

www.reviewers-choice.com/the_nonborn_king.htm

Post by **Creator** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 6:21 am

Dragonlily wrote:Finally got the third Pliocene Exile book reviewed: THE NONBORN KING. I listed the whole series above, among the Science Fiction books I consider outstanding, but for which I had no review at the time.

www.reviewers-choice.com/the_nonborn_king.htm

www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/ ... ce&s=books

Amazon's always a good one for reviews! Here's a link to the first of the The Remillard Series. Julian May's books are one of my favorites as well!

Jack Chalker is also very good. Here are a link to a few of my favorite series:

The Quintara Marathon
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/se ... 47-6132817

Flux and Anchor
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/ ... ce&s=books

Dancing Gods
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/ ... ce&s=books

Post by **Dragonlily** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 7:55 am

My favorite Chalker is the Well World series, Creator. I recently reread MIDNIGHT AT THE WELL OF SOULS for relaxation, and am thinking about carrying on through the whole series. It's been a while.

Also, have you read THE FOUR LORDS OF THE DIAMOND? Excellent concepts in both series. I read FLUX AND ANCHOR three times. That's where I thought he started to get a little twisted about people changing sexes.

Post by **Dragonlily** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 8:10 am

I found a new sci fi that I "especially want to recommend": Sheri Tepper's GRASS.
www.reviewers-choice.com/grass.htm

Thanks to Kasten for recommending it.

Post by **Dragonlily** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 7:31 am

Early in this thread I recommended Julian May's THE ADVERSARY, but I didn't have a review to go with it. Now I do.
www.reviewers-choice.com/the_adversary.htm

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