From my other blog. No surprises here, but lists are always fun, aren’t they?
So keep posting to this site. I want to hear about the new books you discover, and I bet others do as well. Tell us what your students are reading. Post Top-10 lists.
I’ll start with one of my own: In no particular order (these all rate #1 for me) here’s my Top-10 fantasyseries list. Most of these were written for the YA audience, but adult fantasy fans will love them as well.
1. LOTR. I’ll only add that this of course includes The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, Tree and Leaf by Niggle, Farmer Giles of Ham and just about anything else Tolkien wrote, including his translations of Old and Middle English poetry.
2. Michael Scott, The Alchemyst. Remember the first Indiana Jones movie, which barely left you a moment to breathe before sending Indy into another frenzy of…
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Ah, many classics here, but including quite a few I haven’t yet read (eg Eager). Insightful comments too, thanks!
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Eager’s series was a favorite when I was a child. I felt so lucky to have discovered it.
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