I was visiting Duncan Smeed’s web site, and he did something I hadn’t thought of before — ego surfing his first name. He notes that his site shows up as the #8 listing in a Google search on “Duncan.”
So, of course, I had to plug in “Brian” and see where I landed. Lucky number 7. I was pleased to see that the Number 1 position was held by another of my favorite Brian’s, author Brian Jacques. Jacques is the author of the fantasy “Redwall” series which is usually mischategorized as children’s literature. Yes, these are books that would be great for children, but they are also just plain all-around excellent fantasy novels (everyone I know is waiting for the “Lord of the Rings” films, but I’d much prefer a “Redwall” movie).