Peter

Fionavar Tapestry, Jan 2 2012

I am a giant fan of Guy Gavriel Kay. If I had to choose a favorite author it would be him. If I had to choose a favorite book it would be one of his. But it's not this one. Still this was very good.

I enjoyed this fantasy epic greatly. I found the main characters very believable as characters in high fantasy go. They are also fairly easy to identify with and are by nature very much like the normal people we know in the real world.

Here you will read of a realm of great magic, and of incredible things. You will also read tales of human strength and brilliance as well as weakness.

I loved it. I found the story very entertaining. I saw great artistic merit in… Read more

Lord of the Rings CD, Jan 2 2012

I enjoyed this telling of the lord of the rings. I listened to it while I was sick in bed or stuck at home to help pass the time. It was not a story unknown to me as I have read the books and seen the movies too... so I was not riveted to every word. However as an audio book it was easy to tune in or tune out and focus on other things.

I thought that it was well done and seemed true to the books as my memory served.

Dream of Eagles (Skystone), Jan 2 2012

I am someone very interested in the setting of these books. I'm interested in the roman empire, and it's fall. I'm interested in the dark ages. I'm interested in the Romano British. I'm interested in the ancient Celts of Britain, Hibernia, Wales, and Brittany who come before during and after the Roman conquests. I'm interested in the Saxons and Angles and other Germanic tribes. I'm also interested in the legends of king Arthur as well as historical tie ins to those legends. This series should have been just for me!

I'll throw in that though I'm a fan of these topics, I'm not a historian on these times or peoples. I've never done a history degree, and though I touched on many… Read more