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

"If, like me, you have observed that the spell getting cast by the latest crop of young adult fantasy novels is becoming less potent, it seems a fair query to ask," stated R.J. Nimmo, a young adult novelist and expert on entertainment for kids.

Nimmo does not dispute the continued popularity of the sword-and-sorcery retreads out there.

"Nonetheless, assorted witches, djinn and goblins risk succumbing to that well-recognized pitfall of each effective celebrity from boy bands to Britney: overexposure," he mentioned.

Nimmo says the genre's rise in reputation was initially due to J.K. Rowling's wildly profitable "Harry Potter" series and was further compounded by the accomplishment of the "Dark Supplies" trilogy by Philip Pullman.

"They are all amazing books - genuinely exciting and original," Nimmo said. "The dilemma is the market place is becoming saturated. A single much more insipid 'Harry Potter' clone may possibly be 1 too numerous."

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

"The trick is to locate books for children and young adults where the fantasy genre components are infused as portion of historical-inspired stories, as a result sharpening the emotional, intellectual and educational edge," Nimmo stated.

"The Ancient Egyptian Ennead," Nimmo's newest 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 studying about ancient civilizations, gods, myths and monsters," he said. "It really is the way forward for an increasingly lackluster genre. I want to put the magic back in the hands of the reader." young adult fiction books