In an increasingly digital world, literature is evolving. Sales of e-readers continue to rise, yet the cost of digital books and texts has not necessarily decreased to the extent to which many initially predicted. With authors’ incomes collapsing to near “abject” levels, and with public libraries under threat from swingeing public spending cuts, we felt honour bound to provide our fine readers with some valuable resources that could help save valuable money.
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Thanks for link. I have a niece who loves dragons and I recommended Anne McCaffrey, who I know you personally met. My sister took her to the local Barnes & Noble in FTL and all they had was a 50th anniversary book of the Dragons of Pern (written by her daughter, I think) yet they didn’t have the original in stock. When she went to the counter to order it online (she had a gift card from Christmas) they only listed three and the original wasn’t of them.
What book would you recommend for a 12 year old that loves dragons, surely the Green Dragon will know some good reads…
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Let’s see… Of course, I loved the Pern books. Eragon is another option. The Xanth books by Piers Anthony has some dragons and they are chock full of puns, something I adored when I was 12. Naomi Novik’s Temaraire series might be a good fit.
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As far as the Pern books – I started with Dragonsong, Dragonsinger, and Dragondrums, which is a great way for a younger reader to start, in my opinion. They are smaller and a bit off the main story line but designed to appeal to younger readers.
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Thanks, I’ll forward recommendations…
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