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Well on my way to getting utterly wasted, woo.
While I'm still sober enough to type, got a question for you rabid readers out there. Can you guys think of any book series or stories you either read as a kid or own that involve younger children, say, about ages 7-12, in a science fiction setting? And before I get three million people saying "OMG ENDERS GAME" I'm aiming for something written for, as well as featuring, that demographic (or at least can be found in the young adult section.)
ETA: and by science fiction, I mean spaceships and aliens and being all in THE FEWCHAR.
Yes, this has to do with feeding the plotbunny.
BACK TO DRINKING MYSELF STUPID HAHAHAHAWOOOOOOOOOOO
ETA: omg this is awesome fail:
While I'm still sober enough to type, got a question for you rabid readers out there. Can you guys think of any book series or stories you either read as a kid or own that involve younger children, say, about ages 7-12, in a science fiction setting? And before I get three million people saying "OMG ENDERS GAME" I'm aiming for something written for, as well as featuring, that demographic (or at least can be found in the young adult section.)
ETA: and by science fiction, I mean spaceships and aliens and being all in THE FEWCHAR.
Yes, this has to do with feeding the plotbunny.
BACK TO DRINKING MYSELF STUPID HAHAHAHAWOOOOOOOOOOO
ETA: omg this is awesome fail:
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Date: 2010-01-21 12:28 am (UTC)From:Perhaps Wrinkle In Time? The Dark Is Rising by Louise Cooper? The Narnia books?
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Date: 2010-01-21 12:39 am (UTC)From:I actually rather liked Enders game, but I'll agree that the sequels were downright laughable. And there's a pretty pernicious theory circulating aroudn the internet that the book is an apologia for Hitler, which is just incredibly lulzy.
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Date: 2010-01-21 01:09 am (UTC)From:- John Christopher
A Ring Of Endless Light
- Madeleine L'Engle
are good ones to start with
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Date: 2010-01-21 03:09 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2010-01-21 01:10 am (UTC)From:I remember being thoroughly obsessed with Kir Bulychev's Alisa stories back when I was in the target demographic. Conveniently, they can all be found online. Inconveniently, they're all still in the original language, and I'm not sure how good your Russian is at this point. I'll let you know If I manage to dig up any translations. I'm pretty sure that at least the original set of short stories have been officially translated in a compilation of Soviet SF way back when.
There's more anime starring kids in the future than you can shake a stick at, but most of them tend to be teenagers. You may want to check out Uninhabited Planet Survive!, whose cast is closer to your desired age range.
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Date: 2010-01-21 03:19 pm (UTC)From:I'll poke at the Alisas, though. I think between what little I can remember and Google Translate I should be able to get the general idea.
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Date: 2010-01-21 06:42 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2010-01-21 01:37 am (UTC)From:Needle, by Hal Clement (series)
Tom Swift books
Heinlein's The Rolling Stones, which is basically Space Family Robinson
The Human Commonwealth series by Hal Dean Foster, also known as the "Pip and Flinx series" kid and alien-flying-venom-spitting-dragon pet.
These suggestions are all from [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com], and if you don't get quite what you're looking for let me know and I'll toss the question at [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com], who's basically done research on this kind of topic. You might actually also check out her book The Intergalactic Playground for ideas, actually.
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Date: 2010-01-21 06:20 am (UTC)From:Octavia Butler's series I've not read but have heard good things about.
If you can find it Winter of Magic's return bot sci-fi and fantasy.
Dark is rising and Narnia are my top favorite young fantasy novels.
The Egypt Game Can't tell you how much I adore this book
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
I am sure I can think of more.
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Date: 2010-01-21 02:12 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2010-01-21 02:54 pm (UTC)From:Also, try City of Ember.
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Date: 2010-01-21 03:15 pm (UTC)From:I've heard of City of Ember... will have to check that out.
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