Short-term lurker, first post: hi, all. > > 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? >* Ursula K Le Guin's Earthsea trilogy (the first three books only) I dunno... they're a little dry and slow-moving. Good, but maybe not great as an introduction to fantasy. >* The Dark is Rising sequence (I can't recall the author) Susan Cooper. Highly recommended. Also, Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles are good stuff. (As is just about everything by Alexander.) The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster. Robert Asprin's Myth Adventures would probably go well. ---- The time for action is past-- now is the time for senseless bickering! --Ashleigh Brilliant