[gregebowman]

Hell, I'm 40 now, and have been reading sci-fi for 30 of those years. I can't even remember half of the titles I've read. But in my teens, I used to read mostly of what I called The Masters works: Heinlein, Clarke, Bradbury and of course Asimov. But what got me started reading sci-fi exclusively was when I read War of the Worlds. That book got me so hooked that I've been a sci-fi nut since the age of 10. I was already into astronomy at that age, and I did enjoy the ole 50's sci-fi movies, but it was that book that turned me. I need to read it again some day. I've only read it twice.

When I was 16 or 17, I started reading fantasy. Probably like most people, I started out on Tolkien, but eventually graduated into just about anything, especially once I started playing Dungeons and Dragons. The original 2 Dragonlance trilogies are some of my Favorites books of all time. Also, the trilogy by Tad Williams is damn good, but I can't remember the title of the trilogy.