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As the market becomes saturated with young adult fantasy books in the "Harry Potter" mold, how lengthy will it be just before the genre loses its magic?

"If, like me, you have seen that the spell being cast by the most recent crop of young adult fantasy novels is becoming much less potent, it appears a fair query to ask," said R.J. Nimmo, a young adult novelist and specialist on entertainment for young children.

Nimmo doesn't dispute the continued acceptance of the sword-and-sorcery retreads out there.

"Nonetheless, assorted witches, djinn and goblins danger succumbing to that properly-known pitfall of every single profitable celebrity from boy bands to Britney: overexposure," he stated.

Nimmo says the genre's rise in reputation was initially due to J.K. Rowling's wildly successful "Harry Potter" series and was additional compounded by the success of the "Dark Components" trilogy by Philip Pullman.

"They are all fantastic books - genuinely fun and original," Nimmo stated. "The problem is the market is becoming saturated. One much more insipid 'Harry Potter' clone might be a single too many."

So how can parents discover worthwhile reading choices that their kids - whose appetites for fantasy fiction show no sign of abating - will want to open and read?

"The trick is to discover books for kids and young adults exactly where the fantasy genre components are infused as element of historical-inspired stories, thus sharpening the emotional, intellectual and educational edge," Nimmo stated.

"The Ancient Egyptian Ennead," Nimmo's most recent myth-inspired novel set in Egypt in the time of the pharaohs, promises to do just that.

"The magic in my books is something readers can identify with: the magic of learning about ancient civilizations, gods, myths and monsters," he mentioned. "It's the way forward for an increasingly lackluster genre. I want to place the magic back in the hands of the reader." article