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Fans of Narnia: what else should I read?
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Also,
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'engle (and its sequels)
The Princess and the Goblin, The Princess and Curdie, At the Back of the North Wind, and other books by George MacDonald
Hope that helps!

Another book that you might want to try is "The Once and Future King." It's more of a contemporary version of King Arthur, the one that the Disney's film The Sword in the Stone is based upon. I think it freshened up the old tale, and I highly enjoyed it.
Let me know if you are able to check any of these out! I'd love to hear what you think :)

I have not read "The Once and Future King" but know others who have and need to add it to my reading list.
Thanks for the recommendations!:)




Redwall is pretty good, too--although it doesn't have the spiritual tones that Narnia has. I didn't want to recommend any fiction that wasn't Christian, simply because you can't separate Narnia from Christianity. But, if you aren't a Christian--or if you don't care whether or not what you read is specifically Christian, than Redwall would be good.
Oh, and I thought of another one! :p I recently read the first four books of the Pendragon Cycle by Stephen Lawhead. He is a Christian author, and everything that I have read of his has been good. I enjoyed the first books in the series and I'm definitely looking forward to reading the last one! I've not read any of his other books, but I know he has a lot.
Happy reading!






Maybe a pertinent question is, are we recomending these books to an adult lover of Narnia or a teen/child reader?

The "His Dark Materials" trilogy by Philip Pullman is also very good, but being a CS Lewis fan, you may take issue with some of the anti-religious symbolism in them.. If you can get past that, and just enjoy the story, they're incredible. I actually cried at the end of the third one.

Ditto on the religious issue. So long as the books are well written and have a good message, then I'm happy with the read;) I'm a fan of Narnia, as well as LOTR, and HP. I'm currently reading Redwall, and recently finished "The Mysterious Bedidict Society."
Again, a huge thanks to everyone's whose posted ideas here! I'm so looking forward to my 2008 reading list!:)



Among children's books, "The Princess and the Goblin" by George MacDonald (who influenced Lewis himself) and "The Tale of Despereaux" by Kate DiCamillo.



I would recommend the Nacny Drew Mystery Stories. I have read Narnia. I *LOVED* them.


Also the Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede are amazing. They have the same good feel to them that Narnia does.
Or if anyone is looking for an allegorical series The Door Within by Wayne Batson was pretty good, a little corny but not as corny as they come.

Good Fantasy:
~The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy, by Clare B. Dunkle (YA)
~By These Ten Bones, Clare B. Dunkle (YA)
~The Shadow of the Bear, Regina Doman (YA)
~Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine(Juv and YA)
~Dragon Slippers, Jessica Day George (Juv YA)
~Eragon, Christopher Paolini (YA)
~Goose Girl, Shannon Hale (YA)
~Rowan of Rin, Emily Rodda (Juv... small but good... Also liked other books by her)
More Traditional writing of fantasy (at least in my mind):
~Crown Duel, Sherwood Smith (YA)
~The Perilous Gard, Elizabeth Marie Pope (YA)
Awesome Fiction:
~Mars Trilogy, Brad Strickland (Juv and YA)
~Blink of an Eye, by Ted Dekker (YA, or Adult)
~The Uglies Trilogy, Scott Westerfeld (called Trilogy, but has 4 books.... ? haha YA)
~Midnighters, Scott Westerfeld (YA)
~Alex Rider, Anthony Horowitz (YA)
Historical Fiction:
~Boston Jane, Jennifer L. Holm (YA)
Hoped it helped! BTW, all the ratings on YA and Juv, etc, are my own opinoin... I don't know what they are really rated....
~Clare~

To post 21: Those books are under Samuel Youd. These books are good, and a bit ahead of their time AT the time.

It is a similar idea with going into a different world where there is a different order to things and the outsider becomes part of setting things straight.


and I agree that Percy jasckson and the olympians are also good! make you wanna be a demigod! haha

Loved this book. If you liked Narnia chances are you are going to like this too. ANd what about Lord of the rings. That book is great too.


I shall have to read the Gate to Heaven Series.
It would be so cool if they had known each other lol.



Have you tried Pat Rothfuss' Kvothe books? (The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear.



The Steps Up the Chimney
The Door in the Tree
The Tunnel Behind the Waterfall
The Bridge in the Clouds

If the Christianity in the Narnia series doesn't interest you, then the series I am reading right now, the Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind, is an EXCELLENT fantasy series. The TV series, Legend of the Seeker is based on it, but the books are a million times better.

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