books to read?

[David]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Christine" <damselfly at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I am new to this list, so I hope I don't ask something that was 
recently 
> asked.
> 
> But..I have read the whole set of Harry Potter books twice and I 
can't seem 
> to get interested in any other books!  I tried the Lord of the 
Rings series, 
> couldn't get into them.  I read Aragon and tried to read Eldest, 
but I 
> couldn't get interested in that.  I feel like just reading and 
rereading 
> Harry Potter over and over.
> What other books do you all read that will take the place?
> thanks!
> christine
>
David says:

Hi Christine, welcome!

Here are my suggestions:  
-The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Ambery Spyglass, 
which are all part of the second best (Harry Potter being the first 
of course) fantasy series, IMHO, that is.  They are written by 
Philip Pullman.  The series is referred to by some as the "His Dark 
Materials" trilogy.
- A Princess of Roumania, by Paul Park.  A great tale, and very well 
written.
- Last, but not least, is my latest favorite called Poison Study, by 
Maria Snyder.
- Oh, one more trilogy, The Amulet of Samarkand, The Golem's Eye, 
and Ptolemy's Gate, all from the The Bartimaeus Trilogy.  At first, 
these books sounded like a Potte rip-off, but they are not at all.  
The stories are original, funny, and the rules of this magical 
London are very interesting.

Hope that helped,
David