Recommendations?

[Hex]

I recently discovered N.M. Browne who writes stand-alone YA books which are brilliantly written and very clever - I loved both Shadow Web and The Spell Grinder's Apprentice.
Also, I recently read The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan, which was also wonderful - and funny. It's the first of a trilogy (sorry, I know that's not what you wanted) but it would stand alone too.
Robin Mckinley is almost always excellent and, of course, absolutely everything by Diana Wynne Jones is amazing.

 

[Mouse]

Thanks all, but I have a gazillion books to read now so I'm all right.

Hex, I've read N.M. Browne's book Hunted which was okay. I swapped it for another book in the end.

 

[Hex]

Thanks all, but I have a gazillion books to read now so I'm all right.

Hex, I've read N.M. Browne's book Hunted which was okay. I swapped it for another book in the end.

Lucky you, I love that feeling of having many books to read.

I haven't read Hunted - I'm sad to hear it's not brilliant, I was looking forward to the rest of hers.

 

[Mouse]

I read it all so it couldn't have been that bad, but it never made me what to read any of the other books by the same author.

 

[neverdiplomatic]

The Wicked Lovely Series by Melissa Marr is fairly good imho

 

[QueenMagrat]

I work in a kiddy's bookshop and the most popular YA books that we sell are usually in series. There are a few good recent(ish) one-offs that I've seen around though.
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Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
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Edit: Missed that you only wanted fantasy. Oh well - most of these are, but some aren't...

I'm reading Will Grayson, Will Grayson right now. I'm still indecisive whether I like it or not.
I really loved the Demon's Lexicon trilogy by Sarah Rees Brennan. It's Urban Fantasy involving family ties and swords: the perfect combination in my opinion.

It does not exactly involve adolescents, but I think it would fit that age group as readers, as well as not-so-young-anymore adults:
The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers. It's the biography of the most accomplished liar in all the seven seas, including Zamonia and other dimensions! It's an our-world-used-to-look-different fantasy that includes talking bears, talking waves and Bad Ideas.

 

[Lenny]

Oh my, how could Moers be forgotten?

If you're still looking, Mouse, I second QM's recommendation of Walter Moers. And if you're not looking, I still second the recommendation! Moers should be experienced by everyone.

 

[Mouse]

Not actively looking (too much to read!) but always up for a recommendation. I still haven't gotten around to reading The Supernaturalist yet, which you recommended. I do have it.

 

[Lenny]

So I did! And apparently I gave Moers a mention in my first post, too. As did HJ. It appears I'm forgetting things.

Let us know what does turn out to be useful - I'm sure we can come up with an even more specific list.