Reading List
Romance
Anything by Christine Feehan,
especially "Dark
Prince"
Lisa Kleypas' "Dreaming
of You"
Linda Howard (it's hard to go wrong with her, but these are my
favorites)
"After
the Night"
"Shades
of Twilight"
"Dream
Man"
and "Son
of the Morning" (a truly amazing book)
Claudia Dain's "Tell
Me Lies"
(This is Claudia's debut novel, and it's fantastic)
Susan Squires - Her books
are anything but typical.
They are wonderfully researched and hard-hitting.
"Danegeld"
"Sacrament"
"Warrior
Moon" by Marilyn Jordan
This is a futuristic that was really well written. If anyone knows
where I can get more of her books, let me know!
"This
Time Forever" by Kathleen Eagle
Not really a hot romance, but compelling and well-written.
Anne Lawrence - she alternates between fantasy and historical books.
Both are excellent.
Science Fiction/Fantasy
"A
Canticle for Leibowitz" by Walter Miller.
It's called a classic for a reason. Read it.
"The
Dispossessed" by Ursula K. LeGuin
Another classic. Explores life in an anarchic utopia.
"The
Parafaith War" by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
Entertaining and thought-provoking.
"An
Alien Light" by Nancy Kress.
Kress is known for writing high-end science fiction, but she gets an
honorable mention in romance for "The
White Pipes"
Deborah Talmadge-Bickmore.
To the best of my knowledge, she only wrote two books but they were
both great fantasy romances. If you know anything more, please tell me!
"The
Apprentice" and "The
Heldan"
Anything by Laurell K. Hamilton.
Start with "Guilty
Pleasures", the first of her Anita Blake books.
C.S. Friedman - All this author's books are great, but my favorites
are:
"This
Alien Shore"
"In
Conquest Born"
"Daughter
of the Blood" by Anne Bishop
This is the first of the Black Jewels Trilogy.
Sharon Shinn - Another great writer.
Try "Archangel,"
the first of her "Samaria" trilogy.
"Infinity
Hold" by Barry B. Longyear.
"Illusion"
by Paula Volsky
A horrific fantasy of the French revolution. A good read.
"A
Matter for Men" by David Gerrold.
This is the first of his series "The War Against the Chtorr"
Non-fiction
"The
Gift of Fear" by Gavin de Becker
Every woman should read this book.
