this is a list of books i've read in the past three or four years. i recommend all of them. i can't possibly narrow the list down though if you must read any of these books, first choose those by douglas adams, marion zimmer bradley, and pauline gedge.
SCIENCE FICTION
The
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Series by Douglas Adams
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Running With the Demon Series by Terry Brooks
The
Crystal Gryphon by Andre Norton
Here Abide Monsters by Andre Norton
HISTORICAL FANTASY
Arthurian Legend/Britain to AD 500
The
Mists of Avalon
The
Priestess
of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Lady
of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The
Winter King by Bernard Cornwell
The Eagle and the Raven by Pauline Gedge
Ancient Rome
The Silver Wolf by Alice Borchardt
Ancient Egypt
The Hippopotamus Marsh by Pauline Gedge
Unknown
The
Fall of Atlantis by Marion Zimmer Bradley
OTHER
Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley
The
Covenant of the Flame by David Morrell
The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
The
Woman’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets
by Barbara G. Walker