What are you planning to read after HP

[Steve]

---  "mrnilrem" <mrnilrem at ...> wrote:
>
> Newbie here,
> 
> Hello to everyone in advance, I hope this is the right
> Group..
> 
> My question is a simple one,  what if anything are you
> planning on reading after the end of the Harry Potter 
> series?  This is a tough question since it will be a 
> large void to fill.
> 
> R.J.S
>

bboyminn:

Despite the fact that the series has received some
criticism, I am eagerly awaiting the last in the
'Inheritance' Trilogy by Christopher Paolini (Eragon).
Some say it is derivative and predictable, but I 
found it a captivating story with characters that I
very much identified with and cared about.

I'm always looking for new books, and based on 
recommendations, the 'Pendragon' and the 'Pradian'(sp)
chronicles look like they may have potential.

For those looking for a great adventure Sci-Fi/Fantasy
series filled with poltical intrigue and moral and ethical
dilemas, 'Enders Game' and the three continuation books
plus 'Enders Shadow' and its three continuation books
are a good read. I've read them all four or five times. 

To some extent the two 'Ender' series are character 
driven books. At places the story might drag a bit, 
get a bit long winded but you are so emotionally 
invested in the main characters that you have no 
problem slogging though to the interesting parts.

A recent treasure I found, that I would heartily
recommend is 'Maps in a Mirror - The Short Fiction
of Orson Scott Card'; 675 pages of tiny print with
the best short stories written across O.S.Card's
long career; 46 in all. These are all very touching 
stories with real depth and character. The soft bound 
cover prices is only US$16.95 and certainly worth 
every penny. The best thing about short stories is they
are over very quickly. You don't need a long attention
span to get a complete story sign, sealed, and 
delivered. Again, these are all very touching stories
and I most enthusiastically recommend this book.

When I was young, all I read were Sci-Fi collections of
short stories (Asimov Anthologies and the like). Now
I find myself captivated by very long books if the story
and the characters strike a chord with me, though I would
have never predicted I would read 600 to 800 page books,
nor have the attention span to follow a long series of
books. The key for me is that the author has to make me
care about the characters. If I don't care who they are,
what they think, and about what is happening to them,
then why am I bothering to read about them? 

Steve/bboyminn