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Erin
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Posted: June 10 2011 at 8:09pm \| IP Logged

laurabelle wrote:

We are currently listening to The Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix. There is some sorcery mentioned, so it might not be a good fit for you. I'm finding it rather interesting.

I'd love to know others opinions about Garth Nix.

Also I've just reserved a pile of fantasy books from the library based on reviews somewhere and can't remember where to double check. Actually I didn't have enough info the first time.

I'd love opinions on the following authors;
Garth Nix (Keys to the Kingdom series and others)
Alexander Gordon Smith (escape from Furnace)
Diana Wynne Jones
Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game)
Kenneth Oppel (Silverwing)

The boys (16 & 14) are clamouring to read and I'm struggling to find the interest in fantasy at present to pre-read. Dh is too slow for their liking, so I told them I'll ask the 4Real ladies.

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Posted: June 11 2011 at 5:55am \| IP Logged

My son and I just read The Book of Time by Guillame Prevost, it's a series. We enjoyed it. I highly recommend the following authors for fantasy novels: Bruce Coville, Madeline L'Engle and Jane Yolen. Llyod Alexander has written many other books besides those mentioned. The old Disny movie "The Black Cauldron" is based loosely on the Pyrdain Chronicles. How about the Narnia books? Sometimes libraries will have lists of books in various genres, perhaps your library has one.
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Posted: June 13 2011 at 7:23pm \| IP Logged

Thanks for these Mary, checking out my library.

I just found this thread about Silverwing.

Can anyone recommend any great sites for reviews on fantasy books? I'd like something that says, heads up here, so I can make an informed choice.

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