Aside from Harry Potter and Percy Jackson, can anyone recommend books with male lead characters?
Aside from Harry Potter and Percy Jackson, can anyone recommend books with male lead characters?
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Aside from Harry Potter and Percy Jackson, can anyone recommend books with male lead characters?
Riddle master of Hed!
Artemis Fowl
The Keys to the Kingdom by Garth Nix
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Strange The Dreamer, Miss Peregrine’s, The becoming of Noah Shaw (Recommended to read The unbecoming of mara dyer first), vicious, A darker shade of magic, Six of Crows, An ember in the ashes, carry on, Proper Redding, Department 19, Th Maze runner
Some of these have duo, but they still have male leads.
The Ascendance Trilogy by Jennifer A. Nielsen, The Queen’s Thief Series by Megan Whalen Turner, Magisterium Series by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
The Queen’s thief series are really worth reading
I second that
Yes <3
Steel heart trilogy, the wizard of earthsea, scythe, gentleman’s guide to vice and virtue (a bit more historic fiction/ adventure than fantasy) assassins apprentice (adult rather than ya) the crowns game, the magicians, chaos walking trilogy, the raven boys.
The magesterium by Cassandra clare and holly black
False prince by Jennifer Nielsen.
John flannagan the rangers apprentice
King killer chronicles
The Novice trilogy
Eragon, I am number 4, half a king, spellslinger, the dark tower, hero by Perry Moore. The name of the wind.
Power of Five by Anthony Horowitz
Iron Druid chronicles.
How did you like the last one?
The Pendragon Series by D.J. McHale. Incredibly underrated series. I looooove it. Currently re-reading it ?
Chronicles of Nick
Anna Dressed in Blood
Beautiful Creatures
The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod
By: Heather Brewer
The Saga of Darren Shan, The Saga of Larten Crepsley (sequel series), The Demonata Series. All by Darren Shan.
Inheritance cycle by Christopher paolini
The Cradle Series (The title isn’t great but the story is) and The Traveler’s Gate triology by Will Wight
Ranger’s Apprentice Series and the Brotherband Series by John Flannagan.
Michael Vey Series by … I don’t remember
Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe
(That’s all I can think of at the moment)
Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings
Magician by Raymond E Feist
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
The Wariors Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
The eye of the world series by Robert Jordan
That’s Wheel of Time series with first book being Eye of the World, but YES
Skulduggery Pleasant
Unravel series by Gena Showalter
Carry On, The Raven Cycle, Six of Crows, Darker Shade of Magic, Otherworld
Magisterium series.
The Reckoners series (supervillains).
The maze runner
Leviathon
I Am Number Four Series – Pittacus Lore, Gone Series – Michael Grant,
Yes!!! Lorien legacies Rock!!!
A Darker Shade of Magic
The Magicians
The inheritance cycle
Chronicles of Vladimir Todd and I’m working on one that is two-sided- Rebel’s Blade (The Aermian Feuds).
Red Rising
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Red pyramid.
The Dresden files by Jim Butcher
I am number four by Pittacus Lore – you have to read it, it’s not really a fantasy, but it’s amazing
I loved those books, but I couldn’t get into Generation One
The Summoner series by Taran Mathieu, The Morality Doctrine series by t James Dashner, Half Bad trilogy by Sally Green
Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe
I would suggest Jim Butcher-The Dresden files, Kevin Hearne- The Iron Druid Chronicles , but these aren’t really YA, so I would also read Garth Nix-Old Kingdom series ?
I love Dresden and Garth Nix!
Necromancer series by Lish McBride (hilarious!) and Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins
Pendragon series by D.J. MacHale, C.H.E.R.U.B. series by Robert Muchamore
Artemis Fowl, Ranger’s Apprentice, Percy Jackson(lightning thief)
A Darker Shade of Magic, Red Rising
Kings dark tidings series by Kel kade
The Wheel of Time/ The Shadow of What Was Lost
The Gone Series
Wow! Thank you everyone for the suggestions! Now I have lots of research to do and books to pick?
Artemis Fowl
Iron Druid Series
The lost Prince (part of the Iron Fae)
Michael vey
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The Nick Chronicles also
@JoLeen they might be called The Chronicles of Nick also… I never remember the order ?
Tempests & Slaughter – has the added bonus of approaching male puberty from a very matter of fact angle with discussion of body parts doing unwanted things, all wrapped up in a fantasy story with magic!
Red Rising is one of my favorites!
Pendragon series
Rangers Apprentice – possibly for younger teens but still good
Eragon
Charlie bone
Theodore Boone..
James Patterson
Daniel x by James Patterson. Maze runner series.
The chronicles of nick
The spooks apprentice
My books in the series The Alaris Chronicles – start with The Dragon Orb.
The Bartimaeus trilogy!!!!! Oooo read that one, you’ll like it a lot
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them.
Pendragon by DJ McHale…Bobby Pendragon is a realm hopping savior of the world who starts the series around 14 or 15 and ends it 10 books later around 18
I love those series I wrote a book report on the first book in middle school!
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
The Summoner series, Rangers Apprentice series and Michael Vey series are all super popular in the teen section at my work (public library). I was also a big fan of Eragon!
The summoner series is so amazing I love it
Enders Game! Loved the book , detested the movie lol
The summoner series, the pathfinder series
Artemis Fowl ?
Xanth series, starts with “A Spell for Chameleon”
The Foxhole Court (not fantasy), Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, The Raven Cycle (mostly?), Red Rising, The Wicker King
For what age group?
Red Rising Trilogy. One of the best.
Yes it is, but I didn’t care for the sequel(Iron Gold).
Artemis Fowl. Another good series.
Eragon
The love interest
Six of crows if that counts??
This savage song
Eragon would be my first suggestion, truly brilliant series.
Then there’s the maze runner series.
The witcher books are only half male lead but still a brilliant series.
You know, truly, MOST books /series HAVE a male protagonist/ hero, so …..the answer is just about anything you think of or see on the shelf.
I know, but I want to read books that are told from the male’s pov only.
The Kane series is good it’s by same author as Percy Jackson!
Rangers Apprentice, Artimis Fowl, Gregor and the Overlander, City of Light (I think), Redwall (animal vs human….), different Brian Jacques book with pirates…, Rowan of Rin, Eragon, Shakespeare Stealer, Golem something demons/jeni series, king arthur trilogy
Eragon!!!
Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children is a really good series and the newest book just came out.