Guitar: An American Life

Author: Tim Brookes
Genre: Who Knows

After finding his guitar broken when it gets home from the airport, the author (with his wife's support and approval) commissions a custom guitar. The book has chapters that talk about the construction of his new guitar and the luthier who is building it, alternating with chapters of general guitar history to pad it out.

Dont' bother.

The Legend of Huma

Author: Richard A. Knaak
Genre: Fantasy

This was a nice fun read. Huma, a minor, though idealistic, knight, leads the fight against the Dragon Queen.

Reading this book always makes me want to read Kaz the Minitaur.

Vinas Solamnus

Author: J. Robert King
Genre: Fantasy

There was a point where Solamnia broke away from the old empire. This was the guy, and this was some of his story.

Soulforge

Author: Margret Weis
Genre: Fantasy

The story of the early years of Raistlan, the greatest mage who ever lived on Krynn.

The Merlin Conspiracy

Author: Diana Wynne Jones
Genre: Children Fantasy

When the Merlin dies and a new one takes over his post, Roddy and Grundo find there is something wrong with him, but no one in the Procession will listen to them.