Here are 10 Great Books or Series of Books You Should Read

 Of the many great lessons I learned from my Mother, before she left this world at the tender age of 47, is the wonders of a great book. I was lucky in that she recognized that I was an advanced reader and did not hold me back to books written for my chronological age. Today when I need to feel close to my Mother, I pick up a good book and I feel her presence, even if it is a book she would not have chosen to read for herself.  Having the love of a good book, and reading the poor one when no other options is readily available has helped me by allowing me a chance to escape to another world when I feel the stress of this one closing in.
I present you a top ten book list. Technically some of these books are a series rather than an individual book, to that I say "My list, my rules".

10) Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck

9)  The Tawny Man Series - Robin Hobb

8)  The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien

7) The Temeraire Series - Naomi Novik

6) The Dark Elf Trilogy - R.A. Salvatore

5)  The Lord of The Rings Series - J.R.R. Tolkien

4)  The Foundation Series - Isaac Asimov

3)  Fear Nothing - Dean Koontz

2)  Cat and Mouse - James Patterson

1)  The Godfather - Mario Puzo


This is an ever changing list and is only a snapshot of my mood and a moment in time. Sci-Fi and intrigue books will always be on the list, but if you ask me next week the list may be different. Today I am feeling nostalgic, so the books are made up of books that I read some time ago. The Godfather makes the top spot because it was the first "adult" book I read.  I could have just as easily made  a top ten of Koontz or Patterson books, or  the greatest  books I read because they where the only thing available.  Thinks to the advance of digital publishing, this is less of an issue.
Now go enjoy some books.