I grew up on Science Fiction. i have a taste for the weird whether it be horror, fantasy, or hard or soft science fiction.

It is why (to a degree) I write what I write, and probably a big part of why I read what I read. I used to be a big fan of Star Trek. Every book that came out, every episode, every movie, I had to see it. A big part of observation of people was to determine their Spock, Kirk, or McCoy like characteristics.

Then one day, I just got tired of it. I got all "trekked" out. Though I did have a renewed interest once Enterprise came around, for awhile at least.

Star Wars intrigues me still as far as universes. It's more down and dirty than the sanitized Star Trek universe where humans are so "evolved" and no longer seem to be slaves to their emotions.

I like the Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy Books. The irreverence of Douglas Adams was a big draw for me since I first read the books in High School. Still, to this day, the number "42" will strike me because of those books.

I've read the accompanying novels to "Halo" mentioned my love for Tolkien earlier, and I also read the Goodkind books as well, though Terry Goodkind's last book was a form of philosophical drivel torture.

I liked the works of Larry Niven, struggled through Gregory Benford, and back in the old days I read David Brin. Each August, I buy the new anthology of Sci fi short stories and take a month out and read that.

And of course there is the draw of Cyber Punk. Of jacking in, wet ware, and implants. The first matrix movie was very imaginative as far as cyber punk goes, but I would love to see a Gibson novel done correctly.

"Live long and Perspire"