David Eddings and Jay Merin

David Eddings (1931 - 2009) was a celebrated author of one of my favorite series of books. He wrote The Belgariad and The Mallorean as well as the supplemental books to the series Belgarath the Sorcerer and Polgara  the Sorceress. I am currently listening to the The Pawn of Prophecy which is book one of the Belagariad. It is nice to listen to someone read it to me using voices and context. I have read the entire 12 book series twice. So, now I will save my eyes and listen to the twelve books. It will be a nice couple of months. (I only listen to books at work). If you want to know more about David and his wife Leigh (She helped write all the books I believe) check here Wikipedia. I suggest any fantasy fan read these books, if you have already...read them again. Here is a complete list of the books.

Belgariad:

• Pawn of Prophecy (1982)
• Queen of Sorcery (1982)
• Magician's Gambit (1983)
• Castle of Wizardry (1984)
• Enchanter's End Game (1984)

Mallorean:

• Guardian of the West (1987)
• King of the Murgos (1988)
• Demon Lord of Karanda (1988)
• Sorceress of Darshiva (1989)
• The Seerees of Kell (1991)

Other Books:

• Belgarath the Sorcerer (1995)
• Polgara the Sorceress (1997)
• The Rivan Codex - Background material for the Belgariad and Mallorean (1999)

That's for old authors and now on to a new author Jay Merin. Jay is a friend of mine. I have know him since I was a small boy in grade school. lost touch for many years and in the last few years have reestablished contact. Jay is a budding author and he needs your help go here to Jay Merin's Blog and see his request. I suggest that if you haven't read his novel that you buy it and read it. I am purchasing the digital copy myself from Amazon.com (link on Jay's Website) or the print book from the same link. Jay's book is called Unrequited. It looks like a great book and I am looking forward to reading it.

Here is a synopsis of the book:
Mason has a past. Having fled his home he now lives out a lonely, isolated existence, doing his best to remain invisible, while watching the world pass him by with an increasingly cynical detachment. At least until a remarkable young woman captivates his attention.

Shayla has a future. With a career, good friends and a fiancé she adores, she loves her life and really wants for nothing. But for some time now something has been watching her, drawn to something about her that makes her unique.

When Mason’s world violently collides with Shayla’s, his past threatens to destroy her future. To set things right Mason must come to terms with and atone for what he had done while Shayla must find an inner strength she never knew existed within her. And the only thing either of them can rely on is each other.

Go get the book, read it! Then do as Jay asks!

Finally today I have been asking you to follow my blog, it was brought to my attention that perhaps you already think you are following my blog. To do so on Blogger it is a little different. I am going to post here how to do it.

Follow blogs

Following a blog shows authors and readers of the blog that you're a fan, and you can keep track of the blogs you follow via your Reading List on the Blogger dashboard. Following a blog will also create a subscription to the blog in your Google Reader account.

How do I follow blogs?

There are several ways to follow a blog. One of the easiest ways is to visit a blog that has added the Following widget and click on the "Join this site" button under the "Followers" widget:
After you sign in with your Google Account (or another account if you so choose), you'll then see a popup window with the options to either follow publicly or privately.
Select how you'd like to follow the blog, then click the "Follow this blog" button. If you elected to follow the blog publicly, your profile picture will be displayed on the blog with a link to your Blogger profile or Google+ profile (if you've opted to link your blog to your Google+ profile). When you become a follower of a blog, the blog will also be added to your Reading List on your Blogger dashboard. You can become a follower of any blog or URL (even if the blog doesn't have the Followers widget) by adding the blog to your Reading List on the dashboard.

So please follow me! Remember, that every 20 followers is a random chance to win a prize. For the first 100!

Until Tomorrow...
Jaxion