Spartans

Spartans was a diner in Huntingon Park, California that our friends and I used to get together at and much like the protagonists of Barry Levinson's Diner we'd goof, eat chili fries, read, drink massive amounts of coffee and play Dungeons and Dragons, waiting to grow up. We all eventually did but to a certain extent each of us has continued to draw upon our experiences at Spartans. This webpage is my way of recapturing a bit of those years for myself.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Links

Links Comix Science Fiction Fantasy

Desert Island Reads

• The Last Unicorn-Peter S. Beagle
• Lord of the Rings-J.R.R. Tolkien
• Jhereg-Steven Brust
• Stormbringer-Michael Moorcock
• The Black Company-Glen Cook
• Shadow of the Torturer-Glen Wolfe
• Shatterday-Harlan Ellison
• Land of Laughs-Jonathan Carroll
• Nine Princes of Amber-Roger Zelazny

Recommended Reading

The Baker's Boy J.V.Jones A complex tale of sorcery and swordsmanship, intrigue and affairs of the heart-Library Journal	The Waterborn J.Gregory Keyes Working with mythic themes that are both teasingly familiar and totally alien, Keyes has created an impressive debut.
Dragon Stephen Brust No one writes fantasy like Stephen Brust, except for Roger Zelazny who Brust readily admits to as an influence.	Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin Tired of 100 pound best sellers that go nowhere, introduce meaningless characters and have no plot? Try George R.R. Martin and his Song of Ice and Fire.

These are favorites of mine, a pretty good cross-section of books, that I would consider having with me if and when I get stranded on a deserted isle.