Luckily he was very light, and the barrel was a good big one and being rather leaky had now shipped a small amount of water. All the same it was like trying to ride, without bridle or stirrups, a round-bellied pony that was always thinking of rolling on the grass.

> The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

Here is a glimpse of me.

My writing is still in its infancy. I have only begun to use it to delve into the dark recesses of my psyche. As of now, it is decidedly grim, shadowing many of the other aspects of my character with its intensity. To truly gain insight into the person I am today, you have only to scan the list of my favourite literature. Most of my childhood was spent buried in the latest fantasy novel. I always found the world of today to be lacking when compared with the fruits of my imagination.

Do not misunderstand me. In no way do I mean to profess the virtues of a childhood spent in isolation. On the contrary, I feel that social interaction at every stage of a child's development is vitally important. Please keep that in mind when my cynicism gets the better of me.

Here is a list, by no means exhaustive, of my favourite titles.

	Douglas Adams' The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy A Trilogy in Five Parts
	Piers Anthony's Incarnations Of Immortality & Anthology
	Isaac Asimov's Foundation
	Clive Barker's Imajica
	Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights
	Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game & Speaker For The Dead
	Michael Crichton's Rising Sun & The Lost World
	David Edding's Belgariad & Mallorean
	Simon Hawke's Tribe Of One Trilogy
	Robert Jordan's Wheel Of Time
	Grant Naylor's Red Dwarf
	Stephen King's The Stand
	Larry Niven's Lucifer's Hammer
	George Orwell's 1984
	Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy
	William Shakespeare's MacBeth
	J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings
	Voltaire's Candide
	Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman's Chronicles & Legends Trilogies

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