M'lord Droz likes many many types of literature, but his favorites lean toward science fiction and fantasy. Please feel free to browse the shelves. Near his favorite works you will find his opinions and ratings.

I discovered the works of Christopher Hinz quite by accident...His name caught my eye on a bookshelf because MY last name is Hinz, and my brother's name is Christopher. Quite a bit of serendipity, eh? He turned out to be a fairly good SF writer, although Anachronisms is a bit dry in places.  He also wrote a series of comics called "Gemini Blood" for DC's now-failed Helix comics line that was a prequel to the Paratwa series.

Terry Pratchett is a funny, funny writer and satirist. Although he had been around for a long time before, I first discovered him when he collaborated with Neil Gaiman on Good Omens, and I have loved his work ever since. The three novels listed above are from his Discworld series, a strange fantasy realm, with many odd inhabitants. Highly Recommended
For more information on Terry's works, check out the L-Space archive.
 

Neil Gaiman, who is best known for writing the award-winning DC comic Sandman, is one of my favorite fantasy writers, and his collaboration with Pratchett on Good Omens resulted in a very funny take on the Apocalypse (which will happen on Saturday), the Antichrist (an eleven-year-old, who really likes the earth the way it is), and an Angel and a Demon who get along better than you'd think. Highly Recommended.

I was first introduced to Rick Cook's work by my good friend Jeremy.  I think he described it best when he said "This Guy is cool - he must've played D&D at some time."  The "Wizardry" series is peppered with bad puns and computer in-jokes that might be funny to the average reader, but are downright hilarious to someone who knows program hacking.

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