January 2005
When Worlds Collide & After Worlds Collide
-P. Wylie & E. Balmer-scifi
-87-written in the 1930’s, very good. But it really mixes evolution and the idea of God. Seems typical of what was happening to America in the ‘30s. Good scifi tho.
The Merchants’ War
-F. Pohl-scifi
-81-sequel to The Space Merchants.Some 50-60 years in the future. Filled with casual sex[not graphic or anything] and the problems of commercialism. Ending was lame in my opinion.
The Book of Atrix Wolfe
-P. McKillip-fantasy
-88-Wow! This was not mere escapist fantasy, but ideas, poetry in pros form. I felt wrapped in fire, surrounded by silk, drowned in darkness and raised by light. I must read more...
Red Planet
-R. Heinlein-juvie scifi
-79-lame. nothing original at all. it was like he cobbled this story together using parts of others. blase and mediocre at best.
February 2005
The Tower at Stony Wood
-P. McKillip-fantasy
-87-once again, I was swept away. This book was like a river meandering slowly yet inexorably toward it’s conclusion. Knights, dragons, quests, maiden’s in distress, it was beautiful. I really enjoy her stuff.
Alphabet of Thorn
-P. McKillip-fantasy
-88-Now that I’m used to her style, I can really appreciate the finesse with which she uses words. Time and love twist and turn in this tale.
Warriors of Thlassa Mey
-D. McCarty-fantasy
- -not rated because I couldn’t finish it. It was pathetic and stilted and it seemed like he was trying to use archaic and modern language\ideas without amalgamating them at all. Stupid.
Something Rich and Strange
-P. McKillip-fantasy
-85-one in a collaberative series, yet standalone. Modern story. About the sea and merfolk and people. Same style for sure, but not so enveloping as her others.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Ersatz Elevator: Book the Sixth
-L. Snicket-juvenile fiction
-82-The guardians are rich, Olaf is in cahoots with the wife, the Quagmire Triplets are almost rescued and Mr Poe is still a loser...
Eyes of Silver
-M. Stackpole-fantasy
-85-a standalone novel. Interesting mix of religion and fantasy and mecha. Engaging but not a must read at all in my opinion.
March 2005
The Treasured One: Book Two of The Dreamers
-D. & L. Eddings-fantasy
-82-a bit more intriguing than the previous book. But it seems like the good guys just can’t lose. Even tho, in the real world, I guess that is how things will turn out. Thank God!
Impossible Things
-C. Willis-short stories
-83-she writes some really weird things. Some cool weird, but others just depressing. A very mixed bag.
The Last Jihad
-J. Rosenberg-fiction
-84-Saddam is still in power and tries to nuke Israel and have the President assassinated. Obviously dated[pre-invasion], but a cool look at “what could have been”...
Magician of Quality
-P. Wrede & C. Stevermer-fantasy
-86-a great mix of Jane Austen and fantasy. This was fantastic! I loved every word. Comprised of 2 books[Sorcery & Cecelia and The Grand Tour], the first was a series of letters comprised between 2 friends. The second was journal entries and court depositions. A unique way of writing and a nice way to break things up.
A Knight of the Word
-T. Brooks-fantasy
-82-this was even more depressing than Running with the Demon. The Word is not even trying to prevail, but simply to hold a vanguard action against The Void. Dualism is a terrible worldview, especially Terry Brooks variety.
April 2005
The War of the Flowers
-T. Williams-fantasy
-83-alot of profanity, alot. But other than that, a very twisted look at Faerie. Well written and nearly as good as the Otherland series.
In the Forests of Serre
-P. McKillip-fantasy
-86-princes, princesses, monsters, magicians, witches, all mix into a tapestry of fairytale.
The Age of Discovery: A Secret Atlas
-M. Stackpole-fantasy
-85-instead of his medieval Europe type, we get a more eastern flavor, and some south american thrown in. Very enjoyable, but why do some main characters always seem to die? I didn’t enjoy that aspect.
SW:Revenge of the Sith:Episode III
-M. Stover-scifi
-88-this book was incredible. Mr Stover should be writing theological\philosophical books instead of pulp fiction. This shows the underlying emotions that are swirling thru everyone. I was saddened yet the hope at the end was just incredible. Incredible is a good word for this book.
A Scholar of Magics
-C. Stevermer-fantasy
-86-a kind of sequel to A College of Magics. Very enjoyable, once again it reminds me of an alternative Jane Austen. Good stuff.
May 2005
The Watchers at the Well
-J. Chalker-scifi
-81-comprising Echoes of the
Well of Souls, Shadows of the
Well of Souls & Gods of the
Well of Souls. I was less than impressed. Alot of psycho shrinking went on- race changing, gender changing, etc. It went on the premise that we are nothing more than motes of dirt that are programmable.
A Wizard of Earthsea
-U. Le Guin-fantasy
-84-a childrens book. Very good tho. A young mage lets loose the darkness and must put it back or it will destroy him. Very engaging. First of the Earthsea books.
The Four Million
-O. Henry-fiction
-83-a bunch of old short stories. Mainly about love or the interaction between males and females.
The Tombs of Atuan
-U. Le Guin-fantasy
-82-about Tenar. Ged is a secondary character and plays a small, but important, part at the end. Another tale of Earthsea
The Farthest Shore
-U. Le Guin-fantasy
-82-Ged is old, and fulfills prophecy and saves the world. But it isn’t action, but more ideas.
Chainfire
-T. Goodkind-fantasy
-84. A spell to erase Kahlen from everyone’s memory, except Richard’s, is unleashed, and begins to unravel reality. Not resolved. Richard is just able to convince others of the danger at the end of the book.
Tehanu
-U. K. Le Guin-fantasy
-80-barely gets the 80. overlaps with Farthest Shore and is about the end of Ged and Tennar. Contradictions and babble masquerading as wisdom. Wraps the story up, but not very satisfactorily.
June 2005
WarHorse
-T. Zahn-scifi
-83-this is my second time reading this, and this time I see similarities to Manta’s Gift, in the ecological\biological sense. Enjoyable tho.
Deadman Switch
-T. Zahn-scifi
-84-mixing religion, super-abilities and scifi. It did seem a bit slow, but man, the tricks Zahn pulls out of his hat are great.
Tales of the Otori: Across the Nightingale Floor
-L. Hearn-historical fantasy
-86-based loosely on feudal Japan. A village boy watches his village be destroyed, is rescued by a Lord[of the Otori Clan] and finds out he is one of Tribe[ninja like people with special abilities]. Treachery, love, backstabbing, duty, resolve, all were here. This was a great story. I look forward to the next 2.
Od Magic
-P. McKillip-fantasy
-85-a tapestry of magic, kingdoms, wisdom and the inability of smallminded people to see what is right before their noses.
July 2005
Tales of the Otori: Grass for His Pillow
-L. Hearn-historical fantasy
-81-This was like a semicolon between 2 sentances, and I have yet to read the second sentence[ie, the 3rd book]. It focused on the staying alive of Takeo and Kaede. Not nearly as engaging as the first book.
Once A Hero
-M. A. Stackpole-fantasy
-87-it got bumped down 2 points simply because I have matured. Still an excellent story, but now that I’m a tiny bit older, and have read more, it isn’t so without blemishes as I thot at first blush.
High Druid of Shannara:Tanequil
-T. Brooks-fantasy
-82-gets a bit more heavyhanded in the philosophy department. Reminds me more of the Word & Void series. I feel like he created great characters in Jerle Shannara and now has degraded them by placing them in this story. I don’t plan on buying this trilogy as of now.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Hostile Hospital-Book the Eighth
-L. Snicket-fiction
-82-this was a bit more lighthearted than some of the others. I enjoyed it very well. I think I would read something along this caliber to my kids.
August 2005
IceRigger Trilogy: IceRigger
-A. Foster-scifi
-82-In the HumanX universe[Nor Crystal Tears]. A small group crashlands on an iceplanet during a bungled kidnapping attempt. Catlike natives, medieval settings in ice. Funny and light.
The Damned: A Call to Arms
-A. Foster-scifi
-85-The Amplitur seek to co-opt all into their mysterious purpose. The Weave is a group of species fighting that. And humans are discovered. I enjoyed this because it presented practically all the aliens as not being able to fight or at least abhoring fighting. Which is why humanity was so unique-we love to fight. I stayed up til midnite to finish it.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
-J. K. Rowling-fantasy
-85-much better than book 5. I enjoyed it and saw flashes of maturity in Harry that were encouraging.
The Damned: The False Mirror
-A. Foster-scifi
-85-1000 years after book 1. Amplitur mess with humans and end up giving us a form of their mental abilities. Now I just have to find book 3.
SW:Clone Wars: Shatterpoint
-M. Stover-scifi
-84-A story revolving around Mace Windu. Not as much philosophy in this one as in some of his others. Mediocre story overall tho. The whole Clone Wars saga has pretty much sucked and this was one of the better written ones, sigh.
IceRigger Trilogy: Mission to Moulokin
-A. Foster-scifi
-82-the further adventures of Ethan Fortune on Trankyky. Trying to organize the Tran into one govt so as to get them membership into the galactic govt. Greedy humans and Trans stand in the way.
IceRigger Trilogy: The Deluge Drivers
-A. Foster-scifi
-82-mad scientist tries to warm up Trankyky 10,000 years faster than natural. Ethan and Friends must stop him. Ends up marrying Collette Du Kane. Happy ending all round.
October 2005
In the Ruins
-K. Elliott-fantasy
-85-The Aoi return, and the human world is spent in just trying to survive the conflagration that accompanied the Aoi’s return. I am looking forward to the final book coming out next Februrary or so. I’ll read it, then in a year or two, reread the whole series at once. To long between books and I forget who is who. There are ALOT of characters, reminds me of Jordan, but not so straggly. More focused.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Carnivorous Carnival-Book the Ninth
-L. Snicket-fiction
-82-this series is really starting to drag, psychologically. You can only have so many bad things happen to people before the readers lose interest. Good must happen.
The BlackCollar
-T. Zahn-scifi
-85-his first novel. Superninjas and alien warlords. Do I need to say anything else?
November 2005
The Backlash Mission
-T. Zahn-scifi
-84-sequel to BlackCollar, and very obviously could be a trilogy. But Zahn has never written a third novel, and we are pretty much left at the turning point. That is the reason I gave it an 84 instead of 85.
Midworld
-A. D. Foster-scifi
-82-a Commonwealth novel, about aplanet becoming sentient and the humans who are involved. Very earthy and treehuggy, but still entertaining. Not preachy, just sappy.
Shadowmarch: Volume 1
-T. Williams-fantasy
-85-another epic start of a series about magic, elves, ages coming and going, and the human factor. Many characters, I can’t wait to see how they all are interweaved.
StarWars: Clone Wars: Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
-S. Stewart-Scifi
-84-a very interesting look at Yoda. I enjoyed it, will probably buy it.
December 2005
The Damned: The Spoils of War
-A. Foster-scifi
-84-the concluding book. It was enjoyable, but I am glad I was able to get them thru local libraries instead of buying them. The Great War ends and humanity is trying to find its place in a universe of peace. And that is where it ends.
Star Wars: Clone Wars: Labyrinth of Evil
-J. Luceno-scifi
-84-immediate prequel to Episode III. Once I got past my distaste of Anakin[ie, Christian Hayden], I was really able to enjoy this book. Definitely fleshes out the happenings in Ep III.
Conquerors’ Pride
-T. Zahn-scifi
-85- humanity meets another alien race, which is seemingly bent on total domination of all life. Centers around the Cavanaugh family- warriors, politicians and doctors.
Conquerors’ Heritage
-T. Zahn-scifi
-85-split between the humans viewpoint and the zhirrzhs’ viewpoint. Very cool. Realize everything is based on a mistake, cool twist.
Conquerors’ Legacy
-T. Zahn-scifi
-85- lots of politics and intrigue. Among the humans, the zhirrzh and another alien species which are playing all sides against eachother for their own gain. Ends well.
Cobra
-T. Zahn-scifi
-86-human superwarriors take on the aliens. Slower paced, but action packed enough for me.
Cobra Strike
-T. Zahn-scifi
-85-Jonny Moreau’s sons take up the Cobra mantle. A new threat, a new Cobra generation. Not nearly as much action as in Cobra.
Cobra Bargain
-T. Zahn-scifi
-85-womens lib in Cobra guise. That was my first reaction years ago when I first read it. But on this second reading, not nearly so bad. Justin’s daughter takes up the Cobra Mantle and is the only person available in a Humans against Qasaman Troft-push for mutual annihalation.
Captivating: Unveiling the Mysteries of a Woman’s Soul
-J. & L. Eldredge-selfhelp
-not rated. Not truly a selfhelp because they are both Christians. It looks at the unique problems that a woman must deal with, mostly of the physchological and emotional variety. Made me glad I wasn’t a woman.
Wild at Heart: Something about a Man’s Soul
-J. Eldredge-selfhelp
-notrated-written before the above book for men. I have to say, I understood what he was trying to get across, but still felt very lost. I couldn’t connect with alot of what he was saying. So either I’m pretty well off, or super screwed up, lol. Maybe reading it WITH someone would help, I don’t know.
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
2004
1-3-04-Saturday
Wizard’s First Rule
-T. Goodkind-fantasy
-88-gripping. it pulled me in with how magic was related to strong emotions. the characters were real!
1-9-04-Friday
The Grand Crusade
-M. A. Stackpole-fantasy
-83-a disappointing end to the series. It wasn’t bad or anything, but it just lacked something. It didn’t finish strong and just kind of wound down.
1-11-04-Sunday
High Druid of Shannara:Jarka Ruus
-T. Brooks-fantasy
-83-Yet another Shannara book. Enemies seem to be hard to find, and so he reaches into the Forbidden and finds some evil mastermind to cause everyone problems. Not nearly as good as the Jerle Shannara trilogy. I didn’t care about the characters.
1-21-04-Wednesday
The Stone of Tears
-T. Goodkind-fantasy
-86-I see why this series really took off. This volume reminded me alot of Jordan’s WoT series. They must be drawing from the same old sources of myth and legend. Several terms and circumstances were close. Really good but Goodkind seems intent of dwelling on the sexual side of things. Nothing explicit in this volume, but graphic enough to make me not read anymore. I would recommend Wizard’s First Rule as a standalone and forget the rest.
2-7-04-Saturday
Pyramid
-T. Pratchett-fantasy
-83-light, humorous, irreverant. Definitely to be taken in small doses. His humor could get on your nerves after a little bit.
2-13-04-Friday
Anna Karenina
-L. Tolstoy-historical fiction
-86- a story of the consequences of sin.
2-20-04-Friday
Over Sea, Under Stone
-S. Cooper-fantasy
-84- the beginning of a series about the eternal war between light and dark- extremely dualistic in worldview. Kids are the hero’s. Written for young people and ‘tweens. Takes place in modern times in England.
2-22-04-Sunday
The Dark is Rising
-S. Cooper-fantasy
-84-continuation of the series. Enjoyable. Different kid hero this time.
2-23-04-Monday
GreenWitch
-S. Cooper-fantasy
-84-Will and the Drew’s meet for another clash of Light and Dark.
2-27-04-Friday
The Grey King
-S. Cooper-fantasy
-84-the series continues, interesting.
2-29-04-Sunday
The Return of Santiago
-M. Resnick- scifi
-83-slightly lighter than the original Santiago. Clean for Resnick tho.
3-4-04-Thursday
Silver on the Tree
-S. Cooper-fantasy
-84-The Dark is Rising series concludes. I enjoyed it as a whole, but while it was written mainly for children, I would be very hesitant to read it to younger kids because of the extreme Dualistic worldview. The Dark’s whole purpose is to terrorize and subjugate mankind, while the Light, supposedly it’s complete opposite, seems only to exist to oppose it; not to bring peace and happiness to all. A good read, but wouldn’t let preteens or early teens read it without some serious discussion about it all.
3-6-04-Saturday
Prey
-M. Crichton-fiction
-85-an interesting tale of man creating new life that threatens to wipe him out in a modern day context of computers, nanobiology and the modern concept of evolution.
3-16-04-Tuesday
Blood of the Fold
-T. Goodkind-fantasy
-85-this series is awesome! It is like a streamlined Jordan-fantastic but without so many annoying characters. However, Sexuality is more prevalent. Lesbianism is introduced and treated as normal.
3-17-04-Wednesday
Dune: The Machine Crusade
-B. Herbert & K. Anderson-scifi
-85-the story rolls along, much more history being related, very interesting! Harkonnen’s started so good too..sigh.
3-27-04-Saturday
Temple of the Winds
-T. Goodkind-fantasy
-85-gripping, trim, excellent. but alot of sexual dealings, nothing too explicit, but I wouldn’t recommend it to any teen and I won’t buy them just so as not to have them in my house.
Small Gods
-T. Pratchet-fantasy
-84-funny, yet some rather profound[in a light way] things in dealing with belief, etc.
3-31-03-Wednesday
SW:NJO:Final Prophecy
-G. Keyes-scifi
-84-Whatever. the writing was blase and I read it just to know the NJO storyline. Zonama Sekot is hurt by the Vong, etc. The only cool thing was that the Vong were making their own brand of ‘jedi’, ultra powered-up warriors, just at the end of thebook tho. And Boba Fett appears and saves Han and Leia.
4-8-04-Thursday
Soul of the Fire
-T. Goodkind-fantasy
-85-pretty good. a lot of violence. Allies just don’t trust each other and that causes problems.
4-10-04-Saturday
SW:NJO:The Unifying Force
-J. Luceno-scifi
-85-The end to the series. Zonama Sekot redeems the Vong, and everybody ‘win’s. Leaves the future open for more series tho.
5-1-04-Saturday
The Pillars of Creation
-T. Goodkind-fantasy
-86-mainly deals with Jennsen Rahl, Richard’s half sister. All about those who don’t have even a spark of magic and how they affect the world
5-8--04-Saturday
Naked Empire
-T. Goodkind-fantasy
-86-further dealings with the pristine ungifted, a whole nation of them. this guy writes so well and incorporates moral teachings flawlessly into his fiction, it is a joy to read.
5-15-04-Saturday
Tunnel in the Sky
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-85-a good juvie fiction.
5-18-04-Tuesday
The Elder Gods: Book One of the Dreamers
-D. & L. Eddings-fantasy
-81-nothing but his previous idea’s recycled. At least Althalus was funny. This was boring, not a single new idea. Blaaahhh
5-29-04-Saturday
Exiles: Ruins of Ambrai
-M. Rawn-fantasy
-82- a so-so fantasy of 2 branches of mages who are fighting it out secretly. This is a matriarchal universe, much like King’s Dragon. Profuse profanity, immorality, and homosexuality thru-out.
6-2-04-Wednesday
Between Planets
-R. Heinlein-scifi
-84-a good tale of one young man during an interplanetary struggle and how he grows up. another good juvie scifi of heinlein’s. only concern is how authority is always portrayed as stupid or ignorant, etc
6-8-04-Tuesday
The Star Beast
-R. Heinlein-scifi
-83-juvie scifi. some unsubtle jabs at the family. big support for “Big Brother” type govt. so so story too. more political intrigue/maneuvering type stuff.
6-12-04-Saturday
Prince of Dogs
-K. Elliot-fantasy
-85- I really enjoyed this book. Well written, characters are fleshed out, the threads of people’s lives are starting to weave together a little more and the magic is starting to be explored in more detail.
7-3-04-Sunday
The Burning Stone
-K. Elliot-fantasy
-85-the story continues. A little sadder than the others, with people finding out stuff they wished they hadn’t. Also, homosexuality among priests and the like is there. More of a pleasure of the flesh than ‘oh, that’s the way I am’ type thing.
7-11-04-Sunday
Child of Flame
-K. Elliot-fantasy
-86-much longer book[850pg] and alot happens. Liath finds out who she really is, the Aoi are beginning their return and you see how the Aoi were cast out way back in history.
7-31-04-Saturday
Passage
-C. Willis-fiction
-84-Dealing with nde’s[near death experiences]. Definitely not christian in outlook at all, almost hostile to things spiritual. The end is a non-resolution to the main question of “What happens to us when we die?”
8-6-04-Friday
Patrick: Son of Ireland
-S. R. Lawhead-historical fiction
-82-Gives a fantastical look at the life of the man who became Saint Patrick. Pretty typical Lawhead-man turns from God, Christianity undercover in other cultures, man has terrible ordeals, turns back to God. Didn’t deal with his proselytizing in Ireland, just his growing up and going to Ireland. So-so.
8-12-04-Thursday
SW:Survivor’s Quest
-T. Zahn-scifi
-87-comes right after the Hand of Thrawn duology. About the Outbound Flight. Very enjoyable. Good dynamics between Luke and Mara.
8-23-04-Monday
New Spring:In the Beginning
-R. Jordan-fantasy
-88-when Rand was born. Moiraine just as she becomes an Aes Sedai. Very interesting back story. I look forward to the rest of these prequels...
9-17-04-Friday
The Gathering Storm
-K. Elliot-fantasy
-86-Liath is reunited with Sanglant & Blessing, the Aoi do return and the 7 Sleepers’ plot to banish them again fails. Biggest book yet at over 900pages. Lovin’ it!
9-25-04-Saturday
The DeathGate Cycle:Dragon Wing
-M. Weis & T. Hickman-fantasy
-83-I feel like I’ve been dropped into the middle of the story[it is done that way on purpose, I know, but still...]. But a good story. Solid characters, and some real whizbang ideas-worlds of earth, fire, water and air, 2 master races-one imprisoned, the other seemingly disappeared, etc. Very enjoyable over all.
10-9-04-Saturday
The DeathGate Cycle:Elven Star
-M. Weis & T. Hickman-fantasy
-83-Haplo on another world, no Alfred, but some funny\mysterious wizard named Zifnab. Find out there are greater powers than the Patryn and Sartan.
10-20-04-Wednesday
The DeathGate Cycle:Fire Sea
-M. Weis & T. Hickman-fantasy
-83-Another world, the remnants of the Sartan, using necromancy, degraded themselves, a Prophecy fulfilled. Alfred and Haplo see, briefly, what the other has gone thru and this creates a bond, even if hated, by Haplo.
10-23-04-Saturday
The Book of Knights
-Y. Meynard-fantasy
-81-a good short tale of becoming a Knight, but several instances where sexual acts are referred to as if just some slight foible of humanity and not the deadly thing they are.
11-2-04-Tuesday
The DeathGate Cycle:Serpent Mage
-M. Weis & T. Hickman-fantasy
-83-the fourth world. Alfred finds the remnants of his people, Haplo finds the Sartan responsible for the Sundering and both find that they are indeed not the highest powers. More dualism, but you really only see the side of evil. Depressing to see the downside and not the upside. Made me thankful I know there is One All Powerful God, not 2 coequal opposing forces duking it out.
11-13-04-Saturday
Dune:The Battle of Corrin
-B. Herbert & K. Anderson-scifi
-85- A satisfying finish to this prequel trilogy. The spice navigators are started, the Bene Gesserit truly start, the Fremen start and House Corrino comes into existance.You see the beginning of the Face Dancers, cool stuff. The Titans are destroyed, along with the last Omnius incarnation. The Harkonnen betrayal is shown. So many question left tho. I am hoping for more!
11-18-04-Thursday
The DeathGate Cycle:The Hand of Chaos
-M. Weis & T. Hickman-fantasy
-83-. Hugh the Hand is back and makes sure Bane is killed. Haplo realizes the serpentsnakes are simply our own evilness phantasmagorized[?]. Deals with the elves and their magic system a bit more. Very interesting.
11-20-04-Saturday
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window-Book the Third
-L. Snicket-fiction[pseudonym]
-82-having heard the first 2 books on tape, The Bad Beginning and The Reptile Room , I was hooked. 3 children are orphaned and go from relative to relative and each story is about all the bad things that happen to them. They never die, but usually the relative they are currently living with does, and they are always pursued by Count Olaf, a distant relative after their immense fortune. A children’s series. Very educational in that the author is always using big words and explaining them in very funny, simplistic terms. Not depressing at all.
11-30-04-Tuesday
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Miserable Mill-Book the Fourth
-L. Snicket-children’s fiction
-82-The Baudelaires work at a dangerous lumber mill, Klaus is hypnotized and Count Olaf dresses up as a woman.
The DeathGate Cycle:Into the Labyrinth
-M. Weis & T. Hickman-fantasy
-83-The seventh gate is revealed, as the gate where all power resides. The serpentsnakes play a much bigger role and their opposites are shown thru the single personage of Zifnab’s dragon. But the ‘goodpower’ just seems to stay hidden, very disappointing. Lots of cool things happen tho. Haplo finds his old lover and Alfred stops running and accepts his status of serpentmage.
12-8-04-Wednesday
The DeathGate Cycle:The Seventh Gate
-M. Weis & T. Hickman-fantasy
-83-finishes up the tale. The good and bad dragons\serpents, along with the patryns and sartans are all locked into the labyrinth, death’s gate is shut, so no more travel between worlds but the flow between worlds still works, so life can continue. Find out alot about the Sundering and history. Glad to finish it tho.
12-18-04-Saturday
The Green and the Gray
-T. Zahn-scifi
-85-aliens[who turn out not to be aliens, just from the past] are fighting a clandestine war. One human couple gets caught up in it, and tries to make peace. Succeeds. Zahn really knows how to write about human\alien interaction and focus on character and not just a flashbang action plot. The twists were visible a mile away, but still enjoyable.
12-24-04-Friday
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Austere Academy: Book the Fifth
-L. Snicket-juvenile fiction
-82-The Baudelaire Orphans go to a private school. Meet the Quagmire Triplets[who are down to twins], run ragged by Count Olaf and live in a shack. Ends up with the Quagmires being kidnapped by Count Olaf’s henchmen[they have an enormous fortune of their own]. Mr Poe is as useless as usual.
Wizard’s First Rule
-T. Goodkind-fantasy
-88-gripping. it pulled me in with how magic was related to strong emotions. the characters were real!
1-9-04-Friday
The Grand Crusade
-M. A. Stackpole-fantasy
-83-a disappointing end to the series. It wasn’t bad or anything, but it just lacked something. It didn’t finish strong and just kind of wound down.
1-11-04-Sunday
High Druid of Shannara:Jarka Ruus
-T. Brooks-fantasy
-83-Yet another Shannara book. Enemies seem to be hard to find, and so he reaches into the Forbidden and finds some evil mastermind to cause everyone problems. Not nearly as good as the Jerle Shannara trilogy. I didn’t care about the characters.
1-21-04-Wednesday
The Stone of Tears
-T. Goodkind-fantasy
-86-I see why this series really took off. This volume reminded me alot of Jordan’s WoT series. They must be drawing from the same old sources of myth and legend. Several terms and circumstances were close. Really good but Goodkind seems intent of dwelling on the sexual side of things. Nothing explicit in this volume, but graphic enough to make me not read anymore. I would recommend Wizard’s First Rule as a standalone and forget the rest.
2-7-04-Saturday
Pyramid
-T. Pratchett-fantasy
-83-light, humorous, irreverant. Definitely to be taken in small doses. His humor could get on your nerves after a little bit.
2-13-04-Friday
Anna Karenina
-L. Tolstoy-historical fiction
-86- a story of the consequences of sin.
2-20-04-Friday
Over Sea, Under Stone
-S. Cooper-fantasy
-84- the beginning of a series about the eternal war between light and dark- extremely dualistic in worldview. Kids are the hero’s. Written for young people and ‘tweens. Takes place in modern times in England.
2-22-04-Sunday
The Dark is Rising
-S. Cooper-fantasy
-84-continuation of the series. Enjoyable. Different kid hero this time.
2-23-04-Monday
GreenWitch
-S. Cooper-fantasy
-84-Will and the Drew’s meet for another clash of Light and Dark.
2-27-04-Friday
The Grey King
-S. Cooper-fantasy
-84-the series continues, interesting.
2-29-04-Sunday
The Return of Santiago
-M. Resnick- scifi
-83-slightly lighter than the original Santiago. Clean for Resnick tho.
3-4-04-Thursday
Silver on the Tree
-S. Cooper-fantasy
-84-The Dark is Rising series concludes. I enjoyed it as a whole, but while it was written mainly for children, I would be very hesitant to read it to younger kids because of the extreme Dualistic worldview. The Dark’s whole purpose is to terrorize and subjugate mankind, while the Light, supposedly it’s complete opposite, seems only to exist to oppose it; not to bring peace and happiness to all. A good read, but wouldn’t let preteens or early teens read it without some serious discussion about it all.
3-6-04-Saturday
Prey
-M. Crichton-fiction
-85-an interesting tale of man creating new life that threatens to wipe him out in a modern day context of computers, nanobiology and the modern concept of evolution.
3-16-04-Tuesday
Blood of the Fold
-T. Goodkind-fantasy
-85-this series is awesome! It is like a streamlined Jordan-fantastic but without so many annoying characters. However, Sexuality is more prevalent. Lesbianism is introduced and treated as normal.
3-17-04-Wednesday
Dune: The Machine Crusade
-B. Herbert & K. Anderson-scifi
-85-the story rolls along, much more history being related, very interesting! Harkonnen’s started so good too..sigh.
3-27-04-Saturday
Temple of the Winds
-T. Goodkind-fantasy
-85-gripping, trim, excellent. but alot of sexual dealings, nothing too explicit, but I wouldn’t recommend it to any teen and I won’t buy them just so as not to have them in my house.
Small Gods
-T. Pratchet-fantasy
-84-funny, yet some rather profound[in a light way] things in dealing with belief, etc.
3-31-03-Wednesday
SW:NJO:Final Prophecy
-G. Keyes-scifi
-84-Whatever. the writing was blase and I read it just to know the NJO storyline. Zonama Sekot is hurt by the Vong, etc. The only cool thing was that the Vong were making their own brand of ‘jedi’, ultra powered-up warriors, just at the end of thebook tho. And Boba Fett appears and saves Han and Leia.
4-8-04-Thursday
Soul of the Fire
-T. Goodkind-fantasy
-85-pretty good. a lot of violence. Allies just don’t trust each other and that causes problems.
4-10-04-Saturday
SW:NJO:The Unifying Force
-J. Luceno-scifi
-85-The end to the series. Zonama Sekot redeems the Vong, and everybody ‘win’s. Leaves the future open for more series tho.
5-1-04-Saturday
The Pillars of Creation
-T. Goodkind-fantasy
-86-mainly deals with Jennsen Rahl, Richard’s half sister. All about those who don’t have even a spark of magic and how they affect the world
5-8--04-Saturday
Naked Empire
-T. Goodkind-fantasy
-86-further dealings with the pristine ungifted, a whole nation of them. this guy writes so well and incorporates moral teachings flawlessly into his fiction, it is a joy to read.
5-15-04-Saturday
Tunnel in the Sky
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-85-a good juvie fiction.
5-18-04-Tuesday
The Elder Gods: Book One of the Dreamers
-D. & L. Eddings-fantasy
-81-nothing but his previous idea’s recycled. At least Althalus was funny. This was boring, not a single new idea. Blaaahhh
5-29-04-Saturday
Exiles: Ruins of Ambrai
-M. Rawn-fantasy
-82- a so-so fantasy of 2 branches of mages who are fighting it out secretly. This is a matriarchal universe, much like King’s Dragon. Profuse profanity, immorality, and homosexuality thru-out.
6-2-04-Wednesday
Between Planets
-R. Heinlein-scifi
-84-a good tale of one young man during an interplanetary struggle and how he grows up. another good juvie scifi of heinlein’s. only concern is how authority is always portrayed as stupid or ignorant, etc
6-8-04-Tuesday
The Star Beast
-R. Heinlein-scifi
-83-juvie scifi. some unsubtle jabs at the family. big support for “Big Brother” type govt. so so story too. more political intrigue/maneuvering type stuff.
6-12-04-Saturday
Prince of Dogs
-K. Elliot-fantasy
-85- I really enjoyed this book. Well written, characters are fleshed out, the threads of people’s lives are starting to weave together a little more and the magic is starting to be explored in more detail.
7-3-04-Sunday
The Burning Stone
-K. Elliot-fantasy
-85-the story continues. A little sadder than the others, with people finding out stuff they wished they hadn’t. Also, homosexuality among priests and the like is there. More of a pleasure of the flesh than ‘oh, that’s the way I am’ type thing.
7-11-04-Sunday
Child of Flame
-K. Elliot-fantasy
-86-much longer book[850pg] and alot happens. Liath finds out who she really is, the Aoi are beginning their return and you see how the Aoi were cast out way back in history.
7-31-04-Saturday
Passage
-C. Willis-fiction
-84-Dealing with nde’s[near death experiences]. Definitely not christian in outlook at all, almost hostile to things spiritual. The end is a non-resolution to the main question of “What happens to us when we die?”
8-6-04-Friday
Patrick: Son of Ireland
-S. R. Lawhead-historical fiction
-82-Gives a fantastical look at the life of the man who became Saint Patrick. Pretty typical Lawhead-man turns from God, Christianity undercover in other cultures, man has terrible ordeals, turns back to God. Didn’t deal with his proselytizing in Ireland, just his growing up and going to Ireland. So-so.
8-12-04-Thursday
SW:Survivor’s Quest
-T. Zahn-scifi
-87-comes right after the Hand of Thrawn duology. About the Outbound Flight. Very enjoyable. Good dynamics between Luke and Mara.
8-23-04-Monday
New Spring:In the Beginning
-R. Jordan-fantasy
-88-when Rand was born. Moiraine just as she becomes an Aes Sedai. Very interesting back story. I look forward to the rest of these prequels...
9-17-04-Friday
The Gathering Storm
-K. Elliot-fantasy
-86-Liath is reunited with Sanglant & Blessing, the Aoi do return and the 7 Sleepers’ plot to banish them again fails. Biggest book yet at over 900pages. Lovin’ it!
9-25-04-Saturday
The DeathGate Cycle:Dragon Wing
-M. Weis & T. Hickman-fantasy
-83-I feel like I’ve been dropped into the middle of the story[it is done that way on purpose, I know, but still...]. But a good story. Solid characters, and some real whizbang ideas-worlds of earth, fire, water and air, 2 master races-one imprisoned, the other seemingly disappeared, etc. Very enjoyable over all.
10-9-04-Saturday
The DeathGate Cycle:Elven Star
-M. Weis & T. Hickman-fantasy
-83-Haplo on another world, no Alfred, but some funny\mysterious wizard named Zifnab. Find out there are greater powers than the Patryn and Sartan.
10-20-04-Wednesday
The DeathGate Cycle:Fire Sea
-M. Weis & T. Hickman-fantasy
-83-Another world, the remnants of the Sartan, using necromancy, degraded themselves, a Prophecy fulfilled. Alfred and Haplo see, briefly, what the other has gone thru and this creates a bond, even if hated, by Haplo.
10-23-04-Saturday
The Book of Knights
-Y. Meynard-fantasy
-81-a good short tale of becoming a Knight, but several instances where sexual acts are referred to as if just some slight foible of humanity and not the deadly thing they are.
11-2-04-Tuesday
The DeathGate Cycle:Serpent Mage
-M. Weis & T. Hickman-fantasy
-83-the fourth world. Alfred finds the remnants of his people, Haplo finds the Sartan responsible for the Sundering and both find that they are indeed not the highest powers. More dualism, but you really only see the side of evil. Depressing to see the downside and not the upside. Made me thankful I know there is One All Powerful God, not 2 coequal opposing forces duking it out.
11-13-04-Saturday
Dune:The Battle of Corrin
-B. Herbert & K. Anderson-scifi
-85- A satisfying finish to this prequel trilogy. The spice navigators are started, the Bene Gesserit truly start, the Fremen start and House Corrino comes into existance.You see the beginning of the Face Dancers, cool stuff. The Titans are destroyed, along with the last Omnius incarnation. The Harkonnen betrayal is shown. So many question left tho. I am hoping for more!
11-18-04-Thursday
The DeathGate Cycle:The Hand of Chaos
-M. Weis & T. Hickman-fantasy
-83-. Hugh the Hand is back and makes sure Bane is killed. Haplo realizes the serpentsnakes are simply our own evilness phantasmagorized[?]. Deals with the elves and their magic system a bit more. Very interesting.
11-20-04-Saturday
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window-Book the Third
-L. Snicket-fiction[pseudonym]
-82-having heard the first 2 books on tape, The Bad Beginning and The Reptile Room , I was hooked. 3 children are orphaned and go from relative to relative and each story is about all the bad things that happen to them. They never die, but usually the relative they are currently living with does, and they are always pursued by Count Olaf, a distant relative after their immense fortune. A children’s series. Very educational in that the author is always using big words and explaining them in very funny, simplistic terms. Not depressing at all.
11-30-04-Tuesday
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Miserable Mill-Book the Fourth
-L. Snicket-children’s fiction
-82-The Baudelaires work at a dangerous lumber mill, Klaus is hypnotized and Count Olaf dresses up as a woman.
The DeathGate Cycle:Into the Labyrinth
-M. Weis & T. Hickman-fantasy
-83-The seventh gate is revealed, as the gate where all power resides. The serpentsnakes play a much bigger role and their opposites are shown thru the single personage of Zifnab’s dragon. But the ‘goodpower’ just seems to stay hidden, very disappointing. Lots of cool things happen tho. Haplo finds his old lover and Alfred stops running and accepts his status of serpentmage.
12-8-04-Wednesday
The DeathGate Cycle:The Seventh Gate
-M. Weis & T. Hickman-fantasy
-83-finishes up the tale. The good and bad dragons\serpents, along with the patryns and sartans are all locked into the labyrinth, death’s gate is shut, so no more travel between worlds but the flow between worlds still works, so life can continue. Find out alot about the Sundering and history. Glad to finish it tho.
12-18-04-Saturday
The Green and the Gray
-T. Zahn-scifi
-85-aliens[who turn out not to be aliens, just from the past] are fighting a clandestine war. One human couple gets caught up in it, and tries to make peace. Succeeds. Zahn really knows how to write about human\alien interaction and focus on character and not just a flashbang action plot. The twists were visible a mile away, but still enjoyable.
12-24-04-Friday
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Austere Academy: Book the Fifth
-L. Snicket-juvenile fiction
-82-The Baudelaire Orphans go to a private school. Meet the Quagmire Triplets[who are down to twins], run ragged by Count Olaf and live in a shack. Ends up with the Quagmires being kidnapped by Count Olaf’s henchmen[they have an enormous fortune of their own]. Mr Poe is as useless as usual.
2003
1-1-03-Wednesday
Mistress of the Catacombs
-D. Drake-fantasy
-83-once again, magic envelopes me, filling every pore. morality is slipping tho.
1-3-03-Friday
Dune:Butlerian Jihad
-B. Herbert, K. J. Anderson-scifi
-85-10,000 years before Dune, really cool
1-17-03-Friday
Elvenborn
-A. Norton, M. Lackey-fantasy
-85-book 3 in the halfblood chronicles. opens up whole new vista’s and possibilities
1-20-03-Monday
Fortress Draconis
-M. A. Stackpole-fantasy
-86-very good, but not as gripping as the prequel Dark Glory War.
2-1-03-Saturday
Radigan
-L. Lamour-western
-81-typical good guy wins, gets land and girl
2-15-03-Saturday
Manta’s Gift
-T. Zahn-scifi
-83-interesting. Zahn once again delves into alien\human interaction
2-22-03-Saturday
When Dragons Rage
-M. A. Stackpole-fantasy
-87-some cool happenings right @ the end. excellent
2-26-03-Wednesday
Persuasion
-J. Austen-romance
-89-Excellent! dragged my emotions up & down & ended happy
2-28-02-Friday
Northanger Abbey
-J. Austen-romance
-87-no emotional antagonists
3-1-03-Saturday
Immortals of History:Lord Nelson
-H. J. Gimpel-biography
-80-not bad, author simply hit all highlights & glossed over any bad or unpleasantness in Nelson’s life. author hero worshipped Nelson
3-15-03-Saturday
An Enemy Reborn
-M. A. Stackpole-fantasy
-79-not originally by stackpole. he simply expanded and polished. it shows. not his style in plot, characters, etc
3-29-03-Saturday
The Three Musketeers
-A. Dumas-fiction-classic
-84-swashbucklers, but immoral & irresponsible. a story of the times
4-12-03-Saturday
The Kinta Years
-. J. H. Giles-autobiography
-82-an interesting look @ life in Oklahoma @ the turn of the century
4-15-03-Tuesday
A College of Magics
-C. Stevermer-fantasy
-85-very enjoyable. strong female protaganist, reminded me of Patricia C. Wrede’s stuff.
4-24-03-Thursday
Empire of the Eagle
-A. Norton & some other-fantasy
-79-dry & boring as the desert the story took place in
4-26-03-Saturday
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
-J. Verne-scifi
-81-more of a scientific look @ underwater lifeforms than an adventure story
5-14-03-Wednesday
Starman
-A. D. Foster-scifi
-80-a real “poor stupid himans are visited by a superintelligent benevolent alien & the military does its best to screw it all up” sigh. stupid
5-17-03-Saturday
Camber the Heretic
-K. Kurtz-fantasy
-85-I now want to read more Deryni stuff
6-7-03-Saturday
Stone of Farewell
-T. Williams-fantasy
-85-better than its predecessor, Dragonbone Chair -Simon is growing up, fast
6-21-03-Saturday
To Green Angel Tower
-T. Williams-fantasy
-86-finishes “Sorrow, Thorn & Memory” trilogy. Ties things up nicely, Well done. Massive[over 1000 pages]
6-28-03-Saturday
Once A Hero
-E. Moon-scifi
-83-well written but too much time spent on trying to fix inner problems
No Thoroughfare
-C. Dickens-fiction
-84-a shorter book about love, murder, orphans, and lost & restored legacies.
7-10-03-Thursday
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
-J. K. Rowling-fantasy
-84-where as the first 4 books have been light and fun to read, this was not. Harry is now a truly moody teen & his life is being seriously threatened. This book did not affect me well @ all.
7-12-03-Saturday
Book of the Gods: Face of Apollo
-F. Saberhagen-fantasy
-82-take the sword books & change names and circumstances & you have roughly the same thing.
House of Seven Gables
-N. Hawthorne-fiction
-85-a pointless story about wealth, revenge, justice and love
7-27-03-Sunday
A Canticle for Leibowitz
-W. M. Miller Jr.-scifi
-83-about the future w\ a second darkage-about the perpetuation of knowledge & the catholic church. subtley disturbing, very.
7-31-03-Thursday
Killer Station
-M. Caidin-scifi
-80-surprisingly clean for Caidin. technical to the hilt. describes modern terrorism. Basis for SolarFlare by L. Burkett in my opinion
9-1-03-Monday
War and Peace
-L. Tolstoy-historical fiction
-88-very indepth look at the French invasion of Russian, but the epilogue[about history, free will and necessity] killed it.
The Space Merchants
-F. Pohl, C. M. Kornbluth-scifi
-82-light, a ‘filler’ book.
9-26-03-Friday
SW:NJO:Force Heretic:Remnant
SW:NJO:Force Heretic:Refugee
SW:NJO:Force Heretic:Reunion
-S. Williams, S. Dix-scifi
-84-The search for Zonama Sekot starts and finishes, alliances are forged [tween empire, galactic alliance and chiss], ‘Jeedai’ heresy continues to spread thru the Yuuzhan Vong and Tahiri becomes something more. Rogue Planet by G. Bear is a must read to understand this trilogy, unfortunately.
10-5-03-Sunday
The Wayfarer Redemption
-S. Douglass-fantasy
-84-interesting but takes immorality for granted and as normal.
10-11-03-Thursday
Enchanter
-S. Douglass-fantasy
-84-heartache and betrayal. those with responsibility abused those who belong to Prophecy. Prophecy is heartless, cold and cruel. Good story tho.
10-15-03-Wednesday
Starman
-S. Douglass-fantasy
-84-Good conclusion. But Destiny prevails over free will. that is what bothered me so much.
10-20-03-Monday
Doomsday Book
-C. Willis-scifi
-86-Time travel, time of the Black Plague, and faith. God never truly abandons us, always sends an angel of hope. Hard, but a good book.
10-23-03-Thursday
Way-Farer
-D. Schmidt-scifi
-80-an interesting story but too much mystical, eastern thot. liked the fighting tho. Good start to the Kensho series
10-26-03-Sunday
Citizen of the Galaxy
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-82-I like Heinlein’s juvie fiction. Very interesting, likeable characters; engaging.
10-30-03-Friday
Time for the Stars
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-82-more good juvie fiction. I wish Heinlein had stuck to just juvie
to say Nothing of the Dog
-C. Willis-scifi
-86-this was a really nice funny, romantic book. same universe as DoomsdayBook, but different people, etc. Much lighter.
11-7-03-Friday
The Celtic Crusade: The Iron Lance
-S. R. Lawhead-historical fiction\fantasy
-86-this was excellent!! made me cry for God’s forgiveness for what has been done in the name of Christianity. Gripping.
11-8-03-Saturday
Thankyou, Jeeves
-P. G. Wodehouse-fiction
-82-funny but not as funny as some of the early ones. Not so much happening.
11-10-03-Monday
Kensho
-D. Schmidt-scifi
-79-not as much fighting, more philosphical jabber. these books should be under the proselytizing section. And a good bit of casual swearing.
11-12-03-Wednesday
Satori
-D. Schmidt-scifi
-78- lots and lots of completely unnecessary profanity. he started so good with Wayfarer but it just seems to descend with each book.
11-15-03-Saturday
Wanderer
-D. Schmidt-scifi
-79-glad this series is over.
11-21-03-Sunday
The Bishop’s Heir
-K. Kurtz-fantasy
-85-200 years after Camber series, about a 17 year old king. Much more action oriented. I really enjoyed it.
11-29-03-Saturday
The King’s Justice
-K. Kurtz-fantasy
-85-continues strong. not dry like the Camber chronicles.
12-06-03-Saturday
King’s Dragon
-K. Elliot-fantasy
-85-a very enjoyable book of magic, war and the god’s intervention in mens affairs
12-25-03-Thursday
The Edge of Danger
-J. Higgins-fiction
-80-I didn’t enjoy this book. I had more sympathy for the supposed bad guys in this book. And since they’re the bad guys, they had to die, and I thot their cause was just and right. Family.
12-29-03-Monday
The Quest for Saint Camber
-K. Kurtz-fantasy
-86-right prevails, but once again, Kelson is thwarted in love. His first bride dies, his second intended marries his cousin cause everyone thinks he’s dead. Kelson just can’t win. Wish the series continued.
Mistress of the Catacombs
-D. Drake-fantasy
-83-once again, magic envelopes me, filling every pore. morality is slipping tho.
1-3-03-Friday
Dune:Butlerian Jihad
-B. Herbert, K. J. Anderson-scifi
-85-10,000 years before Dune, really cool
1-17-03-Friday
Elvenborn
-A. Norton, M. Lackey-fantasy
-85-book 3 in the halfblood chronicles. opens up whole new vista’s and possibilities
1-20-03-Monday
Fortress Draconis
-M. A. Stackpole-fantasy
-86-very good, but not as gripping as the prequel Dark Glory War.
2-1-03-Saturday
Radigan
-L. Lamour-western
-81-typical good guy wins, gets land and girl
2-15-03-Saturday
Manta’s Gift
-T. Zahn-scifi
-83-interesting. Zahn once again delves into alien\human interaction
2-22-03-Saturday
When Dragons Rage
-M. A. Stackpole-fantasy
-87-some cool happenings right @ the end. excellent
2-26-03-Wednesday
Persuasion
-J. Austen-romance
-89-Excellent! dragged my emotions up & down & ended happy
2-28-02-Friday
Northanger Abbey
-J. Austen-romance
-87-no emotional antagonists
3-1-03-Saturday
Immortals of History:Lord Nelson
-H. J. Gimpel-biography
-80-not bad, author simply hit all highlights & glossed over any bad or unpleasantness in Nelson’s life. author hero worshipped Nelson
3-15-03-Saturday
An Enemy Reborn
-M. A. Stackpole-fantasy
-79-not originally by stackpole. he simply expanded and polished. it shows. not his style in plot, characters, etc
3-29-03-Saturday
The Three Musketeers
-A. Dumas-fiction-classic
-84-swashbucklers, but immoral & irresponsible. a story of the times
4-12-03-Saturday
The Kinta Years
-. J. H. Giles-autobiography
-82-an interesting look @ life in Oklahoma @ the turn of the century
4-15-03-Tuesday
A College of Magics
-C. Stevermer-fantasy
-85-very enjoyable. strong female protaganist, reminded me of Patricia C. Wrede’s stuff.
4-24-03-Thursday
Empire of the Eagle
-A. Norton & some other-fantasy
-79-dry & boring as the desert the story took place in
4-26-03-Saturday
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
-J. Verne-scifi
-81-more of a scientific look @ underwater lifeforms than an adventure story
5-14-03-Wednesday
Starman
-A. D. Foster-scifi
-80-a real “poor stupid himans are visited by a superintelligent benevolent alien & the military does its best to screw it all up” sigh. stupid
5-17-03-Saturday
Camber the Heretic
-K. Kurtz-fantasy
-85-I now want to read more Deryni stuff
6-7-03-Saturday
Stone of Farewell
-T. Williams-fantasy
-85-better than its predecessor, Dragonbone Chair -Simon is growing up, fast
6-21-03-Saturday
To Green Angel Tower
-T. Williams-fantasy
-86-finishes “Sorrow, Thorn & Memory” trilogy. Ties things up nicely, Well done. Massive[over 1000 pages]
6-28-03-Saturday
Once A Hero
-E. Moon-scifi
-83-well written but too much time spent on trying to fix inner problems
No Thoroughfare
-C. Dickens-fiction
-84-a shorter book about love, murder, orphans, and lost & restored legacies.
7-10-03-Thursday
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
-J. K. Rowling-fantasy
-84-where as the first 4 books have been light and fun to read, this was not. Harry is now a truly moody teen & his life is being seriously threatened. This book did not affect me well @ all.
7-12-03-Saturday
Book of the Gods: Face of Apollo
-F. Saberhagen-fantasy
-82-take the sword books & change names and circumstances & you have roughly the same thing.
House of Seven Gables
-N. Hawthorne-fiction
-85-a pointless story about wealth, revenge, justice and love
7-27-03-Sunday
A Canticle for Leibowitz
-W. M. Miller Jr.-scifi
-83-about the future w\ a second darkage-about the perpetuation of knowledge & the catholic church. subtley disturbing, very.
7-31-03-Thursday
Killer Station
-M. Caidin-scifi
-80-surprisingly clean for Caidin. technical to the hilt. describes modern terrorism. Basis for SolarFlare by L. Burkett in my opinion
9-1-03-Monday
War and Peace
-L. Tolstoy-historical fiction
-88-very indepth look at the French invasion of Russian, but the epilogue[about history, free will and necessity] killed it.
The Space Merchants
-F. Pohl, C. M. Kornbluth-scifi
-82-light, a ‘filler’ book.
9-26-03-Friday
SW:NJO:Force Heretic:Remnant
SW:NJO:Force Heretic:Refugee
SW:NJO:Force Heretic:Reunion
-S. Williams, S. Dix-scifi
-84-The search for Zonama Sekot starts and finishes, alliances are forged [tween empire, galactic alliance and chiss], ‘Jeedai’ heresy continues to spread thru the Yuuzhan Vong and Tahiri becomes something more. Rogue Planet by G. Bear is a must read to understand this trilogy, unfortunately.
10-5-03-Sunday
The Wayfarer Redemption
-S. Douglass-fantasy
-84-interesting but takes immorality for granted and as normal.
10-11-03-Thursday
Enchanter
-S. Douglass-fantasy
-84-heartache and betrayal. those with responsibility abused those who belong to Prophecy. Prophecy is heartless, cold and cruel. Good story tho.
10-15-03-Wednesday
Starman
-S. Douglass-fantasy
-84-Good conclusion. But Destiny prevails over free will. that is what bothered me so much.
10-20-03-Monday
Doomsday Book
-C. Willis-scifi
-86-Time travel, time of the Black Plague, and faith. God never truly abandons us, always sends an angel of hope. Hard, but a good book.
10-23-03-Thursday
Way-Farer
-D. Schmidt-scifi
-80-an interesting story but too much mystical, eastern thot. liked the fighting tho. Good start to the Kensho series
10-26-03-Sunday
Citizen of the Galaxy
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-82-I like Heinlein’s juvie fiction. Very interesting, likeable characters; engaging.
10-30-03-Friday
Time for the Stars
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-82-more good juvie fiction. I wish Heinlein had stuck to just juvie
to say Nothing of the Dog
-C. Willis-scifi
-86-this was a really nice funny, romantic book. same universe as DoomsdayBook, but different people, etc. Much lighter.
11-7-03-Friday
The Celtic Crusade: The Iron Lance
-S. R. Lawhead-historical fiction\fantasy
-86-this was excellent!! made me cry for God’s forgiveness for what has been done in the name of Christianity. Gripping.
11-8-03-Saturday
Thankyou, Jeeves
-P. G. Wodehouse-fiction
-82-funny but not as funny as some of the early ones. Not so much happening.
11-10-03-Monday
Kensho
-D. Schmidt-scifi
-79-not as much fighting, more philosphical jabber. these books should be under the proselytizing section. And a good bit of casual swearing.
11-12-03-Wednesday
Satori
-D. Schmidt-scifi
-78- lots and lots of completely unnecessary profanity. he started so good with Wayfarer but it just seems to descend with each book.
11-15-03-Saturday
Wanderer
-D. Schmidt-scifi
-79-glad this series is over.
11-21-03-Sunday
The Bishop’s Heir
-K. Kurtz-fantasy
-85-200 years after Camber series, about a 17 year old king. Much more action oriented. I really enjoyed it.
11-29-03-Saturday
The King’s Justice
-K. Kurtz-fantasy
-85-continues strong. not dry like the Camber chronicles.
12-06-03-Saturday
King’s Dragon
-K. Elliot-fantasy
-85-a very enjoyable book of magic, war and the god’s intervention in mens affairs
12-25-03-Thursday
The Edge of Danger
-J. Higgins-fiction
-80-I didn’t enjoy this book. I had more sympathy for the supposed bad guys in this book. And since they’re the bad guys, they had to die, and I thot their cause was just and right. Family.
12-29-03-Monday
The Quest for Saint Camber
-K. Kurtz-fantasy
-86-right prevails, but once again, Kelson is thwarted in love. His first bride dies, his second intended marries his cousin cause everyone thinks he’s dead. Kelson just can’t win. Wish the series continued.
2002
1-12-02-Saturday
RingWorld
-L. Niven-scifi
-79-immoral, evolutionistic, humanistic
1-19-02-Saturday
The Space Merchants
-F. Pohl-scifi
-82-some language, light plot
1-24-02-Thursday
Once A Hero
-M. A. Stackpole-fantasy
-89-excellent, gripping
2-16-02-Saturday
Star Soldiers
-A. Norton-scifi
-83-light, interesting, typical Norton
2-23-02-Saturday
The Sound and the Furry
-P. Anderson, G. Dickson-scifi
-85-funny!
3-14-02-Thursday
AngelMass
-T. Zahn-scifi
-85-some language & sexual situations, cool ideas as usual
3-24-02-Sunday
Beginning Operations
-J. White-scifi
-84-Sector General omnibus-cool
4-13-02-Saturday
SW:NJO:Star by Star
-T. Denning-scifi
-88-emotional rollercoaster. I cried when Anakin died
4-28-02-Sunday
Redemption of Althalus
-D. & L. Eddings-fantasy
-84-Eddings are now too predictable. story was not very original
5-7-02-Tuesday
Dune:House Corrino
-B. Herbert, K. Anderson-scifi
-84-interesting. not so esoterical as some of frank herberts stuff.
5-8-02-Wednesday
Voyage of the Jerle Shannara:Antrax
-T. Brooks-fantasy
-83-old world tech vs new world magic
5-11-02-Saturday
Moshe Dayan:Story of My Life
-M. Dayan-autobiography
-86-reminded me of O! Jerusalem. Very interesting and revealing
5-18-02-Saturday
Guns of the Timberland
-L. Lamour-western
-82-interesting, typical
Fair Blows the Wind
-L. Lamour-historical fiction
-83-variation on western theme
5-27-02-Monday
The Silver Chalice
-T. Costain-historical fiction
-84-about the sacred cup. screwed up theology, but engaging
5-30-02-Thursday
SW:Darksaber
-K. J. Anderson-scifi
-80-I only read this cause it deals with Callista. poor plot and pathetic badguys.
6-1-02-Saturday
Guardians of the West
-D. Eddings-fantasy
-84-light and typical
6-15-02-Saturday
King of the Murgo’s
-D. Edding-fantasy
-84-light and typical
6-17-02-Monday
SW:Planet of Twilight
-B. Hambly-scifi
-80-same as Darksaber
6-22-02-Saturday
Demon Lord of Karanda
-D. Eddings-fantasy
-84-the “mallorean” continues apace
6-26-02-Wednesday
Sorceress of Darshiva
-D. Eddings-fantasy
-84-same
6-29-02-Saturday
Seeress of Kell
-D. Eddings-fantasy
-84- “mallorean” ends
7-6-02-Saturday
The Dragonbone Chair
-T. Williams-fantasy
-84-interesting and likable
7-13-02-Saturday
Empire of the Atom
-A. E. Van Vogt-scifi
-81-dry & I didn’t understand the ending
Harvest of Stars
-P. Anderson-hard scifi
-80-too much science, not enough action
7-20-02-Saturday
The Diamond Throne
-D. Eddings-fantasy
-84-good as ever
The Ruby Knight
-D. Eddings-fantasy
-84- “elenium” continues
7-27-02-Saturday
SW:Attack of the Clones:Episode II
-R. A. Salvatore-scifi
-83-Anakin Skywalker continues his spiral towards Darth Vader
7-31-02-Wednesday
The Sapphire Rose
-D. Eddings-fantasy
-84- “elenium” concludes satisfactorily
8-3-02-Saturday
SW:NJO:Dark Journey
-E. Cunningham-scifi
-84-Jaina Solo is starting to become a real character, not just a 2D name
8-17-02-Saturday
The Code of the Woosters
-P. G. Wodehouse-fiction
-84-hilarious, good Jeeve’s book
8-19-02-Monday
Uncle Fred in the Springtime
-P. G. Wodehouse-fiction
-84-very funny, amazing how funny the escapades of stupid people are
8-24-02-Saturday
SW:NJO:Enemy Lines:Rebel Dream
SW:NJO:Enemy Lines:Rebel Stand
-A. Allston-scifi
-86-Good! not as funny as his Xwing books, but this storyline is a serious one. cool ideas
9-7-02-Saturday
Alien Emergencies
-J. White-scifi
-84-Sector General Omnibus. I love how he makes the aliens so different yet real
9-21-02-Saturday
A Hero Born
-M. Stackpole-fantasy
-83-very good, nice twist @ the end, leaves room for sequels
The Strong Shall Live
-L. Lamour-western
-81-short stories, typical
10-6-02-Sunday
Jurassic Park
-M. Crichton-fiction
-84-good story, just full of evolutionary garbage
10-11-02-Friday
Son of a Wanted Man
-L. Lamour-western
-81-boy chooses law over outlaw
10-12-02-Saturday
Sliders:The Novel
-B. Linaweaver-scifi
-83-cool novelization of the tv show
11-10-02-Sunday
SW:NJO:Traitor
-M. Stover-scifi
-85-delved deeply into the philosophies underlying “the Force.” It was like reading a conversion story; I was disturbed
11-29-02-Friday
The Rover
-M. Odom-fantasy
-79-fodder, no originality, way too many loose ends
11-30-02-Saturday
The Far Kingdoms
-A. Cole, C. Bunch-fantasy
-78-very original, but explicitly immoral, full of betrayal and dreams not realized. man is mans only hope, gods are cruel & capricious
12-14-02-Saturday
The Stories of Ray Bradbury
-R. Bradbury-scifi
-82-this guy freaks me out. the way he writes makes u feel waht the charactes feel, usually fear, despair
12-24-02-Tuesday
Voyage of the Jerle Shannara:Morgawr
-T. Brooks-fantasy
-85-satisfactory ending while making a good stepping stone for the continuation of the Shannara storyline
12-26-02-Thursday
Veritas Project:Hangman’s Curse
-F. Peretti-christian fiction
-83-youth fiction, copied ‘arachnophobia’ way too much
12-28-02-Saturday
SW:NJO:Destiny’s Way
-W. J. Williams-scifi
-85-Jacen returns. Vergere becomes one w\ the Force. Tide turns against Yuuzhon Vong. I really liked.
RingWorld
-L. Niven-scifi
-79-immoral, evolutionistic, humanistic
1-19-02-Saturday
The Space Merchants
-F. Pohl-scifi
-82-some language, light plot
1-24-02-Thursday
Once A Hero
-M. A. Stackpole-fantasy
-89-excellent, gripping
2-16-02-Saturday
Star Soldiers
-A. Norton-scifi
-83-light, interesting, typical Norton
2-23-02-Saturday
The Sound and the Furry
-P. Anderson, G. Dickson-scifi
-85-funny!
3-14-02-Thursday
AngelMass
-T. Zahn-scifi
-85-some language & sexual situations, cool ideas as usual
3-24-02-Sunday
Beginning Operations
-J. White-scifi
-84-Sector General omnibus-cool
4-13-02-Saturday
SW:NJO:Star by Star
-T. Denning-scifi
-88-emotional rollercoaster. I cried when Anakin died
4-28-02-Sunday
Redemption of Althalus
-D. & L. Eddings-fantasy
-84-Eddings are now too predictable. story was not very original
5-7-02-Tuesday
Dune:House Corrino
-B. Herbert, K. Anderson-scifi
-84-interesting. not so esoterical as some of frank herberts stuff.
5-8-02-Wednesday
Voyage of the Jerle Shannara:Antrax
-T. Brooks-fantasy
-83-old world tech vs new world magic
5-11-02-Saturday
Moshe Dayan:Story of My Life
-M. Dayan-autobiography
-86-reminded me of O! Jerusalem. Very interesting and revealing
5-18-02-Saturday
Guns of the Timberland
-L. Lamour-western
-82-interesting, typical
Fair Blows the Wind
-L. Lamour-historical fiction
-83-variation on western theme
5-27-02-Monday
The Silver Chalice
-T. Costain-historical fiction
-84-about the sacred cup. screwed up theology, but engaging
5-30-02-Thursday
SW:Darksaber
-K. J. Anderson-scifi
-80-I only read this cause it deals with Callista. poor plot and pathetic badguys.
6-1-02-Saturday
Guardians of the West
-D. Eddings-fantasy
-84-light and typical
6-15-02-Saturday
King of the Murgo’s
-D. Edding-fantasy
-84-light and typical
6-17-02-Monday
SW:Planet of Twilight
-B. Hambly-scifi
-80-same as Darksaber
6-22-02-Saturday
Demon Lord of Karanda
-D. Eddings-fantasy
-84-the “mallorean” continues apace
6-26-02-Wednesday
Sorceress of Darshiva
-D. Eddings-fantasy
-84-same
6-29-02-Saturday
Seeress of Kell
-D. Eddings-fantasy
-84- “mallorean” ends
7-6-02-Saturday
The Dragonbone Chair
-T. Williams-fantasy
-84-interesting and likable
7-13-02-Saturday
Empire of the Atom
-A. E. Van Vogt-scifi
-81-dry & I didn’t understand the ending
Harvest of Stars
-P. Anderson-hard scifi
-80-too much science, not enough action
7-20-02-Saturday
The Diamond Throne
-D. Eddings-fantasy
-84-good as ever
The Ruby Knight
-D. Eddings-fantasy
-84- “elenium” continues
7-27-02-Saturday
SW:Attack of the Clones:Episode II
-R. A. Salvatore-scifi
-83-Anakin Skywalker continues his spiral towards Darth Vader
7-31-02-Wednesday
The Sapphire Rose
-D. Eddings-fantasy
-84- “elenium” concludes satisfactorily
8-3-02-Saturday
SW:NJO:Dark Journey
-E. Cunningham-scifi
-84-Jaina Solo is starting to become a real character, not just a 2D name
8-17-02-Saturday
The Code of the Woosters
-P. G. Wodehouse-fiction
-84-hilarious, good Jeeve’s book
8-19-02-Monday
Uncle Fred in the Springtime
-P. G. Wodehouse-fiction
-84-very funny, amazing how funny the escapades of stupid people are
8-24-02-Saturday
SW:NJO:Enemy Lines:Rebel Dream
SW:NJO:Enemy Lines:Rebel Stand
-A. Allston-scifi
-86-Good! not as funny as his Xwing books, but this storyline is a serious one. cool ideas
9-7-02-Saturday
Alien Emergencies
-J. White-scifi
-84-Sector General Omnibus. I love how he makes the aliens so different yet real
9-21-02-Saturday
A Hero Born
-M. Stackpole-fantasy
-83-very good, nice twist @ the end, leaves room for sequels
The Strong Shall Live
-L. Lamour-western
-81-short stories, typical
10-6-02-Sunday
Jurassic Park
-M. Crichton-fiction
-84-good story, just full of evolutionary garbage
10-11-02-Friday
Son of a Wanted Man
-L. Lamour-western
-81-boy chooses law over outlaw
10-12-02-Saturday
Sliders:The Novel
-B. Linaweaver-scifi
-83-cool novelization of the tv show
11-10-02-Sunday
SW:NJO:Traitor
-M. Stover-scifi
-85-delved deeply into the philosophies underlying “the Force.” It was like reading a conversion story; I was disturbed
11-29-02-Friday
The Rover
-M. Odom-fantasy
-79-fodder, no originality, way too many loose ends
11-30-02-Saturday
The Far Kingdoms
-A. Cole, C. Bunch-fantasy
-78-very original, but explicitly immoral, full of betrayal and dreams not realized. man is mans only hope, gods are cruel & capricious
12-14-02-Saturday
The Stories of Ray Bradbury
-R. Bradbury-scifi
-82-this guy freaks me out. the way he writes makes u feel waht the charactes feel, usually fear, despair
12-24-02-Tuesday
Voyage of the Jerle Shannara:Morgawr
-T. Brooks-fantasy
-85-satisfactory ending while making a good stepping stone for the continuation of the Shannara storyline
12-26-02-Thursday
Veritas Project:Hangman’s Curse
-F. Peretti-christian fiction
-83-youth fiction, copied ‘arachnophobia’ way too much
12-28-02-Saturday
SW:NJO:Destiny’s Way
-W. J. Williams-scifi
-85-Jacen returns. Vergere becomes one w\ the Force. Tide turns against Yuuzhon Vong. I really liked.
2001
1-1-01-Monday
Boy Meets Girl
-J. Harris-courtship counsel
1-5-01-Friday
Dune:House Harkonnen
-B. Herbert, K. J. Anderson-scifi
1-11-01-Thursday
Hard Times
-C. Dickens-fiction
1-19-01-Friday
White Plague
-F. Herbert-fiction
-C-- profanity, church mocking
1-20-01-Sunday
Til We have Faces
-C. S. Lewis-fiction
-A+-well written but point was hidden
1-26-01-Friday
Satori
-D. Schmidt-scifi
-C-profanity, poor attempt to explain eastern thot
1-27-01-Saturday
Avalon:The Return of Arthur
-S. Lawhead-modern fantasy
-B-some profanity, too explicit Morgian Le Fey
2-3-01-Saturday
Portrait of Italy
Mrs Lirriper’s Lodgings
-C. Dickens-fiction
-A-very descriptive
2-7-01-Wednesday
Wanderer
-D. Schmidt-scifi
-B-1 paragraph w\ profanity
2-10-01-Saturday
Restoration of All Things
-V. Abram-Kingdom Apologetics
-A+
2-16-01-Friday
Once a Hero
-M. A. Stackpole-fantasy
-A-very good
2-19-01-Monday
Talion:Revenant
-M. A. Stackpole-fantasy
-A-very good
2-26-01-Monday
Our Mutual Friend
-C. Dickens-fiction
-A
Mark of a Man
-E. Elliot-nonfiction
-A
3-2-01-Friday
Magician:Apprentice
-R. Feist-fantasy
-B+
3-5-01-Monday
Magician:Master
-R. Feist-fantasy
-B+
3-7-01-Wednesday
SilverThorn
-R. Feist-fantasy
-85
3-14-01-Wednesday
Darkness at Sethanon
-R. Feist-fantasy
-80
3-22-01-Thursday
Andromeda Strain
-M. Crichton-fiction
-70-boring & too technical
3-23-01-Friday
Spinneret
-T. Zahn-scifi
-85-typical cool alien ideas, slow action
3-29-01-Saturday
Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat
-H. Harrison-scifi
-80-funny but no morals or scruples
4-8-01-Sunday
The Eye of the Hunter
-D. L. McKiernan-fantasy
-80-interesting story but tried to interject shallow negative religious explanations
The Iliad
-Homer-fiction-classic
-85-too stylized and stilted for me.
4-14-01-Saturday
The Dark Glory War
-M. A. Stackpole-Fantasy
-92-original, gripping, sad ending
4-17-01-Tuesday
The Odyssey
-Homer-fiction-classic
-87-too repetitious
4-18-01-Wednesday
Quest For Love
-E. Elliot-marriage counsel
-95-excellent advice as always
4-30-01-Monday
The Postman
-D. Brin-scifi
-83-very humanistic viewpoint
5-8-01-Tuesday
SW:I, Jedi
-M. A. Stackpole-scifi
-85-good, fills in SW[Star Wars] universe
Voyage of the Jerle Shannara:Ilse Witch
-T. Brooks-fantasy
-86-on par w\ the other Shannara books
5-17-01-Thursday
Running with the Demon
-T. Brooks-modern fantasy
-82-extreme dualistic worldview
5-22-01-Tuesday
Watcher in the Shadows
-G. Househould-fiction
-86-dry, but well written w\ an inborn sense of honor
5-26-01-Saturday
Reaper Man
-T. Pratchet-fantasy
-82-humorous, light
5-28-01-Monday
Timeline
-M. Crichton-fiction
-84-well thot out, profanity
5-30-01-Wednesday
Otherland:City of Golden Shadow
-T. Williams-scifi
-85-multiple characters, profanity
5-31-01-Thursday
Batman:No Man’s Land
-G. Rucka-comic novelization
-84-interesting
6-9-01-Saturday
Villette
-C. Bronte-fiction
-86-interesting, ends mysteriously sad
6-11-01-Monday
I, Robot
-I. Asimov-scifi
-86-cool, but typical Asimov humanism
6-19-01-Tuesday
Winter’s Heart
-R. Jordan-fantasy
-88-typical, male\female arguments get old real fast tho
6-23-01-Saturday
The Naked Sun
-I. Asimov-scifi
-83-soso story, typical Asimovian logic
7-1-01-Sunday
The Child from the Sea
-E. Gouge-fiction-historical
-79-touchy feely, extreme speculation
7-3-01-Tuesday
The Man who was Thursday:A Nightmare
-G. K. Chesterton-allegorical fiction
-90-highly amusing & thot provoking
7-7-01-Saturday
The Scent of Water
-E. Gouge-fiction
-85-emotional look at life, interesting
7-15-01-Sunday
The Robots of Dawn
-I. Asimov-scifi
-79-too much unneeded sexuality
7-21-01-Saturday
Otherland:The River of Blue Fire
-T. Williams-scifi
-86-more interesting than volume 1
7-28-01-Saturday
Into the Out Of
-A. D. Foster-scifi/horror
-80-animism, blase
7-29-01-Sunday
The Trigger
-A. C. Clarke, M. Kube-Mcdowel-scifi
-60-more of a diatribe against Christians and guns than a scifi novel, pathetic
7-31-01-Tuesday
Witch World
-A. Norton-fantasy
-80-so slow!
8-4-01-Saturday
Green Dolphin Street
-E. Gouge-fiction
-86-real good look @ how people interact w\ eachother
8-7-01-Tuesday
Web of the Witch World
-A. Norton-fantasy
-79-juvenile, boring, didn’t even finish
8-11-01-Saturday
The Napolean of Notting Hill
-G. K. Chesterton-humorous fiction
-89-hilarious
8-12-01-Sunday
The Day the Tripods Came
-J. Christopher-scifi
-91-perfect prequel to the original Tripod Trilogy
8-18-01-Saturday
The Darkness and the Dawn
-T. B. Costain-historical fiction
-86-well written, very interesting
The Cat Who Walks through Walls
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-boring-extreme immorality
8-22-01-Wednesday
...Who Needs Enemies?
-A. D. Foster-short stories
-82-light, amusing, amateurish
8-24-01-Friday[assumed date]
Assignment into Eternity
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-85-good ol’ scifi
8-25-01-Saturday
Job:A Comedy of Justice
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-50-boring, blasphemous, shallow,
trivializing any & all thing spiritual
8-28-01-Tuesday
Double Star
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-86-excellent. his juvie fiction is so good!
9-1-01-Saturday
Puppet Masters
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-84-interesting, humans are top dog
9-3-01-Monday
Crystal Singer
-A. McCaffrey-scifi
-83-interesting ideas, but nothing really great
9-8-01-Saturday
Killashandra
-A. McCaffrey-scifi
-80-blase, milquetoast
9-15-01-Saturday
The Black Rose
-T. B. Costain-historical fiction
-88-if more history was written like this...
9-17-01-Monday
Time for the Stars
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-good ol’ scifi
9-20-01-Thursday
Thieves World:Thieves World
-L. A. Asprinn-editor-fantasy
-78-immoral, short stories
9-22-01-Saturday
The Rolling Stones
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-82-blase, too much ‘technical figuring’
9-24-01-Monday
Menace from Earth
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-84-short stories, some interesting
10-9-01-Tuesday
SW:NJO:Edge of Victory:Conquest
SW:NJO:Edge of Victory:Rebirth
-G. Keyes-scifi
-88-more action than previous NJO books
10-13-01-Saturday
The Complete Robot
-I. Asimov-scifi
-88-funny, silly, serious, touching, thot provoking-short stories
10-20-01-Saturday
The Green Years
-A. J. Cronin-historical fiction
-85-meloncholic
10-27-01-Saturday
Otherland:Mountain of Black Glass
-T. Williams-scifi
-86-good as second, no better tho
10-31-01-Wednesday
Galactic Odyssey
-Keith Laumer-scifi
-85-space age tale of swashbuckling, self-effacing hero, romance
11-3-01-Saturday
Camber of Culdi
-K. Kurtz-fantasy
-83-ok, bit too descriptive of scenery and objects for my taste. slow
11-15-01-Thursday
Saint Camber
-K. Kurtz-fantasy
-84-more used to style, still slow
11-16-01-Friday
Keys of the Kingdom
-A. J. Cronin-fiction
-85-a catholic priest in China
Orphans in the Sky
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-80-a twisted satire on belief & faith
11-23-01-Friday
The Book of Night with Moon
-D. Duane-fantasy
-81- magic cats, capricious gods
12-8-01-Saturday
Otherland:Sea of Silver Light
-T. Williams-scifi
-86-finale, couple of ok twists
12-16-01-Sunday
The Judas Tree
-A. J. Cronin-fiction
-78-a story of a weak, self-centered man who destroys those who love him. too much immorality and self to be a pleasure to read. LOUSY! I expected better of Cronin
12-24-01-Monday
The Complete Bolo
-K. Laumer-scifi
-84-short stories, funny, light, yet serious
12-28-01-Friday
Talion:Revenant
-M. A. Stackpole-fantasy
-89-well written, gripping
12-31-01-Monday
The Death of Sleep
-A. McCaffrey, J. Foster-scifi
-79-immorality, washout storyline, and no good, really lousy ending
Boy Meets Girl
-J. Harris-courtship counsel
1-5-01-Friday
Dune:House Harkonnen
-B. Herbert, K. J. Anderson-scifi
1-11-01-Thursday
Hard Times
-C. Dickens-fiction
1-19-01-Friday
White Plague
-F. Herbert-fiction
-C-- profanity, church mocking
1-20-01-Sunday
Til We have Faces
-C. S. Lewis-fiction
-A+-well written but point was hidden
1-26-01-Friday
Satori
-D. Schmidt-scifi
-C-profanity, poor attempt to explain eastern thot
1-27-01-Saturday
Avalon:The Return of Arthur
-S. Lawhead-modern fantasy
-B-some profanity, too explicit Morgian Le Fey
2-3-01-Saturday
Portrait of Italy
Mrs Lirriper’s Lodgings
-C. Dickens-fiction
-A-very descriptive
2-7-01-Wednesday
Wanderer
-D. Schmidt-scifi
-B-1 paragraph w\ profanity
2-10-01-Saturday
Restoration of All Things
-V. Abram-Kingdom Apologetics
-A+
2-16-01-Friday
Once a Hero
-M. A. Stackpole-fantasy
-A-very good
2-19-01-Monday
Talion:Revenant
-M. A. Stackpole-fantasy
-A-very good
2-26-01-Monday
Our Mutual Friend
-C. Dickens-fiction
-A
Mark of a Man
-E. Elliot-nonfiction
-A
3-2-01-Friday
Magician:Apprentice
-R. Feist-fantasy
-B+
3-5-01-Monday
Magician:Master
-R. Feist-fantasy
-B+
3-7-01-Wednesday
SilverThorn
-R. Feist-fantasy
-85
3-14-01-Wednesday
Darkness at Sethanon
-R. Feist-fantasy
-80
3-22-01-Thursday
Andromeda Strain
-M. Crichton-fiction
-70-boring & too technical
3-23-01-Friday
Spinneret
-T. Zahn-scifi
-85-typical cool alien ideas, slow action
3-29-01-Saturday
Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat
-H. Harrison-scifi
-80-funny but no morals or scruples
4-8-01-Sunday
The Eye of the Hunter
-D. L. McKiernan-fantasy
-80-interesting story but tried to interject shallow negative religious explanations
The Iliad
-Homer-fiction-classic
-85-too stylized and stilted for me.
4-14-01-Saturday
The Dark Glory War
-M. A. Stackpole-Fantasy
-92-original, gripping, sad ending
4-17-01-Tuesday
The Odyssey
-Homer-fiction-classic
-87-too repetitious
4-18-01-Wednesday
Quest For Love
-E. Elliot-marriage counsel
-95-excellent advice as always
4-30-01-Monday
The Postman
-D. Brin-scifi
-83-very humanistic viewpoint
5-8-01-Tuesday
SW:I, Jedi
-M. A. Stackpole-scifi
-85-good, fills in SW[Star Wars] universe
Voyage of the Jerle Shannara:Ilse Witch
-T. Brooks-fantasy
-86-on par w\ the other Shannara books
5-17-01-Thursday
Running with the Demon
-T. Brooks-modern fantasy
-82-extreme dualistic worldview
5-22-01-Tuesday
Watcher in the Shadows
-G. Househould-fiction
-86-dry, but well written w\ an inborn sense of honor
5-26-01-Saturday
Reaper Man
-T. Pratchet-fantasy
-82-humorous, light
5-28-01-Monday
Timeline
-M. Crichton-fiction
-84-well thot out, profanity
5-30-01-Wednesday
Otherland:City of Golden Shadow
-T. Williams-scifi
-85-multiple characters, profanity
5-31-01-Thursday
Batman:No Man’s Land
-G. Rucka-comic novelization
-84-interesting
6-9-01-Saturday
Villette
-C. Bronte-fiction
-86-interesting, ends mysteriously sad
6-11-01-Monday
I, Robot
-I. Asimov-scifi
-86-cool, but typical Asimov humanism
6-19-01-Tuesday
Winter’s Heart
-R. Jordan-fantasy
-88-typical, male\female arguments get old real fast tho
6-23-01-Saturday
The Naked Sun
-I. Asimov-scifi
-83-soso story, typical Asimovian logic
7-1-01-Sunday
The Child from the Sea
-E. Gouge-fiction-historical
-79-touchy feely, extreme speculation
7-3-01-Tuesday
The Man who was Thursday:A Nightmare
-G. K. Chesterton-allegorical fiction
-90-highly amusing & thot provoking
7-7-01-Saturday
The Scent of Water
-E. Gouge-fiction
-85-emotional look at life, interesting
7-15-01-Sunday
The Robots of Dawn
-I. Asimov-scifi
-79-too much unneeded sexuality
7-21-01-Saturday
Otherland:The River of Blue Fire
-T. Williams-scifi
-86-more interesting than volume 1
7-28-01-Saturday
Into the Out Of
-A. D. Foster-scifi/horror
-80-animism, blase
7-29-01-Sunday
The Trigger
-A. C. Clarke, M. Kube-Mcdowel-scifi
-60-more of a diatribe against Christians and guns than a scifi novel, pathetic
7-31-01-Tuesday
Witch World
-A. Norton-fantasy
-80-so slow!
8-4-01-Saturday
Green Dolphin Street
-E. Gouge-fiction
-86-real good look @ how people interact w\ eachother
8-7-01-Tuesday
Web of the Witch World
-A. Norton-fantasy
-79-juvenile, boring, didn’t even finish
8-11-01-Saturday
The Napolean of Notting Hill
-G. K. Chesterton-humorous fiction
-89-hilarious
8-12-01-Sunday
The Day the Tripods Came
-J. Christopher-scifi
-91-perfect prequel to the original Tripod Trilogy
8-18-01-Saturday
The Darkness and the Dawn
-T. B. Costain-historical fiction
-86-well written, very interesting
The Cat Who Walks through Walls
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-boring-extreme immorality
8-22-01-Wednesday
...Who Needs Enemies?
-A. D. Foster-short stories
-82-light, amusing, amateurish
8-24-01-Friday[assumed date]
Assignment into Eternity
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-85-good ol’ scifi
8-25-01-Saturday
Job:A Comedy of Justice
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-50-boring, blasphemous, shallow,
trivializing any & all thing spiritual
8-28-01-Tuesday
Double Star
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-86-excellent. his juvie fiction is so good!
9-1-01-Saturday
Puppet Masters
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-84-interesting, humans are top dog
9-3-01-Monday
Crystal Singer
-A. McCaffrey-scifi
-83-interesting ideas, but nothing really great
9-8-01-Saturday
Killashandra
-A. McCaffrey-scifi
-80-blase, milquetoast
9-15-01-Saturday
The Black Rose
-T. B. Costain-historical fiction
-88-if more history was written like this...
9-17-01-Monday
Time for the Stars
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-good ol’ scifi
9-20-01-Thursday
Thieves World:Thieves World
-L. A. Asprinn-editor-fantasy
-78-immoral, short stories
9-22-01-Saturday
The Rolling Stones
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-82-blase, too much ‘technical figuring’
9-24-01-Monday
Menace from Earth
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-84-short stories, some interesting
10-9-01-Tuesday
SW:NJO:Edge of Victory:Conquest
SW:NJO:Edge of Victory:Rebirth
-G. Keyes-scifi
-88-more action than previous NJO books
10-13-01-Saturday
The Complete Robot
-I. Asimov-scifi
-88-funny, silly, serious, touching, thot provoking-short stories
10-20-01-Saturday
The Green Years
-A. J. Cronin-historical fiction
-85-meloncholic
10-27-01-Saturday
Otherland:Mountain of Black Glass
-T. Williams-scifi
-86-good as second, no better tho
10-31-01-Wednesday
Galactic Odyssey
-Keith Laumer-scifi
-85-space age tale of swashbuckling, self-effacing hero, romance
11-3-01-Saturday
Camber of Culdi
-K. Kurtz-fantasy
-83-ok, bit too descriptive of scenery and objects for my taste. slow
11-15-01-Thursday
Saint Camber
-K. Kurtz-fantasy
-84-more used to style, still slow
11-16-01-Friday
Keys of the Kingdom
-A. J. Cronin-fiction
-85-a catholic priest in China
Orphans in the Sky
-R. A. Heinlein-scifi
-80-a twisted satire on belief & faith
11-23-01-Friday
The Book of Night with Moon
-D. Duane-fantasy
-81- magic cats, capricious gods
12-8-01-Saturday
Otherland:Sea of Silver Light
-T. Williams-scifi
-86-finale, couple of ok twists
12-16-01-Sunday
The Judas Tree
-A. J. Cronin-fiction
-78-a story of a weak, self-centered man who destroys those who love him. too much immorality and self to be a pleasure to read. LOUSY! I expected better of Cronin
12-24-01-Monday
The Complete Bolo
-K. Laumer-scifi
-84-short stories, funny, light, yet serious
12-28-01-Friday
Talion:Revenant
-M. A. Stackpole-fantasy
-89-well written, gripping
12-31-01-Monday
The Death of Sleep
-A. McCaffrey, J. Foster-scifi
-79-immorality, washout storyline, and no good, really lousy ending
2000
9-2-00-Saturday
SW:X-Wing:The Krytos Trap
SW:X-Wing:The Bacta War
-M. A. Stackpole-scifi
9-4-00-Monday
Dune: House Atreides
-B. Herbert, K. J. Anderson-scifi
9-5-00-Tuesday
The Indwelling
-J. Jenkins, T. Lahaye-christian fiction
9-7-00-Thursday
Pegasus in Space
-A. McCaffrey-scifi
9-9-00-Saturday
The Great Hunt
-R. Jordan-fantasy
9-11-00-Monday
The Dragon Reborn
-R. Jordan-fantasy
9-14-00-Thursday
The Shadow Rising
-R. Jordan-fantasy
9-17-00-Sunday
The Fires of Heaven
-R. Jordan-fantasy
9-19-00-Tuesday
Lord of Chaos
-R. Jordan-fantasy
9-21-00-Thursday
Crown of Swords
-R. Jordan-fantasy
9-23-00-Saturday
The Path of Daggers
-R. Jordan-fantasy
SW:NJO:Darktide:Ruin
-M. A. Stackpole-scifi
9-24-00-Sunday
The Weapon Makers
The Weapon Shops of Isher
-A. E. Van Vogt-scifi
9-25-00-Monday
The Smoke Ring
-L. Niven-scifi
9-29-00-Friday
Palace of Kings
-M. Jefferies-fantasy
10-1-00-Sunday
Tales from the Empire
-P. Schweighoffer & C. Carey-editors
-scifi
10-6-00-Friday
Passion & Purity
-E. Elliot-nonfiction
10-10-00-Tuesday
SW:X-Wing:Wraith Squadron
-A. Allston-scifi
10-11-00-Wednesday
The 5 Love Languages
-G. Chapman-marriage counsel
10-13-00-Friday
The Pursuit of God
-A. W. Tozer-religion
10-14-00-Saturday
Her Hand in Marriage
-D. Wilson-courtship counsel
10-21-00-Saturday
Shadowlight
-M. Jefferies-fantasy
10-23-00-Monday
Coronet[not including Appendices]
-T. F. Murray-historical
10-25-00-Wednesday
The Universe Next Door
-J. W. Sire-nonfiction-worldviews
10-28-00-Saturday
Midflinx
-A. D. Foster-scifi
10-30-00-Monday
A Grief Observed
-C. S. Lewis-nonfiction
11-1-00-Wednesday
Gideon’s Torch
-C. Colson, E. Vaughn-political fiction
11-2-00-Thursday
Cascade Point & Zahndry Others
-T. Zahn-scifi
11-4-00-Saturday
SW:The Truce at Bakura
-K. Tyer-scifi
11-7-00-Tuesday
Nor Crystal Tears
-A. D. Foster-scifi
11-9-00-Thursday
Dragonseye
-A. McCaffrey-scifi
11-10-00-Friday
Renegades of Pern
-A. McCaffrey-scifi
11-11-00-Saturday
The World of A
Voyage of the Space Beagle
-A. E. Van Vogt-scifi
11-12-00-Sunday
Slan
-A. E. Van Vogt-scifi
11-13-00-Monday
SW:X-Wing:Iron Fist
-A. Allston-scifi
Miracles
-C. S. Lewis-religion
11-15-00-Wednesday
SW:X-Wing:Isard’s Revenge
-M. A. Stackpole-scifi
11-16-00-Thursday
SW:X-Wing:Starfighters of Adumar
-M. A. Stackpole-scifi
11-18-00-Saturday
SW:NJO:Agents of Chaos:Heroes Trial
SW:NJO:Agents of Chaos: Jedi Eclipse
-J. Luceno-scifi
Best Friends for Life
-M. & J. Phillips-courtship counsel
11-20-00-Monday
Sentenced to Prism
-A. D. Foster-scifi
11-24-00-Friday
Corum:The Coming of Chaos[trilogy]
-M. Moorcock-fantasy
Aliens
-A. D. Foster-scifi
11-25-00-Saturday
Maerilon the Magician
-P. C. Wrede-fantasy
12-1-00-Friday
Corum:Prince with the Silver Hand[trilogy]
-M. Moorcock-fantasy
12-5-00-Tuesday
Darkmage[duology]
-B. Hambly-fantasy
The Valley of Fear
-A. C. Doyle-fiction
12-9-00-Saturday
Wuthering Heights
- Bronte-fiction
12-10-00-Sunday
SW:Rogue Planet
-G. Bear-scifi
12-13-00-Wednesday
The Guest Within
-F. W. Sandford-religion
12-16-00-Saturday
Bleakhouse:Part One
-C. Dickens-fiction
12-17-00-Sunday
SW:Tales from the New Republic
-P. Schweighoffer & C. Carey-editors
-scifi
12-19-00-Tuesday
SW:NJO:Balance Point
-K. Tyers-scifi
12-23-00-Saturday
Magicians Ward
-P. C. Wrede-fantasy
12-27-00-Wednesday
Bleakhouse:Part Two
-C. Dickens-fiction
12-28-00-Thursday
SW:Jedi Academy[trilogy]
-K. J. Anderson-scifi
12-30-00-Saturday
Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban
-J. K. Rowling-fantasy
Cyborg
-M. Caidin-scifi
12-31-00-Sunday
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
-J. K. Rowling-fantasy
Saturday, June 18, 2005
Triplet
Timothy Zahn
scifi fantasy
-83-I enjoyed this much more since this was my second time. But Zahn really needs to stay away from fantasy. His fantastical side of things are just too much like his aliens. He is good with aliens and should stick to them.
3 stars
scifi fantasy
-83-I enjoyed this much more since this was my second time. But Zahn really needs to stay away from fantasy. His fantastical side of things are just too much like his aliens. He is good with aliens and should stick to them.
3 stars
Tuesday, November 14, 2000
Saturday, August 26, 2000
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