Peter's Top 9

1. Mistborn Series
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Summary: Vin is a street-rat with a poor future ahead of her. Most likely she will end up dead. However, Kelsier shows Vin that she is not a street-rat but Mistborn!
Review: In my opinion, no one can start a book with a bang quite like Mr. Sanderson. Read it and weep with joy fantasy lovers!

2. Stormlight Archive book 1: The Way of Kings
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Summary: Kaladin is the son of a doctor and finds himself stormcursed...or is it Stormblessed?
Review: Fantastic book. Magic that comes from storm-light, a hero with no chance of survival and only a group of doomed-to-die slaves to befriend him.

3. The Wheel of Time Series
Author: Robert Jordan
Summary: Three farm boys change the world with their mad talents of "The One Power", the Dark One's own luck, and Perrin Goldeneyes.
Review: My wife and I are listening to the books on CD right now and I love how Jordan can develop his characters! You get to the end of the book and you look down only to realize someone bit off your fingernails! I love this series!

4. Ender's Game
Author: Orson Scott Card
Summary: The only other 6 year old with Ender's intellect is Calvin (& Hobbes), but no 6 year old has his skill!
Review: Did I mention that Ender is 6 years old? He is the son of genius's and he has the perfect balance of sympathy and cold military coolness about him. I'm not exactly sure why English teachers won't read this classic book in school but they make us read crap like Lord of the Flies. If you like that book, I'm sorry but you are not allowed to babysit my children.

5. Bartameaus Trilogy
Author: Jonathon Stroud
Summary: Bartamaeus is a moderately powerful djinn with an unconquerable spirit. He may not be the most powerful spirit around but he sure is the wittiest!
Review: Bartameaus is a little too funny to read in public places.

6. Harry Potter Series
Author: JK Rowling
Summary: Harry grows up a Muggle and remembers nothing about his parents or how truly famous he really is. In fact, he may be the only one who can defeat the great dark magician, Lord Voldermort!
Review: JK Rowling can flat out write! Everyone wishes deep down that they were famous and not only is Harry Potter famous but he has an owl, rides a broomstick, and fights a magician no one else can beat! It took me way too long to get over the popularity factor before I bit the bullet and read the series. To all of you holding back, don't worry, the hype is over, you're not following the crowd if you read it now. Just pick it up and read the darn thing! I promise you will not regret it.

7. Elantris
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Summary: The once great gods are now damned for all eternity. In days of old, people at random from all over the land were selected by some force to join the ranks of the gods to live with them in the city of the gods; now they are sent to live in the city with the damned.
Review: Begin a book with a bang! or a curse!

8. Fifth Elephant
Author: Terry Pratchett
Summary: Commander Vimes is over the Watch in Ankh Morpork. He gets called out to be A.M.'s official diplomat (which is funny as he has no diplomatic skill unless you call being blunt a diplomatic skill.) and representative for a dwarf coronation. He must help solve a crime involving a stolen bench that contains the grooves of the ancient kings' backside (like a crown for human kings).
Review: It took me a minute to get into this book because I had no idea where these characters were coming from but by the time the book finished I wished it could have gone on for another 500 pages. Bizarre and random but worth reading or listening to.

9. Peter and the Starcatchers
Author: Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Summary: How Peter Pan really became Peter Pan!
Review: I feel an unnaturally close connection with Peter Pan. I don't care if he is played by little girls in live productions, he is bad to the bone in this book. If you are a fan at all of Peter Pan, reading this book will definitely fill the void you've had since the last time you watched Hook starring Robin Williams.