Favorite Fiction - Book Series

[ndirish1978]

Any readers here? I'm looking for a new series of books to read. I read a bunch of non-fiction but try to give myself a mental vacation enjoying some fiction everyone 2-3 books. I got really into the Stormlight Archive (highly recommended) but the next book won't be out for at least 3 years, so I'm looking for some fun fiction series I can tear through. Anyone have a rec? Thanks!

[ExWNYer]

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[May Day 10]

It sounds cliche, but a song of ice and fire is fantastic, although, who knows if it gets completed.

 

Dark tower series by Stephen King.

 

I started reading the first law trilogy and it is really good so far

[PastaJoe]

If you like alternate history fiction, the Harry Turtledove book series are good. I read the 3 book series where aliens invaded Earth during WWII. But he also has ones such as where the South wins the Civil War, or the US uses nukes during the Korean War. Real historical events with a twist.

 

 

[Metal Man]

Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind is very good.

 

I'll second Dark Tower and First Law trilogy as well as Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove described above.

 

Song of Ice and fire is excellent but I'd avoid it as it may never get finished.

 

Just started reading the first book in a series called The Destroyermen by Taylor Anderson.

It is a pretty unique story about a WW2 destroyer that somehow ends up in an alternate Earth where evolution went much differently. I am really enjoying it so far.

[Simon]

I would go with Richard Morgan's Takeshi Kovacs series, particularly books 2 & 3 (Broken Angels and Woken Furies). Book 1 was "OK" and you don't need to read it to get the other two books, which are just brilliantly written.

They attempted to make a Netflix series out of it but it was just horrible in comparison to the written works.

 

35 minutes ago, Metal Man said:

Just started reading the first book in a series called The Destroyermen by Taylor Anderson.

It is a pretty unique story about a WW2 destroyer that somehow ends up in an alternate Earth where evolution went much differently. I am really enjoying it so far.

 

Read it a few years ago also. Interesting concept but as the series moves along it sort of runs out of steam and gets a bit repetitive.

Enjoy the first one but if you find yourself getting bored eventually, don't feel compelled to keep going.

[Metal Man]

1 minute ago, Simon said:

I would go with Richard Morgan's Takeshi Kovacs series, particularly books 2 & 3 (Broken Angels and Woken Furies). Book 1 was "OK" and you don't need to read it to get the other two books, which are just brilliantly written.

They attempted to make a Netflix series out of it but it was just horrible in comparison to the written works.

 

 

Read it a few years ago also. Interesting concept but as the series moves along it sort of runs out of steam and gets a bit repetitive.

Enjoy the first one but if you find yourself getting bored eventually, don't feel compelled to keep going.

I had a suspicion that could be the case.

It is a fun premise, and there seems to be room for some good world building, but 15 books does seem like a long way to run with it.

 

Thanks for the reminder on the Takeshi Kovacs books. I had been meaning to put that on my list.

[Simon]

16 minutes ago, Metal Man said:

I had a suspicion that could be the case.

It is a fun premise, and there seems to be room for some good world building, but 15 books does seem like a long way to run with it.

 

Thanks for the reminder on the Takeshi Kovacs books. I had been meaning to put that on my list.

 

Wow, I didn't realize he had stretched it out to 15! There was only three when I read it. 

 

Since y'all have got me on a sci-fi kick, I'll suggest a couple of other series' which are really, really good:

 

John Ringo - The first 3-4 books of the Posleen War series (Hymn Before Battle, Gust Front, When the Devil Dances)

 

Jack Campbell - The Lost Fleet Series

 

John Ringo (again) - The Troy Rising Series 

 

I'm finishing up John Scalzi's Interdependency Series right now and would suggest it as well.

It's not overloaded with action but it's very well written with some really funny characters.

 

 

 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

Lew Archer novels, written by Ross Macdonald (true name Kenneth Millar).

[teef]

the bible

[Gugny]

The "Odd" ("Odd Thomas) series by Dean Koontz.  I've only read a handful, but thought what I read was great.

[DD4Bills]

Dark Tower is a great call...even with the "love it or hate it" ending.

 

Other series that I enjoy(ed):

- Song of Ice & Fire (aka Game of Thrones)...not holding my breath that George Martin will ever finish it, however

- The Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child

- The "Prey" series by John Sanford (the Lucas Davenport books)...also the Virgil Flowers series by same author. Two great crime/police procedural series

[transplantbillsfan]

11 hours ago, May Day 10 said:

It sounds cliche, but a song of ice and fire is fantastic, although, who knows if it gets completed.

 

Dark tower series by Stephen King.

 

I started reading the first law trilogy and it is really good so far

 

I will second The Dark Tower series. It really is just an amazing fantasy series. And I'm not even done with it. I'm just finishing Wolves of the Calla (Book #5)

[Rockpile233]

12 hours ago, May Day 10 said:

It sounds cliche, but a song of ice and fire is fantastic, although, who knows if it gets completed.

 

Dark tower series by Stephen King.

 

I started reading the first law trilogy and it is really good so far

I’m obsessed with the First Law Trilogy. If you like it you’ll also love the new Age of Madness Trilogy. Last book expected out later this year.

[Saxum]

Robert Asprin's Myth book series and his Phule's Company book series are great stories with hilarious stories. 

[Mark Vader]

On 8/24/2021 at 10:16 AM, PastaJoe said:

If you like alternate history fiction, the Harry Turtledove book series are good. I read the 3 book series where aliens invaded Earth during WWII. But he also has ones such as where the South wins the Civil War, or the US uses nukes during the Korean War. Real historical events with a twist.

 

 

For other alternate history fiction, check out Naomi Novik's "Temeraire" series. Where dragons exist and are used as the air force during the Napoleonic Wars.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

Does everyone only read fantasy books on here?! 
 

 

 

[Steve O]

The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum - really enjoyed the first and third, could have done without The Bourne Supremacy...haven't read the more recent Bourne series.

The Bobby Lee Swagger trilogy by Stephen Hunter - Point of Impact (movie is Shooter,) Black Light, and Time to Hunt. Hunter later wrote a prequel based on Swagger's father Earl, Hot Springs, which is excellent assuming you like the first three. Also has several stand alone books, my favorite of which is Dirty White Boys.

[DrDawkinstein]

I'll go with some basic, popular sci-fi classics...

 

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series. 5 books, all great, all quick easy entertaining reads, and some of the most famous and legendary quotes ever.

 

The Foundation series by Issac Asimov. There are like 8 books, but really just the first 3: Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation. About to come out as a series on AppleTV too.

 

And in newer sci-fi, Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars). from wiki: That chronicles the settlement and terraforming of the planet Mars through the personal and detailed viewpoints of a wide variety of characters spanning almost two centuries. Ultimately more utopian than dystopian, the story focuses on egalitarian, sociological, and scientific advances made on Mars, while Earth suffers from overpopulation and ecological disaster.

[DrDawkinstein]

On 8/24/2021 at 2:36 PM, Simon said:

 

I'm finishing up John Scalzi's Interdependency Series right now and would suggest it as well.

It's not overloaded with action but it's very well written with some really funny characters.

 

I had started Old Man's War and got distracted/sidetracked by Andy Weir's new Project Hail Mary which has been a really great "addition" to The Martian. Not a sequel at all, but written in that same first person, journal-type method. Need to pick OMW back up again.