One Promise Kept

If you enjoyed fan fiction by Manniness, you might also enjoy these published works:

Fiction:

Historical Suspense/Horror:
The Last Legend by K. Writerly @ k_writerly or kwriterly.com
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Eaters of the Dead, retold by Michael Crichton

Supernatural Suspense/Romance:
Without Wings by K. Writerly @ k_writerly or kwriterly.com
No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong

Fantastical:
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Tom’s Midnight Garden by Phillipa Pierce
The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
The Coldfire Trilogy by C.S. Friedman

Epic Adventure:
The Viking by Edison Marshall (out of print – check you local university or library for a copy)

Comedic Drama/Chick Lit:
Watermelon by Marian Keyes

Modern Literature:
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingslover (although I love everything that she has done, this one is particularly subtle and poignant)

Non-fiction:
The Adventure of English by Melvyn Bragg
Tales of a Female Nomad by Rita Golden Gelman (yes, the children's book author)
Feminism is for Everyone by Bell Hooks (real feminism; not the man-hater pop culture crap that's out there)
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson