11 yr old don't really have that much of an attention span I let my ten year old campers read vlad (not techla or phoenix, just jhereg and the prequils) But in truth though it's sci-fi Enders Game is really the best suggestion i can make. I've read it 6 times in three years. If he liked Willow (the movie not the buffy read-head) and reads x-men THe Elora Danan series might be a good idea but the second one was a bit confusing (Written by George Lucas and Chris Clairmont, of x-men). I opposition to dragon lance, Forgotten Realms might be better (drizzt series) - they are shorter and seem to be getting better as the series progresses. and just a question, isn't it Fantasy? Popcorn? -ME