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This is awesome! I was going to use #2 from the JD Robb "In death" series for something else, but now I can fit in 2,3 & 4:) I really liked the 1st one and was looking forward to reading more - just couldn't figure out where:)
Oh yay! I'm a series junkie too. This is brilliant!
hmmm, nuts...i'm up to date on most of my series...must find one that has lots of books...ohh psy-changling it is...;)
Well I love this task...I have tons of series book that I want to read and a few where I have all the books and haven't read them yet. :)
I've been reading through the 39 Clues series and am getting ready to read #8. If I read #8, #9 and #10 (completing the series!) will I be able to count this for the 50 point task?
Wow, I am like you and finish a series right after I start it..... I just finished Into the Wilderness but don't have time to read three more books in this series AND finish the challenge SOOOOO off to find a brand new series!
Ok, so found a series, but very confusing as to which is the first book. If you look at the list for Christine Warren it says Wolf at the Door is first, but when you go to the link it says it is Others #7, but if you look at the original title it says Others #2 For She's No Faerie Princess The list says it is # 2, but the link says Others #8 and original title is Others book 2.
The Demon You Know it lists as number 3, but the link says it is Others #9 with original title as Others Book 3.
HELP!!!!!! I "is confused"
according to her website, and what I found here - Wolf at the Door is #1; She's no Faerie Princess is #2; The Demon You know is #3...since series tagging is still relatively new on GR, it might be that they were tagged twiceETA - ok, I see what it is now...there were a series of six stories in a series called fix (which were like a prequel to the others), which are being re-released as longer books...so i'm not sure how that is going to affect the series - I'll post something in the librarian group
Beth NC wrote: "Ok, so found a series, but very confusing as to which is the first book. If you look at the list for Christine Warren it says Wolf at the Door is first, but when you go..."
@Beth - In this case, I don't think that the short stories can stand on their own as a book. In my mind, I would consider Fixed (the 6 story compilation) as book one of the series and Wolf at the Door as the 2nd book and so on.
Michelle wrote: "I've been reading through the 39 Clues series and am getting ready to read #8. If I read #8, #9 and #10 (completing the series!) will I be able to count this for the 50 point task?"Yes, This will count!
MsOPP (Julie) wrote: "Michelle wrote: "I've been reading through the 39 Clues series and am getting ready to read #8. If I read #8, #9 and #10 (completing the series!) will I be able to count this for the 50 point task?..."THANK YOU! You made my day! Now off to read!
There are so many series I want to read! vampire academy, wicked lovely, shiver trilogy, sweep, sookie stackhouse books, evermore, blue bloods, the luxe, the keys to the kingdom, percy jackson, darkest powers, modern faerie, evernight, crank, beautiful creatures, how to ruin my summer vacation, size 12 is not fat, generation dead, wake, the devouring, gone, a great and terrible beauty, uglies, need, the mortal instruments.....now all I have to figure out is which to choose!?!?!?!And I'd also like to recommend the iron fey series, A song of Ice and fire, and the hunger games. They are all great!
Amanda Pearl wrote: "There are so many series I want to read! vampire academy, wicked lovely, shiver trilogy, sweep, sookie stackhouse books, evermore, blue bloods, the luxe, the keys to the kingdom, percy jackson, da..."A song of Ice and fire the pagecount for the paperbacks for this series:
#1 A Game of Thrones - 835 pages
#2 A Clash of Kings - 1002 pages
#3 A Storm of Swords - 973 pages
#4 A Feast for Crows - 976 pages
Would Chris D'Lacey's The Fire Within (Book 1) and the next two in the series work? I'm sure it's not a "children's" book since the main character is 20 and going to college. http://www.google.com/products/catalo...#
***I found out his age by this link and not on the Goodreads' description***
Thanks!
So if I have read books #8 and #14, I can either start from the beginning or read those between the two books I have read. But do I have to read the three in successive 9,10, 11 or can I read 9, 10, 12? I am worried that the library may not have exactly all the books of a series.
Deedee wrote: "Amanda Pearl wrote: "There are so many series I want to read! vampire academy, wicked lovely, shiver trilogy, sweep, sookie stackhouse books, evermore, blue bloods, the luxe, the keys to the kingd..."I know I LOVE those books! They are So cool. Did you hear that Game of Thrones is getting a second season on HBO? I about died with joy
Kathy G. wrote: "Would Chris D'Lacey's The Fire Within (Book 1) and the next two in the series work? I'm sure it's not a "children's" book since the main character is 20 and going to college. htt..."
I will accept it
Bea wrote: "So if I have read books #8 and #14, I can either start from the beginning or read those between the two books I have read. But do I have to read the three in successive 9,10, 11 or can I read 9, 10..."It will have to be 9, 10, 11 or 10, 11, 12 or 11, 12, 13.
The series I would like to read, I have read books 1, 4, 5 and 6. There are only 8 books in the series. Can I read books 2, 3 and 7, or will I have to find another series?
LOVE this task! I'm trying to decide between two series for this one.If I use Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series, do the "between the numbers" books count if I read them based on publication date? For instance, could I read Lean Mean Thirteen, Plum Spooky & Fearless Fourteen?
Coralie wrote: "The series I would like to read, I have read books 1, 4, 5 and 6. There are only 8 books in the series. Can I read books 2, 3 and 7, or will I have to find another series?"I'm sorry, Coralie, but you will have to find a new series to read, then.
Katie wrote: "LOVE this task! I'm trying to decide between two series for this one.If I use Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series, do the "between the numbers" books count if I read them based on publicati..."
Katie - between numbers books do not count. We are going by GR's numbering designation on the title's GR page. If it is designed #X.X, then it is a "between" book and does not count.
MsOPP (Julie) wrote: "Bea wrote: "So if I have read books #8 and #14, I can either start from the beginning or read those between the two books I have read. But do I have to read the three in successive 9,10, 11 or can ..."Yes, that is what I thought you would say. OK, I will go to the library with a list of possible series and see which one they own consecutive titles for. Wish me luck!
Would Agatha Christie's Miss Marple books count as a series? Goodreads has the titles numbered.The Body in the Library
The Moving Finger
A Murder is Announced
Sandie wrote: "Would Agatha Christie's Miss Marple books count as a series? Goodreads has the titles numbered.The Body in the Library
The Moving Finger
[book:A Murder is Announced..."
Sandie - That works.
MsOPP (Julie) wrote: "Sandie wrote: "Would Agatha Christie's Miss Marple books count as a series? Goodreads has the titles numbered.The Body in the Library
The Moving Finger
[book:A ..."
Thanks.
I have never read The Lord of the Rings trilogy which I have borrowed as 3 books. Can I use these books for the challenge. Thanks for your help
Izzy wrote: "I have never read The Lord of the Rings trilogy which I have borrowed as 3 books. Can I use these books for the challenge. Thanks for your help"Yes, you can use the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
MsOPP (Julie) wrote: "Izzy wrote: "I have never read The Lord of the Rings trilogy which I have borrowed as 3 books. Can I use these books for the challenge. Thanks for your help"Yes, you can use the Lord of the Rings..."
That's great thanks
I have a mismatched set of the three volumes of Aeschylus' Oresteia (Agamemnon, The Chophoroe, Aeschylus: Eumenides), but they aren't listed as being part of a trilogy - it looks like they're usually just bundled into a single volume instead. Would they still count for this challenge?
Since this is a well-known trilogy, I will accept it, but the 3 books need to meet the length requirement.
Thanks! After ending up with stand alone copies of the first and third volumes I had the middle one printed. The links to the first and third are the right editions, EDIT: Found it!
Coephori. Greek and English. 1893 Aischylou Choephoroi. The Choephori. With an introd., commentary and translation by A.W. Verrall
Silly alternate spellings...
Oh!!!! How wonderful!!!!!! I just "found" Goodreads Author, Jonathon King!!!!!!I am currently reading #2 in his Max Freeman series for another task. May I read Numbers 3, 4, and 5 for the Summer 2011 Challenge?
Strike this post...I got confused, not for the Summer Challenge. Anne is an idiot!
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Coephori. Greek and English. 1893 Aischylou Choephoroi. The Choephori. With an introd., commentary and translation by A.W. Verrall (other topics)Agamemnon (other topics)
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MsOPP (Julie)'s Task: "I Need to Know What Happens Next!"
I've always been a sucker for series. I read the first book, then WHAM! I'm reading the 19th book in the series 2 weeks later, upset that I have to wait at least half a year before the next book in the series is released. So the challenge is simple. Read 3 books in a series. The caveat is that reread books don't count.
You do not have to start at the first book of the series, but you do need to read 3 books in the series in successive order. For instance, if if you've already read books 1 and 2 in a series, you can read books 3, 4, and 5 for this task.
Trilogies are fine as long as you've never read any of the 3 books. Spinoff series do not count as a "continuation" of a series. "In between" books, such as Dark-Hunter Christmas do not count for this task. The series number listed in the Goodreads title will be used for this task.