Summer Reading List

For those who are always looking for new books to read here are a few recommendations from some of my favorite authors:

1. Pathfinder/Ruins by Orson Scott Card : 
         A far-future sci-fi series about the expansion of the human race to another planet. It's written for young adults but thoroughly enjoyable for a more advanced reader as well.

2. The Wind Through the Key Hole by Stephen King : 
        An addition to his infamous Dark Tower series, this is a tale within a tale within a tale that occurs during the events of the main series. If you were a fan of the series, you should enjoy this.

3. Dodger by Terry Pratchett :
       This novel has much of the humor and flavor of the Discworld series while holding to the setting of Victorian London.

4. Worldshaker/Liberator by Richard Harland :
       Steampunk science fiction for young adults that focuses on the strict class differences aboard the mobile city, Worldshaker.

5. Behemoth/Leviathan/Goliath by Scott Westerfeld :
       Another steampunk science fiction trilogy that begins at the onset of an alternate version of World War 1. I highly recommend this series as well as his Uglies series.

6. Reckless/Fearless by Cornelia Funke :
       A new fantasy series from the author of the Inkheart trilogy. Jacob Reckless is a hunter of fairy-tale artifacts in "the world behind the mirror," but finds himself in trouble when his brother follows him.

7. The Yard/The Black Country by Alex Grecian :
      These novels follow the cases of Detective Walter Day of the Scotland Yard Murder Squad after the infamous Jack the Ripper has disappeared from the streets.

8. The Affinity Bridge/The Osiris Ritual/The Immorality Engine by George Mann :
       Fans of steampunk should definitely give these a read. Newbury and Hobbes, working for Queen Victoria, whose life has been extended indefinitely by a monstrous version of life-support, hunt down the occult in London.

9. Portlandtown by Rob DeBorde :
       Zombies and a little voodoo mixed with northwestern American mythology.

10. The Complaints by Ian Rankin :
        A twist on the normal police/detective fiction involving Malcom Fox of "The Complaints", the Internal Affairs of Britain's police force.

11. Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry:
       Zombies and a coming of age with an interesting message : "Zombies were people, too."

12. The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next #1) by Jasper Fforde :
        Time-travel, a literary detective agency, a master villain...This series moves so fast, it'll be hard to keep up if you aren't paying attention. You'll probably enjoy this series if you have a prolific knowledge of the classics, such as Jane Eyre, Great Expectations, Hamlet and more.