Question for the Literary Hivemind:
Do you recall a science fiction (or possibly fantasy) novel in which people lived their whole lives in tree because the ground was acidic and would dissolve them?
Thanks!
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sumi - Apr 11, 2018 6:42:53 am PDT #25022 of 28200
Art Crawl!!!
Toddson - Apr 11, 2018 8:22:46 am PDT #25023 of 28200
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Kate, an oldie that I liked was Joy Chant's Red Moon, Black Mountain.
EpicTangent - Apr 11, 2018 8:46:46 am PDT #25024 of 28200
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Oh, and of course! Megan Whalen Turner's The Thief and its sequels. Don't tell him ANYTHING. Just read them.
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Mercedes Lackey? Valdemar series was my first thought.
sumi, have you tried the What's the Name of that Book? section on Goodreads?
-t - Apr 11, 2018 9:17:13 am PDT #25025 of 28200
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
sumi, I remember reading something with people living in trees (though I don't remember the ground being acidic) but it doesn't seem to be by who I thought it was and I can't remember the title so I am not helping you and giving myself something to look for. Oops.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 11, 2018 3:11:46 pm PDT #25026 of 28200
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Mercedes Lackey? Valdemar series was my first thought.
Aren't her books chock full of sex?
Connie Neil - Apr 11, 2018 3:14:28 pm PDT #25027 of 28200
brillig
Aren't her books chock full of sex?
I wouldn't say chock-full, but I'd think twice about letting a kid read the third volume of the trilogy.
Mogget - Apr 11, 2018 6:22:54 pm PDT #25028 of 28200
Jonathan Stroud, both the Bartimaeus books and the Lockwood & Co. series.
Marie Lu, the Legend series and Warcross (1 book out so far)
Scott Westerfeld, the Leviathan series
Lisa Maxwell, The Last Magician
Philip Pullman, The Book of Dust and the Golden Compass trilogy
Marissa Mayer, The Lunar Chronicles (Book 1 is Cinder)
Consuela - Apr 11, 2018 7:51:34 pm PDT #25029 of 28200
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Oooh, Scott Westerfeld! Good call!
EpicTangent - Apr 12, 2018 7:39:51 am PDT #25030 of 28200
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Mercedes Lackey? Valdemar series was my first thought.
Aren't her books chock full of sex?
Some Fade to Black stuff, I certainly don't remember anything graphic. Granted, I haven't read any Valdemar for several years now.
I wouldn't say chock-full, but I'd think twice about letting a kid read the third volume of the trilogy.
3rd volume of which trilogy? Some are more problematic than others, IIRC.
Oooh, Scott Westerfeld! Good call!
Seconded.
Connie Neil - Apr 12, 2018 9:14:38 am PDT #25031 of 28200
brillig
3rd volume of which trilogy?
Vanyel. I wouldn't want to be the parent trying to explain what the bandits are doing to Vanyel to a confused kid.