Not a whole lot to say here.  I've read a huge amount of books in my time, and I still read quite a bit (though working as much as I do reduces the amount I can read.  These are but a few of the books and series I've read that I feel anyone in their right mind should enjoy as well.  Some of these books I read years ago, and I've read them multiple times since then, others I read for the first time right before I threw them on this page.   I do, of course need to add a lot of books that I've read, but if you haven't read some of the ones below, I'd highly recommend you check them out.  If you have any books to recommend back at me, please let me know, I'm always looking for new authors to read (not that I have the time to always get to them promptly.

To Sift Through Bitter Ashes by David Niall Wilson. This book was a little bit of a disappointment to me. Most White Wolf novels are fast and interesting. This one had the interesting down cold, but fast, no. I did like the book though, because in the last hundred pages, the pace increases furiously and carries to the end. 09/97

Stones of Power: Ghost King, Last Sword of Power, Wolf in Shadow, Last Guardian by David Gemmell. This series is amazing. David Gemmell takes, In his first two in the series, characters from our own mythology and throws them back at us, mach 5! Old gods are explained, a new perspective on the myth of King Arthur, and other great stories. In fact even the bible isn't spared in this series. I eagerly await the next book in the series which comes out in Jan '98. Ahhhh, what's next! 08/97

Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. I first received this book as an advance more than a year ago. I believe it was 2 months before it hit stores in Hardback. I didn't read it, because of how huge it was. (I had no time for that much info) I picked it up last month, and I was amazed. Though the first 50 or so pages were slow, this book picked up momentum and didn't quit until the surprise ending. I can't wait for the next book in the series to come out. 08/97

The Children of the Dusk by Janet Berliner & George Guthridge. I haven't even finished this book yet, but I wanted everyone out there to know that it has finally been released. It's the third and final chapter in The Madagascar Manifesto. I've been waiting about a year as a lot of you may have been, so I wanted to let you know to go get it! You can read my review of the First two below. HAHA... I finished it on 7/4/97 and I was not disappointed at all. They carried the momentum of this sucker to (literally) the last page. I hope they start another series soon, 'cause I'm achin' for their linguistic stylings once again. Trust me, people out there, you need to read the entire trilogy! Yum Yum! (UG!)

The Golden Compass & The Subtle Knife by Phillip Pullman. Both of these outstanding books are part of Phillip Pullman's new trilogy which should finish next year. I cannot express the great joy I felt when reading these powerful fantasy novels. Pullman used to write a lot of kids books and other types, but I believe these are his first Fantasy novels (in the US at least). The main character in the first book is Lyra, a little girl and her daemon companion. Everyone in this world has a familiar-like creature called a daemon which is part of them. If they die, it dies and if it dies they'll wish they had. The best comparison I can describe this world by is to say that it's our Earth, but with great magical advances instead of technological. I just finished the Second book yesterday (06/26/97) and I am quite annoyed that I have to wait around a year for bk 3. As long as it's as good as or better than 1 & 2, though, I'll have no problem waiting.

The Legacy of the Darksword by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. I was completely expecting their newest book released to be a Starshield novel, but they threw me for a loop with this one. If you have ever read the Darksword Trilogy then you know why I might be surprised. The last novel in the trilogy came out about 10 years ago and I though it was quite finished, but as I read this new one, I could tell that it was far from over. This is an outstanding accomplishment which adds a little more to the Darksword story. If you like them, if you hate them, but especially if you have read the Darksword Trilogy, then this one you have to pick up.

The XMen Trilogy: Seige, Sanctuary, and Salvation by Christopher Golden. I was first introduced to this author when he wrote the two vampire novels Angels Hearts and Devils Souls, and Of Saints and Shadows. These were outstanding novels which took a different approach to the vampire myth. The XMen Trilogy though, takes a different approach to the X-Men. A lot of character interaction takes place in the book between every member of the team from angles that though they were never talked about before, they still fit in. One such example would be what would it be like to see the world only through different shades of red like Cyclops, or why does everyone take Iceman for granted when he is one of the original X-Men and quite powerful. All three of these books are out now, so you won't have to wait for the darned things like I had to between release dates.

The Road to Hell by Robert Weinberg... This is the first book of the Horizon War which takes place a little after his Masquerade of the Red Death Trilogy which I reviewed a few months ago (it's down there somewhere). This book is doing for Mages what his first trilogy did for vampires. The clash of the different traditions of mages become quite apparent as well as how all of their battles appear to the outside world. I have no idea when the second book will be out, but I eagerly await it... (Maybe Robert Weinberg will email me again and tell me.)

The sequals to the Star of the Guardians series, The Knights of The Black Earth and Robot Blues by Margaret Weis and Don Perrin. If you are familiar with the 4 books of the SOTG series, then you know of one of the secondary characters, Xris. These two sequals take place a few years after Ghost Legion and they focus on Xris and his mercenary team, Mag Force 7. It was nice to see events transpiring on a less than galactic scale in this series, though even a few galactic problems arise. If you like Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman then you'll love her Sci-Fi work with Don Perrin. (They also wrote Doom Brigade the Dragonlance novel together)

Anno Dracula and The Bloody Red Baron by Kim Newman. This is an Alternate history/horror novel saying basically what would have happened if Count Dracula had not been killed in Bram Stokers Dracula. He takes over England and it becomes "normal" for nobles to become vampires. A very Well done series...Characters from other classic novels such as Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde and the Island of Dr. Moreau find new life in this Gothic world. Edgar Allan Poe finds new life in this series as well as a newborn(young) vampire. Definitely worth more than a passing glance.

The Madagascar Manifesto by Janet Berliner and George Guthridge. This series consists of the books "Child of the Light", "Child of the Journey", and "Children of the Dusk"(05/97). This awe inspiring trilogy is also put out by White-Wolf, and it's the best historical fiction I've ever read. It takes place in Nazi Germany and adds a bit of magic to make it quite fantasic. I read the first two books way too fast and I eagerly await the conclusion which comes out in May, 1997. One of the Authors, Janet Berliner, emailed me to break the news about the delay of book three until May, but she said that it will add in African mysticism and a faster pace to make it the best yet if it were possible to get any better.

Starshield: Sentinals by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. This is the first book in a hopefully very long series of Hardcore Science Fiction novels. I believe this is the first non fantasy they have written together, though each has done some separately. It is the story of the first mission out of the solar system of Earth for a few astronauts. What they find out there, though, is far from what they expected. This book is a definite page turner, and they way they explain differences in Laws of physics is outstanding. This series is expected to have a sequel and a role playing game to follow as well as its own web page (click here) Also, They have their own palace which they talk about on their web page.

The Diaries of the Family Dracul by Jeanne Kalogridis. This series of books takes the beauty of Anne Rice and puts it into the pace of a Stephen King novel. The Trilogy consisting of "Covenant of the Vampire", "Children of the Vampire", and "Lord of the Vampires" is superb. I don't know who this author really is, but she is great. Supposedly she has written a few bestsellers under another name. Whether this is her real name or the other is remains to be seen. This series is a prequal to Brams Stokers Dracula. It puts everything in to diary format much as the Bram Stoker book. Definitely a must read.

The Masquerade of the Red Death Trilogy by Robert Weinberg. This Trilogy concisting of the books, "Bloodwar", "The Unbeholden", and "Unholy Alliances". Definitely great books. This series helps us to look into the minds of the vampires in the World of Darkness. I would recommend it to anyone who is curious about the game (Vampire the Masquerade) or plays it to help them learn about the Jyhad. This series is full of enough action and intriguetp push away from the horror genre which I'm sure is exactly what White-Wolf wants.

Pommegranates Full and Fine by Don Bassingthwaite. This is the guy who wrote the outstanding "Such Pain in the World of Darkness". This is the first book I've read which successfully integrates all the games in the World of Darkness into one story. Changelings along side vampires, battling mages who control wraiths who are afraid of werewolves. Where does it end? There is a sequal out also, "As One Dead" which I've heard is as good as the first.