Rejoice - Fantasy Readers - Marvel's Release of the Feist Magician Series Draws Nigh

Ok, for those of you that didn't know, I am an avid reader, fantasy and sci-fi (futuristic, military, what have you) mostly. Yes. J.R.R. Tolkien is a legend and C.S. Lewis is a wonder, but for my money, Raymond E. Feist rules the roost as greatest fantasy writer of the second half of the 20th Century.

The background is simple. 10th grade Chemistry. And an 11th grader, Steve Clymer tells about this awesome book, with these wicked bad-ass battle scenes, and he describes this awesome underground/cellar battle between thieves and warriors and the undead....BAM....me and my friends are out buying copies of the Magician.Well lo' and behold, the tale is incredible. Its way too much to describe here. But I was hooked.
I am a little bit behind the times, but I just found out that the Books I loved growing up are getting the full on graphic novel treatment!

You can pre-order it from Amazon (or whichever retailer you prefer, here in Japan, I've got ONE choice - online - and I've used Amazon without a hiccup since its inception, so its a bit of brand loyalty for ya)

Evidently there is 4-part issues in comic form, but a 168-page hardbound edition is heading to the shelves.
Check out some of this art by Brett Booth and here too
I thought this might Martin Longbow, but turns out to be Meecham, the assist to the mage Kulgan who becomes the tutor of the primary character: Pug (top picture)
Above: the cover art for the 3rd of the aforementioned comic adaptations. Crydee.com lists 4 of them. So I think its an introductory piece that leads into the hardcore version.

I'm stoked.

Micc's Reading List

I've been taking advantage of my time off to catch up on some reading, and I'd like to share the eclectic list of books I'm currently studying...

I just finished Hegemon: China's Plan to Dominate Asia and the World...its a good read if you're a China-watcher or interested in the Asia dynamic of U.S foreign policy...lots of good information revealed by Steven Mosher, I really liked this one. I also recently read The Aquariums of Pyongyang, a stirring story of the man who grew up in one of Kim Jong-ils concentration camps.

I am currently reading 1421: The Year China Discovered America and The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead (yeah I am George Romero fan)...the first is pretty eye-opening information about the extent of China's world exploration program. It is written by a former British sub-mariner who did a lot of research, and his personal contribution and insider information regarding navigation really highlight the "exploratory" aspects of his study and make it an entertaining read. As for the Zombie Survival Guide...well, its just a fun read, and if you like Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, or Shaun of the Dead then you will enjoy this book.

Next up on my List: One serious book: Imperial Hubris, and a new novel by one of my favorite fantasy authors, Raymond E. Feist: Flight of the Nighthawks.