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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SteveC" data-source="post: 9613100" data-attributes="member: 9053">So I've been thinking about this thread quite a bit because I have an eight-year-old. I remember at eight I won a copy of The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe for reading so many books. I'm looking at getting the series on Audible to listen to with my daughter since that's how she prefers to get her books going. The next year, when I was 9, I had a teacher who introduced me to The Lord of the Rings. Not The Hobbit, right into the big books. I remember about 10 picking up that early Silmarilion and bouncing off of it despite trying several times. I finally read it in a class in college.I didn't read Conan until high school. Probably because of the covers and my parents judging books by them.So I'm thinking, "What's the onboard for anyone in fantasy these days?" And I honestly don't know. If someone came to me as an adult and asked what to start with, I'd probably try to see if they could handle the kind of book that Lord of the Rings is, since it's not a personal story with lots of fast-moving action. I have so many books that I love but I'm not sure what's a good introduction.Similarly, for a kid, and many of my friends with kids ask me about this, I'm so far removed from things that Harry Potter or Percy Jackson would be my recommendations, but I realize that makes me feel old. I find that I just can't get into young-adult fiction, since I'm decades away from being one, and what I've read doesn't connect with me. I get asked this question by friends, coworkers, and fellow parents a surprising amount. And from thinking about this thread, I find that I don't have a good answer. So, thanks for that, thread. You're making me ask questions.</blockquote>

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