A Concerned ScientistDec 19, 2024

I'm pretty sure Mastodon is the right place for this question.

My son is 13yo. We're pretty loose with what we allow him to read, but nothing wildly inappropriate. He's a voracious reader. He's finishing up Three Body Problem now, and I'm not sure what to point him towards next.

He prefers Sci-Fi and/or Fantasy, and it's safe to say he's read all of the "classics" so we'd be looking for more of a deep dive of suggestions here. It would be too much to write out what he's read, as over the last 5 years he's read hundreds of books. Reading level above his age is fine. He's been reading things like Lord of The Rings trilogy since he was 7 or 8.

Any suggestions?

Show threadA Concerned ScientistDec 20, 2024

I ran out of time to reply to everyone here, but I want to thank everyone for all of the amazing suggestions! Mastodon did not disappoint on this one.

My 13yo and I went through every single suggestion, and he took the time to read up on each one. He made a list of them all, ranked them in order of what he was most excited to dig into, and currently has a list of 28 books/series ranked 1-28.

In the end, he's starting The Paladin Caper when he's done with Three Body Problem.

A very sincere thank you to everyone who replied. He's SO happy having a list of books. It's a holiday present in and of itself.

Show threadElana | אילנהDec 20, 2024
@BE Palace Job! the first book is The Palace Job! He'll be very confused if he starts with Paladin Caper 😆
Show threadA Concerned Scientist

@elana

OMG, I was even thinking "Elana already corrected it, so make sure you type the right one!" 😂

It *is* correct on his list, thankfully. He's obviously more organized than I am!

Dec 20, 2024 at 7:41pmWeb
Show threadElana | אילנהDec 20, 2024
@BE oh good hahah! that's so funny! what a good kid 😄