Next Series Read

[Maggie, space cruisin' for a bruisin']

Ok--It's time to take nominations for our next series read! We just started When Gravity Fails, which is excellent, but that's a trilogy, so its time to start nominations for our next series!

Culture
Sirantha Jax
Laundry FIles
Revelation Space
Chanur
Spiral arm
WWW

[Maggie, space cruisin' for a bruisin']

Right off the bat I'd like to nominate Iain M. Banks Culture series! Although it is a little long, ALL of the books are stand alone, so group members can plus in for the books they want!

The First is Consider Phlebas

[Kirsten]

Have we read the Expanse series? If not I'd like to nominate that.

[Mickey]

Charles Stross's Laundry Files.

https://www.goodreads.com/series/5076...

[mark, personal space invader]

We've already read Consider Phlebas, so Maggie do you think we would start with Player of Games if Banks wins?

[Scott]

Revelation Space etc.

[mark, personal space invader]

I think the same goes for Revelation Space, we've read the first book in that series so I wonder if we should start with the second book if it wins. and we're currently the first book in the Laundry Files series.

conundrum!

[Scott]

Oh, I didn't see it in the bookshelf.

Edit: Oh, there it is. Didn't realize the list alphabetized by "the..."

[Alexa]

Sirantha Jax by Ann Aguirre starting with Grimspace

[Robert]

was just reading a review of books for collection on 'artificial overlords' at library journal (http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/201...)

they mention Wake by Sawyer WWW: Wake which I am unfamiliar with - so I propose it (a trilogy i believe)

[Scott]

www:Wake was okay, kind of felt like a YA novel. I'm ambivalent about continuing that but you never know.

[Mickey]

Scott wrote: "www:Wake was okay, kind of felt like a YA novel. I'm ambivalent about continuing that but you never know."

Agreed.

[Mary]

Michael Flynn's Spiral Arm series The January Dancer, Up Jim River, In the Lion's Mouth, and On the Razor's Edge

[Laz]

I'll second Jax, and re-submit Chanur.

[Clyde]

Mary wrote: "Michael Flynn's Spiral Arm series The January Dancer, Up Jim River, In the Lion's Mouth, and On the Razor's Edge"

Oh, very good series.

[Clyde]

Laz wrote: "I'll second Jax, and re-submit Chanur."

I'll second Chanur.

[Maggie, space cruisin' for a bruisin']

you all--if you abbreviate things I don't put in a link, I probably wont know what youre talking about

[Clyde]

Maggie wrote: "you all--if you abbreviate things I don't put in a link, I probably wont know what youre talking about"

Sorry Maggie. The books in the Chanur series are: The Pride of Chanur, Chanur's Venture, The Kif Strike Back, and Chanur's Homecoming.
I think this series is a natural trilogy. The middle story was split into two books -- I presume by the publisher.
There is another Chanur book, Chanur's Legacy, but it is a separate, next generation story.

[Richard]

Kirsten wrote: "Have we read the Expanse series? If not I'd like to nominate that."

Can I add my support to the Expanse series by the duo James S.A. Corey which starts with Leviathan Wakes.

[Laz]

@Clyde: my sailing catamaran is named "Hilfy" and my first kitty cat was named "Tully". When I win the Lotto, my big sloop will be called Baji-Naji (Foreigner series).

[Clyde]

Laz wrote: "@Clyde: my sailing catamaran is named "Hilfy" and my first kitty cat was named "Tully". When I win the Lotto, my big sloop will be called Baji-Naji (Foreigner series)."

Heh. Great names.

[Rion]

You all read my mind. Was planning on starting Chanur series soon, but since it was already seconded I'll second starting again with the Culture series with The Player of Games.

[LindaJ^]

Robert wrote: "was just reading a review of books for collection on 'artificial overlords' at library journal (http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/201......"

I read the trilogy. I enjoyed it. It is not great but kept my interest. I would not classify it as YA - much deeper than the typical YA.

[LindaJ^]

Clyde wrote: "Maggie wrote: "you all--if you abbreviate things I don't put in a link, I probably wont know what youre talking about"

Sorry Maggie. The books in the Chanur series are: [book:The Pride of Chanur|1..."

I've read the fist of the Chanur series and liked it. I agree that it would be a good next series and therefore will refrain from nominating another!

[Metaphorosis]

L. Warren Douglas' Arbiter series. The idea is clearly lifted from Jack Vance's Connatic (Alastor series), but I like Douglas' series despite that - it's a very good trilogy of approachable, interesting SF with solid but not overwhelming science and likeable, characters.

[Metaphorosis]

Or John Christopher's Sword of the Sprits series. I loved this series when I was young, and still do - one of my all time favorites.

[Maggie, space cruisin' for a bruisin']

ok, Sword of the spirits was definitely YA, so I did not put it on the poll.
Poll is now up!