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Hi, Gizmo (and hi, Sandy! LOL!) I would suggest "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke. She's a German author and recently won the Zurich Children's Book Award, as well as the Newberry. Although it's a children's book, it's very adult and I enjoyed it immensely. It's set in Venice and has two...

Honestly? I think that both Ron and Hermione will end up dying (either separately or together in a single book) and Harry will end up with Ginny. Yeah, he might die too. Life isn't always fair, and Rowling has always been very good at enforcing that rule. It's a fixed series, 7 books, so...

Also about to start Jonathan Strange, and probably Deception by Dan Brown (DaVinci Code fame). I read pretty quick, so when I'm not writing, I'm reading. Of course, I hope you'll all add my new fantasy, HUNTER'S MOON to your TBR pile in December. :p

Fantasy is an escape from reality. I think a lot of people who enjoy fantasy probably read it for the same reason that I do -- as an escape from this particular reality. When the world in danger isn't your own and the bad guys have clear, simple motivations for evil and can be vanquished, it...

Bringing this back around to the top! Since I'm new, I'll wade in on the discussion. Favorite SFF writers: 1) Piers Anthony 2) Jim Butcher 3) JK Rowling 4) Mercedes Lackey 5) Frank Herbert (and, by extension Brian Herbert) 6) Kevin J. Anderson 7) Laurell K. Hamilton There are...

Thanks for the welcome! Thanks for the greetings, all! I should also mention that I'm a avid reader and have just finished all six of The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher in one swell foop over a week. Recent reads have been Mind Game by Christine Feehan, Incubus Dreams by Laurell Hamilton, and...

Hi, All! I just found this forum from a mention on another site, and thought I'd drop by. It's a pretty cool place, so I decided to stay! :D Here's a little about me: My name is Cathy Clamp, and I'm a published author (with a co-author named CT Adams) of three novels. One is an...