As there is no real good place to put this I will put these here
For those who are going through withdraw from the end of the Green Ember, I thought I would start a post about books we could all read, I will post some below on this and will jump back in to give some other works as well, that I have read or are on my reading list (I will state which ones I have not read).
For those who would like books in the same vein (talking animals) as the Green Ember (these are in no particular order):
1) The Redwall Series: Lighter reading with predictable plotlines, but still very enjoyable reads
a. Jacques also has another series Castaways from the Flying Dutchman that maybe of interest
2) Beyond the Western Deep: A dark fantasy webcomic series for all ages that updates every Saturday, the main characters are squirrels, otters, cats (of various types), and some others
a. Right now, they are running a side series set in the same world as they work on the next chapter of the main series
b. Link to the beginning of the series: https://www.westerndeep.net/comic/comingsoon/
3) The Voyages of Dr. Doolittle: One of my top favorite books and enjoyable read
4) Watership Down: Another good book and one of my favorites, it is more intense the Green Ember, and the rabbits act more like real-life rabbits
a. If you enjoy this book, I recombined reding the follow-up Tales from Watership Down
5) Of course, The Mistmantle Chronicles: I have not read these works, though they are on my list
6) Fifteen Rabbits: By the author of Bambi(the book on which the movie is based), is another work I have not read, but reviews point to this booking being in the same vein as Watership Down, and thus a bit more intense then Green Ember (think dead baby rabbits)
7) The Chronicles of Narnia: Another series I enjoy and have read multiple times.
a. You may also what to look at C.S. Lewis’s Out of a Silent Plaint, the first book of his Cosmic or Space Trilogy
b. I would also recommend The Screwtape Letters
8) The Five Realms by Kieran Larwood: The big selling point of this work is its a #rabbitswithswords series, also a series I have not yet read but intended to
I will be back with some other recommendations that do not have talking animals. If anyone has any other books they would recommend reading, please comment below.
Song for a Whale by Lynn Kelly is a great read as well!!!
Peter Nimble and his Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier is a great book! As is it's squeal Sophie Quire and the Last Story Guard, also Sweep, is another great book by Jonathan Auxier
Wars of the Realm series by Chuck Black, if your a young adult or teen...these books are really good! Like super good! Christian, clean, and action packed.
That's all we can think of at the moment....
Not sure if anyone has suggested these yet, so I'm just going to start. Of course, if you haven't read Lord of the Rings, it's an awesome series (so far anyway, I'm almost done with the first book).
Also The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. He also wrote a book called Secret Keepers that I really like, slow to start, but a really good read.
Genius Files by Dan Furman (I think) is a really good series, fun read.
Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket is good. Touch sad, of course, but good. If you are looking for something to watch, the Netflix adaptation of the books is very close to the books. Fun to watch, even though it is kind of dark, considering what it is about.
Out of the Silent Planet is good. My family listened to it on the way to Orlando once. I want to read it
i love Watership Down. might be my second favorite.
Here's one!
Lightfall: The Girl & The Galdurian
It's book 1 in a graphic novel series. It's one of my favorite books now!
I also made a wiki about it which you can find here.
UwU
Another thing people here might like is Mouse Guard
Guess what! One of my friends and I were talking about books, and I mentioned the Mismantle Chronicals, and my friend said that they had the whole series. My friend told me I could borrow them, but when they gave them to me, my friend said I could keep them.
The Songkeeper Chronicles are really good, one of us just finished reading them right before we read EE...
If you like the idea that music is powerful than they are really good, add fighting and adventure, not to mention a griffin... and you see where we're going...
Also The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux. Not exactly the same as the musical, but still a good read.
@Saraina I read your profile, and I saw that you were writing books with lotr fans(I think that's what you called it).
I don't know if someone recommended this series, but I LOVE "Keeper of the Lost Cities" series! Its awesome!
Hi everyone! I have recently been listening to Hope*Writers. They are AMAZING! They have been so helpful with my writing. Their site is:
https://www.hopewriters.com/yes?cid=bd18a888-50f5-4312-bc60-73f43f2af650&eoid=342955
Totally recommend them! S.D. Smith was on there last month.
@TGEFanForever as far as order goes, the only thing important is that you read Song of the Eastern Sands before Chapter 3. The other ones aren't as important, though "The Adventures of Cain and Yurk" sets up the characters for "The Abyssal Dunes". "The Scholar and the Seawal" is mostly extra worldbuilding. Also, within each chapter there are occasional short stories and such that build on certain characters and are worth reading.
@Ian G. I finished "Beyond the western Deep." I remember you saying you read it.
Also, I have just finished an AWESOME book series. I don't think any book could come close as this to TGE. Its called "Longburrow series." It does have dark magic in it. Its about three rabbit children trying to create an army to fight back against the enemy(TGE). A rabbit just like Maggie Weaver. The two oldest of the children are like Heather and Picket TRY IT OUT!!! Its so good!
@The Fowlers Hi! My cousin and I are writing a book. We were wanting to publish it on Amazon, and were wondering how to do it.
In no particular order:
-Anything by N.D. Wilson
-Ranger's Apprentice
-Wingfeather saga
-Brotherband
-Brotherhood of Thieves
-Percy Jackson
-Wilderking trilogy
-Jack Blank
-Underland chronicles
-Wonder
-Section 13
-Tuesday McGillycuddy
Thanks for the suggestions! I've run out of Christian fantasy books at our library, and all the others have a lot of dark magic. My mom is trying to convince me to get into historical fiction, of which there seems to be an endless supply. It's okay, but I really prefer the action and magic in fantasy. And dragons. 😊
Other books I've read:
The Door Within, by Wayne Thomas Batson
The Dragonkeeper series (I think that's what it's called) by Donita K Paul
Neither of these were outstanding, but they made entertaining reads.
My favorites remain the Green Ember, The Wingfeather Saga, and LotR. I'm also a Redwall fan.
I survived and The Crossover are good books too