I Blame Harry Potter
I have been an avid reader since I learned my alphabets. From Noddy to Naughtiest Girl in School to Famous Five to Hardy Boys & Nancy Drew to Agatha Christie... I progressed with time. My main interest lay in Mystery and Thrillers. Anything that had the mystery/thriller tag to it, I would gobble it up.
Then Harry Potter hit the market and as the craze overtook everyone around me, I failed to understand how even the grown ups could be charmed by Magic and Dragons? They were meant for kids - like fairy tales. Then while babysitting a kid, I ended up watching Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets back to back. Well, I was a goner - I thought, if I enjoyed the movie so much, no wonder everyone is taken by the series so much. So I borrowed the first four books and there was no looking back. Soon I owned the four books and was impatiently for The Order of the Phoenix to release.
In the meantime, what could I do but pick up other fantasy series to quench my thirst for magic and dragons! Yeah... Years later, with all the books out and all the movies released, I am still suffering from Harry Potter hangover. I have read dozens of other series, but none can be compared to it! From Mysteries being my favourite genre, suddenly I find myself picking a fantasy book before a mystery with so much hope...
Please guys, recommend me some more fantasy series for me to get my hands on!
Do books about ninjas count as fantasy? I mean, they do some pretty fantastical stuff! I've always been more into sci-fi, myself, starting with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I could never really get into all the elves and dragons and hobbits and whatnot -- too many characters to keep track of. Happy International Authors Day!
ReplyDeleteIf you haven't read the Iron Druid chronicles--that would be my first recommendation. I thought the writing was clever and I'm so glad I got past my cover snobbery to read the first book--I was hooked. It was my first introduction to urban fantasy and I tend to be reading a lot of urban fantasies now :)
ReplyDeleteOhh my gosh, I remember when Harry Potter came out, my Grandpa actually bought me the first book, I think it was for my birthday. I got to read it once and then he sold it for way more than he bought it for. I was sooo upset. Then all the movies came out and he bought me the first three. I felt a bit better haha
ReplyDeleteI love Harry Potter and I have never read any of the books - only watched the movies. What a talent!
ReplyDeleteLove Harry Potter!!! If you're looking for a good fantasy read, I highly recommend Jen Wylie's The Broken Ones series. Kinda puts me in the mind of books like LOTR but on a young adult level. First one is Broken Aro :)
ReplyDeleteSo funny how the least likely thing gets us hooked! I'm not into fantasy though, so I have no recommendations for you. Love some mysteries though. :) Writer’s Mark
ReplyDeleteHis Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman and A Song of Ice and Fire by G.R.R. Martin
ReplyDeleteHi I'm kinda embarrassed to admit but I have never read the Harry Potter series, but do want to, just I haven't had the chance :( but I have heard they are really good
ReplyDeleteHave you read Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising series? Or Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydian? Both about 30 years old, both great!
ReplyDeletei adore the harry potter series. i am always re reading the books
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