Ilyon Chronicles discussion

I remembered The Door Within Trilogy by Wayne Thomas Batson and Dragons of Starlight and Echoes From the Edge by Bryan Davis too.

Oh, I've read pretty much ALL of Bryan Davis's books. They're great. Thanks for the suggestions!

You're welcome! I need to read more Bryan Davis books, but I haven't gotten to it yet.

Gabs wrote: "Hey... So I'm changing the subject, but do any of you have suggestions for other appropriate fantasy/sci-fi books that you loved (besides the Ilyon Chronicles "

by R.J. Larson, by Wayne Thomas Batson, by Angie Brashear, by Nicole Sager, by Anne Elisabeth Stengl, by Serena Chase, by Jenelle Leanne Schmidt

Gabs wrote: "Hey... So I'm changing the subject, but do any of you have suggestions for other appropriate fantasy/sci-fi books that you loved (besides the Ilyon Chronicles "

The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance aren't Christian fiction and have some mild language, but I absolutely LOVED them. And they are MASSIVE. Don't know if you like long books, but I do. :D

Some that I love, but don't see recommended yet:

The Heart of Arcrea
Toxic
Out of the Silent Planet
Everburn
The Prophecy of Atlantis
Wren
The Word Changers
The Foundlings
Annabeth's War
Captive of Raven Castle
Radialloy
Champion in the Darkness
Red Rain: The Prequel to Crook Q
The Dragon Within
The Word Changers
Haphazardly Implausible
By Darkness Hid

Woah guys. I need to get reading. And I thought I had a lot of books on my TBR bookshelf in my bedroom...

Gabs wrote: "Hey... So I'm changing the subject, but do any of you have suggestions for other appropriate fantasy/sci-fi books that you loved (besides the Ilyon Chronicles "

(I'm a really picky reader and the only genre I enjoy is Fantasy so...)

Everyone's been saying a lot, so I'll just tell you the three best. (In my opinion. ;))

Anne Elisabeth Stengl's Goldstone Wood books. They are the most AMAZING fantasy books EVER. They are the most beautiful, epic, hilarious, inspiring books EVER. You can't beat them. https://www.goodreads.com/series/6462...

The Land of Elyon books by Patrick Carman. The last book is my favorite book of ALL time. They're the best Christian allegory I've ever read and the heroine is the only girl in fiction I LOVE. https://www.goodreads.com/series/5618...

And The Blood of Kings Trilogy by Jill Williamson. They're epic, and a tone of fun and I've read the whole Trilogy five times, going on six. :D https://www.goodreads.com/series/5586...

If you enjoy epic battles I'd also point you toward Stephen R. Lawhead's Dragon King Trilogy. https://www.goodreads.com/series/5347...

And if you love romance to death go with Serena Chase's The Ryn. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

I love Lawhead and I can't believe I didn't know about his Dragon King trilogy! Is it weird if I recommend my own series? (https://www.goodreads.com/series/1470...)

Guys!! Tomorrow is May 1 which means the celebration begins!!!! :D

It's not weird Claire :))

Woohoo!!!

Yay, tomorrow! *throws confetti*

Ooh, I forgot to put The Rise of Aredor on my list Claire - sorry about that. Morgan had already mentioned my books, which is the main reason I didn't bring them up, so you're in good form.

Well, thanks everyone!! I need to write this down.....

By the way, Ms. Jaye, I absolutely LOVE thick, thick books. They're the best! As a book recommendation to ya'll, try The Princess and the Wizard by Brinley Canuteson. It's a short, easy, and quite fun read. You can get it on Amazon. The author is a good friend of mine and she's only like 13 so I'm pretty amazed and quite proud of her.

I agree with all the books Morgan said. And there's The Door Within Trilogy by Wayne Thomas Batson (and all of his other books), Dragons in our Midst by Bryan Davis, and The Tales of Goldstone Woods by Anne Elisabeth Stengl.

The Blood of Kings trilogy by Jill Williamson. Currently holding the title of my favorite fantasy series ever, and it reminds me of Ilyon Chronicles in some ways. (I have to say, it's probably about to become co-favorites with Ilyon...)

Gabs gave me the first two Dragons in Our Midst books for my birthday :D

Ms. Katie there's two other series that connect to Dragons in our Midst. Have you read them? I'm reading that last one of all three series right now. It is good and sad...

Gabs wrote: "Ms. Katie there's two other series that connect to Dragons in our Midst. Have you read them? I'm reading that last one of all three series right now. It is good and sad..."

I just finished the last book of the second series. I need to ILL the first of the third series ... but I have a few other books that are higher on my priority list.

Amanda, I really love The Blood of Kings trilogy too!!! You should join the group The Blood of Kings Fan Group. Just a suggestion. ;)

Tamara, there is such a group?! *searches for this immediately*

Yes, it's very new and only has three memebers so far. It would be awesome if I you joined!!!!!

Claire wrote: "I love Lawhead and I can't believe I didn't know about his Dragon King trilogy!?"

You didn't know about the Dragon King books? They're the best things ever!! They just spell E.P.I.C. You must read them okay?

LET ME JUST TOTALLY FREAK OUT. THERE'S A BLOOD OF KINGS GOODREADS GROUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M LIKE THE BIGGEST FAN OF THOSE BOOKS EVER.

It's Resistance party day! Awesomeness! *gives out cake, pizza and life-sized Tyra plushies*

Ooh, Tyra plushy!! :D

Jaye wrote: "Ooh, Tyra plushy!! :D"

:D It sort of just happened... I want one for real to sleep with! XD (I bet Jace doesn't like this idea of his wolf being a plushy for his fangirls. XD)

*Huggles Tyra plushie* It's so soft.

And yay! Party. Lots of fun.

Amanda, you should come join the fan group!! I'm so glad you're all joining, you guys made my day!!!! :D

Tyra plushies! Yay!!!

So. Guys. I finished The King's Scrolls. You should be amazed that I'm so calm right now.

...HAHAHA IT'S A JOKE I AM NOT CALM. WHAT IS THIS CRUELTY.

Kendra wrote: "*Huggles Tyra plushie* It's so soft."

Now I'm wondering if there's anything that can be adapted into a wolf in our book of stuffed animal sewing patterns...

It appears my Tyra plushies are a hit. :P

@Morgan: MAKE US TYRA PLUSHIES. Just kidding. But I'd totally buy one. ;)

Now I seriously want a black wolf plushy. *runs off to scour Google*

I looked at Amazon, but I could only find Webkinz. :p

Same, Katie. :P

Methinks I could adapt the dog into a wolf. I don't know when I'd have time to try, since there's a lot of life stuff going on now, but it's a thing to try. :) There's a horse in the pattern book too.

You sound extremely talented, Morgan. :)

Thanks! I make a lot of my own clothes, so I do do a lot of sewing. It's been awhile since I've done a stuffed animal, though. My sister and I made some for our little cousins a couple Christmases ago.

Cool. I've done some knitting, but not anything like that.

Wow! That is so awesome!

I've sewn dresses, skirts, and some other things like bags and doll clothes and such, but never any stuffed animals. Closest to that would be the stuffed blocks I made my baby brother.

Stuffed animals are difficult, but I have done it before. It wasn't really my thing, but I'm sure making Tyra would be. :)

Speaking of stuffed animals, I REALLY want to get this pattern so I can make plushy baby dragons. ^_^ https://www.etsy.com/listing/15745263...

I've done quite a bit of sewing because I love to make costumes and outfits for colonial reenactment.

That's so cute. You need to get it.

Oohhh. That is awesome, Jaye! And then you should sell them on your Etsy shop. xD I'd love a plush dragon. :p

Did someone say colonial reenactment?! The most complicated thing I've ever sewn was my colonial dress. That was last year. :) My family goes to Williamsburg, VA with a bunch of other big families every year and I absolutely adore it. (We get to do colonial dancing...that's my favorite part!) I've yet to try walking around Colonial Williamsburg in my "get up," but I want to sometime ;)

Also, those dragons are adorable. Make them, make them!

Thank you, Jaye, for a wonderful party last night! I had bunches of fun. :)

Jaye! You changed your profile picture! :) I like it!

Thanks! I haven't taken new author photos since 2013. My brother got some good ones for me yesterday. :)

Aww, that's cool. :)

Oh and did you get my "art" emails? :3

Yes! :)

Okay, good. There was something wrong with my email last night and this morning, so I just wanted to make sure. So...can "textual art" (aka writing of sorts) be considered fan art? Like...poetry? Or does that not count?