Top Three Series You'd Take on a Deserted Island

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

What three series do you think would keep you entertained indefinitely? Perfect for a desert island. :)

[Diana Stormblessed]

This is the hardest question ever. I can't narrow it down. I'm picking 4.

Fever series (only books 1-5)
Stormlight Archive
Redwall
Kate Daniels

Honorable mention: Mistborn era 1-2 (adding 3 and 4 to that once they're written)

[Bill]

I’m going with big series so I have variety.

1. Discworld
2. Malazan
3. Wheel of Time

Still have a lot of Realm of the Elderlings to read so might be worth swapping in so I have new material.

Also if a new Malazan book comes out does it get airdropped in?

[J.J.]

Playboy
Penthouse
Hustler

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

1. Malazan
2. Wheel Of Time
3. Drizzt

And I'm adding 3 happy books! Or two.

1. Red Rising (including the rest of Iron Gold Books)
2. A Court Of Thorns and Roses (including all new ones)

[Bill]

J.J. wrote: "Playboy
Penthouse
Hustler"

For the articles?

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

Red Rising- because I’d read it again

Something long, like Malazan. Because I’d forget the beginning before I got to the end and I could re read it like a new book

And maybe something more racy, for the lonely days.. so I’d try Jacqueline Carey again 😂

[Chris]

Malazan and Discworld certainly for the volume. Malazan also for reasons Margret said.

Stormlight would work for the 3rd, but it sure would be frustrating at three books. Maybe if Bill's airdropped idea worked.

Or I could simply say "Cosmere" and have it include all the Mistborn, Stormlight, etc.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Harry Potter would be one for me. I could keep reading those dozens of times (and have).

I can't decide on the others. Sanderson is definitely a contender. I second the air drop thing.

Maybe Hobb if I can take her entire Elderling saga.

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

I have never read Discworld. I would like to some day.

[Bill]

I’m about halfway through at 20 out of 41. The nice thing is that there is a lot of variety in the characters and stories told.

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

How could I have forgotten Harry Potter!!! That's it. I'm taking 6!!
I was going to say Sanderson but there are reasons at the moment.

I also think an owl could do some air drops 😉

[Diana Stormblessed]

Does Cosmere work?? Does that all count as 1 series? Cuz then I change Stormlight to Cosmere.

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

Bill wrote: "I’m about halfway through at 20 out of 41. The nice thing is that there is a lot of variety in the characters and stories told."

People keep telling me to start with book 3 and it confuses my little brain 😕

[Bill]

The thought is that the first couple of books aren’t as strong but I like reading it in order because there are world building elements in each of the books.

[J.J.]

Bill wrote: "J.J. wrote: "Playboy
Penthouse
Hustler"

For the articles?"

But of course. Tough crowd when none of the women laughed at it.
Soooooo

The Wheel of Time
Red Rising series
Stormlight Archives series

Serious enough for you ladies? hm hm? lol

[Hailee]

My picks:

1. Harry Potter (obviously)

2. Temeraire (because I need a series with dragons on the desert island)

3. The Wheel of Time or Malazan I can't decide (each of these books take me so long to read that either of these series will last me a long time)

[J.J.]

Honorable mentions:
My guilty pleasure, all of Sarah J Maas's books and series
The First Law trilogy
The Godling Chronicles

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

Bill wrote: "The thought is that the first couple of books aren’t as strong but I like reading it in order because there are world building elements in each of the books."

Okay good! I will start them that way when I get to them 😊

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

Why don't we just all hang out on the same island and take turns reading the books to each other. Lol. We seem to be picking a lot of the same ones 😄

Yes, I'm crazy and no I don't care 😊

[J.J.]

Melissa ♥ Dog Lover ♥ wrote: "Why don't we just all hang out on the same island and take turns reading the books to each other. Lol. We seem to be picking a lot of the same ones 😄

Yes, I'm crazy and no I don't care 😊"

Well, it wouldn't be a deserted island anymore. Also I think we would do more than just read.....just my thoughts. lol

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Ooh! Melissa for the win! We can coordinate and each bring a different series. Lol

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

J.J. wrote: "Melissa ♥ Dog Lover ♥ wrote: "Why don't we just all hang out on the same island and take turns reading the books to each other. Lol. We seem to be picking a lot of the same ones 😄

Yes, I'm crazy a..."

I just won my bet!! I knew you were going to say that 🤣😂

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Ooh! Melissa for the win! We can coordinate and each bring a different series. Lol"

YES!!!! See, the women know what's what 😄

[Yanique, Thread Master]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Ooh! Melissa for the win! We can coordinate and each bring a different series. Lol"

We can designate places on the island for physical buddy reads! It would be funny to see Iain and Choko carrying their mountains of books and jumping from read to read. LOL!!!

[Bill]

I’m in but I vote that everyone brings at least 5 series.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

lol FBR island. I love it.

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

😄

[Chris]

I like the way JJ thinks on this one :

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

Oh... an island full of people.... uh oh 😂

[Diana Stormblessed]

Can I just bring my kindle?

[Diana Stormblessed]

I feel like this thread to an unexpected turn lol

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

Maybe if there is some sort of area of the island, like a cave or rocky precipice that is dangerous to get to unless it’s low tide that I could build my hut?

[Virginie]

Margret wrote: "Maybe if there is some sort of area of the island, like a cave or rocky precipice that is dangerous to get to unless it’s low tide that I could build my hut?"

You could build yourself a book igloo. People would have to read all of them to get to you.

[J.J.]

You girls are bad and guttermind just like us guys if you guys rigged it for an answer like mine, dirty dirty girls and bad. Bad for manipulating us guys bad bad. We always fall for it. lol

What did you win? lol

[J.J.]

And how did you know I would say that? why not Chris or Bill? lol

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

lol Margret wants isolation in isolation island. My hut will be next to yours (that still counts as isolated from "people" right?) I'm not people.

[Yanique, Thread Master]

Diana Stormblessed wrote: "I feel like this thread to an unexpected turn lol"

Great efforts were being made to steer this convo in that direction....

[Delitealex]

1) Pride/Pack series by Shelly Laurenston
2) Mercy Thompson series
3) The Black Jewels series

[Yanique, Thread Master]

Margret wrote: "Maybe if there is some sort of area of the island, like a cave or rocky precipice that is dangerous to get to unless it’s low tide that I could build my hut?"

I like high places, so I'll lay claim to a nice tree for my tree house.

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

Perhaps introvert island is more accurate. On second thought I may not be as deterred by this island full of people as I originally was.

[J.J.]

Then you all are going to have to change the title of the thread to Hut Island instead of deserted island. Man now I feel like I have to be on my toes with you girls and read very carefully what you're actually typing. Girls and their codes and games grrrrr :-p

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

J.j. I have no idea what you're talking about. I don't think anyone is code talking. We're literally discussing where to build a home on a fake deserted FBR island. (I'm not being sarcastic, I'm just confused).

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

We’ll send a volleyball for you to hang out with on your island, promise

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Lol nice reference 😂

[Yanique, Thread Master]

I’m from a small island, so my island survival skills are top notch! I’m liking the idea of The Isle of Books we’re setting up here.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

This is totally becoming a setting in a book I'm going to write.

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

@yanique- I was just thinking how useful you would be..

-virologist
-island dweller
-gives good advice
-likely would know how to cook the local food and what indigenous plants would kill me

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "This is totally becoming a setting in a book I'm going to write."

I want an acknowledgement 😄

[Bill]

I would want a treehouse. I’ll lower a basket for new books.