Move over, Harry Potter!
If you're looking for something to keep you busy until the final Harry Potter book comes out and you're tired of HP theorizing and wondering whether Snape is "good," why not start reading a totally new book series?
I just received Landon Snow and the Auctor's Riddle in the mail, and I can tell by the charming cover that it will be a good read. I will add the book to my growing stack of books to review.
Disclaimer: I'm not being paid to review this book. 
Landon Snow was published by Barbour Publishing, a Christian company. Thanks to my interest in Harry Potter, I'm finding many great Christian fantasy books and publishers. Author R.K. Mortenson (who I thought was a woman - thanks a lot, J.K. Rowling) is writing a second book titled Landon Snow and the Shadows of Malus Quidam, coming this spring. Do I smell a seven-book series?
Addendum: You may also comment on The Da Vinci Code book and upcoming movie in this thread.
Also see Why Christian Fiction?
Via Travis Prinzi, I found a great post by "Internet Monk" Michael Spencer:
The magic in the Potter stories bears no resemblance whatsoever to Wicca or real witchcraft. We would just as well ban the Wizard of Oz. There is no reference to Wicca or true witchcraft in Rowling’s books. The magic powers of the characters have no spiritual explanation or religious significance.
The Potter books are clearly a children’s fantasy, and anyone seeking information on witchcraft would find none in the Potter books. (In fact, I noted in the fourth movie that the students were celebrating “Yule” and “Christmas Eve,” when real witches and Wiccans would have been celebrating their particular holidays.)
Michael links to an essay titled The Good Spell of Harry Potter.
In addition to the first six books in the Harry Potter septology, which related books do you own? My list in order of rating:
I own the audio of Books 1-5 Books 1-6 as well. 
One of these days, I'll write up reviews of all 10 books…
Have you read The Dark Is Rising Sequence? I was browsing a Harry Potter discussion forum when I found a reference to this series.
Written by Susan Cooper, The Dark Is Rising Sequence consists of five books aimed at a teenaged audience. The first book, Over Sea, Under Stone, published in 1965, begins the story of siblings Simon, Jane, and Barnabas Drew, who discover a treasure map. They embark on a quest to find a grail that's been hidden for over 1,000 years and eventually confront the forces of evil.
The series sounded like a great combination of fantasy and mystery, so I bought the box set last week. The books run between 125-275 pages, so the series will probably be a fast read. I'll post a review sometime this week.
If you've read the books, you may post a spoiler-free review in the comment section.
Update (1/3): These stories are whetting my appetite for more Christian fantasy. Fascinating stuff. I'm on Book 2 of the five-book series. More later.
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