07-26-2003, 01:32 AM
If you want to get into a discussion of fantasy world creation, read the first part of David Eddings' Rivan Codex. He explains that the Belgariad and the Malloreon (and the other pair-Tamuli and something) were based in medieval romance.
Hmm. Percival. Garion. Frodo/Bilbo. Rand al'Thor. Harry. Much the same. The hero that starts out not knowing anything.
Oh, they're great stories. I have girls 9,7, and 6. The two older have read all of the Harry books, and the 9-year-old has read the Harry books, the Belgariad/Malloreon, LOTR, and is working on Eye of the World. Gettings kids to pick up a book as naturally as turning on the TV, or a movie, or using the computer, is a good thing!
And, the day the latest HP book came out, my wife and I were home by ourselves, Grandma had the kids for a week, and we had two copies of Order of the Phoenix, and we sat together in companionable silence and read the book. Aren't we exciting people!?
As far as the religiion thing with books like this, most of the best books of the genre have been through this at some time or other. L. Frank Baum died penniless because the churches didn't like the Oz books.........
Hmm. Percival. Garion. Frodo/Bilbo. Rand al'Thor. Harry. Much the same. The hero that starts out not knowing anything.
Oh, they're great stories. I have girls 9,7, and 6. The two older have read all of the Harry books, and the 9-year-old has read the Harry books, the Belgariad/Malloreon, LOTR, and is working on Eye of the World. Gettings kids to pick up a book as naturally as turning on the TV, or a movie, or using the computer, is a good thing!
And, the day the latest HP book came out, my wife and I were home by ourselves, Grandma had the kids for a week, and we had two copies of Order of the Phoenix, and we sat together in companionable silence and read the book. Aren't we exciting people!?
As far as the religiion thing with books like this, most of the best books of the genre have been through this at some time or other. L. Frank Baum died penniless because the churches didn't like the Oz books.........
--Mav