kid & adult magic books

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So who read/ used to read L. J. Smith? I loved her "Secret Circle" books.

How about Lloyd Alexander's books: The Book of Three; The Black Cauldron; the High King?

Ursula LeGuin's Wizard of Earthsea books?

The Redwall books with the talking animals of which there's 50 million and I only got through ten?

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[rashaka.livejournal.com]

That sounds pretty cool.

Did you ever read the Everworld series, by K. A. Applegate? It's one of those series with about 20 short serial books, and is only about 3 years old. I read the first 5 of them. It's all about these 5 seniors in high school who get pulled through a portal into 'Everworld', which is like a world made up with various gods and cultures from old mythology (of all cultures), who were banished from the regular world. Except Everyworld is being invaded by aliens, so you have the mythological gods and their people at war with the aliens. And the kids realize that when they go to sleep in Everworld, they're awake in the real world. It's very strange.

I really liked the books though because it was the first "young adult" series that I felt was actually written for teenagers and above, and not for 11-12-year-olds, as most YA books are. It was a lot like Buffy in that respect. Also, it had realism in the fact that Everworld was a psychotically dangerous place, and most mythological gods were not nice people, and things they did had far-reaching effects. Like when they sell their chemistry schoolbook to one of the alien species in return for food and a pocketknife made of indestructable metal that can cut into anything. That comes back to really bite them in the butts.

Just thinking about this is making me want to go read some more... too bad I have such a nasty fine at the library right now.

[stakebait.livejournal.com]

No I never did read those but it sounds interesting. I'll keep an eye out for it. Thanks!

Mer

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[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Sure! Send me a note when if you start them, we can chat about it. :)