I like reading
books. I prefer Science Fiction/Fantasy genre and have built up a pretty
good sized library with my favorite authors.
I've always enjoyed reading books, but never really got sucked into them until
College.
My first Sci-Fi series was Stephen Donaldson's Lord
Fouls Bane, in my 3rd year of College during exam week.
After
College, my first job entailed staying up all night watching for prints
and ensuring the nuclear missiles didn't launch themselves when no one
was looking. To stay awake, you could study for your master's
degree, continuing education, or read books. I went for
professional courses and Sci-Fi.
In
two years of working two to three shifts per week, with each shift
taking approximately 30 hours (60-130 mile drive to and from plus 24
hours onsite) Plus training/testing two days a week, there was plenty of
time to read something - in the diesel trucks or at 3am.
The
next house will have to have shelves to support a 500+ book
collection.
My
Favorite Series:
Christopher
Stasheff's - Escape Velocity/Warlock in spite of himself series. A
cross between true science fiction and old world fantasy.
If
you like a good cast, interesting plots and a long series of follow up
books to the series you can't go wrong here.
If
you want more fantasy and less Sci-fi, pick up Her Majesty's
Wizard. It took a while for the sequels to come, but they are out
now.
I
also like Jack Chalker, and while a large portion of his books are out
of print right now, he still has a few Well of Souls books out. My
favorite: Lord of the Diamond series.
