Garth Nix and Philip Pullman

[Sara]

[SIZE=1]Those are authors, for those of you who don't know it.

Anyway, I was wondering who here is a fan of their work?

I read [i]The Golden Compass[/i] the year it came out, and waited patiently [and not so patiently] for the next two books. [[i]The Subtle Knife,[/i] and [i]The Amber Spyglass[/i].]

The three books make up a trilogy entitled [i]His Dark Materials.[/i] I guess it's a cross between science fiction and fantasy, [a bit closer to fantasy] with a bit of an interesting Angels vs. God type conflict in the last book. I'd recommend it to anyone interested in either genre.

Pullman also wrote the Sally Lockhart books. [[i]Ruby in the Smoke[/i], etc.] They're more historical fiction/romance/adventure....I don't know really, where to place them. It's been a long time since I last read them.

Nix: I read [i]Sabriel[/i] a couple years ago, and recently noted that there's a sequel out in stores. Has anyone read either of them? [And is the second as good as I hope it is?]

Garth Nix also wrote [i]Shade's Children,[/i] another awesome book. I'd call Sabriel fantasy and S/C science fiction.

Anyway, all the books listed here are worth checking out, if you're ever on the lookout for a good read. And if anyone's read them, I'd like to talk about them...

[i]Does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker?[/i][/SIZE]

[Sere Tuscumbia]

Oooo . . . THAT'S the people who did those books.

I didn't like His Dark Materials. It ended badly. The plot line was wonderfully thought out, and wonderfully written, but the end sucked. Badly. Too many questions that I'll never get answered.

I read Ruby in the Smoke, but have not been able to get my hands on the sequel (Er. Tiger in the North, I do believe) or the one after that (The title eludes me). Ruby in the Smoke confused me, but then again, I was sitting in a very uncomfortable seat, and didn't have the patience to read it twice. I'll find a post-it note and read the book once again. And the other two.

However, I do believe I read both series in seventh grade (two years ago. God I feel so young compared to the rest of you people.) so they're not fresh on my mind. Ok, His Dark Materials kinda is, but Ruby in the Smoke and its sequels (never read them, so why should they be in my mind at all?) are way long gone.

Just my two cents on the matter.

[Guest Matt]

[color=red][b]I heard of [i]The Golden Compass[/i] but never picked it up. I will be sure to this time. :)[/b][/color]