Books are fantastic. They are the immortal holders of our thoughts and feelings. Here is a very short list of some of my favourite books:

• The Lord of the Rings – J.R.R. Tolkien
• His Dark Materials Trilogy – Philip Pullman
• Discworld – Terry Prachett
• Old Kingdom Series – Garth Nix
• The Gormenghast Trilogy – Mervyn Peake
• Farenheit 451 – Ray Bradbury
• 1984 and Animal Farm – George Orwell
• Paradise Lost – Milton
• Stand on Zanzibar – John Brunner