On Sun, Nov 24, 2002 at 01:05:42AM +0000, "H. T." <electrictwilight at hotmail.com> wrote: > Since it appears the majority of everyone that had typed in the discussion > of "fantasy" had began reading fantasy when they were still young I thought > I might ask what is appropriate for a young fantasy reader? Anything he is capable of understanding and appreciating. I believe a children's book is marked more by the style of writing than any kind of self-censorship of topic. With that in mind, the initial Vlad Taltos books are probably perfect for that age -- and they will allow him to grow intellectually as the books become more complex. Other excellent "children's" books that are still enjoyable as adults: * Ursula K Le Guin's Earthsea trilogy (the first three books only) * The Dark is Rising sequence (I can't recall the author) * Heinlein's young-adult novels -- most are science fiction, but there are some fantasy novels. Those are the real gems. -- Matthew Hunter (matthew at infodancer.org) Homepage: http://matthew.infodancer.org/index.jsp Public Key: http://matthew.infodancer.org/public_key.txt