Has anybody mentioned David Weber? Of course, if you haven't already, there's the classics--Asimov, Anderson, Boucher, Niven, Pournelle, Zelazney. I also like Diane Duane--she has done a lot of good young-adult stuff, and her Star Trek novels stand above the others like Gulliver among the Lilliputians. (Got to meet her at Convergence--Woo Hoo!). Neal Stephenson is a hell of a good ride. I'm sure I've missed/forgotten a lot. Gordy Dickson was big in his day, and he's being republished. Randall Garret's alternate universe Lord Darcy books are wonderful. How much I read (incl. rereading) depends on too many variables to be worth reporting. Is the weather nice for gardening? Do I have to take my younger son (constant supervision) someplace? Am I excited about a new needlework project? Lately it's been about a book a day. Mia