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I've already posted this on Facebook, but I figure the more internet media sources I can hit, the better!
I've finished the book series I was reading and now I have nothing new to keep me occupied. Fellow bibliophiles know that this is a very sad state to be in.
So, anyone have some book suggestions? Favorite authors are Patricia Briggs, C. E. Murphy, Kristen Britain, and a bit of Rachael Caine, but I've kinda gotten over her a bit. I also enjoyed the first few Rachel Morgan books by Kim Harrison, though I was rather disappointed with Book 6 and kind of gave up on her after that. Jim Butcher I can take or leave - *hated* the first few, but then I skipped a bunch and picked up again where Mouse shows up and I didn't dislike any of them up to Proven Guilty, but I didn't like them enough to keep reading.
I'm also a big fan of plain old fantasy. I've read the last four series in the Valdamar (sp?) books (Arrows of the Queen, the Winds series, the Storm series, and the Owl Knight trio) many many times, and The Dragon Riders of Pern trio as well.
Sooo, suggestions? New(ish) and/or different series by any of the above authors I might've missed? Fantasy and Urban Fantasy are my drug of choice, PARTICULARLY if the Urban Fantasy isn't all sex focused. Sadly, I think I've exhausted that particular supply, but I'm hoping you all can prove me wrong.
ETA 2:05 - I hit B&N on my way to exchange some lacy arm... things... for a different pair at the mall (they're for my Abby Halloween costume). I left with three new books and a Barns and Noble membership because in the last two or three months I've probably spent almost a hundred bucks there, so I figure I'd give in to the inevitable.
Anyway, new books!
One of Patricia Briggs' earlier novels - Dragon Bones. I've been considering it for awhile since Briggs is one of my favorite authors, and I have yet to read a book by her I didn't like. It's one of two, so if I like it, I'll still have one more to look forward to!
Ilona Andrews - Magic Bites. Amazon.com has had it on my recommendations for years, so I figure I'll give it a shot.
Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere. I have lost track of the number of times i have seen American Gods in the book store, picked it up, debated with myself whether or not to buy it for several minutes, and then put it back down and went in search of something else. Apparently all Gaiman needed to win me over was the addition of a creepy underground, though, because that's what is on the cover - an abandoned-looking tunnel lit by torches - and I only debated with myself for about one minute before I added it to my pile. Hopefully I won't be disappointed.
I've finished the book series I was reading and now I have nothing new to keep me occupied. Fellow bibliophiles know that this is a very sad state to be in.
So, anyone have some book suggestions? Favorite authors are Patricia Briggs, C. E. Murphy, Kristen Britain, and a bit of Rachael Caine, but I've kinda gotten over her a bit. I also enjoyed the first few Rachel Morgan books by Kim Harrison, though I was rather disappointed with Book 6 and kind of gave up on her after that. Jim Butcher I can take or leave - *hated* the first few, but then I skipped a bunch and picked up again where Mouse shows up and I didn't dislike any of them up to Proven Guilty, but I didn't like them enough to keep reading.
I'm also a big fan of plain old fantasy. I've read the last four series in the Valdamar (sp?) books (Arrows of the Queen, the Winds series, the Storm series, and the Owl Knight trio) many many times, and The Dragon Riders of Pern trio as well.
Sooo, suggestions? New(ish) and/or different series by any of the above authors I might've missed? Fantasy and Urban Fantasy are my drug of choice, PARTICULARLY if the Urban Fantasy isn't all sex focused. Sadly, I think I've exhausted that particular supply, but I'm hoping you all can prove me wrong.
ETA 2:05 - I hit B&N on my way to exchange some lacy arm... things... for a different pair at the mall (they're for my Abby Halloween costume). I left with three new books and a Barns and Noble membership because in the last two or three months I've probably spent almost a hundred bucks there, so I figure I'd give in to the inevitable.
Anyway, new books!
One of Patricia Briggs' earlier novels - Dragon Bones. I've been considering it for awhile since Briggs is one of my favorite authors, and I have yet to read a book by her I didn't like. It's one of two, so if I like it, I'll still have one more to look forward to!
Ilona Andrews - Magic Bites. Amazon.com has had it on my recommendations for years, so I figure I'll give it a shot.
Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere. I have lost track of the number of times i have seen American Gods in the book store, picked it up, debated with myself whether or not to buy it for several minutes, and then put it back down and went in search of something else. Apparently all Gaiman needed to win me over was the addition of a creepy underground, though, because that's what is on the cover - an abandoned-looking tunnel lit by torches - and I only debated with myself for about one minute before I added it to my pile. Hopefully I won't be disappointed.