[HPFGU-OTChatter] Wonderful "new" author & books

[Starling]

Oooh...Patricia Wrede!
I loved those books when I read them, I won a copy of the first book in a library contest one summer and was hooked.  
I'll agree with Amber in that the first is the freshest and the most fun, but the plot arc of all four books is really worth reading.  She has a very interesting conception of "magic" and how it works that actually is very similiar to some physics theories (such as string theory).  And I love her descriptions of the dragons.  Although her presentation of wizards really isn't the best.... <g>


Another suggestion, if anyone's fond of dragons, and hasn't read these already (although how could you not have??)  is the wonderful wonderful Pern series by Anne McCaffrey.  I was in sixth grade the first time I read those books and I've been absolutely enchanted ever since.  I have always been convinced that I'd make a great queen rider.  Either that or be a Harper.  I highly recommend these to anyone who's looking for some material to tide them over til the Next Big HP Event <g> -- there's two trilogies, plus at least five other books that I can think of off the top of my head, and lots of short stories.  
Of course, I'm sure most of the list has at least heard of these, even if they haven't read them, but I had to plug them.  yes, I'm shameless, I know <g>

Abbie, who loves dragons
starling823 at yahoo.com
69% obsessed with HP and loving it
"Ah, music," Dumbledore said, wiping his eyes.  "A magic beyond all we do here!"
          -HP and the Sorcerer's Stone


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Amber 
  To: HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, 16 May, 2001 1:00 PM
  Subject: Re: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Wonderful "new" author & books



  --- pbnesbit at msn.com wrote:
  > The author is Patricia C. Wrede and the books are:
  > 
  > Dealing With Dragons
  > Searching for Dragons
  > Calling on Dragons
  > Talking to Dragons
  > 
  > Has anyone else heard of her/read her?  She's a children's author, 
  > but writes with a lot of assumption that her audience will be 
  > familiar with myth and legend!

  I've read and own "Dealing with Dragons". I read the second "Searching
  for Dragons" but stopped there. While I loved DWD, SFD just wasn't as
  interesting of fresh in my opinion. It just seemed bland to me.
  Although, maybe the last two books are better...

  ~Amber


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