tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post2582396041461836388..comments2024-01-20T18:08:44.444-05:00Comments on You Can Never Have Too Many Books: Fantasy -New Yorker article, 7 essential adult booksSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-6347411670588516332009-09-04T22:26:00.918-04:002009-09-04T22:26:00.918-04:00There is a great fantasy novel, Gateway to DreamWo...There is a great fantasy novel, Gateway to DreamWorld, which was released recently.<br /><br />Synopsis: On their way home from baseball tryouts, Brad Colby and his two sons are involved in a terrible car accident that leaves six-year-old Pete in a coma. When Pete awakens, the family is crushed to learn that he is paralyzed. <br /><br />Meanwhile, Pete’s eight-year-old brother, Jason, has been having powerful dreams that lead him to a mysterious realm known as DreamWorld. Jason discovers that all of his desires can come true in DreamWorld, but the time is fast approaching when he will have to choose between his two worlds. <br /><br />And when more devastating news strikes at the heart of the Colby family, Jason and Pete set out on a desperate attempt to find the Gateway to DreamWorld and save their family. With time running out on their dangerous path, will Jason and Pete’s fear of the Unknown keep them from reaching the paradise of their dreams?<br /><br />I invite you to order your copy now from Amazon.com or Barnes&Nobles.com at a discounted price.<br /><br />Please help by spreading the word to your friends who enjoy reading a good book and be one of the firsts to pick up your copy of Gateway to DreamWorld.<br /><br />Thanks for your time and I hope you enjoy the fantasy.<br /><br />Brenda Estaciobks2plzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968409410257799494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-55849887921210301022009-08-16T09:35:32.962-04:002009-08-16T09:35:32.962-04:00Yes! I'm the same way. I really enjoy re-readi...Yes! I'm the same way. I really enjoy re-reading favorites, and sometimes it's hard to choose- something dear and familiar, or something new and exciting?Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-26167620008308530532009-08-15T20:37:31.963-04:002009-08-15T20:37:31.963-04:00jeane: Plus, there are so many series that I like...jeane: Plus, there are so many series that I like that I want to go back and read too,do you feel the same way? I find as I get older, I've forgotten much about the books I read 20 years ago, and i want to revisit them again. So if it's a choice between a new book that 'might' be good versus a book i loved before, sometimes I'll pick the one I know and love. It's like a game of chairs, because sooner or later I try to get to all the books I want to read, new and beloved! lolSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-54277411311871129372009-08-15T19:28:52.550-04:002009-08-15T19:28:52.550-04:00Well, I was pretty young when I read it- fourteen ...Well, I was pretty young when I read it- fourteen maybe? and I think I just didn't have the concentration for such long books in a series. I really ought to go back and read them again. But I say that about so many books...Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-7911552948601109252009-08-14T18:48:27.935-04:002009-08-14T18:48:27.935-04:00Jeane: that's interesting, that's not wha...Jeane: that's interesting, that's not what the article said! I'll give the Dragonbone Chair a chance, and see. Thanks for giving your opinion, I'm not sure if you are the only one so far who has read it!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-65058219013123571552009-08-14T16:46:18.125-04:002009-08-14T16:46:18.125-04:00I read the Dragonbone Chair, once. It was pretty g...I read the Dragonbone Chair, once. It was pretty good. But I had trouble finishing the rest of the series.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-18028000778881006922009-08-14T14:39:43.035-04:002009-08-14T14:39:43.035-04:00Becky: do you have a blog? I went looking to see...Becky: do you have a blog? I went looking to see if you do, but there is only the Outmoded author on your profile.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-1116649933880165242009-08-14T14:36:40.851-04:002009-08-14T14:36:40.851-04:00Becky: Oh, do read the Fionavar Tapestry! In so ...Becky: Oh, do read the Fionavar Tapestry! In so many ways, it is better than Ysabel, which is very good. Then there is the Sailing to Sarantium series by him, very different, and equally good. There is a lot of good fantasy to read! Have fun dipping your toes back in!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-48397122353852049842009-08-14T07:29:15.872-04:002009-08-14T07:29:15.872-04:00Thanks for the link to the New Yorker article. I&#...Thanks for the link to the New Yorker article. I'm trying to dip my toes back into the fantasy waters, and I've been wondering where to start. Guy Gavriel Kay was a good reminder, I read Ysabel by him, and enjoyed it - seems like a YA/adult crossover novel.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06137407503212226192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-86192200350545963762009-08-13T21:20:37.757-04:002009-08-13T21:20:37.757-04:00Hazra: You are welcome! And I'm glad the art...Hazra: You are welcome! And I'm glad the article could help, that's what I was hoping for. I can really recommend the Kay trilogy, they are excellent.<br /><br />Table Talk: Have you read them all? I would have thought so, but let me know! Except the Shannara ones, of course. I'll try and get one of the Scions and see if it's good. <br /><br />I'm not surprised that you would know about publishing houses! Not after knowing that you were specializing in Shakespeare and the theatre - only a few publishers would specialize in that area, for texts. I haven't heard of Cannongate, but I'll go look them up. I do like Virago too. And I know what you mean by respecting the publisher it comes from! that used to be the case 20, and even 10 , years ago- certain publishers would specialize in types of books or literature. I think that's why I like Subterranean and Persephone, they are making a name for themselves in quality specialized books.<br /><br />Nymeth: I'm sorry, then! I was sure it was you I read the post about Goodkind on! Hmm, I guess you and I have to read it still!! Did you read any Shannara (good series, or the bad one) yet?<br /><br />Which myth series are you talking about? Like I said to Table Talk, I don't know who Cannongate is, so I have to go look them up. Persephone is so easy to get hooked on! I bought one book from them while in London - at Hatchard's, but there were at least five others I looked at. The catalogue I end up marking up with wild dreams of ordering everything, they make every book sound interesting! lol Interesting both you and Table Talk like the same publishers too.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-49392325790246728462009-08-13T15:23:11.159-04:002009-08-13T15:23:11.159-04:00I'm going to have to discard the blame this ti...I'm going to have to discard the blame this time - I'm afraid I've yet to read Terry Goodkind :P Also, you're not the first to say that about the Shannara series.<br /><br />I forgot to mention them in my comment to tanabata, but like Table Talk I like Virago and Canongate. I adore the myths series in particular. And there's Persephone too - I'm new to them, but I can see myself getting hooked.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-86469780084608978272009-08-13T04:15:39.004-04:002009-08-13T04:15:39.004-04:00Susan, I'm off to check this article right awa...Susan, I'm off to check this article right away because, as you well know, I love adult fantasy. I had similar problems with the Shannara books and I have tried on several occasions.<br /><br />As to the question of publishing houses, yes, I often am swayed at least in as much as I am likely to pick up a book and give it a good browse if it's come from someone like Virago or Cannongate. It doesn't necessarily mean I will read it, but I'm much more likely to take a risk if I respect the house book has come from.Table Talkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06132815228630780151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-66934332699011576132009-08-13T00:15:19.643-04:002009-08-13T00:15:19.643-04:00Hey thanks so much for the article. Except for Ter...Hey thanks so much for the article. Except for Terry Goodkind and Terry Brooks, I haven't even heard of the rest of the authors on that list. It's a great help to someone like me who wants to read more fantasy, but isn't sure what to pick up.Hazrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441208944580008891noreply@blogger.com