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Originally Posted by Danny Fekete
You might try some of the Ender's Game books by Orson Scott Card (definitely try Ender's Game if you haven't read it); I enjoyed what I read, but I found couldn't finish the series.
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I'll second that. Although the rest of the series isn't as good imo.
There's a complementary series based on the character "Bean" called the Shadow Saga. The first of which Ender's Shadow is a retelling of Ender's Game from a different point of view and is on a par with Ender's Game for enjoyment. Well worth reading if you liked Ender's Game. The remainder of the Shadow Saga is actually pretty good too.
Kinda wish I hadn't given away my books, although I doubt I'd reread the entire series, wouldn't mind reading the first of both again. Had a mass clear out of my 20 years worth of books recently, the extra space is great, even though it was hard to part with so many books. Friends and Family loved the freebies though :P
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Ooh! The His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman, recommended with much urgency and no reservations. (Look for The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass, in that order.) This may be a good chaser to series like Harry Potter or Twilight.
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Tempted to get Twilight since it's on 100% rebate, may do so tonight.
As for Harry Potter, love the films, but sadly not available as an eBook and having finally cleaned house, I've no intention of starting another physical collection
If the Tolkien estate can release The Lord of the Rings as an eBook, there's hope J.K.Rowling will change her mind.
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Also, though it's not technically a series, because it's so long and the characters are so appealing, I found myself mourning the end of Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson as if I'd just lost a lot of good friends in a bus accident.
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This is in my list of books to read, took a punt on it with some micropay dollars recently (bought the halo series of books
Since I bought it from fictionwise, I've a 10% off coupon code, if you want it PM me (although you might want to check with Danny first, since he recommended it). Same goes for the Halo Series if anyone is interested in that.
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Then, there's always Douglas Adams...
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I don't believe there is anyone left who hasn't read his books