Ask Slashdot: Best Science-Fiction/Fantasy For Kids? 726
Jason Levine writes "My son is 8 years old. I'd love to get him interested in science-fiction, but most of the books I can think of seem to be targeted to older kids/adults. Thinking that the length of some novels might be off-putting to him, I read him some of the short stories in Isaac Asimov's I, Robot. He liked these, but I could tell he was having a hard time keeping up. I think the wording of the stories was too advanced and there was too much talking and not enough action. Personally, I love Asimov, but I think much of it just went over his head. Which science fiction and/or fantasy books would you recommend for an 8-year-old? (Either stories he could read himself or that we could read together over the course of a few weeks.)"
Re:Tolkien, of course (Score:5, Funny)
I hope it was the original version where Bilbo stabs first.
Re:Dune (Score:4, Funny)
I think GRRM's Game of Thrones might be slightly more kid friendly.
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Re:The Hobbit (Score:4, Funny)
(no depth, just a series of rather hum-drum encounters and a load of nonsense about magic and superstition)
Wow. I'd hate to hear your review of Homer's Odyssey.