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Originally Posted by CRussel
Oh, gosh. I don't even know where to go with an answer to that. In some ways, it's situational -- what do I feel like reading right now? I have favourite authors, and favourite series, and sometimes within those a favourite book. But what's telling for me is whether I want to re-read the series or book, especially more than once.
Favourites by genre: - Science Fiction -- Lee&Miller's Liaden Universe, Cherryh's Foreigner series, Kirstein's Steerswoman series, Bujold's Vorkosigan series, Lowell's Solar Clipper series
- Fantasy -- Elizabeth Moon's Deed of Parksenarrion, Wen Spencer's stuff in general, Bujold's The Sharing Knife, Sharon Lee's Archer's Beach
- MilSF -- Weber&Ringo's Prince Roger series
- Romance -- Georgette Heyer's Regencies
- Historical -- Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series
- Mystery -- Stabenow's Kate Shugak, Greenwood's Miss Fischer, Sayer's Lord Peter Wimsey, Hamilton's Ava Lee, Aaronovich's Peter Grant (or is this fantasy?)
- Alternate History -- Flint's 1632 (but not the whole series)
I'm no doubt leaving out books and series, but all of these are books and/or series that I found worthy of more than a single re-read. In some of those series, I have favourites; in others, I have 'not-favourites' of an otherwise favourite series. |
Thanks for this comprehensive list. As for me, my topmost favorites are set in stone. Also I just have an indelible feeling that my 9th most favorite book is Nightfall, by Nelson Demille.