Books I Like
Though this page is entitled books, what it really means is authors. Here's a brief list of works I've thoroughly enjoyed. Unfortunately, the only things I can think of at the moment are either sci-fi or fantasy, so if you don't like the genre you're SOL and might as well surf on.
Isaac Asimov
I read the foundation series, it had some interesting points and logic.
I love his short stories and essays. I think Eyes Do More than See is my favorite short story of all time. There is an Isaac Asimov Homepage out there for anyone who would like to know more about this author's scientific genious.
Frank Herbert
"Arrakis. Dune. Desert planet." It just sticks in your head. I'd call the whole Dune series the best that science fiction has offered thus far. It's incredibly memorable. The movie has Patrick Stewart in it. What more can you ask for? I've read
all the Dune books over and over, and will probably read them again. I just love them and wish that there were more of them. And, of course, you can't have something as grand as Dune without someone making up The World of Dune. See. I'm not the only one who loves it. (Even though I didn't like anything else that Herbert wrote.)
Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis
Here, I'm talking about The Deathgate Cycle. I'm very attatched to it. It's quirky. Just like me. It makes an odd sort of sense. Haplo is probably one of my favorite characters of all time. The authors of this incredible series each have their o
wn websites. Here is The World of Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis.
Robert Jordan
Of course, when I say Robert Jordan, I'm talking about the Wheel of Time saga. I'd dare say that these are some of the highest caliber fantasy novels I've ever read. Of course, I could ramble on about how there seems to be a lot of biblical para
llells, but I'd rather not bother. The point is that these 800 page books fly by and leave me waiting impatiently for the next to come out. I think I read the first six in the space of a month before number 7 was finally available. I think my biggest fear
about the series is that Jordan is going to up and die before it's finished. I can't say enough good things about the Wheel of Time, so I'm not even going to try. I'll leave all that to the Whee
l of Time on the net.
Anne McCaffrey
I've read quite a few of her series and have enjoyed them all. From the first Dragonrider trilogy and through Lyon's Pride (the most recent I've read of the series that started with The Rowan) I've yet to read a book of hers I didn
't like. I must admit that the Dragonrider series has its sad moments. I cried when Moreta and later Robinton died. Her characters are some of the most real and human to me. I've loved and reread at least thrice each of her books. Incidentally, Ms.
McCaffrey has a home page of her own called Dragonhold Underhill. Thus, I'll leave the rest to her.
Melanie Rawn
Her Dragon Star and Dragon Prince trilogies were wonderful! I enjoyed them thouroughly. Rawn skillfully paints a whole world and its politics and people. Also, the characters are complex and really telegraph their emotion to the reader
. All I have to say it "More, more, more!" The series has so far ended perfectly set up for continuation, and will hopefuly keep going.
Tad Williams
The Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series was one of the most compelling I've ever read. I couldn't put it down--literally--I read the whole trilogy in about a week and a half. Buy it, borrow it, steal it, I don't care, it's a must read! Can't wait
for the Otherland saga to be finished!