Fantasy book recommendations- with no sex!

[cyberfairy]

Not buying anything else for a while as Kidface will insist on reading the whole series of things he likes and refuse to read anything else but will keep referring to this thread and thanks

 

[Pickman's model]

Not buying anything else for a while as Kidface will insist on reading the whole series of things he likes and refuse to read anything else but will keep referring to this thread and thanks

See if you can get him to turn to French novelists, perhaps through the three musketeers and count of Monte cristo, before launching him on Zola's monumental Les rougon-macquart series

 

[ska invita]

Fucking love those covers-proper folk horror

i missed this one

kids today... i feel sorry for them

 

[Sue]

See if you can get him to turn to French novelists, perhaps through the three musketeers and count of Monte cristo, before launching him on Zola's monumental Les rougon-macquart series

...in the original French.

(The Zolas are a bit on the no sex front though.)

 

[zahir]

See if you can get him to turn to French novelists, perhaps through the three musketeers and count of Monte cristo

Maybe a bit along the same lines:

Captain Alatriste - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The first book in the series is good anyway.
e2a:

Captain Alatriste: A swashbuckling tale of action and adventure (The Adventures of Captain Alatriste): Amazon.co.uk: Perez-Reverte, Arturo: 9780753820872: Books

Buy Captain Alatriste: A swashbuckling tale of action and adventure (The Adventures of Captain Alatriste) by Perez-Reverte, Arturo (ISBN: 9780753820872) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

www.amazon.co.uk

 

[Pickman's model]

...in the original French.

(The Zolas are a bit on the no sex front though.)

By the time he gets round to them I envisage him being 13 or more

 

[MickiQ]

Try the Landover Series by Terry Brooks

 

[May Kasahara]

At my kid's age, I had ploughed through Jilly Cooper, Jackie Collins and an Australian magazine called Cleo that had a naked man centrefold and was mostly about orgasms.

Anais Nin here.

 

[BristolEcho]

A bit violent...

Half a King is less violent and suitable thoughi

A bit violent...

Half a King is less violent and suitable though

Sorry phone glitched so double quote. I agree. Half a King is his young adult stuff and really good . I'd recommend it.

I've just listened to the audiobooks (they are amazing) of the main books before reading the new book a d feel there is a lot of sex in them.

He's a great author though.

 

[Ming]

Have we had the Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser series by Fritz Leiber yet? Also Elric series by Michael Moorcock and Conan series by Robert E Howard. Sandman by Neil Gaiman (graphic novel series).

 

[krtek a houby]

A bit violent...

Half a King is less violent and suitable though

Does it work as a standalone? Have a copy of it, but haven't any other from that particular series.

 

[kittyP]

Do you mean The Dark is Rising? That is quite good. Also Box of Delights. But they’re straying away from fantasy a bit.

Absolutely love these but I think very much aimed at kids.

 

[kittyP]

the orginal covers shat me up - buy second hand

I got a huge nostalgic wave of excitement rush over me just seeing those covers
I could also almost smell the old library that used to be at the end of the road I grew up on

 

[krtek a houby]

Remember these as being pretty gripping, detailed. Don't recall any sex scenes in them...

 

[Chilli.s]

Does it work as a standalone? Have a copy of it, but haven't any other from that particular series.

Yes, works as a stand alone. I've read the first law books, and when asked to find a book for nephew aged 13 read HK to check it out. It's less bloody but still cutting would be my appraisal.

 

[krtek a houby]

Yes, works as a stand alone. I've read the first law books, and when asked to find a book for nephew aged 13 read HK to check it out. It's less bloody but still cutting would be my appraisal.

Excellent, cheers! Loved the First Law trilogy and read another that tied into it. But this looks a different scenario from those.

 

[cyberfairy]

I got a huge nostalgic wave of excitement rush over me just seeing those covers
I could also almost smell the old library that used to be at the end of the road I grew up on

I have been looking for it online!

 

[cyberfairy]

Absolutely love these but I think very much aimed at kids.

Box of Delights is amazing- love folk horror for kids

 

[cyberfairy]

We all have covid so will be hiding the switch and reckon he ca get through most of these books in ten days ;-)