Of course I am sad that the Harry Potter series is done... for now.   

Has anyone read the Discworld series by Terry Pratchet?  Opinions?  I read the first two in the series years ago... thinking about going back to it.  I heard there were 20+ books in the set though. 

How about the Wheel of Time series?

Well, thanks for the info on the other series.  I will look into the Ring World series.  Disc World, as I have read it, sounds like a hilariously goofed up D&D game that was being played and someone decided to turn the game into a written story.... giving the characters depth and humor.  It makes little quirky comments in there that gamers would get.  It is set in a time much like the realms of D&D... but in a new world.  I find it quite funny.   Like I said, I read book one and two previously... but I'm re-reading them now as I attempt to move a little further in the series.  Not many people that I know of have heard of them, but those that have, enjoy them.   

I heard of an interesting web site yesterday.  It is called bookmooch.com.  What it is, is people swapping books over the net.  If you have a book you can give away, you post it up there.  If someone asks for it and you send it to them... you get a point.  If someone has a book you want and they send it to you it costs a point.. the point system isn't money or anything... it only exists to keep track of you giving and getting, etc.... the only thing that is ever paid is if you send a book to someone, you have to pay the shipping and handling ($2.00+)  but if someone sends one to you they are paying the shipping and hanlding.  I haven't looked at it yet... but it sounded interesting just the same.

Cool.  Thanks.  I do have the first seven books in the disc world series that I picked up at a used book store for about a quarter a piece about 2 years ago... but I've only read the first two.  I'm re-reading the first one now. 

I think it is somewhat hilarious.  What did you think of them?

I'm not planning to use bookmooch as the be all source... but just as another resource.  I tend to want to keep the books that I really like, as I assume you probably do... and that is why you offered to lend them to me vice give them to me out of the generous kindness of your heart.    J/K 

The only books I plan to give away are the crappy ones that I have no interest in but have landed in my lap via family or friends or past organization yard sales, etc.  I figure give away something I will never read for the $2.00 shipping cost and get something for free that I will keep probably forever.

have a good morning all.

Discworld and Ringworld are both excellent and I highly advise them. Wheel of Time always struck me a regurgititated crap, much like Dragonlance was. All sterotype and not much else.

I would say that the Dream Park books are not nly a good read, but also a great meta take on gaming itself.

For historically based fantasy go for Judith Tarr across the board.

I read all of Ring world and I liked it. I do not know what disc world is about.

I tried to read wheel of time, but the writing sounded horrible to me, so i had to put it down.


I am reading R. S. Salvidor Right now. It is entertaining.