From: Miriam English (miriam@werple.net.au)
Date: Sat Jul 21 2001 - 22:39:17 MDT
At 12:22 PM 21/07/2001 -0700, Technotranscendence wrote:
> > Miriam wrote:
> > Hmmm... Enders Game... book? Orson Scott Card?
> >I'll get it if you think it is a good'un. Even though I have
> >plenty of fiction reading at the moment. Just bought the
> >4th Harry Potter book, all 600 pages of it. Delightful
> >series that I heartily recommend :-)
>
>I haven't read Potter yet, but if you're into fantasy, I recommend Dunsany
>and Beagle. From the former, The _King of Elfland's Daughter_ and _The
>Charwoman's Shadow_ are both great novels, with the first being the better
>of the two. From the latter, his novel _The Last Unicorn_ is a good place
>to start, though I've yet to read a novel by him I did not like. (Others by
>Beagle I've read include _A Fine and Private Place_, _The Innkeeper's Song_,
>and _Tamsin_ as well as his short story collection _Giant Bones and
>Others_.)
Cool, thanks Daniel. I shall keep my eye open for them.
I should say that normally I don't read fantasy. Hard science fiction,
science fact, and computer manuals making up most of my reading material,
but I have had so many friends recommend Harry Potter stories to me that I
decided to give it a go. I was very pleasantly surprised.
Best wishes,
- Miriam
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