And now for something Totally off topic :)

[nerfman]

I dig a lot of military sci-fi, David Weber (HH), Eric Flint (Belisarius series & 1632), SM Stirling (The General Series w/ Dave Drake).

If any of you want to try out the newest, most interesting fantasy series, check out George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones. It is into the third book now and it is amazing. The world he depicts is set in a time frame reminiscent of the War of the Roses. Magic exists but is often mysteriously intangible. The characters are quite dynamic and upredictable. The plots are quite byzantine and the fortunes of all ebb and flow as the tides. More importantly, I have no clue what is going to happen next. This series doesn't follow the normal "Fantasy" good guy fulfills prophecy and destroys unlitmate evil over three to ten books pattern. I don't even know what side some characters are on. Its fresh, new, and all very exciting. Give it a try.

Oh, I like Jordan's stuff too. Later - Joe