Trying to find Nicholas Fisk books at resonable price (and other books for a 10 year

[Mr Cairo]

until last year my son had very little real interest in any kind of reading and that bugged the hell out of me at his age i was introduced to 2000ad then starlord , tornado , speed , action , battle and i devoured them but my son does not read if he had a choice

Just before the summer holidays last year i convinced him to try the Harlem Heroes graphic novel and it opened his eyes a little ... since then he has gone through Rogue Trooper , Complete Ro Busters , Judge Dredd casefiles , Flesh ,Blackhawk , Stainless Steel rat and i have set him up with a monthy subscription to Wolverine V Deadpool .... so far so good

But i would like him to read more books ... so i wondered about the books that hooked me and i remembered the Tripods and books by Nicholas Fisk called the Starstomrers and thats where my problem starts , Tripods is easy to find so no problem there

On the other hand the first book of the starstomers is available from amazon for under 2 quid but the second book is hard to find and the best i can get is a copy for 18 pounds (20 with postage) the third is nowhere to be found and the 4th and 5th once again are in the sub 20 pound mark

I have tried hay on wye , Libraries and ebay and these books seem to be nonexsistant so does anyone have any ideas on how to find cheap out of print hard to find books

also can anyone suggest good easy to read books that suit a 10 - 12 year old and follow the 2000AD style of storytelling

[ptahotep]

If he enjoyed the 2000 AD version of the Stainless Steel Rat then the original Harry Harrison novels are probably worth a look.

Asimov's robot stories collected in I, Robot and The Rest of the Robots are similar in tone to the more amusing Future Shocks.

At that age I enjoyed Jules Verne - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Journey to the Centre of the Earth.

Two other authors that might appeal are Edgar Rice Burroughs and E. E. "Doc" Smith.

Also, don't forget the Heinlein juveniles. I particularly recommend Time for the Stars.

** Just saw in another thread you already have the Stainless Steel Rat novels on your bookshelf.

[Stephen Palmer]

Nicholas Fisk is not a well known author, but I read a book by him 35 years or so ago that I really liked. Can't remember the title though...

I've had success finding hard-to-find SF/F books at www.abebooks.co.uk
Check 'em out.

Steve...

[Mr Cairo]

Sorry Ptahotep missed your reply im not sure he is ready for Verne yet i had considered HG wells as well but i wanted something a bit lighter to keep him going , someone suggested the RL Stine books so i will look at some of them

I did try abebooks but had no luck but cheers anyway stephen

[count_libido]

Did you ever read the Last Legionary series by Douglas Hill? I read those as a kid and loved them. They seem to be available reasonably on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_...s=douglas+hill

More about the series here if you want some background:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Legionary

[Mr Cairo]

Originally Posted by count_libido

Did you ever read the Last Legionary series by Douglas Hill? I read those as a kid and loved them. They seem to be available reasonably on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_...s=douglas+hill

More about the series here if you want some background:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Legionary

thanks for tha t just picked up the first one ... and deathtrap dungeon for him to have a try as well

[Basileus]

If he is a Doctor Who fan the old Target DW novelisations are a great start to reading. Most are about 126 pages.

Its a great way to be introduced to those stories with missing episodes - Abomnible Snowman, Web of Fear etc

In fact, have not some been re-released recently. I remember seeing some in Waterstones.

[staticgirl]

The Eragon and Young Bond series might be worth a look?

[Mr Cairo]

Originally Posted by staticgirl

The Eragon and Young Bond series might be worth a look?

Young Bond looks good and he is currently reading the Young Sherlock by the Alex Ryder guy