Young Writers Society

This thread is for nominating books for the YWS Top 100 Recent Books List (the number is subject to change). You may only nominate books that are newer than 50 years old.

NOTE: I would just like to add that while the Top Books list is a great place to put your favorite books, we do not want this list to be flooded with just young adult and speculative fiction books. I'm not demeaning those genres by any means, but there are a lot of other recent books out there that could also be considered for this list. I understand that this is the "Young Writers Society" and those are most likely going to be the type of books we read, but I'm pretty sure most of you have expanded beyond simply those genres. Thanks!

There is another thread for nominating classics, or books that are fifty years or older. Have fun!

Make sure you check out this thread for the list!

http://www.youngwriterssociety.com/viewtopic.php?t=15230


Please also be sure to list the full title, author, and if the book is in a series, list it as a series. Thanks![/b]

Old Man's War, John Scalzi

Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card

The Squire, His Knight and His Lady Gerald Morris

Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling

My Sister's Keeper, Jodi Picoult

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams


The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow Fuyumi Ono

The Thief Lord, Cornelia Funke

His Dark Materials - Phillip Pullman

Harry Potter - JK Rowling

The Belgariad - David Eddings

Shade's Children - Garth Nix

The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

Discworld (series) - Terry Pratchett

The Carpet People - Terry Pratchett

Hitch Hikers' Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

Terrier,Tamora Pierce
Eragon,or Eldest
Lady Knight,Tamora Pierce
Squire,Tamora Pierce
Lioness Rampant,Tamora Pierce
Star by Star,Troy Denning
The long way home,Lauraine Snelling

2 for Hitchhiker!
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova.

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Legend by David Gemmell
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

Christine by Stephen King
Cold Mountain by Charles Fraizer

Fantasy:

Wars of Light and Shadow by Janny Wurts
Magician by Raymond.e.Feist
Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
The Belgariad by David Eddings
Legend by David Gemmel
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
The Prince of Nothing series by Scott. R. Bakker
The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
Tales of the Otori by Lian Hearn:
Across the Nightingale Floor
Grass for his Pillow
Brilliance of the Moon
Harsh Cry of the Heron
A Sorcerer's Treason by Sarah Zettel
Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind.

Crime Fiction:
The Analyst-by John Katzenbach

The Power of Five - Anthony Horowitz
Mortal Engines - Philip Reeve
Remember Me Saga - Christopher Pike
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K Rowling
The View From The Mirror Quartet - Ian Irvine
The Well Of Echoes Quartet - Ian Irvine
Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
A Series of Unfortunate Events - Lemony Snicket
Mortamorency-(I've forgotten author but boy I love this book)
Jeanie - Paul Galico
The Chainletter (Duet) - Christopher Pike.

Howl's Moving Castle- Diana Wynne Jones

The Colour Purple, by I-forget-who. Never actually read it myself (apart from the rather disturbing opening), but whatever.

Jurassic Park, by Michael Crichton.

Tiger Magic Trilogy - Laurence Yep

I'm not sure when it was released, but:

The Stand by Stephen King
His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman
The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

I'd like to second the nominations for His Dark Materials and Harry Potter, if that's legit.

... and now, my additions:
Freak the Mighty, by Rodman Philbrick
Tithe, by Holly Black
What Happened to Lani Garver, by Carol Plum-Ucci

Beasts by Joyce Carol Oates.

One thing I see happening, is we have several YAs being picked, and then here or there, adult novels. This might be a problem? Though you could say adults read YA too but... they're still different? Hm, just a comment