tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post5419779005923314625..comments2023-11-09T22:51:59.986-05:00Comments on Dreaming About Other Worlds: 30 Days of Genre - What Was Your Very First Genre Novel?Aaron Poundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-18789838375514030262011-04-22T10:15:16.567-04:002011-04-22T10:15:16.567-04:00@Alex: Sword of Shannara is one that I have not re...@Alex: <i>Sword of Shannara</i> is one that I have not read. Which is kind of funny when you think about it. It's always been one of those books I'll get to "in a bit", but just never have.<br /><br />I'm sure I'll get to it in a bit.Aaron Poundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-91055322537144407212011-04-21T17:35:52.818-04:002011-04-21T17:35:52.818-04:00For me, Terry Brooks' Sword of Shannara starte...For me, Terry Brooks' Sword of Shannara started it all. I read it the year it was released and that started my fascination with fantasy and science fiction.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-46153356125933022222011-04-21T14:13:03.783-04:002011-04-21T14:13:03.783-04:00@Julia; I read the Chronicles of Narnia pretty ear...@Julia; I read the <i>Chronicles of Narnia</i> pretty early too. I remember that we were still living in Tanzania, so that narrows it down to 1977-1979. I inhaled all of them too. I got some of the Christian allegory, but missed it in some of the stories.Aaron Poundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-68510188009182790832011-04-21T13:57:11.768-04:002011-04-21T13:57:11.768-04:00I think mine was A Wind In the Door, by Madelaine ...I think mine was A Wind In the Door, by Madelaine L'Engle. But I also read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and The Hobbit around the same time.Julia Rachel Barretthttp://juliarachelbarrett.netnoreply@blogger.com