There is no book review on this post, but there is definitely a thought that I want to share about trying to post about good fantasy and science fiction. Sometimes, you start a series that is so good that you simply cannot stop reading it long enough to post. I just finished a four book series that falls directly into that category, and I am really looking forward to sharing information about it, the author, and some of his other work in the very near future.
I did want to comment on the amazing way that I found this series, and how thankful I am that despite living in the land of the I-Pad and Kindle, that we still have a few used bookstores. I seriously stumbled across this series by wandering into such a store, and looking for anything they had that was a series, fantasy, and was reasonably long. I know that it wasn't the strongest criteria, and was definitely rolling the dice, but it really worked out in this situation.
I think that is my favorite thing about books that you can hold, versus books that you can download. When you are pondering downloading something, you never randomly pick it up, feel the weight of it in your hand, or see the worn pages and just get the urge to read it. Instead, when downloading, you read a little review, look at a rating, and then decide whether or not you want to click the button and own the book.
That is why for me, no matter what technologies may arrive, I always intend to have a few books lying around. Nothing beats the feeling.
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