the Dark is Rising series and more

[sistermagpie]

Lee:
> I just wanted to thank everybody who mentioned "The Dark is 
Rising." I hadn't heard of it before, thought it sounded 
interesting, and found the boxed set for under $20 at Amazon. I'm 
looking forward to getting it!!
>  
> The previous discussions convinced me to give "His Dark Materials" 
another chance, too; I just couldn't get going with it last time.
>  
> Thanks all!!
>  
> Oh, and if I might throw in another richly drawn, detailed series, 
one I enjoy even though it's very different from HP, is Brian 
Jacques' "Redwall" series.

Magpie:
Yay! Always happy to hear somebody reading TDiR. The first book, 
Over Sea, Under Stone, was written years before the second, so 
you'll notice a change in tone between the two. I read the second 
book first, myself, but the first two can really be read like that.

I ought to read the next two Dark Materials too. I've only read the 
first one. Love Brian Jacques, though.:-)

-m