[jbcohen]

I like the anticipation of the next book that an author will publish, not something that can be done with Project Gutenberg (PG) books, since these authors are no longer living. I also like book series where the reader gets to know a set of characters that are developed as the series progresses. My parents have illustrated a challenge that we all face, finding a set of authors that we all like that are younger then us, so that we can follow their writing for the rest of our lives. My parents have a set of authors that they like, but the problem is that most of them are dead thus there will be no more books from them unless modern science has figured out a way to get dead authors to publish. I am trying to turn them on to a new set of authors that are many years younger then them so that my parents can enjoy their writing for the rest of their days. For me that is a lot harder since younger (20s and 30s) are a bit harder to find in the type of books I like to read - thrillers. I have found one, Andy Mc Dermott, I have a few years on him but would like someone younger than Mc Dermott.

For my son, might as well forget that idea, there are no child authors especially ones younger than him.