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I'm a science fiction fan, with favorites ranging from hard science to space opera, and my other major interests include horse racing, creative writing, archaeology, and cephalopods. This site includes books that I found helpful or just plain entertaining. You might find it useful as well. Enjoy. |
| The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide | Douglas Adams | Contains all five wonderful books in the great Hitchhiker's Guide "trilogy." An absolute must have. | 
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| Shards of Honor | Lois McMaster Bujold | Space exploration, interplanetary politics, and the failings of same. One of the best books I've ever read, with complex characters and rich worldbuilding. | 
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| The Nitrogen Fix | Hal Clement | A fascinating tale by the master of hard sci-fi. You'll never take oxygen for granted again. | 
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| A Tale of Two Cities | Charles Dickens | Nothing makes me cry like the end of this lovely novel. | 
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| Best Destiny | Diane Carey | I've read this one a number of times. James T. Kirk as a rebellious teenager, The legendary Captain April...I don't want to spoil anything. This is a great read. | 
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| Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers | Grant Naylor | This is great; just great. You'll laugh from beginning to end. A brilliant book. You don't have to be familiar with the television series to read this book, but you'll want to watch it once you've read this. | 
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| Big Trouble | Dave Barry | This is one of those books that you'll end up reading aloud to everyone in the vicinity. Hysterical. A brilliant sociocultural satire and an entertaining tale. Ignore the movie. The movie was not good. The novel is brilliant. | 
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| Spider-Man: The Octopus Agenda | Diane Duane | This is the middle book in a trilogy, and I'm not entirely convinced that it is the best of the three. They are all pretty darn good. I love to see Venom and Spider-Man working together. | 
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| Huckleberry Finn | Mark Twain | THE great American novel. Principal Seymour Skinner can cross out the sassback all he wants; I'll just find another copy. | 
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| Ringworld | Larry Niven | If you haven't read Ringworld you don't know what you're missing. An absolute must have. | 
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| Man O' War Thoroughbred Legends #1 | Edward L. Bowen | A detailed look at the greatest American racehorse of all time. | 
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| The Captain's Daughter TOS #76 | Peter David | Learn the fate of Sulu's daughter in this brilliant novel by a master. I was reluctant to read it at first, but trust me on this. It's wonderful. | 
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| Cloak and Dagger Dark Matters | Christie Golden | This is my favorite of the Voyager novels, and I will admit that the J/C parts are partially responsible for that. | 
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| Watership Down | Richard Adams | This is one of my all time favorites. Learn things you never knew about the world of rabbits; their legends; their politics. A stunning allegory on the human condition. | 
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| Nicholas and Alexandra | Robert K. Massie | This has to be the best historical biography I've ever read. An intimate look at the fall of Imperial Russia. | 
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| Quotable Star Trek | Jill Sherwin | I use this one far more than is probably healthy. Admit it, you will too. | 
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| The Star Trek Encyclopedia | Michael Okuda Denise Okuda | I won't go anywhere without this. You really never know when you'll need it. | 
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