Fantasy book recommendations- with no sex!

[weepiper]

Anything by Diana Wynne Jones, although they often have a teenage protagonist. Ursula Le Guin? Terry Pratchett?

 

[cyberfairy]

Although there is a little bit of sex in there. Very minor compared to the length of the books

He still has to read out loud books to the teacher in year six- that little bit of sex could be remembered forever!

 

[JimW]

Riddley Walker? Is a little bit of sex but he might not notice given the future slang.

 

[May Kasahara]

Definitely don't give him any Robert E Vardeman then

 

[cyberfairy]

Anything by Diana Wynne Jones, although they often have a teenage protagonist. Ursula Le Guin? Terry Pratchett?

He loved Terry Pratchett and reckon he needs to re-read them- Im not a massive fantasy fan but adore Terry Pratchett- I loved Diana Wynne Jones when I was younger

 

[cyberfairy]

Definitely don't give him any Robert E Vardeman then

My brother gave him a copy of 'The Martian'- that went down well at school.

 

[campanula]

Yep, I think so, cyberfairy - Milk, Sulphate and Alby Starvation, Good Fairies of New York et al (passed along to my daughter).
I am also going to second Joe Abercrombie (all the First Law trilogy...or any of them, really.

 

[cyberfairy]

Well, R A Sa;lvatore has written some right shit but I find myself recommending the Dark Elf series (much loved by my youngest (adult) offspring. Also, Martin Scott's Thraxus series is amusing. C.J.Cherryh is madly prolific and her fantasy stuff can be iffy...but, your lad might enjoy the Morgaine cycle, Also Faded Sun, The Paladin. I always loved Sherry Tepper's True Game books (and check out the remarkable 'Grass'. Ah, Guy Gavriel Kay has done a lot of decent stuff (especially Tigana, and the Fionava trilogy. Robin Hobb and Sara Douglass are much loved authors.
I have ploughed through vast realms of this stuff (all my offspring are keen of the whole SF/Fantasy genre) and can, no doubt, come up with quite a few more.

Oh, although probably not adult, Alan Garner was a fave of mine while D-i-L is much enamoured of Neil Gaiman's output.

Thanks again- reckon he should be fine for a bit now- a weight off my shoulders- love it when he engaged in a proper series- will keep referring to your recommendations when he runs out of the next lot. I call them 'orc books' to piss him off.

 

[Idaho]

The abhorsen trilogy by Garth Nix - is pretty good. But perhaps that's more teenage.

 

[cyberfairy]

Yep, I think so, cyberfairy - Milk, Sulphate and Alby Starvation, Good Fairies of New York et al (passed along to my daughter).
I am also going to second Joe Abercrombie (all the First Law trilogy...or any of them, really.

Not a fantasy fan but adored all of Martin Millar's books- met him at a friends and he was lovely- think he might have been on these boards at one time or another.

 

[cyberfairy]

The abhorsen trilogy by Garth Nix - is pretty good. But perhaps that's more teenage.

He loved those!

 

[campanula]

Um, my youngest was also massively keen on David Gemmell (and there are dozens of them...usually available secondhand for pennies. I probably ripped through quite a few myself...but honestly, they were just a teeny bit...laddish. Lots of heroic and noble sacrifices, nice clear boundaries between good and evil, negligible sex (if any, tbh|).

 

[clicker]

Mists of Avalon is huge (and I can't remember any sex).

 

[Winot]

I remember enjoying Stephen Donaldson’s Thomas Covenant series.

 

[Pickman's model]

Yep, I think so, cyberfairy - Milk, Sulphate and Alby Starvation, Good Fairies of New York et al (passed along to my daughter).
I am also going to second Joe Abercrombie (all the First Law trilogy...or any of them, really.

Another vote for Joe Abercrombie

 

[Winot]

Riddley Walker? Is a little bit of sex but he might not notice given the future slang.

A superb novel.

 

[cyberfairy]

Um, my youngest was also massively keen on David Gemmell (and there are dozens of them...usually available secondhand for pennies. I probably ripped through quite a few myself...but honestly, they were just a teeny bit...laddish. Lots of heroic and noble sacrifices, nice clear boundaries between good and evil, negligible sex (if any, tbh|).

looked those up and saved- thanks

 

[DotCommunist]

Um, my youngest was also massively keen on David Gemmell (and there are dozens of them...usually available secondhand for pennies. I probably ripped through quite a few myself...but honestly, they were just a teeny bit...laddish. Lots of heroic and noble sacrifices, nice clear boundaries between good and evil, negligible sex (if any, tbh|).

His fight writing is gold standard, really. The rest may be a little by the numbers but he writes a good fight and a good battle. If you've you've read half a dozen you've read them all. I loved him bitd

 

[Winot]

Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonflight series

 

[Pickman's model]

David Keck's trilogy is good, the eye of heaven, in a time of treason, a king in cobwebs

 

[cyberfairy]

Another vote for Joe Abercrombie

Saved- can't buy him too may new series as he will need to read the ones already purchased and Raymond E Heist has a confusing amount of series but reckon we should be fine for a while- I am forcing him into the occasional Agatha Christie though.

 

[Pickman's model]

Saved- can't buy him too may new series as he will need to read the ones already purchased and Raymond E Heist has a confusing amount of series but reckon we should be fine for a while- I am forcing him into the occasional Agatha Christie though.

I like the idea of heist but it's feist

 

[Sasaferrato]

the fantasy I first thought of that fits the request- including the weighty tomeness - is low fantasy like Watership Down or Duncton Moles. Duncton Moles books are weird and dark and completely worth it.

There's David Edding's Belgariad stuff which I mock today but I can still remember the main character's name 20 years later. And the name of his order of knights.

Stephen Lawhead's Silver Hand cycle and the Pendragon cycle.

A second recommendation for David Eddings, Belgariad and Malorean series. The Sparhawk books , Diamond Throne etc are also good.

 

[cyberfairy]

David Keck's trilogy is good, the eye of heaven, in a time of treason, a king in cobwebs

That looks good, I love history, he doesn't because I do so will get someone else to buy it for his christmas present so he has to read it

 

[Sweet FA]

Might be too sci-fi but will remember if he starts liking Sci-Fi again...I just like Victorian novels with ghosts in- reckon he is rebelling.

Lil'FA loved these: Red Queen (novel) - Wikipedia

 

[Pickman's model]

Saved- can't buy him too may new series as he will need to read the ones already purchased and Raymond E Heist has a confusing amount of series but reckon we should be fine for a while- I am forcing him into the occasional Agatha Christie though.

In terms of detective fiction have you tried the moonstone? Could also do the mask of dimitrios - Eric ambler wrote some more excellent novels. Also the supernatural detectives like carnacki the ghost finder

 

[Sweet FA]

Also Joe Abercrombie is brilliant. I was TheBloody9 on twatter

 

[cyberfairy]

Lil'FA loved these: Red Queen (novel) - Wikipedia

He's a bastard for refusing to reading any YA fiction. Not read a kids book for years. A strange child and will not have another one ;-)

 

[Pickman's model]

He's a bastard for refusing to reading any YA fiction. Not read a kids book for years. A strange child and will not have another one ;-)

Oh and give him a crack at rogue male, might like that one

 

[cyberfairy]

In terms of detective fiction have you tried the moonstone? Could also do the mask of dimitrios - Eric ambler wrote some more excellent novels. Also the supernatural detectives like carnacki the ghost finder

The Moonstone is brilliant but he likes to rebel against his parents' reading-no ghosts, vampires or Victorian Gothic is permitted. Little shit.