Recommended Reading

You are already reading the Twilight series, right? When you finish those...

Here are my favorites (generally listed in the order in which they should be read):

ALL TIME TOP THREE or four
Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
Lamb - Christopher Moore
Snowcrash - Neal Stephenson
Burning Chrome - William Gibson

MORE Terry Pratchett:

Wee Free Men, Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith

Discworld Series, Witches sub-series

ALSO - rent the movies Hogfather & Color of Magic

MORE Christopher Moore:
Fool
Bloodsucking Fiends, You Suck, Dirty Job
Island of the Sequined Love Nun, Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove, Stupidest Angel

MORE Neil Gaiman:

the Graveyard Book (recent Newbery winner)

Anansi Boys

BEST SERIES YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF:
Extraordinary & Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle (1st in series) - Webb

IF YOU LIKED HARRY POTTER, TRY THESE:

Mysterious Benedict Society - Stewart
Mysterious Benedict Society & the Perilous Journey - Stewart
Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones
Castle in the Air - Diana Wynne Jones
Percy Jackson & the Olympians (series begins with the Lightning Thief) - Riordan
Frog Princess - E.D. Baker (first in a series)

MORE Diana Wynne Jones:
Chrestomanci series
Dalemark Quartet

IF YOU LIKE MYSTERIES (be sure to read in order):
Amelia Peabody series - Elizabeth Peters
Lord Peter Wimsey series - Dorothy Sayers
Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave - Stephanie Barron (Jane Austen mysteries)

IF YOU'RE REALLY LOOKING FOR A CHALLENGE:
Name of the Rose (be sure to invest in the companion as well, it's a HUGE help) - Umberto Eco
Possession - A.S. Byatt (forget the movie)

HONORABLE, BUT UNCOMFORTABLE MENTIONS:
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister - Maguire
Handmaid's Tale - Atwood
Elegance - Tessaro

Enjoy!