I don’t know if you’ve ever had that slightly depressed feeling after finishing a really good book or book series. It almost feels like “What now?”

I’ve heard that a good book is one where you choose to step inside the author’s shoes and live in their world. A great book gives you no choice. Almost without warning, you find yourself instantly teleported into a new universe, meeting new people, experiencing new things.

I’ve been listening to all the Charles Martin novels in chronological order on Audible. Recently, I started on the most current one. The sad part is that there are no more, but the good news is that hopefully sooner than later there will be more.

I appreciate good stories. I like the kinds of book that make you want to live in the places and meet the people in the pages. I like books that I can visualize and see locations and faces. The reason that movies based on books are typically not as good is because they fail to live up to the images I’ve created in my mind based on the plot, dialogue, characters, etc.

But fret not. I have a plan.

My next dive will be into the world of Tolkien. I’m planning on starting with the Silmarillion and going into The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. After that, who knows?