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On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 18:05:50 +1000, Russell Chapman
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 anyt
G. D. Akin wrote:
>Please let us know what you finally decide. And later tell us if
>your daughter is impressed by your friends' knowledge of fine
>Fantasy or if she thinks we're a bunch of twits.
You say that like those two things are mutually exclusive. ;-)
And yeah, I'd love to hear her o
Russell Chapman wrote:
> Wow - a big thankyou to all who helped. The level of consensus was
> interesting - makes the choices easier.
> We will now set out to track the short list down.
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Please let us know what you finally decide. And later tell us if your
daugh
Russell Chapman wrote:
I seek the assistance of my fellow Brinellers on my quest...
Wow - a big thankyou to all who helped. The level of consensus was
interesting - makes the choices easier.
We will now set out to track the short list down.
Cheers
Russell C.
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Travis Edmunds wrote:
>>"Jim Sharkey"
>>If she digs dry, British humor, she'll love it. If not, she may
>>love it anyway. Pratchett's a hoot to read, and he manages to
>>slip in some pretty serious commentary about the nature of people
>>when you're not looking.
>
>Just the other day I was ha
From: "Jim Sharkey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Fantasy Book Recommendations
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 21:15:24 -0400 (EDT)
Travis Edmunds wrote:
>The Discworld series by Terry Pratchett - starting
> Russell Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I seek the assistance of my fellow Brinellers on my
> quest...
You've already gotten lots of good suggestions; I'd
like to add my cheers for The Last Unicorn, the Harper
Hall trilogy, the Earthsea trilogy, the Belgariad, and
Watership Down.
I'd s
> Russell Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I seek the assistance of my fellow Brinellers on my
> quest...
You've already gotten lots of good suggestions; I'd
like to add my cheers for The Last Unicorn, the Harper
Hall trilogy, the Earthsea trilogy, the Belgariad, and
Watership Down.
I'd s
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
Travis Edmunds wrote:
>The Discworld series by Terry Pratchett - starting with The Color of Magic -
If she digs dry, British humor, she'll love it. If not, she may love it anyway.
Pratchett's a hoot to read, and he manages to slip in some pretty serious commentary
about the nature of people
On Sep 22, 2004, at 12:50 AM, Bryon Daly wrote:
I'll second/thrid/whatever Watership Down, the Earthsea books, and the
first 5-6 or so Xanth books.
Me too, along with the Pullman.
Michael Ende's The Neverending Story
Excellent suggestion, as well as his _Momo_. Ende's NES was so much
more rich tha
From: Russell Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Fantasy Book Recommendations
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 18:05:50 +1000
Can anyone recommend some authors and/or titles which would en
I'll second/thrid/whatever Watership Down, the Earthsea books, and the
first 5-6 or so Xanth books.
Michael Ende's The Neverending Story
Peter S. Beagle's The Last Unicorn
Piers Anthony also has the Incarnations of Immortality books - the
first few of which were pretty good, at least.
Neil Gai
William T Goodall wrote:
> Stephen R Donaldson - Lord Foul's Bane (Thomas Covenant #1)
> Richard Adams - Watership Down
Donaldson's "Thomas Covenant" books are not worth the effort, IMHO, of
course.
However, WATERSHIP DOWN is a great suggestion.
G
Horn, John wrote
I would NOT suggest the Songs of Ice and Fire series by George R. R.
Martin. I really liked it but it is a VERY mature series and might
not be right for a 14 year old. Lots of sex (LOTS) and gory
violence.
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From: Russell Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Fantasy Book Recommendations
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 18:05:50 +1000
Can anyone recommend some authors and/or titles which would en
Gary Nunn wrote:
>I'm surprised that someone didn't recommend the Piers
>Anthony "Xanth" novels.
I'd qualify that by saying that the Xanth books are fun, but they can get a little
repetitive if you go to the well too often. Still, the first ten or are great fun.
Jim
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Russell Chapman wrote:
>I seek the assistance of my fellow Brinellers on my quest...
>Can anyone recommend some authors and/or titles which would
>entertain a 14 year old girl?
I have to recommend A Wizard of Earthsea for sure. A great young adult book, maybe a
little young for her, but not mu
Russell asked
> 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
I'm surprised that someone didn't recommend the P
William T Goodall wrote:
> The highest-rated fantasy books/series at brin-l-books are
>
> 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 Earthse
John Horn wrote:
> I would NOT suggest the Songs of Ice and Fire series by
> George R. R. Martin. I really liked it but it is a VERY
> mature series and might not be right for a 14 year old. Lots
> of sex (LOTS) and gory violence.
I agree, partly because the sex scenes are rather explicit
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, h
> Behalf Of Russell Chapman
> Can anyone recommend some authors and/or titles which would
> entertain a 14 year old girl?
I'll second the call for "the Riftwar Saga" ("Magician: Apprentice",
"Magician: Adept", etc, etc.) by Raymond Feist, the Belgariad
(Eddings) and, of course, Tolkien. I picke
Earthsea series by le Guin...
Damon.
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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
Russell Chapman wrote:
> Can anyone recommend some authors and/or titles which would
> entertain a
> 14 year old girl?
David Eddings might appeal at that age, especially _Belgariad_ as Garion
and Ce'Nedra are about that age in the series. Then there is _The
Elvenbane_ by Andre Norton and Merc
Russell said:
> Can anyone recommend some authors and/or titles which would entertain a
> 14 year old girl?
Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy are excellent fantasy books
ostensibly aimed at children. The volumes are _The Golden Compass_ (or
_Northern Lights_ in some countries), _The Subtle
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
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