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The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker. I haven't read much of his work but I did enjoy the movie Hellraiser which was based off this novella.

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After finishing off The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker in a single sitting at the library, I started reading A Game of Thrones last night. I watched the HBO series first because I'm not that big on fantasy, but the universe intrigued me enough to grab a copy. So far I'm really enjoying it... like a lot. I haven't become this invested in a series after my first read since I got Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in '98.

Currently reading "The Great Gatsby" by Fitzgerald for my english class.. not sure what I think of it yet, though I'm in chapter 6 of 9..

Also:
Is that what it's called where you are? I've never heard of it called that, haha. It's "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" here.

That's what it's called everyone except for the US because Scholastic (the publisher for the US) thought that American kids would lose interest if they saw the word "philosopher" in the title.

"We, The Arcturians" A True Experience.

Touching From A Distance by Deborah Curtis - for the 11th time, maybe 12th

I've heard a lot about Game of Thrones. I really need to check it out.

I'm currently reading Lair by James Herbert. The second book in a trilogy about giant man-eating rats in England. It's gory as hell, and a decent read. Good filler for someone who just needs something to read if it's the only interesting book lying around the house they haven't read.

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A Clash of Kings.

My epub version of A Game of Thrones was 1200+ pages and managed to finish it in a week. Definitely one of the most engaging series' I've read in a very long time, I look forward to devouring this second installment.

When you said, after picking up the first in that series, that you aren't that big on Fantasy, can I ask what you had read? Fantasy is one of those pitfall genres, with a lot of people who think that they can write fantasy because it's easy to make things up, and relatively few authors who are actually utterly fantastic at doing it.

I will admit that I'm not well-versed enough in the genre to make any real distinctions. I tried to read The Hobbit when I was 11 and it just didn't click with me, same with the Lord of the Rings series when the movies started coming out. I absolutely adored the films but for whatever reason I had a real tough time getting into the books. I can't even really say what it was that made it difficult, but I also haven't tried since I was about 14 so perhaps it's time for a retread once I'm up-to-date with the A Song of Fire and Ice series. I was always more into contemporary fiction, science fiction, and horror as a child and teen, and those preferences carried on into my adult life. Once I have finished my current series and retry the Lord of the Rings series, I may give the Robert Jordan Wheel of Time series a chance, however that will probably not be for a few months at the earliest and it will take me some time to get caught up with my current series. By all means if you've got some recommendations I would love to hear them.