I'd stay away from kidbooks, just because there's already a widespread perception (thanks to Harry Potter) that fantasy is an appropriate thing for kidbooks, not for real adult books.
Well, that perception has been around since Victorian times, you know. If anything, Harry Potter has opened the adult market up more to fantasy, imo. I do see your point, if you're trying to convert someone who just doesn't yet *get* the whole fantasy thing, and needs all the support they can get wading into it.
However, I would say that one should at least have some of the true classics of the genre waiting in the wings once the newbie shows signs of being interested...and so many of the most creative fantasy books out there are your so-called "kid books".
In fact, though I have read and enjoyed many adult fantasy books, I find that the YA fantasy tends to be much more involving, much more "fantastic" in the dictionary sense of the word, and much more sheerly beautiful.
*shrug* One opinion, from one obsessed fan of the genre. :-)
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Well, that perception has been around since Victorian times, you know. If anything, Harry Potter has opened the adult market up more to fantasy, imo. I do see your point, if you're trying to convert someone who just doesn't yet *get* the whole fantasy thing, and needs all the support they can get wading into it.
However, I would say that one should at least have some of the true classics of the genre waiting in the wings once the newbie shows signs of being interested...and so many of the most creative fantasy books out there are your so-called "kid books".
In fact, though I have read and enjoyed many adult fantasy books, I find that the YA fantasy tends to be much more involving, much more "fantastic" in the dictionary sense of the word, and much more sheerly beautiful.
*shrug* One opinion, from one obsessed fan of the genre. :-)