Some Favourite Classic Sci-fi & Fantasy

The list author says:
	"Excellent first book by Tamora Pierce. This was the first book published by Tamora Pierce and is the first book to read to understand the rest of her books, both chronilogically and thematically."

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	"The first book in the 'His Dark Materials' series. This is a book that you can either read for the sheer entertainment value, or examine the deeper questions posed about the Christian Church."

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	"This is not the first book chronilogically in the world of Redwall, but it IS the first book that was published in this series. A wonderful world of little creatures running off on adventures!"

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	"This is the first book in 'The Heralds of Valdemar' series. Even if you haven't taken to other books by Ms.Lackey, this one is somehow different and more accesable."

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	"This is the first of 'The Enchanted Forest Chronicles'. I particularly liked this when I was younger. This is a rather sarcastic take on the cliche of 'princesses and dragons'."

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	"This edition contains both books in the 'The Crown and Court Duet'. This duet is great because the whole second book is what happens after the war is won by our heros!"

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	"I experienced this title as an audiobook. This is a great first book in a duet and combines palaces, romance, great female role models, and a triumphant conclusion!"

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	"The first in a trilogy by Garth Nix. I must say that I loved this book when I first read it, but was not able to really get back into the series due to the long waits between publication of books."

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	"First of the 'Discworld' series. Ok, somepleople like to write 'alternate universe' books, Terry Pratchett just throw's away the rules alltogether!  (That was actually a pretty lame pitch wasn't it?)"

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	"This is the first book in The Black Magician Trilogy. I was hooked immediately and it reminded me of the Song of the Lionness and Wild Magic Quartets by Tamora Pierce."

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	"This is quite a hefty book to put it gently. If you can actually get to the end, you'll feel like you too have completed an epic journey right along side of the wonderfully human characters."

The list author says:
	"Excellent first book in the 'Harper Hall' trilogy. Personally I prefer the second book in the trilogy. The first and the third books act more like an introduction and conclusion to Menoly's story."

The list author says:
	"Dragonflight is the first in the Dragonriders of Pern trilogy. Although it seemed slightly less accessible than McCaffrey's Harper Hall Trilogy, it was never-the-less entertaining and addictive."

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	"I only experienced this title in the audio-book format and would highly recommend listening to that version. This title is reminiscent of Ender's Game and The Warrior's Apprentice."

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	"Wonderful beginning to a truly amazing series. I don't really 'get' sci-fi, but this first book in the series is enough to convert me."

The list author says:
	"The Warrior's Apprentice reminded me very much of Ender's Game, except for it delved less into the mind of the protagonist and instead concentrated more on human relationships and action sequences."

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	"I was pleasantly surprised by this book. Thinking about it now, it's somewhat similar to Ender's Game."

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	"I love how this book is dark, erotic, and the beginning of a mysterious series called The Vampire Chronicles (I now think Vampires are dead-sexy BTW)."

The list author says:
	"The first in a series of highly original fantasy books. A strong female protagonist and mysterious male costar as per usual."