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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 366768" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I've met and talked to Markus Zuzak (author of "The Book Thief"), several times. I attended a writing workshop of his late last year.</p><p></p><p>Book recommendations - my favourite author is Terry Pratchett. He's a family favourite. His Discworld series has been described as "Tolkien on acid." It's fantasy satire. Nothing is sacred. But in there he also includes detective fiction, historical, music, magic (from a different point of view). I would suggest a book of his to begin with would be "Wyrd Sisters". it's got overtones of Macbeth (and a lot of other Shakespeare references). But form the witches' point of view. Other similar ones are "Carpe Jugulum" (a different look at vampires, very funny but also a lo of fun). After "Wyrd Sisters" a sort of sequel is "Witches Abroad". Then you could read "Lords and Ladies" before getting into "Carpe Jugulum." But you can read them in any order and still enjoy them immensely.</p><p></p><p>If you like detective fiction plus historical fiction, try the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters. It was also made into a TV series starring Derek Jacobi. The first book is "A Morbid Taste for Bones" but perhaps the easiest book to read to begin with, is the second in the series, "One Corpse Too Many". I especially like, for beginners, "The Virgin in the Ice". Or "The Pilgrim of Hate". Although it is a sort of medieval forensic medicine, there is a sense of peace and tranquility to these books, I have found them a restful but stimulating read.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 366768, member: 1991"] I've met and talked to Markus Zuzak (author of "The Book Thief"), several times. I attended a writing workshop of his late last year. Book recommendations - my favourite author is Terry Pratchett. He's a family favourite. His Discworld series has been described as "Tolkien on acid." It's fantasy satire. Nothing is sacred. But in there he also includes detective fiction, historical, music, magic (from a different point of view). I would suggest a book of his to begin with would be "Wyrd Sisters". it's got overtones of Macbeth (and a lot of other Shakespeare references). But form the witches' point of view. Other similar ones are "Carpe Jugulum" (a different look at vampires, very funny but also a lo of fun). After "Wyrd Sisters" a sort of sequel is "Witches Abroad". Then you could read "Lords and Ladies" before getting into "Carpe Jugulum." But you can read them in any order and still enjoy them immensely. If you like detective fiction plus historical fiction, try the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters. It was also made into a TV series starring Derek Jacobi. The first book is "A Morbid Taste for Bones" but perhaps the easiest book to read to begin with, is the second in the series, "One Corpse Too Many". I especially like, for beginners, "The Virgin in the Ice". Or "The Pilgrim of Hate". Although it is a sort of medieval forensic medicine, there is a sense of peace and tranquility to these books, I have found them a restful but stimulating read. Marg [/QUOTE]
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