the number does not describe my age but counts the number of books i have read so far this 2011. This is in my quest for 100. I recently finished the last two books, one the ending of a trilogy and the other the second book of one of Raymond E. Feist's numerous series.
the Amber Spyglass ends Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, a story of Lyra Belacroix, a young girl on the verse of adolescence as she moves from world to world in an adventure that will ultimately save the world.
this third book for me is the most thought provoking. No wonder it was questioned by the Catholic church in some countries as a book not fit for young readers (as it rightfully is). It presents the story of paradise lost in an entirely new vision. Not only that, but it also questions the very basis of the catholic faith.
but remember that this is fiction and along with the premise and the superb writing of Pullman, I truly believe that this book is a must read. Adventure, magic, suspense and the ultimate sacrifice that will always mean that good will always prevail.
lately, i have noticed that i have been reading a lot of Feist. and with this title, the second in the Serpentwar Saga, i again realized why. Raymond E. Feist presents young out of the way characters as the main personalities of his adventures. what started with Pug and Tomas in the Riftwar Series, this story now has a different cast of characters in a setting that to me is almost more familiar than my own.
rise of a merchant prince is truly the story of Roo, an ambitious criminal turned soldier turned merchant as he rises from non-existence to that of being an important figure in Krondor, set of the story. with equal amount of wit, adventure, danger, and sexuality this is one novel that is truly Feisty (pun totally intended).
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