Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

Written by: Sci Fi Fan | Date: 21st October 2008 | Category: Horror

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No Matter what type of book you enjoy, young or old, there are plenty of great reads to give you a fright this Halloween. These will really get you into the spirit of the season

Faerie tale by the incredibly gifted author of fantasy,
Raymond E Feist is a modern day tale of magic and evil.

Phil Hastings is a successful screen writer who moves with his family to the house of his dreams, complete with a very old and very large forest. Before too long Phil and his family notice odd things staring to happen and they are drawn into a battle as old as time, a primordial war between the bas thing and the faerie, threatening not only Phil's family, but the whole human race. Faerie Tale ain't no Fairy Tale.

Vampire Zero is the third novel in the series written by David Wellington.

US Marshal James Arkeley is the countries foremost authority on Vampires, but these aren't the romantic Vampires that will seduce you as much as kill you, these are Monsters with sharp teeth and a voracious appetite for human flesh and blood. Arkeley brought police investigator Laura Caxton into this hidden world and taught her (nearly) everything he knows. Then there was the Battle of Gettysburg, a war against a whole army of Vampires and Arkeley gave up his life to save others. Only he didn't die.

Now a Vampire himself, Arkeley is one of the most dangerous creatures loose in the world, fighting vampires for so long he knows all the tricks and tactics, and those of the police too.

Laura must hunt Arkely down before he murders his family, or worse becomes a "Vampire Zero"

From a true horror genius, The Graveyard book is a young adult fantasy horror novel by Neil Gaiman and features a boy whose parents die while he is at an early age and he is adopted and raised by the occupants of a graveyard. These occupants include ghosts, ghouls, werewolves and other undead and supernatural creatures, who even teach him some of their tricks (like the ability to fade like a ghost). The Title is a homage to "The Jungle Book" as is the initial plot(boy raised by animals rather than undead). Each chapter of the book covers a year or two in the life of the boy, as he grows up.

Neil Gaiman is one of the best authors I have read and he lives up to this reputation with this new novel, this is a great novel for young and old alike.