Well I haven’t written very much in this blog of late, black socks notwithstanding. However, I intend to write more of my thoughts in this blog, including what I’m reading, if I deem it of interest to others. There’s a wonderful fantasy series I stumbled on. The Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull. I’m reading book # 2 “Fablehaven:Rise of the Evening Star”. I devoured the first book, simply entitled “Fablehaven”. The series is aimed at younger readers (9-12) but hey I’m a kid at heart and I write for this age group, so I decided to read it.
I’m always on the lookout for new series, I devoured Kenneth Oppel’s Airborn series (excellent read, even for adults) and am almost finished the Pendragon series. I blew through the Alex Rider series and loved the Eragon books. Of course I read all the Harry Potter books as well.
the way I stumbled upon the Fablehaven books is I was on the MormonTimes website reading an article by Orson Scott Card (a famed science fiction author and fellow Mormon). He was discussing the books and I thought I would give them a try. So far they are very good and I’m enjoying them. The stories are richly detailed and interesting. I recommend them to anyone who doesn’t mind reading young children’s literature and likes fantasy.
Take care,
J.T.
