When my 24 year old son (Nate) was visiting recently, he suggested that we listen to an audiobook together and asked me to introduce him to one of my favorite fantasy series.

I was delighted to do this, of course, and I downloaded my Audible copy of Robin Hobb‘s Assassin’s Apprentice. Within minutes, Nate was hooked. We listened to the first two books together before he had to leave.

He loved FitzChivalry’s story just as much as I did and it was exciting to visit it again through his fresh eyes though, as I told Nate, I wish I didn’t know what was going to happen so I could be just as surprised (and worried, and relieved, and gutted, etc) as he will be.

This reminded me that ten years ago, Ruth asked us:

What series would you like to read again for the first time, if you could have your memory erased so you could discover it all over again?

Ten years ago I answered, “Robin Hobb’s FARSEER saga” and I would answer the same way today. Reading it with my son was almost like starting it over again.

So, as we did back then, I ask you today:

What series or stand-alone SFF book would you undergo a mind wipe for? 

Let us know in the comments and we’ll randomly choose a winner who will pick a book from our stacks.

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  • Kat Hooper

    KAT HOOPER, who started this site in June 2007, earned a Ph.D. in neuroscience and psychology at Indiana University (Bloomington) and now teaches and conducts brain research at the University of North Florida. When she reads fiction, she wants to encounter new ideas and lots of imagination. She wants to view the world in a different way. She wants to have her mind blown. She loves beautiful language and has no patience for dull prose, vapid romance, or cheesy dialogue. She prefers complex characterization, intriguing plots, and plenty of action. Favorite authors are Jack Vance, Robin Hobb, Kage Baker, William Gibson, Gene Wolfe, Richard Matheson, and C.S. Lewis.