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Member: EmperorOfSarantium

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Groups1001 Books to read before you die, All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans, FantasyFans, Fforde Ffans, Humor, Science Fiction Fans, The Black Orchid (A Nero Wolfe Group)

Favorite authorsDouglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, Jonathan Carroll, Neil Gaiman, Robert A. Heinlein, Tom Holt, Conn Iggulden, Guy Gavriel Kay, Mercedes Lackey, Terry Pratchett, Robert Rankin, J. R. R. Tolkien, Kurt Vonnegut (Shared favorites)

About me"I wanted the feeling of romance and the sense of wonder I had known as a kid. I wanted the world to be what they had promised me it was going to be - instead of the tawdry, lousy, fouled-up mess it is."

After learning to read in the age of 3, there were few years when I'm sure I read a lot, but then, at the age of 7, I stumbled upon a small book called "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" and that was that. And I haven't looked back since.

Then, at the age of 13, I had to learn to read in English, since there wasn't a Finnish translation for the rest of the "The Hitchhiker's Guide" -books. Only the first one was available.

These two incidents seem to be responsible for everything ;)

Self portrait original: http://www.elfwood.com/art/h/b/hbruneton...

About my libraryAll books in this library are the ones I have in my possesion. This is no wish list.

Contains about one fifth of the books I have managed to read so far. Most of the Science Fiction (and Nero Wolfe) that I have read came from the library. The excellent level of Finnish libraries is partly the blame and partly the blame lies in the fact that online shopping hasn't been around long enough.

There are some notable gaps in my library. Most of the PERN books, most of Asimov and Clarke and others. (Addition #1: 09/09/08 - have ordered more of Asimov, Clarke and other older sci-fi books from Play.com)
(Addition #2: 22/09/08 - gaps also include Stout, Christie and other mystery/crime writers. As soon as I get my SF collection up to date, I will buy them...)

Other source that I use regularly is the secondhand bookshops. In recent years I have made great acquisition from Päijänne Antikvariaatti in Jyväskylä, Finland and from Kampintorin Antikvariaatti in Helsinki, Finland.

I think that collecting movies also interferes with my book shopping. It's hard to keep up two collections when you only have so much space in the house.

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Member sinceAug 13, 2008