[Pilgrim86]

Howdy. I am looking at enjoying reading for pleasure again and would like to get wrapped up into a fantastic series, maybe just one book even, that is not pressing sexuality or blasphemous language, and that does not present magic in a positive or neutral light.

Is that a stretch for a fantasy book? When I was a kid I immersed myself into Piers Anthony series/books, pretty sure that is not an option now, but would like to relive the fun of being a kid with wonderful books.

As far as Sci F-When I was young, I read the Ender's Game stuff and liked it, I don't know if I still would. Just to pass time, I occasionally read Star Trek books, they are just kinda ok to me. Started Hyperion but the anticipated sex scenes found out about had me close the book, and, I wasn't thrilled with Foundations by Assimov. I started a Christian Sci Fi series called Lamb Among the Stars by Chris Walley and thought it was ok, but maybe for a younger audience. On the subject of Christian books, while I am a Christian and need to be working with something which is not offensive, I don't necessarily need to read evangelistic novels either.

As for classics, I did finish War and Peace recently and thought it was ok, but it did not cause me to want to read more Russian novels; Dostoevsky was read once too and it was enough. While I appreciate the thought provoking and what not that went with these, they were a bit slow placed. Basically, I want something entertaining, relatively faster paced than the Russian novels mentioned, but not a young adult book that will not cause me to think much.

Any suggestions? Thanks!