Looking for new book series

Emelie · 07-31-2009, 06:09 AM

Hi, I am looking for a new book series to enjoy.... soemhting i can enjoy and get to know the characters....

I have read the Harry Potter and Twilight ones, and also The Turnham Malpas series by Rebbeca Shaw......

So i like varied reads.....

Any ideas????

ficbot · 07-31-2009, 07:02 AM

Have you ever read The Wizard of Oz series? There are quite a few more books than the one the movie is based on, plus the three 'Wicked' novels by Gregory MacGuire...

pdurrant · 07-31-2009, 07:05 AM

How about alternate history? Try the 1632 series. The first few are available free.
http://www.webscription.net/p-379-1632.aspx
http://www.webscription.net/p-378-1633.aspx

Or if you'd prefer epic fantasy, how about the Deed of Paksenarrion. The first book of the trilogy is free here:
http://www.webscription.net/p-587-sh...-daughter.aspx
and the whole trilogy in omnibus is only $6
http://www.webscription.net/p-100-th...senarrion.aspx

Or for Military SF/Space Opera, Honor Harrington's the one.
http://www.webscription.net/p-304-on...k-station.aspx

But I'm saving the best for last. Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan series. Only a short from early on in the series is available free, but the rest is available in cheap omnibus editions.
http://www.webscription.net/p-622-th...-mourning.aspx

First two omnibus $5 each:
http://www.webscription.net/p-85-cordelias-honor.aspx
http://www.webscription.net/p-481-young-miles.aspx

That lot should keep you going over the summer.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emelie

Hi, I am looking for a new book series to enjoy.... soemhting i can enjoy and get to know the characters....

I have read the Harry Potter and Twilight ones, and also The Turnham Malpas series by Rebbeca Shaw......

So i like varied reads.....

Any ideas????

pdurrant · 07-31-2009, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ficbot

Have you ever read The Wizard of Oz series? There are quite a few more books than the one the movie is based on, plus the three 'Wicked' novels by Gregory MacGuire...

Good suggeston. The first 14 Oz books are available here on mobileread.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49508

JSWolf · 07-31-2009, 07:18 AM

I'll recommend a couple of really good series. First is the Honor Harrington series by David Webber and sold via Baen. The second is the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. When you read the Discworld series, read it in published order. See the link below for the published order.

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/terry-pratchett/

Idoine · 07-31-2009, 10:15 AM

Just finished the first book from "The Chronicles of Grimm Dragonblaster" by Alastair Archibald ("A Mage In The Making"). I'll recommend it !

I just bought the second one !

I don't remember who on MR recommended it, but great thanks to that person !

lilac_jive · 07-31-2009, 11:03 AM

TOTALLY THE DRESDEN FILES!!! It's a series by Jim Butcher (the first is Storm Front). It's about a guy who is a wizard for hire. There are 11 books so far and they are like crack, seriously.

If you want to get an idea what they are like, it was a short lived TV show (good, but SciFi decided to cancel it). Anyway the episodes are available on Hulu.

lcbannon · 07-31-2009, 11:17 AM

Dresden Files are great

JR Ward series The brotherhood
Laurell Hamilton has 2 a vampire one- Anita Blake series and A Fairy one Merry Gentry (both have sex scenes)

Christine Feehan- Carpathians
Kim Harrison - The Hollows
J.D. Robb Death in-
I am into the Paranormal Right now and that is what a lot of this is, so if that is not your thing then these are not it.

LDBoblo · 07-31-2009, 12:39 PM

I finished Fool Moon a little bit ago and didn't really care for it that much. It irritated me in a fairly important regard (spoiler ahead):

Spoiler:

I really don't know if I want to bother continuing the series now, or if I should look elsewhere. The first novel was a bit more sparse, but definitely less frustrating to read. I've heard some of the later novels are good though.

I also went through the first Jasper Fforde Thursday Next novel, the Eyre Affair. It is quirky but I rather enjoyed it a lot.

Artemis Fowl series, I've also just read the first one, but some of the characters have grown on me, and I'm presently starting the second book.

I can second some of the Discworld novels too. My favorites are the City Watch books, and the Death books so far. Sam Vimes and Carrot and Lord Vetinari are some of my favorite characters, in addition to cult favorites like the Librarian.

fjtorres · 07-31-2009, 12:56 PM

David Drake's RCN series is a lot of Space Opera-ish fun and its got one of the more interesting female characters in Space Opera-- Adele Mundy, the librarian from hell.

John Ringo's frothy Looking glass series offer plenty of action and a fair amount of tongue-in-cheek humor. With, again, some fine secondary characters including a goth-girl super-genius with adult deficit disorder. Battle hardened marines quake when she says; "I'm bored!" And her kitty is a delight. >;-)

Already mentioned: the Honor Harrington series and the superb Vorkosigan saga as well as the 163x series.

Why not just hit the Baen.com free library and see what tickles your fancy? The Retief stories alone are worth the trip.

Emelie · 08-01-2009, 05:49 AM

wow thanks for all the suggestions people, will start investigating them!!! I have until Thursday off, so sure i can read a few by then!!!

MickeyC · 08-01-2009, 10:08 AM

I'm with JSWolf. Try the Honor Harrington series. Also, if you like historical fiction, you ought to try the Flashman series by George MacDonald Fraser. The autor has lifted a character from 'Tom Brown's School Day', Harry Flashman, and written a series of historical novels centered around him.

Although Flashman is a fictitious character, a notorious coward and womanizer, the rest of the stories are dead accurate. There are very funny and very educational. You will get an excellent insight into the Victorian era. Start with the first book in the series 'Flashman' and go from there.

Danny Fekete · 08-02-2009, 09:14 AM

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.

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.

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.

Then, there's always Douglas Adams...

pilotbob · 08-02-2009, 12:37 PM

I second Ender's Game et al. Also, take a look at the Maximum Ride books by James Patterson. I think they are targeted at young adult, but they are really fun and entertaining. (At least I think so.)

BOb

rhadin · 08-02-2009, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Idoine

Just finished the first book from "The Chronicles of Grimm Dragonblaster" by Alastair Archibald ("A Mage In The Making"). I'll recommend it !

I just bought the second one !

I don't remember who on MR recommended it, but great thanks to that person !

It is a great series (I recommended it several months ago). The final book in the series is scheduled for release in November according to the author, who I believe has visited MR.

If you are enjoying the Dragonblaster series, I highly recommend the several series written by Richard Tuttle. Go to Fictionwise and search by author name to get the complete list of books by Tuttle. The concluding book in his Demonblaster series is also due this fall. (My original note can be found here.)

I'm currently reading and enjoying Dave Duncan's A Handful of Men series, which is available at Fictionwise.

07-31-2009, 06:09 AM	#1
Emelie Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bristol, uk Device: none	Looking for new book series Hi, I am looking for a new book series to enjoy.... soemhting i can enjoy and get to know the characters.... I have read the Harry Potter and Twilight ones, and also The Turnham Malpas series by Rebbeca Shaw...... So i like varied reads..... Any ideas????

07-31-2009, 12:39 PM	#9
LDBoblo Wizard Posts: 1,385 Karma: 16056 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Asia Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Sony PRS-505	I finished Fool Moon a little bit ago and didn't really care for it that much. It irritated me in a fairly important regard (spoiler ahead): Spoiler: Reminded me of contrived shaky-cam battle scenes in movies. Harry's practically useless the whole novel but constantly observing everything in redundant detail. I found myself late one night shaking my fist going "$*@&ing do something, wizard, or shut up!" Butcher went way overboard with the "suffering and persevering" thing there. The whole "reveling in wolf form" part was also a bit annoying... I really don't know if I want to bother continuing the series now, or if I should look elsewhere. The first novel was a bit more sparse, but definitely less frustrating to read. I've heard some of the later novels are good though. I also went through the first Jasper Fforde Thursday Next novel, the Eyre Affair. It is quirky but I rather enjoyed it a lot. Artemis Fowl series, I've also just read the first one, but some of the characters have grown on me, and I'm presently starting the second book. I can second some of the Discworld novels too. My favorites are the City Watch books, and the Death books so far. Sam Vimes and Carrot and Lord Vetinari are some of my favorite characters, in addition to cult favorites like the Librarian.

08-02-2009, 09:14 AM	#13
Danny Fekete Electronic Education Buff Posts: 84 Karma: 31076 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Device: Bookeen Cybook Gen3, iRex DR1000s, Sony Reader PRS 650	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. 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. 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. Then, there's always Douglas Adams... Last edited by Danny Fekete; 08-02-2009 at 04:54 PM.

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07-31-2009, 07:02 AM	#2
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	Have you ever read The Wizard of Oz series? There are quite a few more books than the one the movie is based on, plus the three 'Wicked' novels by Gregory MacGuire...

07-31-2009, 07:18 AM	#5
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,326 Karma: 145488914 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I'll recommend a couple of really good series. First is the Honor Harrington series by David Webber and sold via Baen. The second is the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. When you read the Discworld series, read it in published order. See the link below for the published order. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/terry-pratchett/

07-31-2009, 10:15 AM	#6
Idoine Which book will be next ? Posts: 661 Karma: 2172 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: France Device: Cybook Gen3 1.5, Sony PRS 600 RC, Samsung Omnia...	Just finished the first book from "The Chronicles of Grimm Dragonblaster" by Alastair Archibald ("A Mage In The Making"). I'll recommend it ! I just bought the second one ! I don't remember who on MR recommended it, but great thanks to that person !

07-31-2009, 11:03 AM	#7
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	TOTALLY THE DRESDEN FILES!!! It's a series by Jim Butcher (the first is Storm Front). It's about a guy who is a wizard for hire. There are 11 books so far and they are like crack, seriously. If you want to get an idea what they are like, it was a short lived TV show (good, but SciFi decided to cancel it). Anyway the episodes are available on Hulu.

07-31-2009, 11:17 AM	#8
lcbannon Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Sony PRS 505	Dresden Files are great JR Ward series The brotherhood Laurell Hamilton has 2 a vampire one- Anita Blake series and A Fairy one Merry Gentry (both have sex scenes) Christine Feehan- Carpathians Kim Harrison - The Hollows J.D. Robb Death in- I am into the Paranormal Right now and that is what a lot of this is, so if that is not your thing then these are not it.

07-31-2009, 12:56 PM	#10
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	David Drake's RCN series is a lot of Space Opera-ish fun and its got one of the more interesting female characters in Space Opera-- Adele Mundy, the librarian from hell. John Ringo's frothy Looking glass series offer plenty of action and a fair amount of tongue-in-cheek humor. With, again, some fine secondary characters including a goth-girl super-genius with adult deficit disorder. Battle hardened marines quake when she says; "I'm bored!" And her kitty is a delight. >;-) Already mentioned: the Honor Harrington series and the superb Vorkosigan saga as well as the 163x series. Why not just hit the Baen.com free library and see what tickles your fancy? The Retief stories alone are worth the trip.

08-01-2009, 05:49 AM	#11
Emelie Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bristol, uk Device: none	wow thanks for all the suggestions people, will start investigating them!!! I have until Thursday off, so sure i can read a few by then!!!

08-01-2009, 10:08 AM	#12
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	I'm with JSWolf. Try the Honor Harrington series. Also, if you like historical fiction, you ought to try the Flashman series by George MacDonald Fraser. The autor has lifted a character from 'Tom Brown's School Day', Harry Flashman, and written a series of historical novels centered around him. Although Flashman is a fictitious character, a notorious coward and womanizer, the rest of the stories are dead accurate. There are very funny and very educational. You will get an excellent insight into the Victorian era. Start with the first book in the series 'Flashman' and go from there.

08-02-2009, 12:37 PM	#14
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	I second Ender's Game et al. Also, take a look at the Maximum Ride books by James Patterson. I think they are targeted at young adult, but they are really fun and entertaining. (At least I think so.) BOb

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