Casey Rousseau said: > > H.T. asked: >> 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? > > Stephen R. Donaldson's Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever is > notably missing from the discussion so far. My favorite of these is the I wouldn't think the themes involved, the overly-depressing characterization of the utterly unappealing protagonist through the entire series, nor the rape scene early in the first book and subsequent whinging over it through the rest of the series are really appropriate recommendations in this case, particularly when the parents are worried about any "dark" influence the elder sibling has on the younger. Later on, yes, by all means these books are recommended; right now, no. Has anyone mentioned the Mushroom Planet books yet? Granted, they're science fiction, but still. Tender quails, John "No, you see, the thing about Heaven, is that Heaven is for people who like the sort of things that go on in Heaven, like, uh, well, singing, talking to God, watering potted plants... Whereas Hell, on the other hand, is for people who like the other sorts of things: adultery, pillage, torture - those areas." -- Prince Edmund Blackadder, Duke of Edinburgh