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warrrreagl · 07-25-2006, 05:54 AM

Several different chronological directions. The very first was A Wrinkle in Time which I read in elementary school (purchased through Scholastic Book Services). It was definitely a far cry from Dick and Jane.

In middle school, I discovered the Three Investigators series (Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw, and Bob Andrews) who introduced me to mystery, and those books led me directly to Alfred Hitchcock books, which introduced me to the supernatural and suspense. This phase culminated into full-blown science fiction with Dune. I actually listed Sietch Tabr as my hometown on my high school ID card.

In college, my brother gave me Carl Sagan's Dragons of Eden and I reversed directions toward scientific discovery. Later in college, I discovered Tom Robbins' Still Life With Woodpecker (a must-read for all redheads) and I learned how to balance science with fantasy.

When I met my wife, she got me started on Stephen King, and the circle is now complete as I have returned to the land of Mrs. Who and Mrs. Whatsit via the Dark Tower.

I know this is way more than the thread asked for, but there so many directions with me that I couldn't limit it to just one response.

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warrrreagl pinche vato Location: backwater, Third World, land of cotton	Several different chronological directions. The very first was A Wrinkle in Time which I read in elementary school (purchased through Scholastic Book Services). It was definitely a far cry from Dick and Jane. In middle school, I discovered the Three Investigators series (Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw, and Bob Andrews) who introduced me to mystery, and those books led me directly to Alfred Hitchcock books, which introduced me to the supernatural and suspense. This phase culminated into full-blown science fiction with Dune. I actually listed Sietch Tabr as my hometown on my high school ID card. In college, my brother gave me Carl Sagan's Dragons of Eden and I reversed directions toward scientific discovery. Later in college, I discovered Tom Robbins' Still Life With Woodpecker (a must-read for all redheads) and I learned how to balance science with fantasy. When I met my wife, she got me started on Stephen King, and the circle is now complete as I have returned to the land of Mrs. Who and Mrs. Whatsit via the Dark Tower. I know this is way more than the thread asked for, but there so many directions with me that I couldn't limit it to just one response. __________________ Living is easy with eyes closed.