I have read the 2 Morigu books over and over. I have read hundreds of fantasy books and these are my favorites. Not the stereotypical "good guy wins" type of books. In the first book my favorite character was dead before page 100. But he died in an amazingly written battle against all of hell. I have read the battle a dozen times at least. The books keep you guessing on who will live and who won't. Though this may sound somewhat sadistic, I enjoy that feeling of unsuredness. If you have not read these books I suggest that you call around to some used book stores and get them at all costs. Everyone I know who has read them thinks that they are some of the best ever. Please Mark Perry, finish the series and write other books. Your style is sorely needed in todays market of books.

When I was 16 I read the first book in the Morigu series. I was captivated. This book had the breadth of imagination that rivaled Tolkien, I could not wait to read the rest of the series. Mark Perry had taken all the stops out and written a book that was rich and unique. It was several years before I found the second book in a used book store. I remember how my heart leaped when I saw it. I bought the book and rushed home. 2 hours later I was finished reading the book and once again I was on cloud nine, I could not wait for the next book. I was devasted when I heard through a friend that there were only two books and no more had been published. It was wonderful to hear that Mark Leahy(Perry) is still with us and it is my fondest hope that he finds a publisher to re release the first two books(with some better covers) and that he continues the series. I have been waiting for years to learn the story behind Fealoth's betrayal.

MY EIGHT YEAR SEARCH IS FINALLY OVER!! The universal question of "where is Mark C. Perry and why hasn't he finished, or come out with another book?" is over! Now, if we could just get that third book, the sky would be a little bluer, sunshine a little brighter! I first read "Desecration" in '92, six years after it's release and read "The Dead" about a week later. Now everytime I go to the bookstore, I check under "P" in the Sci-Fi section just in case...like so many others. I've been doing this for eight years, ever-hopeful for a third book. Since then I have read Brooks, Eddings, Goodkind searching for the same scale of fantasy-prose and NONE compare to The Morigu books. These books are timeless and have the grand sweep of epic battles involving characters you truly love (and love to hate). Good and evil have never clashed as they do in these books, as gods and demi-gods stride the earth in contest with man, elf and dwarf against forces of exceptional evil...

If you like action and larger than life heroes, then you will love Steve Perry's Matadora Series. It's fast paced and contains plenty of original ideas which he explores ruthlessly.

Don't believe the book covers, the series actually starts with, "The 97th step", and so should you. Then comes "The Man Who Never Missed", "Matadora", "The Machiavelli Interface", "The Albino Knife", "Black Steel", "Brother Death".

The total story line mostly centers around one man and his efforts to overthrow a repressive government, on a galactic scale. Our hero is Emile Khadaji. He starts his life as one of the government's own soldiers but during a battle to put down a rebellion he experiences an epiphany. From that moment on he is no longer a soldier.

Luckily a rather mystic figure called Pen, takes him under wing, trains him in the martial arts of the ninety nine steps and then releases Emile to fulfill his destiny. Along the way he single handedly starts, maintains and ends a guerrilla war against the government and then assembles and trains a team which forces the whole system to its knees.

Perry is definitely a commercial author but I doubt he would apologize for that. The Matadora series is a good example of this. It panders to my every boyish reading desire and I thank Perry for it.

I first discovered the 97th Step in college, which led to getting the entire series. Since then, I've read the entire series probably two dozen times. These are some of the few books I can pick up and start reading over and over and never get bored with them. The messages in the books (One man CAN make a difference, When you know who you are, you know what to do and who to do it with) are great, as is the entire plotline. I highly recommend this book and the entire series to anyone interested in sci-fi action with a message.

I first read Perry's work for Aliens and his Star Wars book, Shadows of the Empire, and liked them. So, when I saw The Man Who Never Missed at a used bookstore, I picked it up. It turned out to be one of the more entertaining pieces of fiction I've read in awhile. It is concerned solely with the life of a man who would come to single-handedly start a revolution against a corrupt universal government. Along the way, he meets the mysterious Pen, who tutors him in an ancient martial arts form. Then, using his skills, he wages a one-man guerrila war on a backwater planet. Yes, that's it. No sprawling plot. Only a few major characters. This harkens back, in my mind, to some of the great pulp novels of the 50s, but with a believable main character and a dose of martial arts. I've read it twice already, and it's still fun, especially in the face of the multi-thousand page epics which seem so popular among fantasy and sci-fi writers today. This is, incidentally, the first book in a longer se

Perry Ludy's book starts with the remarkably simple premise that most executives have forgotten: your employees are the key to top line growth and bottom line improvement. They have the knowledge, they want to help, and most of them will jump at the chance to contribute to the organization's success in a meaningful way. If you allow employees to use their brains, their hearts and hands will follow. Now there is a way to harness this untapped resource to improve your profitablity and turn on your employees.

Profit Building provides the road map for management to harness the power of people. It outlines a process that can produce improvements at all levels of the corporation, and results can start to be realized in a matter of weeks or months, not years. Mr. Ludy developed his PBP (Profit Building Process) during his business career, and he provides numerous examples of how he used it successfully at both large and small corporations. The steps are outlined in such a way that your managers will want to keep the book with them at all times as a desk reference. This is a "must read" for management at all levels.

Perry Ludy's Profit Building clearly explains and documents that corporate downsizing and layoffs is both a short-sighted and an dysfunctional approach to increasing profits. What companies require are long-term solutions capitalizing on their principle resource of knowledgeable and competent employees. Highly recommended, essential reading for corporate managers, CEOs, and corporate board members, Profit Building sets forth a five step method (Picking Your Team; Preparing Your Team; Brainstorming All The Questions; Taking Action And Documenting Results; Reviewing And Following Up) of cost reduction and profit improvement through the utilization of the "Profit Building Team". The informative, "reader friendly" text is enhanced with more than a hundred specific, tested ideas for cost reduction generated by a variety of teams using Ludy's approach. If you have a corporate responsibility for the success of a business enterprise, give Perry Ludy's Profit Building a very careful reading.

I have had the distinct pleasure of seeing Perry Ludy's ideas put into action while working with him at both PepsiCo and Envirotest Systems, and I know they really work. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in going beyond team training and empowerment to directly improving the bottom line in your organization.

Perry's "Questions Brainstorming" offers an excellent method for managers to improve both the quantity and quality of questions and answers generated in a team-friendly environment. He offers many ideas for getting a team and organization energized towards improving profits using this unique approach.

If for no other reason, you should consider getting a copy of this book because it has dozens of cost-saving and profit-increasing suggestions in a wide variety of areas that can immediately impact your business.

Simply put, Perry's processes work and the results will amaze even the most skeptical.

I have read many fantasy series (Sword of Truth, Lord of the Rings, Wheel of Time...etc) and this series defintely holds its own with those series. Although both books are short in pages compare to the other series, his character development is complex and indepth. The story flows very smoothly and it does capture you to the point that you cannot stop reading.

Unfortunately, I have been awaiting for nearly 8 years for him to finish this series. I do not know if he is dead or not willing to write, but if you are reading this Mr. Perry, please finish the series! If not Mr. Perry, somebody finish this series! It is extremely frustrating, enjoying something but not able to have closure!

Mark C Perry, despite reports to the contrary, is alive and well, having changed his name to Mark Leahy. He heard about our reviews and commentary and posted a reply at http://www.writerpunk.com/novels.html. The long and short of it is he is considering writing and publishing the remainder of the series (he is guessing 2 books) but asks us to keep saying nice things about him and his books to spur him along. All of I've got to say is HOORAY! I have loved his books from the opening pages and look forward to him writing and completing the series. I believe the Mark Perry who wrote to this page has info on a publisher interested in the book, please get that to Mr. Leahy if at all possible.

After reading the other reviews on this website, I am glad to learn that I am not the only reader who was eagerly anticipating a sequel to this series. I finished the first two books in a few hours and have been searching for the third one for years. Unfortunately, it is not available as it seems the author only wrote two books. Rarely have I read such engrossing battle scenes in a fantasy novel. Mr. Perry is adept at providing vivid and, at times gory, depictions of battlefield action. This is matched by his ability to create fantastic characters complete with human flaws and shortcomings (even the Gods in the story). The conflict within the Morigu; the nobility of Dammuth, the Dwarves, and Elves; the duplicity of Fealoth and Arianrood; and the might of the Demon Lords and Apkieran (who is wicked!) make for an amazing story. I would rank this up with the best of Feist and Eddings, despite the obscurity of the author. I only hope that all the raves and support on this website may somehow reach the author or publisher and convince him/them to finish the series.

This book is phenomenal! The information never ends! It details the opera house in Paris where this who story was supposed to take place. There is alot of information on the early movie forms of the story, including those who acted in them, as well as Gaston Leroux's book form. The bulk of the book is about Andrew Lloyd Webber though. There are so many pictures and stories about each of the characters, and the important peopel behind the scenes of the stage! This is a wonderful book whom anyone, Phantom fan or not is sure to enjoy!

As a hardcore Phantom fan, I am always looking for more information on the play. I came across this amazing book in the public library in my town and was amazed at the detail. There was so much that I didn't already know, and I knew a lot. I wanted to keep on renewing the book and never give it back but a good friend of mine, who is also very adamant about Phantom, went searching for this book that I wouldn't shut up about and bought me a copy. I love it. It includes info on the opera house, Gaston Leroux(the author of the novel on which Andrew Lloyd Webber's play is based), the story behind the novel, Lon Chaney's film, other versions of the film and other plays, Andrew Lloyd Webber's version, and the Libretto. This is the most complete and well written book on the play I've come across. George Perry reveals the intricacies of the production from make-up to costumes to set to everything. I consider this a valuable part of my Phantom collection and I highly recommend it to anyone who likes this play or theater in general. It rocks!

This book ROCKS!!! It is the closest you can get to the behind-the-scenes of Phantom. I got mine on an Amazon Auction(by the way, check out those auctions sometimes, they can be useful). It has the complete libretto at the back and amazingly sharp, clear pictures( they are so sharp you can even see the actors veins in their hands!).
This book has the history of the Paris Opera, then it goes on to tell how Gaston Leroux came up with Phantom, then the film versions of Phantom, then, of course, the Lloyd Webber version.
This book is perfect for the true Phantom Phan!

What a treat to find this great new book! This is a memoir by the most interesting character you could imagine. Michael Perry is a poet, a registered nurse, a trained EMT and a volunteer fire fighter. After years away from his small home town in rural Wisconsin, he returns and writes about the things that happen to him there. The result is a funny and often moving account of the things that are really important in life - with insights that can be gained only from a man faced daily with life and death situations. Perry has a beautiful cadence to his storytelling and makes the transition from laugh out loud storytelling to heart-wrenching tragedies seamlessly. I swallowed the book whole and marked up my copy with underlined quotations and margins full of stars of agreement. A definite must-read.

Population: 485 is a book that makes me want to laugh and cry, generally on the same page. I grew up in a small town, worked the VFD then moved away to return some years later. I can readily identify with what Mr. Perry has written in his book. It hits close to home.

If you have ever lived in a small town, served on a small fire department/EMS service, or ever wanted to, this is a book you should read.

The story involves characters that are unique to small towns and they will make you smile and chuckle. The coming together of people to help one another will make you beam with pride. And the tragedies involved with his work will make you cry with a hurt that is all too familiar.

Well written with enough detail to make the experience real Mike Perry has written a book that will reside forever in the dens and family rooms of small town firefighters and EMS workers. Its humanity and inside along with the characters and stories will make it an enjoyable read for anyone.

You cannot go wrong with this book.

Though many who have never lived in small towns view them as coming up short on the diversity measure; I would soundly disagree. Michael Perry captures the depth and the tapestry of relationships fostered in a place where fellow inhabitants know their neighbors on many different levels. And diverse they are!
I enjoyed all aspects of this book, from the philosophical observations on the human condition, to the human- connectedness amid joy and tragedy. More than being just a "people-watcher", Author Michael Perry is a "people-appreciater". His words impeccably paint the personality pictures of those he has known, appreciated, smiled over, laughed with, and or course, sorrowed with. A very recommendable book.

Well this was a nice fun book. I can't say I much enjoyed any of the characters or the setting of the story. Nor can I say I enjoy how the aliens were portrayed, they were pure fodder and almost put up no fight at all to the human and predator onslaught. I did think that a lot of the predator expansion was interesting. As it told you more about the predator way of life. That's why I wouldn't call this so much an Aliens Vs. Predator book as it's a Predator Vs. Humans and some poor unsuspecting aliens get tossed into the mix. I do feel however that the writer kinda turned the predators into somewhat of a klingon ripoff, but not so much, the predators in this book are just as hardcore as their film counterparts. A couple predators in particular are a LOT more hardcore than their film counterparts.

Over all this isn't as good as Predator: Cold War or Aliens: Earth Hive, but it's not nearly as bad as Aliens: Genocide so I say this is pretty well worth the money pick up a copy soon.

This is what I can only describe as a classic avp book, predators will fight to the death, fighting for their honour and a big trophy for the mantle-piece. Whereas aliens are quite the opposite, fighting for survival and will destroy anything in their path. In the middle of it all is the colonial marine, killing anything that isn't human and always trying to save their precious estalishment.

The artwork is a realistic interpretation of the original films and makes the story exciting to read - difficult to put down once started! Like most other good graphic novels its not all about 'kill the baddies!!!' because in the end who really is the 'baddie?' In the eyes of each character they could all be bad.

As I don't particuarly enjoy reading these graphic novels are a good way to get me to read. The artwork helps my imagination and keeps my interest where loads of words just wouldn't. If you are interested in science fiction (aliens, predator etc.) then basicaly this book is definitely worth reading. :)

I really enjoyed this novel. It contained a great plot, interesting characters, and plenty of action. Even though the book primarily gives the reader insight into Predator society, I'm certain that fans of the Aliens series will also find it to be entertaining. I found the parallels between the two main characters to be particulary fasinating. My advice : Read it on the weekend when you've got free time ahead of you, because you won't be able to put it down until you reach the end.

Thid is definetly one of the greatest books i've ever read! I strongly suggest that anyone who like's Resident Evil or fantastic book to keep you on the edge of your seat should read this book. It is not for the light hearted though, It goes into grat detail on the gore.
I've read the previous two books and now i'm working on The Underworld but this is definetly the best so far. I can't think of anything bad to say. It follows the game Resident Evil 2 really well. It was cool because i read the book and then i got to go and play the exact same part on my game.
I give this book 5 stars
S.D Perry is my favorite author because of these books and i hope she keeps on writeing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am normally one of the worst people at reading novels, but when I finished this book, I looked back and discovered that I had read about 120 pages in only 3 hours! That blew me away! It's just that Resident Evil 2 the game was so unbelievably great, and I could now see it in an even more movie like format! Leon Kennedy was always in my eyes much more of a hero than Chris Redfield, being more courageous and selfless. It's mainly because Leon took a bullet for Ada, went back for her even though there were zombies in the way, and tries to save her after she was going to shoot him if he didn't give her the super G-Virus.

This book shows his endurance with more detail, like where he lands on his bullet wound several times, takes it each time, and always continues. Wow, what a guy! Not that I don't like Claire Redfield, I do, and not just because she was the first video game character that I got dirty thoughts of. She also endures a lot, but it wasn't until this book that I really understood. In this book, Claire hesitates to shoot the first zombie she is cornered by, because it is a living target. Detail like that is all over the book, and it is really amazing. The gore is explained in gut-wrenching clarity too, and some tortured thoughts of Annette Birkin and Chief Irons are also presented wonderfully.

One of the only gripes I had with this book is that you always know that Ada is a spy, unlike in the game where you don't find out until the end. Even worse, the most dramatic scene in the game (actually, I can only think of a few Hollywood scenes more powerful) is when Ada dies, and the novel's version is almost unbelievably un-dramatic. However, apart from those, this is an easy read for those bad at reading, and this book is not only for fans of the game/series, but of anyone who enjoys a thrilling read. I wish that S. D. Perry was a twenty-two or so year old and not married, for I like the way she thinks, and I would most likely ask her out! Oh well. This book is still a sensation! Get it!

City of the Dead, the third book in S.D. Perry's series of Resident Evil novels, more than covers all the ground from the video game it is based and adapted from (Resident Evil 2), but it is all the more compelling, scary, and suspenseful and is the true definition of a "page turner". The story begins a few months after the incident at the mansion in Raccoon City when rookie cop Leon Kennedy arrives for his first day on the job. When he arrives in the town; he finds it desserted minus the re-animated corpses with a taste for human flesh strolling around. He soon meets up with Claire Redfield who is searching for her brother Chris (the hero from the first game and novel); and the two encounter a host of other characters human and non-human alike. Perry's knack for developing her characters is in full effect here, and the reader never feels left out when the action goes full throttle. City of the Dead flows nearly identical to the game it is adapted from, which fans of the game will no doubt be pleased with. All in all, City of the Dead is one of, if not the, best books in Perry's Resident Evil series, and even if your not a fan of the games but are a fan of horror and zombie films than you should definitely give this a look.

The Pocket Guide is one of my desk reference books...It is written so even idiots like me can understand it, and use it. I think it is in the same league as Glover's Pocket Ref, and the Pocket
Pal for graphic artists. If you work with Industrial Ethernet, you better buy this book, and stick it in your pocket, briefcase, tool box, or whatever you carry around on the job with you. If you think you need to know about
Industrial Ethernet, buy this book and carry it around in your pocket for when you have a chance to catch five minutes and read a few pages.

This is the best book published by ISA this year...

I'm used to Ethernet reference books that occupy huge volumes in my company's library; they require time and determination to find answers to a specific problem and are never accessible when you are out in the field. When I saw Perry S. Marshall's Industrial Ethernet- A pocket guide, I was surprised by its small size; it's, well, really pocket sized. And it is nort small, once you start working with it; it is rather compact, or concise, and to the point. Information is laid out systematically,topically and logically; you can find both general info and troubleshooting tips on hardware, cabling and protocols covering the whole range of typical problems found in network maintenance. This little book is now part of my toolbox, and it should complement anyone's who is faced with Ethernet problems on the plant floor. It has already proven its worth to me in helping me correct networking problems I have been faced with in the field.

If you are using Ethernet in an industrial environment, you've got to have this book! Even though it's billed as a pocket guide (it really is pocket sized), you could also use it as a desk reference. It has concise and to the point coverage of every aspect of Industrial Ethernet.

Even though I had planned on using this just for reference, I found so many interesting things in it that I started reading it. I really enjoyed the writing style which, unlike other books, didn't put me to sleep. This book is easy to read and understand, even for an old timer like me.

Excellent!