Beyond Selidor

Oh wow, I'm glad you like the sound of them!

One caveat: I first read these books when I was eleven years old, and although I've been rereading them for decades now, I find it very hard to be objective about them. I often find it very frustrating to read fiction that touches on my own academic areas of expertise (I have a PhD in medieval Irish literature, so any fantasy fiction that is 'Celtic' inspired, is about druids, or deals with completely inaccurate representations of so-called 'Celtic Christianity' makes me flee for the hills). So while I love the Pagan books and feel that they get the mood and feel right and do a good job depicting twelfth/thirteenth-century intellectual culture and religious controversies, your mileage may vary.

I say this not to put you off (I love these books! Now let me tell you everything that is wrong with them!), but because when I love something so intensely, it's sometimes hard to think clearly about it. Taste is so personal, and I've certainly had the opposite experience, where someone has passionately recommended one of their favourite books, only for it to leave me cold and make me feel bad that I didn't react in the way the recommending person had wanted. So consider this comment my blanket permission to read these books and not enjoy them!