"H. T." <electrictwilight at hotmail.com> writes: > 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? > > I have an 11-year old step-brother who very much enjoys fantasy, and > he has asked me what else there is in this genera to read. -snip- Pamela Dean's Secret Country trilogy; it is currently out of print, but will be reprinted in late 2003 by Firebird Books. Patrice Kindl's books, especially _Owl in Love_ and maybe _The Woman in the Wall_. (I don't like _Goose Chase_ or _Lost in the Labyrinth" nearly as much.) Patricia McKillip's Riddlemaster trilogy/book, _The Forgotten Beasts of Eld_, and some of her other books. Zenna Henderson's The People short stories. NESFA publishes a book with all of them. I see that Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising series has already been mentioned. I am also very fond of _The Boggart_. (Hm, I suppose some slightly older kids might feel it beneath them to read books marketed for younger kids; I forget what age group _The Boggart_ is supposedly aimed at.) - tky