Gateway book

[Fester]

What book or series do you consider to be the best staring point?

[Becky]

That's a really hard question to answer. It partly depends on what genre you like. If you're really not sure, I'd try the previous months' selections.

[Felicia, Grand Duchess]

Ilona Andrews' Kate Daniels is a good, NOT TOO romancey Urban Fantasy series! GOod first step.

[Fester]

Felicia, I'd just like to point out real quick that I idolize you.

[Erin L]

I started out with Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson Moon Called.

Although before that I was a fan of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. Not all of the books have the same protagonist, but he has a few with witches running the show and they're hilarious, but not romantic at all. The first of the witches storyline starts with Equal Rites.

[KandiH]

Anything by Sherilyn Kenyon. They can be read in any order, and they seem to appeal as much to men as women.

[Fester]

I;m already a huge Laurell K. Hamilton fan.

[KandiH]

Kenyon is more of a "one on one" kinda writer. And you don't need a chart and highlighter to keep track of the characters. :-) and I missed an "r" ... Sherrilyn Kenyon.

[Amber Dawn]

If you're more into sci fi I'd start with Anne Aguirre's Grimspace. I have been reading non-romance sci fi for years and I devoured it.

[Casey]

My gateway was Jim Butcher's Dresden Files. Only drawback is that I have not yet come across another series of UF even remotely comparable in wit.