Just finished reading the final Harry Potter book on the flight to California. Thought it was excellent. I tend to read a lot of military fiction and nonfiction for enjoyment and story ideas, and for pure escapism, I like fantasy, like the aforementioned Harry Potter series, as well as Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion Series, and Stephen King (read Cell and finished The Dark Tower Series in the past year, more great stuff). Next book I plan on reading is The Cobra Event by Richard Preston, which deals with bioterrorism. Ironically, it has nothing to do with the Cobra we all know, but I may get some ideas for my current diostory.