How did you get involved with RotE (spoilers Farseer, TM & Soldier Son)

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I remember my 1st experience with RotE very distinctly for some reason. This was in 20000. It was a period at which I was in the military and performing orderly duty. By chance, a friend had left his book (the 1st book, AA) in the orderly room and I just picked it up, intending just to give it a flip. By no means am I a fantasy fan, so there wasn't any particular affinity to such a genre.

But I was completely hooked after chapter one of the Fitz with his encounter with Burrich. Then I subsequently bought it for myself and went from one book to the next. By my count, I should have read the entire series at least 3 to 4 times for each book. I have just recently done a lot of cleaning up in my house and I have got rid of almost all other books (by my count there should be more than 100 novels of all sorts), but I still keep the 9 books in the original 3 part trilogy.

I usually have no special feeling for any author or series of books I have ploughed through the year, but this is the only one that makes me come back for more. However, I never found any real attachment to the Soldier Son trilogy with perhaps the exception of the 1st book.

I have just completed a 5th journey in 2010 re-reading all 9 books, as well as the short story Inheritance for the 1st time, and to my delight there was a continuation with the Dragon Keeper published last year. I just about embark on Dragon Haven, so I'm sure I won't be disappointed.