Blogcritics Comments on The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens

Comment by Vikk on The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 22:21:13 EDT

Thanks for pointing this book out. It's sometimes difficult to get through the maze of books published every year. I'm always looking for good books for teens--and you can't beat the editors for this collection. I'm looking forward to reading through the stories and the comments myself.

Comment by donah on The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:00:38 EDT

As a teen myself, I have enjoyed Julian may's novels, and I believe that other teenagers can enjoy them also. However, as Drpat stated, there are some adult themes in these novels. Julian May's writing can be taken on numerous levels, and her research is incredible.

Comment by DrPat on The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens

Mon, 30 May 2005 11:25:35 EDT

May's epic might be a bit adult for teen tastes - I suggest you read The Many-Coloured Land yourself before giving it to an impressionable youngster to read. I'll be looking for this book in mass paperback, Jon - thanks for the tip!

Comment by Leoniceno on The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens

Mon, 30 May 2005 01:40:03 EDT

Orson Scott Card is a superb ethicist. I've enjoyed the entire 'Ender' universe, which extends far beyond the battle school and gets into inter-special conflicts and other ethical issues. He's the only one that I can think of that can pull of a 'moral thriller.' The 'Bean' series continues the kids-fighting-each-other thread, and that's enjoyable as well. I also would recommend 'Tales of Alvin Maker,' which is very allegorical, kind of similar to Pilgrim's Progress.

Comment by gonzo marx on The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens

Sun, 29 May 2005 03:58:09 EDT

Ski try "Podkayne of Mars" by Heinlein..the protagonist is a young girl, careful with the Ending tho...the original one will make her cry, but is a much richer Experience...there is another version the Librarians demanded... a good Review over all from the Poster...but call me silly..i tend to get a bit peeved when the lines between Science Fiction and Fantasy and Speculative Fiction get blurred... for a more modern author's Work that would be suitable for teens...try Snowcrash and Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson a huge Work...bigger than the Lord of the Rings...that is Sci-Fi instead of Fantasy...the Pleioscene Saga by Julian May...the book are.. the Many Colored Land the Golden Torc the Adversary the NonBorn King the next two take place five minutes from now.. the Surveilance the Metaconcert and the final Trilogy in the Epic Jack the Bodiless Diamond Mask Magnificat suitable for teens and up...this Epic stands with the best, yes.. even the Ender saga or the Foundation books nuff said? Excelsior!

Comment by SFC SKI on The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens

Sat, 28 May 2005 22:21:31 EDT

Thanks for the review, my daughter is not yet a teen, but she is an avid reader, I'll be adding a few of these to her future reading list. I remember some great fiction and SF for young adults, the themes if not the titles, and it helped increase my appetite for reading.

Comment by The Theory on The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens

Sat, 28 May 2005 13:19:51 EDT

agreed. Ender's Game is excellent.

Comment by Bennett on The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens

Sat, 28 May 2005 12:54:39 EDT

Excellent John, I'll order this for my "boy", an 18 year old who has burned through ALL of my SF paperbacks (loves the Man/Kzin Wars series). The big surprise to me was when he brought home a book and told me it was one of the best SF books he had ever read. I looked at it with disdain, after all it wasn't from one of the Masters that I knew so well. I'm telling you, "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card IS one of the best SF books that I have ever read. My respect for the boy's judgement went way up at that point. This plays well into the books I've been getting through BC. I'm very open now to finding authors that totally stun me with the quality of their writing. (The Book Of Ralph) Thanks for this review. Bennett