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| Rune* Quote | Reply | This message was updated on 4/10/2006 4:29:30 PM by Rune* | Recommend YA Fantasy posted on: 6/29/2005 8:06:23 AM Which would you recommend is the best YA books? |
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IceDrake
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replied on: 6/29/2005 8:42:40 AM I'd say Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling and Eragon by Christopher Paolini. 
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magi
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replied on: 6/29/2005 6:52:55 PM Gareth Nix and Philip Pullman.The Abaret books by Clive Barker aren't bad.I,ve not Eragon. |
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Rune*
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replied on: 6/30/2005 8:37:15 AM I tend to prefer the more mature YA books but here are a few that Ive come across that I feel are very good Garth Nix Alison Croggon Lian Hearn Trudi Canavan J K Rowling Mark Robson Jessica Rydill 
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zachaustlily
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replied on: 7/6/2005 1:55:40 PM Eoin Colfer Diane Duane Diana Wynne Jones Darren Shan Katie Maxwell J.K. Rowling |
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Rune*
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replied on: 7/21/2005 5:01:16 PM I've just recently discovered Darran Shan, he is a good YA author 
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Kelpie
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replied on: 7/22/2005 3:11:09 AM As far as recent discoveries go, I was impressed by Kate Constable, "The Singer of All Songs." Also Dahlov Ipcar's "A Dark Horn Blowing." (Not a new book, but new to me.) Several of the authors on my list over on the favorites thread are YA authors. Will spare you all the repetition so that I don't sound like a broken record, and just mention that I also like Diana Wynne Jones's Chrestomanci books ("Charmed Life," "Magicians of Caprona," etc.) and her Dalemark books ("Cart and Cwdder," "Drowned Ammet," etc.). |
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Princess_Ivy
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replied on: 7/22/2005 8:01:12 AM I know there is a lot of fuss about eragon, however, for me i found it very imature in places. I really did feel that it was written by a teenager. Parts of it were brilliant and insightful, but on the whole it suffered for his immaturity. I felt, that if it had been left for a few years, then revisited by the author, it would have been one of the greats of our time, but as it stands i won't give it shelf space. Although Kudos to Chris Pallini for finishing a book so young. I'm nearly double his age when he wrote it and still struggling with my first. |
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Princess_Ivy
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replied on: 7/22/2005 8:02:53 AM for me the question of YA writers is tricky. I tend to pick up a book and read it, only to discover, ages later that it's young adult. point of interest, when i went to pick up a copy of LOTR, i found it in the ya section of my library, same with many pratchett books, from the night watch series. |
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Rune*
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YA Fantasy
replied on: 8/2/2005 8:42:03 AM Here's an interesting link for YA's books - Harper Collins list |
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Tessadragon
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replied on: 8/2/2005 9:21:07 AM One of the best series of fantasy books has to be Stravaganza by Mary Hoffman. It's a trilogy, and the books are: Stravaganza: City of Masks Stravaganza: City of Stars Stravaganza: City of Flowers The first book is about a boy called Lucien who's got cancer, being given a notebook. Falling asleep with the notebook in his hand, he wakes up in a world called Bellazza. In Bellazza, he meets a girl called Arianne who has an unknown secret. He also meets Rodolfo, who works closely with the Duchessa of Bellazza. Rodolfo is Lucien's friend and ally, teaching him that he is a Stravagante and that he's been called to Bellazza for an important reason, that he has a great part of play in events that are unfolding. All the while, in Lucien's world, the cancer is attacking Lucien's body... This book has a fantastic ending that makes you smile and cry. Extracts from the book are on Mary Hoffman's site www.stravaganza.co.uk Tessadragon |
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Rune*
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replied on: 8/3/2005 1:12:36 PM Thanks for posting this info on Mary Hoffman and the link for her site. She's got a great looking site and I enjoyed reading a bit about the books. I think I'll have to try one of these? |
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Rune*
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replied on: 10/6/2005 5:13:09 PM A member on the Chronicles Network posted this link for finding reviews of YA' reads, thought it looked good so sharing it with everyone here YA's Fantasy reviews |
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Rune*
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replied on: 1/22/2006 8:10:17 AM I'll add Marianne Curley to this list, she's not written much but I quite like what Ive read so far. |
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GOLL
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replied on: 3/3/2006 6:01:35 AM I agree with Nix, Pullmann and Wynne Jones and possibly Ian Irvine, he's a bit b/w YA and adult I think. |
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FireWithin
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replied on: 4/7/2006 10:42:03 PM Marianne Curley Ashley Darrow Jonathan Stroud Kristen Britain (I think she's YA) |
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