Need A Good book or series to read?

I like Fantasy or action adventure novels. I am also 19 so it would prefer some more adult aimed books (but nothing too "sexually" explicit unless the story makes up foe it)

I have read These:

Harry Potter (i liked it)

The Wheel of time (it was ok)

LOTR (Awesome)

Howl's Moving Castle (Awesome)

A song of Ice and fire (couldn't finish the first book, too slow)

Cell by Stephen King (awesome)

Phantom of the Opera (Great)

Count of Monte Cristo (Good)

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Don't suggest the following:

Twilight (I don't like reading first person)

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In short I prefer books with a fast moving plot and good character Development. I would prefer a fantasy or action adventure novel or series, but if you have to you can suggest books/series from other genres.

Thank you for your help, I've been without a good for a while and its driving me mad. :D

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1984 by George Orwell

The Alchemist by Paul Coelho

Silver Dagger by T.L green

Chasing the Shadow by Keri Arther

Vampire Acadamy byRichelle Maed

Chasing midnight by Susan Krinard

Companions of the Night by Vivian Vanda Velde

Night Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Garden of Stones by Jody Offen

To Love a Vampire by Jody Offen

Sacrement by Clive Barker

A whisper of Eternity by Amanda Ashley

After Sundown by Amanda Ashley

Midnight Embrace by Amanda Ashley

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Protector of the Small Series by Tamora Pierce

Darkness Visible by William Styron

Kiss the Girls by James Patterson

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Jack %26amp; Jill by James Patterson

Ulysses by James Joyce

A Dove of the East and other stories by Mark Helprin

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Beka Cooper by Tamora Pierce

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

Blood and Chocolate by Annete Curtis Klause

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

The Shack by William P. Young

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

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"The Golden Compass" by Pullman (wonderful story, fast, complex, worth reading)

"Becca Cooper" by Pierce (great writer, fun, different)

"The Perks of Being a Wallflower" (out of your comfort zone)
A great and terrible beauty by libba bray
Try Libba Bray's "Gemma Doyle" series.

Bk1: A Great and Terrible Beauty

Bk2: Rebel Angels

Bk3: The Sweet Far Thing

Set primarily in an 1890s British finishing school for girls, they are about a 16yo girl who is able to go into "the Realms," a magical place with fantastical creatures who all want the magic (not to mention two rival human groups who also want the magic for themselves). Lots of magic, mystery, a little romance, they're very good.
Warriors By Erin Hunter

In the wilds of the forest, four clans of wild cats live, in ever balanced harmony, constantly teetering on the edge of battle. But there are some that would destroy that balance, and noble warriors are dying. A prophecy is uttered 'fire alone will save our clan', the leader Bluestar invites young house cat, Rusty, who longs for the life of a forest cat, to join her clan. But you never know what lurks in the shadows, and in order to protect his Clan, his friends and his life, Rusty, now Firepaw, will have to keep his eyes open, ears bricked, and mind alert.

It has it all

mystery, murder, (forbidden!)romance, betrayal, shifting allegiances, friendship, tragedy, prophecy, faith, hope ..gotta love it!.

it is a very long series, but devided into sub-series, so after the first 6 books, you can stop, ditto the next six, and the next.

they are desined for somwhat younger readers, but pleanty of adults read them too.