On 21 Sep 2004, at 9:05 am, Russell Chapman wrote:
I seek the assistance of my fellow Brinellers on my quest...
The only fantasy books I have ever read are the Harry Potter books, and I have so many other books in my "waiting" pile, I don't see that changing anytime soon.
My daughter, however, has taken rather a keen interest in them. Anything that keeps her off the streets is considered a good thing, so I want to keep that interest rolling...
She is publicly mad keen on horses, but privately somewhat obsessed with dragons.
Can anyone recommend some authors and/or titles which would entertain a 14 year old girl? She has good reading skills, near the top of her class in English at school, but I wouldn't say she was particularly mature for her age (any more than other 14 yo girls in 2004...).
The highest-rated fantasy books/series at brin-l-books are
Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings
Barry Hughart - Bridge of Birds
T H White - The Once and Future King
Philip Pullman - The Golden Compass aka Northern Lights #1 in His Dark Materials trilogy
Ursula Le Guin - A Wizard of Earthsea (First of the Earthsea books)
C S Lewis - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (Narnia series)
George R R Martin - A Game of Thrones (A Song of Fire and Ice #1)
Stephen R Donaldson - Lord Foul's Bane (Thomas Covenant #1)
Richard Adams - Watership Down
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