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How Many Series Are You Reading?
Hmm...well for sanity's sake I'll just stick with my still ongoing ones:High/Epic Fantasy:
Chalion series by Lois McMaster Bujold
Sharing Knife series by Lois McMaster Bujold
Malazan series by Steven Erickson
ASOIAF by GRRM
Locke LaMorra series by Scott Lynch
Kingkiller Chronicles by Pat Rothfuss
Deed of Pasksenaarion the second trilogy by Elizabeth Moon
Green Rider series by Kristen Britain
Riftwar saga by Raymond Feist
Discworld by Pratchett
Troubled Waters by Sharon Shinn
WOT by Jordan/Sanderson
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Liveship Traders by Robin Hobb
Tide Lords by Jennifer Fallon
Second Sons by Jennifer Fallon
Kushiel's DArt by Jacqueline Carey
Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone by Greg Keyes
Baroque cycle by Neal Stephenson
Tremeraire series by Naomi Novick
Riyria Revelations by Michael Sullivan
Crown of Stars by Kate Elliott
Urban Fantasy:
Dark Jewels by Anne Bishop
Cal Leandros series by Rob Thurman
Trixster series by Rob Thurman
Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
Kate Daniels series by Illona Andrews
Edge series by Illona Andrews
Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs
St. Germaine series by Chelse Quinn Yarbro
Guild Hunters by Nalini Singh
Weather Warden by Raichel Caine
Georgina Kincaide by Richelle Meade
Alpha and Omega by Patricia Briggs
Darkyn by Lynn Veihl
Kyndred by Lynn Viehl
Women of the Underworld by Kelly Armstrong
... and for the hell of it, I'll list these too....
SF:
Honor Harrington by David Weber
Miles Vorkosigan series by Lois McMacter Bujold
Dock 5 Universe by Linnea Sinclair
Chanur series by CJ Cherryh
Dune series by Frank Herbert
Xenogenesis series by Octavia Butler
Skolian Empire series by Catherine Asaro
Grant wrote: "Fantasy series that are under-rated or rarely mentioned. That's a bit of a tough question as well but a couple do spring to mind.S.M. Stirling - The Emberverse Series - I really enjoyed these novels. The premise of these novels is a world changing event that basically throws the Earth back to the dark ages with the laws of science basically turned on their ear. Gunpowder, combustion engines, electricity...all cease to work down to a molecular level and man must survive. This series is fantasy set in a modern day. Hell, there's a group of folks who take the Lord of the Rings and basically make it their Constitution/Bible. Modern day Rangers of Ithilien! Lol. This was one of my first forays into post-apocalyptic literature and I enjoyed them thoroughly though I hear very little in the fantasy community about them. I'd love to see that change. "
This must be the series that starts with "Dies the Fire" and I agree that it is one of the best of the post-apocalyptic series I've ever read. But then I like a lot of what Stirling has written.
Reading:Malazan Book of the Fallen
Malazan Empie
First Law
Kingkiller Chronicles
Gentlemen Bastards
Nightside
Dresden Files
Garret PI
WOT
Southern Vampire series
Read:
Lord of the Rings
Dune
Almost everything by Salvatore
Harry Potter
Piers Anthony
Chronicles of Narnia
Almost everything by Eager and Nesbit
Gave up on:
A Song of Ice and Fire
Wolfe’s Long Sun
Ilona Andrew’s Kate Daniels
Brigg’s Mercy Thompson
Armstrong’s women of the underworld
Kim Harrison’s Hallows
Anita Blake, Vampire Killer
Moning's Fever
TBR(I actually have the first book):
Belgariad
Mistborn
Weber’s Honor Harrington
Old Man’s War
Farseer Trilogy
LongPrice
Bujold’s Vorkosigan
DeLint’s Newford
Moon’s Paksenarrion
The Orphan’s Tales
Kiarelle wrote: "I can't remember everything I've read off the top of my head but I'll list some here. The Wheel of Time - Jordan (stopped at ten won't pick up the others till the last one is out!)
A Song of Fir..."
You need to atleast finish Harry Potter. Book 6 is pretty good and the last book is atleast decent and ties up the majority of strings in the story. Book 6 is one of my favorites of the set. Deathly Hallows feels a bit rushed.
I was really looking forward to the continuation of the series with the son, but have tried that one twice and haven't been able to get through it, not sure why.Keep thinking I will try one more time.
Ok! I'm finally ready with my list. I made shelves for this too... Fun stuff :)Series Completed
Shannara by Terry Brooks
Heritage of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Voyage of the Jerle Shannara by Terry Brooks
High Druid of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Word & the Void by Terry Brooks
Genesis of Shannara by Terry Brooks
The Belgariad by David Eddings
The Malloreon by David Eddings
The Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist
Krondor's Sons by Raymond E. Feist
The Serpentwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist
Conclave of Shadows by Raymond E. Feist
The Darkwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist
Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb
Liveship Traders by Robin Hobb
Tawny Man Trilogy by Robin Hobb
Soldier Son Trilogy by Robin Hobb
Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone by Greg Keyes
The Dark Tower by Stephen King
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
Study Series by Maria V. Snyder
The Death Gate Cycle by Margaret Weis
Otherland by Tad Williams
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad Williams
Series In Process
The First Law by Joe Abercrombie
Acacia by David Anthony Durham
Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson
The Demonwar Saga Raymond E. Feist
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
Rain Wild Chronicles by Robin Hobb
The Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin
Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan / Brandon Sanderson
Gentleman Bastard by Scott Lynch
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
Discworld by Terry Pratchett
The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
The Riyria Revelations by Michael J. Sullivan
Wars of Light & Shadow by Janny Wurts
Series Abandoned
Kushiel's Legacy by Jacqueline Carey
Shadowmarch by Tad Williams
Series to Start (I Own First Book)
Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham
Demon Trilogy by Peter V. Brett
Black Magician Trilogy by Trudi Canavan
The Seven Kingdoms Trilogy by Kristin Cashore
The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell
Runelords by David Farland
The Empire Trilogy by Raymond E. Feist
Legends of the Riftwar by Raymond E. Feist
Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan
The Coldfire Trilogy by C.S. Friedman
Troy by David Gemmell
Drenai Tales by David Gemmell
Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind
Sword of Shadows by J.V. Jones
The Sarantine Mosaic by Guy Gavriel Kay
The Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay
The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon
Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson
Night Angel by Brent Weeks
The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny
Grant wrote: Lol...you know I got my english lit and ancient civ degrees with the intention of being a college professor. Then I student taught and realized I was the worst teacher ever. I don't suffer fools lightly. I was compassionate and considerate when it came to those who wished to learn but were having a hard time but as for those who didn't care or didn't make an effort...well I had no desire to have them in my presence and made sure to make their lives miserable. As I said...worst teacher ever. I hate people that don't want to learn so to answer your question...Nope :) Never considered doing any type of class though if I ever move back to a real city someday I'd love to get into the publishing field."Sometimes they deserve it (oops, did I say that out loud?).
But I mean a fantasy class - I've ran across a couple of classes that focused on things like video games and their effects on modern society (developlment, etc) and I think with your degrees and the amount of works you've consumed... :-)
I can understand the desire not to take someone's child and try your best not to choke the shit out of them because jail is not a place you want to visit (did I say that out loud, too??). I student taught for a short period of time...but I would have ended up killing one of these ill-mannered brats we have here in DC (and on that note, I've said too much :-)
These are all amazing lists! Awesome, thread! I shall try to compile a list, myself.
Very impressive, Nicki.
What an incredible, massive list, Nicki!
My god! How do you all manage to read so many series at once and remember them all? I generally like to read two or three books at once to keep the monotony to a minimum but that's nothing like what you've all displayed above. I would quickly become buried in the books. I only have a few ongoing series.A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
The Dragaeran Series by Steven Brust
The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss
The Noon Universe by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
The Conan Series by Robert E. Howard
I dropped the Mistborn series after being none to impressed by the first book.
milo, what book of SOIF are you on and what do you think so far? also curious as to your thoughts on the Noon Universe.
i'm also pretty impressed, or confused, by folks' ability to read so many series at once. right now i am at about 18 or 19 or so, and am always trying to find a way to whittle that down. i feel like sissyphus with my various series. whenever i finish one, a new one pops right up into my life.
but then with some series, like SOIF and the abercrombie trilogy (and previously, with Fionavar), i am consciously trying to draw the pleasurable experience out as long as possible. in that goal, martin's writing habits are certainly going to be very helpful to me in the future!
I'm at about nine or ten series. Possibly more. There's actually series that I'm in the middle of and forget that I'm reading them until I see the next book at the book store. (I have a terrible memory.) But, it's a bad sign if I've forgotten that I'm reading a series. It means that it's not really holding my attention.
I sat down a while back and tried to finish my list and gave up after I'd added another 30 or 40 authors. It's never ending for which I'm particularly grateful.
mark wrote: "milo, what book of SOIF are you on and what do you think so far? also curious as to your thoughts on the Noon Universe.
i'm also pretty impressed, or confused, by folks' ability to read so ..."
I am still waiting for A Dance With Dragons to be released. I enjoyed all the books of SOIF but particularly the first three. The fourth was....incomplete.
I have only read one book of the Noon Universe(Hard to Be A God) by the Strugatsky's and found it an entirely satisfying and intelligently written book. I would categorize it more as a sci-fi fantasy mix than purely fantasy. Hard To Be A God is one of my favorites of all time!
Milo, in case you didn't know, A Dance With Dragons is scheduled to be released this July! Now, whether or not they actually do get the chance to release it is still up for grabs, but I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed. LOL
I've started several series but I'm not sure how many. I'll have to compile a list and come back.
Still Working On:The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
Discworld by Terry Pratchett
Rachel Morgan by Kim Harrison
Misery, Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Williams
Anita Blake Vampire Hunter by Laurell k Hamilton
Merry Gentry by Laurell K Hamilton
Secret Histories by Simon R Green
The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss
The Women of Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
Fables by Bill Wilingham
Jack of Fables by Bill Willingham
Locke and Key by Joe Hill
Saga of the Swamp Thing by Alan Moore
Kushiel's Legacy by Jacqueline Carey
The Young Wizards by Diane Duane
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snickett
Promethea by Alan Moore
The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman
Finished
The Banned and The Bannished by James Clemens
The Dark Tower by Stephen King (though technically a new one's coming)
Of course there are several other series in yy tbr list I just haven't started yet.
Whew! This is not conclusive cause I KNOW there is stuff I’m missing…thanks to everyone who posted before me :- )It helped a lot!
This does not include any of my romance novels (yes, they do come in series…especially the historicals)
Completed
The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind *gag*
The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny
The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey
The Last Herald-Mage by Mercedes Lackey
The Mage Winds by Mercedes Lackey
The Heralds of Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey
The Black Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey
The Mage Storms by Mercedes Lackey
OwlKnight by Mercedes Lackey
Dragon Jousters by Mercedes Lackey
Diana Treguard by Mercedes Lackey
Vows and Honor by Mercedes Lackey
The Obsidian Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey
Song of the Lioness by Tamora Pierce
The Sundering by Jacqueline Carey
Kushiel’s Legacy by Jacqueline Carey
Kushiel’s Scion by Jacqueline Carey
The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper
The Belgariad by David Eddings
The Malloreon by David Eddings
Drenai Tales by David Gemmell
The Elenium by David Eddings
The Tamuli by David Eddings
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Xanth by Piers Anthony
The Incarnations of Immortality by Piers Anthony
I’m sure there is a lot more by P. Anthony but that’s what I can remember…
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Lythande Series by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Thieves’ World Anthology – various
Myth Series by Robert Aspin
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
Witch World by Andre Norton
Brainship (or Brain & Brawn Series) by Anne McCathry
Damar by Robin McKinley
The Darkangel by Meredith Pierce
Earthseed by Octavia Butler
Xenogenesis by Octavia Butler
Started
Discworld by Terry Pratchett
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson *note* Will NEVER finish
Alvin the Maker by Orson Scott Card
Nightside by Simon R. Green
The Secret Histories by Simon R. Green
Darkover by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Immortals by Tamora Pierce
Protector of the Small by Tamora Pierce
The Study series by Maria V. Snyder
The First Law by Joe Abercrombie
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin
The Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist
The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss
The Gentleman Bastard by Scott Lynch
Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling
Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
The Black Company by Glen Cook
The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
The Dark Tower by Stephen King
The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon
The Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. LeGuin
The Dreamers by David Eddings *note* Will NEVER finish
The Spellsong Cycle by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
The Fire of Heaven Trilogy by Russell Kirkpatrick
The Wayfarer Redemption by Sara Douglass *note* Will NEVER finish
The Monster Hunters Series by Larry Correia
Sword & Sorceress Anthology edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Elemental Masters by Mercedes Lackey
Bardic Voices by Mercedes Lackey
The Collegium Chronicles by Mercedes Lackey
Fairy Tales by Mercedes Lackey
Bedlam’s Bard by Mercedes Lackey
SERRAted Edge by Mercedes Lackey
Heirs of Alexandria by Mercedes Lackey
Doubled Edge by Mercedes Lackey basicly everything ever written by Mercedes Lackey
Halfblood Chronicles by Andre Norton & Mercedes Lackey
Crossroads by Kate Elliott
Senta and the Steel Dragon by Wesley Allison
Peter Grant by Ben Aaronovitch
Shadow Series by Anne Logston
Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs
Eternal Champion by M. Moorcock
Riverworld by P. Farmer
Patternmaster by Octavia Butler
The Vampire Huntress by LA Banks
To be Started
Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erickson
The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb
Garrett P.I. by Glen Cook
Swords of Haven: The Adventures of Hawk and Fisher (Hawk and Fisher, #1-3) by Glen Cook
Five Hundred Kingdoms by Mercedes Lackey
Everything ever written by David Gemmell
Lol copy/paste is the shiznit ;). You have to start the Farseer Trilogy with a quickness!
I started Farseer and it was good! Now I have to get the 2nd one.I hope you like Black Company...
copy/paste is the BEST!! I have to read Farseer just to find out what you guys are raving about, lol.
I'm hoping I enjoy the Black Company, too... just as an FYI...I'm a wussy. If I cry too much in a book... SMH :)
MrsJoseph wrote: "copy/paste is the BEST!! I have to read Farseer just to find out what you guys are raving about, lol."
Yeah you do! I shouldn't let this one back to the top of my TBR list again, but - wasn't there a buddy read sorta-kinda planned?
Just finished Golden Fool, really cool book, more of Fitz life are revealed that I never knew about.
I think you're right Tracey! Whenever y'all are ready.
Well, I need to finish up the Black Company and I was planning to read Dreaden #3 with a friend... ...after that I'm game! :-)
Kevin wrote: "Just finished Golden Fool, really cool book, more of Fitz life are revealed that I never knew about."This is part of the series?
It's a sequel series taking place after the Farseer trilogy and Liveship Traders series.
I read around instead of reading all the way through a series (unless I have to for a review), so I have a lot of series that I am still working on. I'm actually surprised that I am caught up on a few.
I'll be the first to admit that I have a habit of starting a new series, getting pretty deep into it, and then not following through to the end.The Wheel of Time: got to book 10.
The Dark Tower: got to book 5.
Dune: I read all six Herbert books. Then I read the first two Anderson/Herbert prequels and stopped.
I finished Gibon's Sprawl series, but that's only three books long.
I won't count Lord of the Rings because it's technically one book in three parts.
I suppose I just like a good standalone story with a definite beginning, middle, and end. Seems to me that, especially with the longer series, so much time passes over the course of the novels that the author's style and message often changes, making the story inconsistent.
I don't seem to read too many series' of books, mainly because the authors I like the most don't seem to write them (Neil Gaiman, A. Lee Martinez, Martin Millar).Rachel Morgan by Kim Harrison
Mither Mages by Orson Scott Card
The Secrets of the Immoral Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott
And that's about all I can keep up with, for the moment.
I'm a little OCD and will only read one book/series at a time. I also can't start a book without finishing, even if I hate it.
I usually try to avoid series but I am in the middle of a few:His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Ash by Mary Gentle (I believe these were published as one gigantic volume in the UK)
Gap Series by Stephen R. Donaldson
The Madagascar Manifesto by Janet Berliner & George Guthridge
Spin trilogy by Robert Charles Wilson
Ring tetralogy by Koji Suzuki
Pern by Anne McCaffrey (self-contained at this point; the next one I read will probably be the last)
Felix Castor series by Mike Carey (self-contained)
Alex Benedict series by Jack McDevitt (self-contained)
Some of these have years between readings, but I am usually pretty good about remembering what's gone before once I get into the next volume.
Series I've completed:The Dark Tower by Stephen King
The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind
The Cold Fire Trilogy by C. S. Friedman
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Book of Swords by Fred Saberhagen
The Book of Lost Swords by Fred Saberhagen
Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling
Currently reading:
Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
Vlad Taltos by Steven Brust
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin
Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris
Felix Castor by Mike Carey
The Strain Trilogy by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan
Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss
The Nightside by Simon R. Green
Plan to read:
The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
Sword of Shadows by J. V. Jones
Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
The Demon Cycle by Peter V. Brett
The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare
Dark Brothers of the Light by Janrae Frank
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad Williams
The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie
The Prince of Nothing Trilogy by R. Scott Bakker
Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone by Greg Keyes
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Codex Alera by Jim Butcher
Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson
Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson
Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson
Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe
Adversary Cycle by F. Paul Wilson
Repairman Jack by F. Paul Wilson
Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko
Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks
Takeshi Kovacs by Richard K. Morgan
Death Gate Cycle by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb
Liveship Trader Trilogy by Robin Hobb
Tawny Man Trilogy by Robin Hobb
Rain Wilds Chronicle by Robin Hobb
Chronicles of the Raven by James Barclay
Legends of the Raven by James Barclay
Black Company by Glen Cook
Instrumentalities of the Night by Glen Cook
Acacia by David Anthony Durham
Gentleman Bastard by Scott Lynch
Vampire Earth by E. E. Knight
Age of Fire by E. E. Knight
Conqueror Series by Ari Marmell
Lightbringer Trilogy by Brent Weeks
Wow fun lists! I can't even think of all the ones I'm reading, finished or on-going.Too many!
Completed:Gemma Doyle, Libba Bray
Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling
His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Rick Riordan
Study, Maria V. Snyder
Uglies, Scott Westerfeld
Wicked Lovely, Melissa Marr
Ongoing/Still Reading/Want to Finish:
Antyre, Lane Robins
Dark Swan, Richelle Mead
Darkover, Marion Zimmer Bradley
Discworld, Terry Pratchett
The Dresden Files, Jim Butcher
Dune, Frank Herbert
Eon, Alison Goodman
The Forest of Hands and Teeth, Carrie Ryan
Guild Hunter, Nalini Singh
Kingkiller Chronicles, Patrick Rothfuss
Kushiel's Legacy, Jacqueline Carey
Malazan Book of the Fallen, Steven Erikson
Samaria, Sharon Shinn
Seven Kingdoms, Kristin Cashore
Sevenwaters, Juliet Marillier
A Song of Ice and Fire, George R.R. Martin
Temeraire, Naomi Novik
Weather Warden, Rachel Caine
Abandoned/Disliked/Don't Care Enough:
Black Jewels, Anne Bishop
Blue Bloods, Melissa de la Cruz
The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
The Modern Faerie Tales, Holly Black
Pern, Anne McCaffrey
Sword of Truth, Terry Goodkind
Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
And I started listing series I was planning on reading at some point, but then got intimidated and gave up. :D
The Dread Pirate Grant wrote: "I'm going to completely ignore this thread henceforth lest I be tempted to list all the series I've read to completion or am still currently reading. God... It would take days to compile and I know..."OMG! It would take me days to list all the ones I have read. No way.
As for currently reading, might be manageable.
In no particular order;
Black London series - Caitlin Kittredge
Felix Castor - Mike Carey
A Ministry of Peculiar Occurances - Pip Ballantine & Tee Morris
Scarabaeus - Sara Creasy
Spellcrackers - Suzanne McLeod
Shadows Inquiries - Lyn Benedict
The Bloodhound Files - DD Barant
Jesse James Dawson - KA Stewart
Dark Brethren - Tracey O'Hara
Hmmm, a lot of Urban and Dark Fantasy here
Crossroads - Kate Elliot
The First Law Trilogy - Joe Abercrombie
The Dragon Sword Histories - Duncan Lay
The Evie Scelan novels - Margaret Ronald
The Edge of Reason - Melinda Snodgrass
Remy Chandler - Thomas E Sniegoski
Cal and Niko Leandros - Rob Thurman
Sign of the Zodiac - Vicki Pettersson
The Vampire Earth - EE Knight
Mercedes Thompson - Patricia Briggs
Alpha and Omega - Patricia Briggs
Rachel Morgan - Kim Harrison
Midnighters - Scott Westerfeld
Victoria Nelson - Tanya Huff
The Wizard Knight - Gene Wolfe
Dragon and the George - Gordon R Dickson
Sir Apropos of Nothing - Peter David
The Swan's War - Sean Russell
The Chronicles of Chestomanci - Diana Wynne Jones
The Last Rune - Mark Anthony
Exiles - Melanie Rawn
Warlock's Heirs - Christopher Stasheff
Ro-Lan - Mike Sirota
The World Gates - Holly Lisle
The Pearl - Eric Van Lustbader
The Iron Tower - Dennis L McKiernan
Some of these I have had a long time while waiting to complete the series. I don't like to read a series until I have all the books...if possible.
Some of the like 'Ro-Lan' date back to the 1070's !
Mervyn Peake - The Gormenghast SeriesThis series took me a while to read. It's quite different as Grant mentions from most of todays Fantasy. It's heavy reading in a way, but absolutely well worth the effort!
I'm glad you reminded me of it, Mr Dread Pirate Grant!
These lists just make me want to start more series....Speaking of series, is anyone else having the bug issue that i am having with series books in Goodreads? Whenever I try to look at series listing my GR page looks like I'm a visitor and it doesn't show me what's on my shelves.
I'm currently reading 3 different series.A Song of Ice and Fire Series by George R. R. Martin
Mitch Rapp Series by Vince Flynn
Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind
MrsJoseph wrote: "Speaking of series, is anyone else having the bug issue that i am having with series books in Goodreads? Whenever I try to look at series ..."You're right ... I just looked at Farseer, and every book just says "Add to my shelves", without my ratings. Odd.
That's it! Also if you look in the corner where your avvy normally is you will see "visitor."I have a bug request out - but since a lot of people aren't complaining it's not being fixed. It drives me crazy.
I can't just read one series at a time. I get depressed when I run out of books in a series to read. It takes me years to finish most series for that reason.
Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "I can't just read one series at a time. I get depressed when I run out of books in a series to read. It takes me years to finish most series for that reason."Have you ever read the Darkover series by MZB? It'll take you forever to get through that one! Or Andre Norton's Witch World? I heart Andre Norton.
I haven't read any MZB, MrsJ. Where's a good book to start? I haven't read Norton either, but I did get Silver May Tarnish on your recommendation.
For MZB I would start with Darkover Landfall - at least I think that's the 1st one. I really enjoyed this series (but there's like 36-37 of them). If you are into King Arthur then there's her The Mists of Avalon series. I only read the first three books (which cover Authur, galahad, and Morgain). Not sure about the rest of them.Love Andre Norton! I think Silver May Tarnish is a GREAT book...it doesn't give the best explainations of how the world is built because its far from the beginning of the series... a great place to start with the Witch World would be Witch World. Another book I love by Norton is Perilous Dreams. Not in the Witch World series but a great book none the less.
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Books mentioned in this topic
Darkover Landfall (other topics)Witch World (other topics)
Perilous Dreams (other topics)
The Mists of Avalon (other topics)
Dies the Fire (other topics)
The Wheel of Time - Jordan (stopped at ten won't pick up the others till the last one is out!)
A Song of Fire and Ice - on book 3 now.
The Black Jewels - Anne Bishop
Kushiel's Legacy - All six books - Jacqueline Carey
Naamah's Legacy - waiting on the 3'rd - Jacqueline Carey
Arrows Trilogy - Mercedes Lackey
Winds Trilogy - Mercedes Lackey
Storms Trilogy - Mercedes Lackey (only read the 1st)
Magic Trilogy - Mercedes Lackey
Gryphon Trilogy - Mercedes Lackey
Vows and Oaths books - Mercedes Lackey
Elemental Masters - Mercedes Lackey
500 Kingdoms - Mercedes Lackey
The Song of the Lioness - Tamora Pierce
The Immortals Quartet - Tamora Pierce
Protector of the Small - Tamora Pierce
Trickster's - Tamora Pierce
The Magic Circle - Tamora Pierce
The Circle Opens - Tamora Pierce
The Circle Reforged - Tamora Pierce (only read the first book of this series)
Beka Cooper - Tamora Pierce (read the first of three)
Gentleman Bastards - Scott Lynch (midway through the first)
Lord of the Rings - Tolkien
Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffery (no clue how many there actually are)
Mistborn - Sanderson
Harry Potter - Rowling (stopped after 5)
Fairytales - Robin McKinley
Damar books - Robin McKinley
Tower and Hive - Anne McCaffery
The Sun Sword - Michelle West (struggling through this one)
Enchanted Forest - Patricia Wrede
His Dark Materials - Phillip Pullman
The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis
The Dark Queen Saga - Susan Carroll
Crown Duel - Sherwood Smith
I tend to read mostly art/art history/history books but I love fantasy, sadly I haven't read near enough of it. Any recommendations are more then welcome :)