I need a book to read; no wait I need twenty

[ben---neb]

Try the Bartimaeus trilogy. They're excellent moder fantasy books. The books are about Londong politics. Sound boring? Oh, I forgot to mention that the politicians are all magicians that summon their own demons to do their bidding! Can't recommend them enough.

Happily enough I've already read the series, fantasic books, the humour of Bartimaeus had me howling with laughter.

 

[The Maddest March Hare]

Try 'The Redemption of Althalus', it's a really good novel written in a similar style to Terry Pratchett, smooth flowing but descriptive, and with some great humour

Edit: As an afterthought, also give 'The Song of the Lioness' quartet a look, I really enjoyed that series, as well as the other quartets that are set in the same world

 

[Toaster Hunter]

1. Casino Royale- Ian Fleming
2. Dune- Frank Herbert
3. World War Z- Max Brooks
4. Starship Troopers- Robert Heinlein
5. Anything written by Chuck Palahniuk

 

[Lord George]

Well some good ones I'm currently reading are

Crash by J.G Ballard, very strange but a very insightful book, looking at the 21st century and autoeroticism.

Book of Blood by Clive Barker, lots of gruesome and horrific short stories, like a book version of the twilight zone.

and one I finished reading not that long ago Wicked: the life and times of the wicked witch of the west, which is a very realistic and dark alternative narrative of the Wizard of Oz.

All good.

 

[thebestaround21]

If you like books sort of like the Da Vinci Code I would personally suggest any James Rollins.

 

[Blind0bserver]

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein. It's a classic. Give it a read.

 

[lava_lamp]

Catch-22

^this

 

[TheColdHeart]

A fantasy series I really enjoyed was
James Barclay's Chronicles of the Raven and Legends of the Raven. 2 trilogies and a seventh book which ties all the endings together. They are probably my favourite series of novels.

 

[Tharwen]

7. My favourite authors are Terry Pratchett, Tolkien, Garth Nix and Christopher Paloini

I'm going to assume from this that you are me (I'd give exactly the same list if you asked me about my favourite authors (except I'd also add Douglas Adams)) and that you will therefore like other authors that I do.

Try Trudi Canavan. I have read two excellent fantasy trilogies by her by the names of The Black Magician and Age of the Five.

Also Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has been mentioned by me and someone else further up the page. It is a fantastic series and it deserves all the praise it gets.

 

[Hellion25]

Although it doesn't really match up to your criteria, I'd recommend IT by Stephen King. I love that book.

 

[ADDLibrarian]

Used that database I mentioned earlier. I looked up Terry Pratchett and it generated the following as similar authors:

Jasper Fforde
Neil Gaiman
Spider Robinson

Plugged in Neil Gaiman and got:
Terry Pratchett (duh)
Alan Moore
Robin McKinley
Kurt Vonnegut
Stephen King

Generated list of Fantasy humor (due to my lazy copy/paste, the author's last name is first):

The golden dream of Carlo Chuchio by Alexander, Lloyd
Swords for hire by Allen, Will
Once upon a Marigold by Ferris, Jean
The princess bride by Goldman, William
Just Ella by Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Dark Lord of Derkholm by Jones, Diana Wynne
Howl's moving castle by Jones, Diana Wynne
Goose chase by Kindl, Patrice
Owl in love by Kindl, Patrice
Wizards of the game by Lubar, David
Bras & broomsticks by Mlynowski, Sarah
The wizard, the witch, & two girls from Jersey by Papademetriou, Lisa
Fruits basket, vol. 1 by Takaya, Natsuki
The shadow thieves by Ursu, Anne
Never trust a dead man by Vande Velde, Vivian
Flora Segunda by Wilce, Ysabeau S.
Dealing with dragons by Wrede, Patricia C.

 

[Zombie_Fish]

Jasper Fforde

He's a really good author. Definately has that comical style similarly to Pratchett.

Other than that, I'd advise The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nightime by Mark Haddon. That's always supposed to be a good read.

 

[aperpheldy]

Might be a little harder to find, but there is a series of books called the "Pendragon" series. Written by D.J MacHale
For a younger audiance (12-15) but it is still great

 

[KittywifaMohawk]

Try the InkHeart series(InkHeart, InkSpell, InkDeath) by Cornellia Funke.
I loved those books.

 

[Lord_Ascendant]

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: Betty Smith

Frankenstein: Mary Shelly

Dracula: Bram Stoker

1984: George Orwell

Spirit Gate: Kate Elliot
(Crossroads Series)

The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Chronicles of Narnia: C. S. Lewis

The Dark is Rising Sequence: Susan Cooper

 

[Goldeneye1989]

David Gemmel, either Rigante, or Ledgend of Druss
Lee Child "modern day fiction", Ex-MP, quite good
Warhammer Books, Gotrek and Felix