The Quest

I have always been a fan of Science Fiction and Fantasy movies and books, but I decided that I had been in a rut for a while.  For several years I had been reading nothing but JRR Tolkien.  I read and re-read the Lord of the Rings and the Silmirillion several times.  I had read the unfinished tales and all of the other works by Tolkien, the Atlas of Middle Earth (by Karen Wynn Fonstad), a collection of short stories by other authors inspired by Tolkien.. and I thought I might have a problem.  

I needed to branch out a little.

I know my dad was a big Sci Fi fan, so I borrowed his Heinlein books ( he had almost all), Ender's Game (by Card), Foundation ( Asimov) and then went on hunting for other works in the genre.

In July 2013 a friend and coworker posted on his Facebook page a list of NPR's top 100 Sci Fi and Fantasy books of all time.  THIS IS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR!   I went thru the list and checked the ones I had already done - I cheated a little - and got about 15 I think.  

I decided then to make this into a to-do list.  A QUEST!  Why not call it a quest?. can't possibly get much dorkier than I already am.. sure.

I had started posting my thoughts on books that had just completed on Facebook, but then thought there must be a better way.   A blog just seemed to make sense.

This is written 90% just for me. If some other people are interested in spectating on my journey thru the list.. great.  I won't get too analytical and will try not to spoil major plot points.  I'm just laying down my thoughts.  That's what these things are meant for, right?

Well.. here goes