This document provides summaries of several book series and authors. It summarizes the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, the Bernhard Gunther series by Philip Kerr, the Kidnapped series by Gordon Korman, the Dragonriders of Pern saga by Anne McCaffrey, the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian, the Inheritance cycle by Christopher Paolini, the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson, and the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. It also provides brief biographies of each author.