What to Read First: A Reader's Guide to Unfamiliar Literature
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A Good Place To Start

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The Golden Compass 3
The Ruby in the Smoke 1

A Bad Place To Start

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The Amber Spyglass 1

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Categorization is odious. There is tremendous overlap among genres. These pigeonholes are offered only as a convenience.

Philip Pullman

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DarkJoy November 23rd, 2006 11:18 PM PST

I first read The Golden Compass when I was 10, and its been one of my favourites ever since. Its the beginning of the His Dark Materials trilogy, and though all three are great I still like TGC best. Definitely the place to start. These books are just plain amazing fantasy, whatever age you are.

stinalyn November 24th, 2006 11:05 AM PST

I have read The Golden Compass (Northern Lights, I believe it is called in England), and I enjoyed it and look forward to reading the rest of that series. However, I have also read The Ruby in the Smoke, and I enjoyed that one tremendously. It is more of a straight adventure story, so it's great for readers who aren't as into fantasy novels.

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