Favorite Book series

[RetroRob70]

ok so im way into the fantacy stuff but it dosent matter. Just tell us your favorite books, authors, series.

im all about robert jordans wheel of time and terry goodkinds sword of truth sagas. plus the belgariad and malloreon sagas by david eddings

[archangle]

i really like the Lord of the Rings triology by J. R. R. Tolkien

that was the best book

[RetroRob70]

i respect them but i dont like them. there to long winded for my tastes. i like detail but not half a chapter about 5 min of walking through the forest. i should say that i liked them up untill i tried to end return of the king and it just kept going on and on.

[Corwin]

Well I love all four of the series you already listed Rob, although I haven't bought the last book of Sword of Truth yet, haven't had the money, also I love the Elenium and Tamuli sets by Eddings, and Piers Anthony's Incarnations of Immortality series and I'm a big fan of Anne McCaffery's Pern series, Terry Brooks' Knight of the Word set and his Landover/Magic Kingdom For Sale series, as well as a couple others I can't think of right now

[RetroRob70]

yeah the elenium and tamuli stuff is awsome Sparhawk rocks! i really want to read stephen kings dark tower stuff but i dont know if its worth it (anyone know anything about it). also i forgot to put Stephen R Lawhead' Song of Albion series three of the best book i've ever read

[Corwin]

yeah and I guess I really should add the Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny, and The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever were interesting too even if I can't remember the author right now

[Ariya]

The "Twilight" series.

Nuff said.

[Crymson]

Lord of the Rings was good, Lawhead's Albion was good, I like Narnia, of Pern the trilogy and Dragon's Dawn. scifi just about anything David Brin wrote. *checks bookshelves* Sword of Truth, even though Goodkind is rather repetitive. and His Dark Materials trilogy by Pullman was excellent.

[archangle]

does only crymson thinks that lord of the rings was good....what is wrong with the rest of u ...that trilogy was the best

[Corwin]

Lord of the Rings trilogy was good as was the Hobbit, they were just long winded, much like reading Stephen King novels, they're good they just take too long, and it seemed redundant to mention them since they happen to be the second most well known fantasy books in history

[nejih94]

i love harry potter,towards the end it just got so intense,the twist and turns were amazing,i used to think it was for younger kids,but its gory sum times

[archangle]

i used to think it was for kids too (harry potter books)but then when the 6 and 7 parts came out the books got so complicated that i think a kids wound't have been able to understand.

[Corwin]

yes that's one series that I forgot to include, I remember when they first came out I didn't think too highly of them, but after hearing all the hype and such surrounding the release of book 3, I finally went out and bought the first two in paperback, nice and cheap and if I didn't like them I could always give them to the library, but I was pleasantly surprised, they were a nice change from tolkein, king, and jordan, and they turned out to be rather addictive, I remember sitting outside bookstores for the midnight releases of books 5-7 b/c they were good, I kind of wish two or three more things were explained at the end of book 7, but it turned out to be a really good series

[archangle]

I kind of wish two or three more things were explained at the end of book 7, but it turned out to be a really good series

what things do u think that weren't explained...expand on that...i think they were addictive to but i never did what u did to get ahold of them

[Corwin]

well mostly the careers, and what happened to everyone at the end, they point out what is going on w/ Harry and Ginny, Draco, Ron and Hermione, but they don't say what happened to the surviving twin, what careers they chose, how Harry's family took it, what happened to the school after the giant battle, who is running it

[archangle]

yaaa that the question that i had too of what happened to some of the people...i think that the shocking part (kinda) was where they tell about Prof.Sanpe's life...and the coolest part were the last 4 chapters

PS i know this is not the right place to discuss this stuff

[Crymson]

Lord of the Rings trilogy was good as was the Hobbit, they were just long winded, much like reading Stephen King novels, they're good they just take too long, and it seemed redundant to mention them since they happen to be the second most well known fantasy books in history

Second? Which set am I forgetting?

[Corwin]

the Bible is the most well known fantasy book in history, and no this is not meant to provoke religious arguments or declarations of faith, just answering the question, any posts expounding on religious beliefs or philosophies will be deleted as they can be considered inflammatory and a really bad idea

[sapphireAT]

mine would have to be the magic kingdom for sale- sold! by terry brooks. its about this millionaire who buys a magical kingdom for a million dollars. when he gets to the magical kingdom, he becomes king to a land that is dying. so his job is to create allies with the other kingdoms and to restore the land to peace.
its really good you'd like it
saph

[Kit]

My favourite book series is Warriors by Erin Hunter! It's a children's series (like Harry Potter) but I can't think of an argument to say it's good for adults too, besides that I'm not a kid. Some scenes are pretty intense, and the characters die a lot. The authors aren't shy about the characters convulsing in a pool of blood as they die, either. When you read it, it doesn't seem childish at all.
If I told you the plot, you'd laugh at me. =d
It's sort of like a series of series.. well in total there are 15 books out, not including the side manga and the guide book.

I also like the Dragon Jousters series by Mercedes Lackey. I'ven't read the 4th book yet though.

I can't say I've even read any other series besides those. Not even Harry Potter..! And I call myself a book lover.. ^^;

[Bixarre]

I enjoyed the Harry Potter series, but I don't really want to read the last one. At all. My favorite is a trilogy by Anne Bishop, "The Black Jewels Trilogy." It's a very good plot and it's well written, but not to the point that it's hard to understand. And, her characters are just superb!

[yuki12]

my favorite book series will most likely the twilight series by Stephanie Meyer. It's really good

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Too much spare time

[Limabean]

my favorite book series will most likely the twilight series by Stephanie Meyer. It's really good

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Too much spare time

I know, I can't wait until the last book comes out. XD
This is like one of the series I didn't want to ever end. Just have it go on forever...until I get bored, then it can end.

[Corwin]

Has anyone else been reading the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher?

[RetroRob70]

i cant say that i have i've seen some of the tv show tho it seemed cool from what i saw (i didnt know it was a book series)

[animaniac]

well mostly the careers, and what happened to everyone at the end, they point out what is going on w/ Harry and Ginny, Draco, Ron and Hermione, but they don't say what happened to the surviving twin, what careers they chose, how Harry's family took it, what happened to the school after the giant battle, who is running it

lets see the probable endings for each then...I love it to Harry Potter.

The surviving twin which I remember to be the one with a missing ear is Fred who'll probably continue with the shop.

Neville ran the school I think but time gap withing Snape and Neville I dunno.

The careers are probably their hoped ones.....but really Harry had many children with Ginny.....must be cause of the Weasley influence.


But better read again...might find clues.

[Crymson]

or not. they are fun books, but not great books. they do have loose ends.

[halo]

My current addiction is the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K Hamilton

[monsoon 10]

Dune, character rule.

[Derka]

I am going to say the Space Odyssey series by Arthur C. Clarke (RIP).

Though the series ends very weak, all the books up to the last one are just truly an amazing journey that I wish I could take ever day.

[lolzz]

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown for me. :D