Dragaera

A question re: Begining Fantacy for Youth

Mon Nov 25 14:29:39 PST 2002

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gnosis [mailto:curtis.humes at verizon.net] 
> Sent: 24 November 2002 16:50
> 
> >I often see Sci-fi/fantasy grouped together at book stores.  If your
> brother is interested in the sci-fi side of things, 
> >Douglas Hill wrote some books years ago (I think they may be out of
> print, but I have seen a few around). The series is 
> >called the "Last Legionary."  The titles for the four books are: 
> >Galactic Warlord Deathwing Over Veynaa
> >Day of the Starwind
> >Planet of the Warlord
> 
> I know that they are Space opera, but as a kid I really 
> enjoyed the books by E.E. 'Doc' Smith, the "Lensman" & 
> "Skylark" series particularly.  Try your local library, you 
> may find them there.

Me too.  They're very dated and male-centric, though. They're also
difficult to find.  Our library definitely doesn't have them, and it
took some effort on my part to pick up the five skylark books I have. :)