Reading Prompt

1.     Using the FictFact online resource,  I searched for Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter. From there, appeared a list of books in series order. The next book in the series after “Cursed of the Damned” is The Lunatic Café.

Hamilton, Laurell. “The Lunatic Café”. Berkley Books. 1996.  Pg. 384

2.     By conducting a search on Goodreads I’ve gotten a good synopsis, a feel for what the book is about. Maybe you are interested in the element of nature/environment factor of the books so I’ll recommend the book “All Over Creation”. It along the same lines of “Prodigal Summer” but has the theme of family and community with humor and its own quirkiness that would make a fast read, just what you are looking for.

Ozeki, Ruth.”All Over Creation”. Penguin Books. 2003.  Pg. 437.

3.     Using the online resource Your Next Book, in the search box I typed in the keywords historical fiction; Japan the search box that lead me to a list of books to chose from. I decided on “The Pillow Book of the Flower Samurai: Love, Sacrifice and Honour in the 12^th Century Japan”. Excellent storytelling that captures the reader imagination to where you feel like your there.

Lazar Barbara. “ The Pillow Book of the Flower Samurai: Love Sacrifice and Honor in the 12^th CE Japan.” 2013. Heading Publishing. Pg. 560.

4.     Using Goodreads, I search for the Elizabeth George book you mentioned “Well Schooled in Murder”. From there, I looked through the recommendations that lead me to the Martha Grimes “The Blue Last” which is set in England like "Well Schooled in Murder". It’s also the 7^th book in the Richard Jury series. Since you liked “Well Schooled in Murder” and this is also a series, I thought you would like mystery series that set in England.

Grimes. Martha. “The Blue Last”. 2002. Onyx Publishing. Pg. 464.

5.     Using the online resource Your Next Read, I conduct the search beginning with “World War Z” because you are asking for novels not graphic novels even though “The Walking Dead” is both a novel and graphic novel, the search then led me to “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy. There is a post- apocalyptic novel that does not specifically include zombies but it has the similar atmosphere presented in both the “Walking Dead” and “World War Z”. It combines elements of both of your suggestions all in one book.

McCartney, Cormac. “The Road”. 2007. Vintage Books. Pg. 287.