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Lush · 11-17-2007, 03:42 PM

Another book I would recommend to anyone interested in fantasy but looking to shake things up would be The Hero and the Crown. There are dragons and there is a very weird family. And the protagonist is priceless: stubborn, driven, and prone to major mishaps and great triumphs - her mother has been slandered in death, and a lot of the politics swirling around her are depressingly familiar, but no less intriguing for that.

I read it before I read Tolkien, actually, but I think it really made me appreciate Tolkien more, and I'm sure this could work both ways.

It's usually marketed as YA (young adult) - but I re-read it last year and realized that it just didn't get old for me. So whatever your age is, dive right in.

11-17-2007, 03:42 PM	#28
Lush Fair and Cold Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the big onion Posts: 1,770	Another book I would recommend to anyone interested in fantasy but looking to shake things up would be The Hero and the Crown. There are dragons and there is a very weird family. And the protagonist is priceless: stubborn, driven, and prone to major mishaps and great triumphs - her mother has been slandered in death, and a lot of the politics swirling around her are depressingly familiar, but no less intriguing for that. I read it before I read Tolkien, actually, but I think it really made me appreciate Tolkien more, and I'm sure this could work both ways. It's usually marketed as YA (young adult) - but I re-read it last year and realized that it just didn't get old for me. So whatever your age is, dive right in. __________________ ~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~