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I just finished The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis in an endeavor to read through these popular children's stories for the first time and also to further explore the writings of this author. It was my desire to tackle these stories so that I could come up with some ideas on how...

I also just finished reading A Memory of Light (for the first time in fact) and I found it to be a worthy effort on the part of Mr. Sanderson to finish the series. Saying that, none of the last three books rose to my shared favorites (being The Eye of the World and The Great Hunt) and I found...

I just finished reading A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin for the second time in my quest to read through all available books in A Song of Ice and Fire for the first time. It has indeed been awhile since I read this book, and while some particulars didn't line up with my memory, I do...

In no particular order and also taking cue from Nixie (one book per series): Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan The Stand by Steven King Swan Song by Robert McCammon The Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton Dune by Frank Herbert...

I just finished reading Shadows Linger book two in Annals of the Black Company in an endeavor to read through the works of Glenn Cook. Ever since I discovered Steven Erikson and his Malazan Book of the Fallen series I have been enamored with the genre of military fantasy, and have sought out...

I finished up reading The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks for the second time yesterday. I remember enjoying it the first time I read it and it held up quite well. Now I'm on to the second book in the original series, The Elfstones of Shannara, in an endeavor to read through the many books...

I just finished up reading the last book in the original Mistborn trilogy, The Hero of Ages. While I don't necessarily relish the slow buildup that seems to be a staple of Sanderson's books--I prefer higher peaks in my fantasy--I must say that the series did end spectacularly, and Sanderson...

I just finished up reading Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson the thirteenth book in The Wheel of Time. As an aspiring fantasy author I felt it was important for me to read through this series. I've said before that I absolutely adored The Eye of the World and The Great...

I just finished reading Lord Foul's Bane in my quest to read through the entirety of the Thomas Covenant books by Stephen R. Donaldson. It was only my second time reading it--I've read through the original trilogy only once and never got further than that--and I must say, I was impressed...

Today I finished up reading volume one in the complete collection of tales from Clark Ashton Smith called The End of the Story. Clark Ashton Smith is turning out to be an amazing writer. The poetic flair he implants in these stories (even the science fiction ones) is impressive, and while I...

I just finished reading Salem's Lot by Stephen King in an effort to further familiarize myself with the works of this popular author. I haven't read too much vampire fiction--in fact I believe the only other vampire novel I've read was Dracula by Bram Stoker--but it was good reading all around...

Today I finished two books: The Gathering Storm book twelve of The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson and The Warrior Prophet book two of The Prince of Nothing series by R. Scott Bakker, both decidedly different reads but worthy in their own unique ways. I'll start with The...

Yesterday I finished The Naked God the final book in The Night's Dawn Trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton. This series turned out to be a wonderful ride and I'm glad I took it. Hamilton writes with such flair and style--particularly when one considers that he is writing sci fi and not, say, fantasy...

I just finished up Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan for the first time in my quest to conquer The Wheel of Time series. Beforehand, it had been remarked by others in various venues that in this book Robert Jordan recaptured some of the magic of the earlier (or even some of the middle) books...

I started reading The Sword of Shannara Trilogy omnibus in a quest to tackle all of the books by Terry Brooks in the Shannara universe. I had previously read this series years ago (like in my twenties) and really enjoyed it, but stopped after reading the first book in the second trilogy. From...

I just finished Crossroads of Twilight, the tenth book in The Wheel of Time, and from what I have read from others generally seen as the last of the books with unnecessary filler and padding. What a relief! Now I am on to Knife of Dreams, book eleven, a purported return to form for Robert Jordan.

I just finished reading The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson for the first time in my endeavor to read through all the works in his Cosmere universe. I must say, I believe this book to be better than the first book, Mistborn. There are certainly a slew of concepts and particulars that...

I just finished reading Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan for the first time in my quest to read through The Wheel of Time series. I must say, it was very puzzling to get to the end of this book and come to comprehend that Jordan was very much yet capable even in these plodding books to create...

I just finished reading Ian Cameron Esselmont's Assail the sixth book in his Novels of the Malazan Empire series, and I must admit to being a bit underwhelmed. While the book did do some interesting things at times there weren't any big revelations that I didn't see coming. I felt that...

I just finished reading The Path of Daggers book eight of The Wheel of Time for the first time in my quest to read through the entire series. In reaching the denouement of this book one thing particularly stood out, it didn't end as climatically as previous books or from what I had come to...