Rory asks what are your favorite books? Hmmm... there are so many to choose from. Even though I left paper in the past when I joined Audible 6 mos ago, I still have hard copies of these books:
Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand. [Fiction] This is THE World Altering Book&TM; that both cause me to look at the world a little differently and"get" why some people are the way they are. Some are confused by it, but if you're Randian, you'll get it - even if you've never heard the term "Randian" before.
I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine. John Galt
Wheel of Time, by Robert Jordan. [Fantasy] This a huge series of books that get better as they go... At the core of this story you find that women are firmly in control of society because the male half of the magic source, known as saidin was tainted by the dark one.
The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again.
The Man Who Never Missed, by Steve Perry. [SciFi] This is an incredible series of books that talks about how one man started a movement that toppled a corrupt galactic government. Along the way, we learn about the Matadora, The Machiavelli Interface, The Omega Cage, The 97th Step, The Albino Knife, Black Steel and Brother Death. These books are so good (and rare) that you will be hard pressed to find them... but they are worth it.
Soldier, Traitor, Terrorist - The Legend Begins!
Bio of a Space Tyrant, by Piers Anthony. [SciFi] This story spans the life of a young hispanic refugee who became the leader of all mankind.
Though he was later accused of every crime and sexual perversion in the galaxy, Hope Hubris began as an Innocent. Because he defended his older sister against the violent lusts of a wealthy scion, Hope and his peasant family were forced to flee Callisto, one of the moons of Jupiter. Pursued by bloodthirsty scions acroos the airless desert, they barely escaped with their lives. The illegal space bubble was overcrowded with refugees, all hoping to reach Jupiter for asylum.
The Icewind Dale Trilogy, The Dark Elf Trilogy, Elminister or pretty much anything by R. A. Salvatore. [Fantasy] R.A. Salvatore has written a ton of books set in the Forgetton Realms worlds... many of which surround the life of the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden... and his journey from his homeland underground to the friendships he forges with the humans above ground... back to the depths of Underdark. His other infamous character is Elminister, the most powerful magician in the Forgotten Realms.
Is that enough Rory? ;)
posted @ Monday, November 22, 2004 7:30 PM