Ballad of the Chosen (as sung by the children in Winterhome)

From the second book "The Ninth Talisman," incorperates what happened in the last book, "The Wizard Lord."

When day turned dark and shadows fell
Across the broken lands
And madness turned to taloned claws
Our ancient ruler's hands
Then eight were called by whims of fate
To save us from our doom
The Chosen came to guard us all
And lay evil in its tomb

[Chorus] If a Wizard Lord Lord should ever turn
Against the common man
These chosen eight would bring him down
Bring peace to Barokan!

The Leader showed his bold resolve
Confronting every foe
His words would guide the Chosen as
He told them how to go

The seer sought the comrades out
And gathered them to fight
Nor could their foeman hide from her
She has the second sight

(CHORUS)

The Swordsman's blade is swift and sure
His skill is unsurpassed
If any stood against him, then
That stand would be his last

A lovely face the Beuaty has
And shapley legs and arms
She distracted evil men
And lured them with her charms

(CHORUS)

There is no lock nor guarded door
That can stop the Thief
He penatrates the fortress dark
To bring the land relief

Every song and story told
The Scholar knows them all
He knew the wizard's weaknesses
To hasten evil's fall

(CHORUS)
The Archer's missles never miss;
His arrows find their mark
He struck at evil from afar
To drive away the dark

The Speakier harks to evey tongue,
Of stone and beast and man
She found the Dark Lord's secrets out
So no defense could stand

(CHORUS)

When in the Galbek Hills there was
A monster come in human shape
The Swordsman struck the evil down
To save the land from magic rape

And thus the last of evil's spawn
Was driven out of Barokan
Never more will madness come
To trouble Barokan

No new Wizard Lord will turn
Against the common man
These Chosen eight shall keep him wise,
Bring peace to Barokan-
Yes, the Chosen guard us all,
Brought peace to Barokan!

The Ballad of the Chosen

When day turns dark and shadows fall
Across the broken lands
And madness turns to taloned claws
Our gentle rulers hands

Then eight are called by whims of fate
To save us from our doom
The Chosen eight come to guard us all
And lay evil in its tomb

[Chorus]
If a Wizard Lord should turn
Against the common man
These Chosen eight shall bring him down,
Bring peace to Barokan!

The Leader shows his bold resolve
Confronting every foe
His words will guide the Chosen as
He tells them how to go

The Seer seeks the comrades out
And gathers them to fight
Nor can their foeman hide frome him;
He has the second sight

(CHORUS)

The Swordman's blade is swift ans sure
His skill is unsurpassed
If any stands against him, then
That fight shall be their last

A lovely face the Beauty has
and shapley legs and arms
She distracts the evil men
And lures them with her charms

(CHORUS)

There is no lock nor guarded door
That can stop the Thief
He penatrates the fortress dark
To bring the land relief

Every song and stroy told
The Scholar knows them all
He knows the Wizard's weakness
To hasten evil's fall

(CHORUS)

The Archer's missles never miss;
His arrows find their mark
He strikes the evil from afar
To drive away the dark

To Speak harks to every tongue
Of stone and beast and man
He finds the Dark Lord's secrets out
So no defense can stand

If a Wizard Lord should ever turn
Against the common man
These Chosen eight shall bring him down,
Bring peace to Barokan--
Yes, the Cosen guard us all
Bring peace to Barokan!

"Remember," said Ender, "The Enemies' gate is down."

---So says Ender, a child, starting at age 6, who is destined to save Earth. Written by Orson Scott Card, the saga revolves around science-fiction concepts inspired by Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy. Card deals with fictional and realistic conflicts that relate to children all around the globe, but for some odd reason intimidates some adults, almost as if the potential of children scares these individuals.
---One Guidance Councelor said in all essence that she read the book because her son continually told her what a great book it was, then told Card that that the depictions of gifted children were hopelessly unrealistic. They just don't talk like that, they just don't think like that.
---Twelve high school students thought otherwise. They wrote to Card telling of how much they could relate to Card's story, how he cleverly depicts the sturuggles of being a prodegy kid, always having the potential to do amazing things and be burdened with the knowledge. People may dispute that Card had some great insight into the lives of genious kids, but there is no doubt that they could be debated with from those who understand his tale.
---Regardless of the realistic philosophical depths involved in his novel, the actual content is exciting and well-thought out. He can make Ender's thoughts and strategies amazing, mostly derived from the history of the battles during the Civil War.
---But anyway, the title of the post is derived from one of Ender's most outrageous strategies. He teaches his group to orient themselves not to the conventional gravety of the ship but in only the direcrtion they are facing (since they fight in zero gravity).
---For a more vivid descripton:
Intense is the word for Ender's Game. "Aliens have attacked earth twice and almost destroyed the human species. To make sure the humans win the next encounter, the world government has taken to breeding military geniouses-and then training them in the arts of war...The early training, not surprisingly, takes place in the form of 'games'...Ender Wiggin is a genious among geniouses; he wins all the games...He is smart enough to know that time is running out. But is he smart enough to save the planet?" -The New York Times
---In my opinion Ender's Game is a must-read book. It's the Hugo and Nebula Award winner, and when all the other books from the same year are forgotten, this one will still be being read. Highly reccommended.

Dragonlance, A broad overview.

Hear the sage as his song decends
like heaven's rain or tears,
and washes the years, the dust of many stories
from the high tables of the Dragonlance.
For ages deep, past memory and word, in the first blush of the world
when the three moons rose from the lap of the forset,
dragons, terible and great,
made war on this world of Krynn...

---So begins the first book of Margeret Weis and Tracy Hickman's series, Dragons of Autumn Twilight. It's about Dragons (obviously) who are returning to Kyrnn (the world). It starts with Flint Fieryforge, an old dwarf, who's character concept is based off the basic Dwarven Fighter Template. Add a temper and an overly proud ego and you've got him down. He's going to meet his friends and fellow adventurers after five years of them going solo. When along comes Tanis.
---Tanis Half-Elven, the result of the breeding of a human rapist and a elven mother, is a ranger in D&D classifications. (If you don't get the abbreibiations, it short for Dungeons and Dragons.) He becomes the leader of the party.
---They proceed to meet Tasslehoff Burrfoot, a Kender Thief (taken off the halfling thieves of D&D). He's the comic relief and the most popular character by far. He is cute, and that's almost the entirety of his purpose.
---Well, to make a short story short, things have changed back home. A corrupt official has taken over their homleland Solace and right after Tas gets introducted, some goblin lackeys ambush them. They make short work of them and after a few jokes from Tas continue on to the inn.
---Where they meet my favorite characters Caramon and Raistlin. They are twins who opperate together in near-perfect union. Caramon is a huge fighter, the strongest man you'll ever see. And Raistlin is a magician, a follower of the Red Mages. He has changed drasticly since they last met. And though I'm itching with the desire to type in these changes, I'll let you read it.
---Then Sturm comes, a knight based of a D&D paladin who is escorting two barabarians, Riverwind and Goldmoon. There you go, you'll understand half of what I say now.
---Everything is going great until they learn that one member of the party has broken her oath nad not shown up, Raist and Caramon's sister, Kitiara. That makes Tanis depressed because he loves her.
---They decide that she must have had a good reason and begin to share news from all the corners of the world when things start getting bad. The Theocrat decide to get drunk and after a few 'Blasphemous Tales' he get accidentally pushed into the fire, miraculously healed, and then lights himself on fire voluntarily again... Yeah, just a little drunk.
---And so begins another adventure. I hope I've sparked an interest in you, and if you're interested in pretty hardcore D&D adventure you should read this book.

The Dragon Reborn, The Shadow Rising

I'm doing two books because I'm way behind on posting. This will summarize both books.
The Dragon Reborn is an awesome book about Rand's journey into acceptance of what he is. He really is confused and very unhappy about his current situation.
Mat, well Mat is the luckiest man alive and he shows it constantly near the middle of the book. Never loses at dice, things just happen that are good for him.
Perrin meets Faile (means Falcon) , who is a trader's daughter and a Hunter of the Horn (The Great Hunt, ring bells?). She is pretty awesome. And she seems to like Perrin a lot.
Anyway, it is also about all the important forces in the world meeting at the city Tear at the end, and the Heart of Stone, which you can read more about in the book.

And now the Shadow Rising. It's about the Aiel, mostly. Rand and Elayne get together. Oh, yeah and Rand proved the othe world that he's the Dragon Reborn by pulling Callandor (The Sword that is not a Sword) out of the Heart of Stone. (Ok, so I told you a little bit). They head into the desert, called the Waste, where the Aiel live in desolate conditions. It is my belief that the Aiel are based of native americans.
Mat gets messed up like the other two at last. He loses a bunch of memories then gets them replaced with others.
Oh, and Perrin get famous for saving his homeland. He is a very good leader.
I suggest thses books to anyone who desires a thrilling and challenging read.