Great Unknown books

[Summer-blade]

Everyone loves books here right? There are a lot of well known books out there , Game of thrones, Twlight, Harry Potter, blah blah blah you get the idea.

But there are some books that are awesome, but almost No one has herd of them and that's a shame. So I want everyone to share the hidden gems you've found. Here's a few of my favorites-

The Icarus Trilogy by Kevin Kauffmann-

This is a three parter I found on the Kindle store it's a sic fi set in the future where there are blood games fought by criminals and glory seekers. It's all on TV and the games called 'War World' take place on one of the many asteroids that have been terraformed shortly after the moon was fractured to bits. The majority of the story fallows the life of Ryan Jenkins as he becomes part of the War World games on a team Called the Crows, through Ryan you get to know the rest of the team. Jonathan Carver is the leader of the team and by far my favorite character in these books. As the story goes on Ryan and the other Crows become involved in a revolution to over throw War World and the corporation that runs it.

I won't give away the best part of this story but man is it GREAT!

The Palace Job by Patrick Weekes

A female commander and her army buddy are wrongfully imprisoned in a work camp directly under a floating city. The female Commander Loch plans a scam to get her and her buddy out and recruit a crack team to rob the most heavily guarded palace in the known world. The team includes a pair of safe crackers ( one who is a monk/ acrobat) an freshly thrown out of the university Wizard, a crazy death priestess, a unicorn ( that's right UNICORN and she is awsome!) and a pour naive farm boy that some how got swept up in all this mess.

I, Minion By Lewis Dix

This is a short book really short I read it in two hours and I'm a slow reader. It's the story of an undead army and their attack on a party of adventures as told from the view of an undead soldier. It's not done in a 'funny' way it's a real serious and thought out story kinda wish there was more then just the sort story.

well those are mine post yours! You don't have to add summaries if you don't want to.

PS I found all these books on the Kindle store most of them for free             

[Beldarna]

I really recommend Anne Bishops Black Jewel Trilogy. It's about a world with three dimensions which are connected through gates. The knowledge about this has faded in the dimension you encounter in the first book. There, the world has becomme corupt and everyone is anxietly awaiting WITCH, the Dream Made Flesh. The one who will make it right.

It's hard to tell more what it's about without spoiling it. But Bishop has a very sensual way of writing which I really enyojed. She also wrote the entire story through the eyes of the people around the maincharacter. The only time you'll ever know what she thinks about is when she speaks out lout to someone else. The worlds are also without maps so you have to use your own imagination to think where they are.

The downside I would say are some of the names.. If you try it out, you'll see right away what I'm talking about. No imagination there. The first world is ruled by woman, and thus, the men are not slaves but almost. Kind of sexists.. but if you can get past that, it's a trilogy with many layers and always full of surprises.

[kaoskat]

*shrugs* I like Daniel Hood's books. I dunno "unknown" he is but I have a heck of a time finding his books. The first I found was a random dollar book I picked up on a whim at a discount store. I really liked it.

[hathorcat]

I love Matthew Reilly - I love a good adventure novel. He is an Australian writer and it took him a long time to break out into an international market. And its pretty cool to see his series and individual novels getting pushed properly by his publishers.

[Stars]

Watership Down isn't exactly unknown but I think it's rather misjudged as a book about bunnies when in reality it's the most beautifully constructed novel I've ever read. The lore is beautiful, the rabbits' world is complex dark and haunting. Honestly I love it so much. It's a really thought provoking book. It's follow up Tales from Watership Down is very unknown and I'd recommend it to anyone who loved the original.

Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams. If you've ever read Warriors/Warrior Cats - they stole it from here. Tailchaser's Song is incredible and like WD is dark with beautiful lore and world building. It follows the adventure of Fritti Tailchaser, a cat trying to find his friend Hushpad who has gone missing. His quest takes him far from home to a terrifying underground world of enslaved cats and estranged gods.

The Crystal Singer trilogy (The Crystal Singer, Killashandra and Crystal Line) by Anne McCaffrey. She's well known for her Pern books but this trilogy is forever my favourite. Killashandra, an aspiring solo singer, fails at the last moment for having a burr in her voice. Unable to settle for anything less than being the best she sets off to Ballybran, a mysterious protected planet to join the eccentric and enigmatic Crystal Singers. There she strives to become the best by finding the elusive black crystal

[Khema]

Watership Down isn't exactly unknown but I think it's rather misjudged as a book about bunnies when in reality it's the most beautifully constructed novel I've ever read. The lore is beautiful, the rabbits' world is complex dark and haunting. Honestly I love it so much. It's a really thought provoking book. It's follow up Tales from Watership Down is very unknown and I'd recommend it to anyone who loved the original.

Watership Down was my favorite book as a kid (and still is) even though at the time I didn't understand the political undertones.

[Star Spark]

Ratha's Creature and the rest of the Named series by Clare Bell. Classified as fantasy, it's technically more sci-fi- it's about a clan of prehistoric cats (later identified as nimravids) who have human equivalent intelligence and a culture based around herding prehistoric livestock rather than outright hunting; the first book is about Ratha, who learns to control fire and the changes it brings to their society.

The Firebringer Trilogy by Meredith Ann Pierce. An interesting series about a tribe of unicorns, with some cool takes on otherwise familiar fantasy creatures (in addition to the brightly colored unicorns, there are unique versions of gryphons, dragons, satyrs, etc.) The protagonist is Jan, a trouble-making unicorn princeling, and his growth into an adult destined to lead his people to victory against the wyverns that stole their ancestral home.

Fire Bringer and The Sight by David Clement-Davies. Two animal fantasies that take place in the same "universe", just at different points in European history. Fire Bringer is about a deer prophesied to defeat a tyrant that has violently taken over his natal herd, and has been granted supernatural power; The Sight is about a wolf with farseeing ability (the Sight) who must stop  another wolf (who also has the Sight) from turning all of nature into chaos. These are inadequate descriptions of both books (particularly The Sight, which is more complicated and has some subplots) but they are worth checking out if you like animal fantasies and especially if you also like history. There is a sequel to The Sight, called Fell, but honestly I didn't like it nearly as much (for starters, it's mostly about a human character, despite the title being the name of a character from the first book!)

Last of the Curlews by Fred Bodsworth. This is an older book, a fictionalized account of a year in the life of a male Eskimo Curlew, a once common species that was mercilessly hunted until it wa virtually wiped out. It details the bird's amazing migration from the Arctic Circle to the tip of South America, and his confused loneliness (made all the more sad by its relative lack of anthropomorphization) that there are no others of his kind. The Eskimo Curlew, by the way, was believed extinct when it was published, and though there was one confirmed sighting in 1963, there have been none since and the bird is almost certainly extinct. A very poignant book. And in a similar vein...

The Silent Sky by Allen Eckert. This deals with similar content to Last of the Curlews, but instead of a year and an Eskimo Curlew it follows the entire life of a passenger pigeon, and the species fall from the most populous bird on Earth to completely extinct in a matter of decades. Although a few historical details are incorrect, this is still an extremely emotional (at times to the point of being difficult) read- you can feel the author's own anguish at what was done to this species. I never thought I'd ever cry for a pigeon like I did when I read this book.

A Dog's Purpose and A Dog's Journey by W. Bruce Cameron. Two connected books about one dog who lives out multiple lives, learning, loving and growing a little more in each one. There are certainly sad moments, but it never really gets maudlin or exploitative like a book about dogs (and their relationships with humans) could potentially get- it's collectively a sweet, uplifting story.

[Bekuno]

The Sight was a really great book, and I loved Watership Down as well.

I'll have to check out The Firebringer Trilogy, as I prefer stories told through animals, especially mythical ones!

A lot of what I read is still middle-school level. Not because I'm a bad reader, but I prefer crazy fantasy elements they they usually aim at children. Most Young Adult or Adult books I get bored with. So most of what you'll se ehere is aimed at a younger audience. Or they're graphic novels.

I can offer these though:

Varjak Paw and The Outlaw Varjak Paw: It's about a cat with powers taught by his ancestor. He is trying to drive out a man and his evil cats who had suddenly moved in and kidnapped cats in the town. In the second book he has gained a following and gets caught up in a gang war. Not big or unique, but I did enjoy them.

Felidae and Felidae on the Road: Another cat book. You have to buy them on Kindle as its hard to get a physical copy of the book. It's about a murder mystery and strange happenings amongst the cats. It was turned into an animated film, but much like Plague Dogs or Watership Down it was extremely not kid-friendly.

John Dies at the End and This Book is Full of Spider (Seriously Dude Don't Touch It): These two books are the highlight of my life. I'm so glad I was introduced to them, they are my favorite books. Nothing can compete. These two men by name of John and Dave take a mysterious street drug called Soy Sauce that allows them to see monsters from other worlds and become dangerously smart. In the first book Dave details his story about how he and John found the Soy Sauce, their trip to Vegas, and finally entering the other dimension (which has a hilarious title, but inappropriate for the arena). The first book has been adapted into a movie. The second book has to deal with a zombie outbreak caused by spiders living inside peoples brains. The town gets quarantined, and they have to save everyone. They are sci-fi, horror, comedies. I reccomend them to anyone and everyone.

Demo and Demo Volume 2: Graphics novels that focus on the lives of people with superpowers. There are multiple short stories in each. They are beautifully drawn and a delight to read. Definitely new and interesting. And these kinds of superpowers are not like DC or Marvel powers, but more supernatural and odd.

Nijigahara Holograph: Another graphic novel. I bought this one about a month ago, and quite frankly it terrified me. It takes place in the past and present of and intertwined story about a group of school children who pushed a girl into a well, nearly killing her, and how troubled their current lives are now. As the story progresses the town as well as the world begins to fill with mysterious butterflies.

Blacksad: Graphic novels once again. Blacksad follows the stories of detective John Blacksad in the 1950's as he deals with the Red Scare, The KKK brought back in the form of the Arctic Nation, The murder of a famous actress, herion addiction amongst new orleans jazz singers, and a new book coming out this year. One thing to note is that all the characters are anthromophic animals. All kinds of animals too, it's amazing how creative these guys are at showing the human traits of these animals come to life. The artwork is BEAUTIFUL. The artist had actually worked for Disney. It's all done in watercolor, seriously stunning.

The Unicorn Chronicles: A series of four books about a girl who falls into a world of unicorns called Luster. Other mythical creatures reside here as well. The girl befriends a rebellious young unicorn named Lightfoot. Each book focuses on something different, and I only ever read the first three, but they are all very wonderful and a fun, interesting, exciting read.

[Stars]

I really enjoyed The Sight. I read Fell as well but I thought The Sight was better

I read the Varjak Paw books as a kid! I loved them.

[kellyponyfeathers]

I'll second The Firebringer Trilogy and anything else by Meredith Ann Pierce.  Try The Darkangel Trilogy too.