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Books / Re: Fantasy girls, where are you?
« on: January 29, 2010, 12:53:39 AM »
Quote from: firstRainbowRose on January 28, 2010, 06:58:09 AM
It's very kiddie, but Tamora Pierce's Song of the Lionness series is really great for a female protag. Um, I totally second the mortal instruments series (I CAN'T WAIT FOR CITY OF FALLEN ANGELS!). I also second the Robin McKinley rec. Specifically Beauty and Spindle's End. Darkangel trilogy by Merideth Ann Pierce is old, but really good. Anything by Mercades Lackey is really awesome too.

I third (I'm not sure if that's possible) the Robin McKinley recommendation.  The books I would recommend though would be The Hero and The Crown also The Blue Sword (which is the sequel-ish book to The Hero and the Crown).

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Books / Re: Fantasy girls, where are you?
« on: January 28, 2010, 01:25:42 AM »
Quote from: ryos on January 27, 2010, 11:46:33 PM
As for the WoT using a lot of clichés: who do you think started most of those? That's almost (but not quite) like saying the Lord of the Rings uses a lot of fantasy clichés. It does...but that's not Tolkien's fault. The blame for that lies in his imitators.

I have to agree that you can't blame the cliches on the original but on the imitators.  Such as Wheel of Time and The Lord of the Rings made the fantasy cliches.  Anyway back to suggesting books.  There are some young adult books I read way back when and they were actually okay.  Except for the fact that they are some of the stereotypical teen romance but one series really popped out for me to be other wise.  It's called the Wicked Lovely Series- by Melissa Marr.  Wicked Lovely is the first in the series.  Though this is third person the only viewpoint isn't a girl but the main protagonist is.

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