Posted in Science Fiction/Fantasy on February 17th, 2007 1 Comment »
I always find it fascinating and perhaps a bit disturbing that J.R.R. Tolkien is praised at one of the best writers of Fantasy fiction ever. He certainly was one of the first of the genre, and his stories have inspired more authors than probably any other Fantasy work that has ever been written. [...]
Posted in Science Fiction/Fantasy on February 17th, 2007 No Comments »
Just yesterday, a friend of mine asked me if I had read the first book of the Elenium. He had just finished reading it and had enjoyed it.
“David Eddings”, I said, “is my second favorite author after Terry Brooks. If you really want to read his best works, though, you have to read [...]
Posted in Action/Adventure on February 13th, 2007 No Comments »
In Digital Fortress, Dan Brown, the author of Angels & Demons and the Da Vinci Code, takes a stab at the realm of computers and high tech encryption verses our rights as citizens to keep secrets.
Dan Brown has picked a new hero for us to follow — or a couple of them. One of [...]
Posted in Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult on February 7th, 2007 1 Comment »
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the fifth book in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.
In this book, Voldemort has returned to the world in full power (he did that at the end of the fourth book, so I hope I didn’t spoil it for you). Harry Potter has a [...]