Suggestions?

[kristy]

I'm looking for a few new books/series to sink my teeth into.

I like books along the lines of the Mortal Instruments series, written by Cassandra Clare, or the Maximum Ride series, etc. etc.

YA books that deal with fantasy/supernatural circumstances. I've pretty much read every single popular YA book I know of, so I need moar books D:

[CSL]

If you like supernatural and horror read the Necrescope series by Brian Lumely

[RoosterCogburn]

The Night Angel trilogy by Brent Weeks.

 

As I am horrible at giving descriptions of books, i am going to just copy and paste this review from amazon. It nails it.

 

"The Way of Shadows is the first in the Night Angel Trilogy by newcomer Brent Weeks. Let me start by saying that Brent Weeks writes action like Jet Li fights! He seems to have a good understanding of how action sequences flow and how to describe them in such a way that they are detailed without bogging down. Bravo.

 

The story begins with some frankly darkly disturbing descriptions of life on the streets which include child sexual abuse and extreme violence. Though The Way of Shadows is fiction, there is a sad truth in the darkness that these children face and the extreme actions that the fight for survival creates within humankind. This portion of the story could happen anywhere in any big city on Earth; and because of this Weeks' characters and motivations are believable and three dimensional. One of the mistakes that new fantasy writers often make is to become so excited by their magic and dragons that they forget that all good stories are about people. Brent Weeks I'm happy to say does not make this mistake. His story is about people and their motivations first and magic and abilities second. Our similarities bind us, but our differences make us interesting.

 

Young Azoth sells his soul to a "Devil" by the name of Durzo Blint in order to protect his friends Jarl and Doll-girl. Blint is a "wetboy" or super assassin, who's abilities are trained, but also a product of his "Talent"...an innate magic that augments his ninja-like skills. At first glance Blint is a complete sociopath with no connection to the humanity around him. Azoth turns out to have the abilities to become the physical equal of Durzo Blint, but the real story takes off when he is tested in order to discover if he has the heart (or lack thereof) to become a Wetboy.

 

If you like your fantasy gritty in the vein of Matthew Woodring Stover and George R.R. Martin you'll enjoy this new treat by first time novelist Brent Weeks. "