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Bonus points for any books you believe are classics from that time period. Any language, but only fiction please.

I'm really excited to see what Lemmy has.

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[–] Speculater 21 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I am on 12 of 42 or however many he wrote, but damn it if his little quips aren't masteries of word play. So far Sorcery, Wyrd Sisters, and Mort are my favorites.

I tell people it's like living in a Monty Python universe with a dash of magic.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Be sure to include The Amazing Maurice and Equal Rites and the Tiffany books as well; the only thing YA about them is the ages of their protagonists.

[–] Speculater 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Equal Rites was great! I think that was my first introduction to Granny but I wished there was a sequel.

[–] captainlezbian 4 points 7 months ago

There kinda is. Esk shows up in I Shall Wear Midnight. Tiffany resolves a lot of the threads left by the witches

[–] captainlezbian 5 points 7 months ago

I’m more of a fan of his later works myself. It trades some silliness for depth as time goes on. And I really loved Susan who you haven’t met yet