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[dweomeroflight]

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Oh Gosh. I can't list just one sentence! I have multiple favourite books. Well. Here are favourite books with favourite first sentences to try and narrow things down...

"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit." J.R.R Tolkien The Hobbit

"On a cold, fretful afternoon in early October, 1872, a hansom cab drew up outside the offices of Lockhart and Selby, Shipping Agents in the financial heart of London, and a young girl got out and paid the driver." Sally Lockhart Quartet by Philip Pullman, Book One, The Ruby in the Smoke

"If you are interested in stories with happy endings you would be better off reading some other book." ASOUE, The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

"Three children lay on the rocks at the waters edge." Daughter of the Forest, Juliet Marillier, Book One of The Sevenwaters Trilogy

I love fantasy and fantasy authors so all of my favourite books are in series.

Comments

[dweomeroflight.livejournal.com]

It must be an Australian thing ;)

I LOVE SEVENWATERS. The first three. Not a fan of the continuation ones so much. I actually really, really loved Child of the Prophecy. What a great ending!

[kitty-ryan.livejournal.com]

Fainne grew on me with re-readings, though my favourite is probably always going to be Daughter of the Forest/Son of the Shadows as a combined work. I just love the way they link together.

I had some patience for Heir of Sevenwaters, because Cathal was delightfully drawn, but the last one about Sibeal really disappointed me. I'm holding out for the final one, though, because logically it ought be about Maeve, and I'm REALLY curious as to what she does with that. I suspect there will be Heart's Blood/Beauty and the Beast parallels.

Oh, and have you read the Legends of Australian Fantasy anthology? There is a FANTASTIC Obernewtyn short story in there, as well as the sappiest thing I think Juliet Marillier has ever written.

[dweomeroflight.livejournal.com]

I always found SOTS a bit boring after DOTF which in my opinion surely has to be one of the strongest first novels I have ever read! I like Fainne and Darragh's story alot and how it was about Fainne making her own choices, seperate from what the Old Ones or The Fair Folk wanted.

I still need to read the Sibeal one. I'm way behind on my reading list ;)

No I haven't but I will add it to my list :)

Have you read Tales from the Tower: The Wilful Eye (collected by Isobelle and Nan McNab?) There is an Isobelle fairy story in it and the cover is GORGEOUS! My awesome lj bud brendanpodger got it signed for me at the Melbourne supanova by Isobelle, Nan and Rosie Borella. I haven't had time to read past Isobelle's introduction though! Yeah- I am WAY behind on the reading front!