Sunday, September 25, 2011

Science Fiction and Fantasy for Adults

By Neil Gaiman
Anansi Boys  and Neverwhere are my favourites, as they are lighthearted and playful in their fantastic storytelling.

American Gods
Anansi Boys
Neverwhere
Stories: All-New Tales: edited/written by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio


The Thursday Next Series  by Jasper Fforde.

Books:
The Eyre Affair
Lost in a Good Book
Well of Lost Plots
Something Rotten
First Among Sequels
One of Our Thursdays Is Missing




Graphic Novels for Adults

Humorous

Braddock, Paige. Jane's World.

Slice of Life

Leavit, Sarah. Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer's, My Mother and Me

Rabagliati, Michel. Paul books (series)
Books: Paul has a summer job
             Paul moves out
             Paul goes fishing
             Paul a Quebec (in French)

Melancholy/Thoughtful

Nifenegger, Audrey. The Night Bookmobile.
This is part of a "to-be-continued" series called The Library

Superhero

Gaiman, Neil. Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Children's Fantasy Series'/Sequences (Ages 9-12)

Classic Children's Fantasy Series'/Sequences

Cooper, Susan. Dark is Rising

Books
Over Sea, Under Stone
The Dark Is Rising
Greenwitch
The Grey King
The Silver on the Tree

Jones, Diana Wynne. Chrestomanci series

Books
Charmed Life
The Lives of Christopher Chant
Conrad's Fate
The Magicians of Caprona
Witch Weekly
The Pinhoe Egg
Mixed Magics

Le Guin, Ursula. Earthsea series

Books
A Wizard of Earthsea
The Tombs of Atuan
The Farthest Shore
Tehanu
Tales from Earthsea
The Other Wind

Lewis, C. S. Narnia series.

Books
The Magician's Nephew
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Horse and His Boy
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Last Battle

Graphic Novels for Children (6-8)

Runton, Andy. The Owly Series.
Lynch, Jay and Frank Cammuso. Otto's Orange Day.

About Tina's Book List

Welcome to Tina's Book List!

Here, I am hoping to list off books for a variety of ages in different genres that I have read and would easily recommend. I am doing it as much for the random reader, as I am for myself to assist me in giving advice to library visitors!

I am planning to split the list into a variety of categories (particularly related to children's ages), and this list will morph as I keep reading! Each posted list will continue to change, and lengthen!