text: please recommend 5 good fiction books to read.?   lord of the rings - jrr tolkien 'salem's lot  -  steven king the other side of midnight  -  sidney sheldon stranger in a strange land  -  robert heinlein the source  -  james mitchner(sp)  that's a smorgasborg of genres, a little bit of fantasy, horror, romance/mystery, sci-fi and historical novel.  enjoy