We had plenty of books at home, but none that I recall picking up out of sheer curiosity. However, starting around middle school, these books—discovered on my o

We had plenty of books at home, but none that I recall picking up out of sheer curiosity. However, starting around middle school, these books—discovered on my own in a bookstore—had a profound impact on me: - The Elenium series by David Eddings (The Diamond Throne, The Ruby Knight, The Sapphire Rose) - Starlight and Shadows series by Elaine Cunningham (Daughter of the Drow, Tangled Webs, Windwalker) - The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien - The Legend of Drizzt series by R.A. Salvatore (the first 16 books) - Dragonlance series by Margaret Weis (Tales I and II, Raistlin Chronicles) Now I have them in my own library at home, waiting my kids to grow up enough so they can grab and read (hopefully :)