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Old 11-02-2020, 08:22 PM   #16
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When it comes to leisure reading, no one HAS TO do anything, least of all what you tell them they HAVE TO do. I did read all of them in publication order, and once again you are quite simply, WRONG. Purely as an example, not given as a definitive list, two books of the Discworld series that can easily be read as standalones are Pyramids (meh, but probably the most "isolated" of them all) and Small Gods (sublime). There are several suggested reading order lists online, and there is absolutely no need to read from book 1-40 (as I actually did). The Wee Free Men have no real connexion to Rincewind, reading their stories separately from the Wizards arc will not impair the reading experience at all.
I disagree. Reading out of order will impair the reading experience. While the main characters change, the settings may not and there are background characters that evolve. So you do get spoilers. That's why it's best to read a series in order because you don't know what you might spoil. All it takes is one paragraph to spoil previous books. Those reading lists are only good if you've already read Discworld and want to reread.
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Old 11-02-2020, 08:30 PM   #17
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To get back on topic, here are some series to read...

Women's Murder Club by James Patterson
Temperance Brennan by Kathy Reichs
Spencer by Robert B. Parker
Shannara by Terry Brooks
Rizolli & Isles by Tess Gerritsen
Recluce by L. E. Modesitt Jr.
Laundry Files by Charles Stross
Jack Reacher by Lee Child
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
Alex Cross by James Patterson
Kingsbridge by Ken Follett
Century by Ken Follett
Hamish McBeth by M. C. Beaton
Thursday Next by Jasper Fforde
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To get back on topic, here are some series to read...

Women's Murder Club by James Patterson
Temperance Brennan by Kathy Reichs
Spencer by Robert B. Parker
Shannara by Terry Brooks
Rizolli & Isles by Tess Gerritsen
Recluce by L. E. Modesitt Jr.
Laundry Files by Charles Stross
Jack Reacher by Lee Child
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
Alex Cross by James Patterson
Kingsbridge by Ken Follett
Century by Ken Follett
Hamish McBeth by M. C. Beaton
Thursday Next by Jasper Fforde
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Old 11-02-2020, 11:52 PM   #19
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Short series: "Silo" by Hugh Howey (Future Dystopia)

Long series: "Sigma Force" by James Rollins (Action/Adventure/Thriller)
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Old 11-03-2020, 12:33 AM   #20
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I can recommend three books.

The Big Book of the Continental Op
https://www.amazon.com/Big-Book-Cont...dp/0525432957/

Raymond Chandler: Collected Stories (Everyman's Library)
https://www.amazon.com/Raymond-Chand...dp/0375415009/

Otley Complete: Otley, Otley Pursued, Otley Victorious, Otley Forever
https://www.amazon.com/Otley-Complet...dp/B074S552YR/

As you can see, the first two are not eBooks.
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Old 11-03-2020, 07:17 AM   #21
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I disagree. Reading out of order will impair the reading experience. While the main characters change, the settings may not and there are background characters that evolve. So you do get spoilers. That's why it's best to read a series in order because you don't know what you might spoil. All it takes is one paragraph to spoil previous books. Those reading lists are only good if you've already read Discworld and want to reread.
I you are going to demand that series be read in order for the reasons you stated, shouldn't you also provide background reading for the discworld books, not to mention all the below series you recommended.



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To get back on topic, here are some series to read...

Women's Murder Club by James Patterson
Temperance Brennan by Kathy Reichs
Spencer by Robert B. Parker
Shannara by Terry Brooks
Rizolli & Isles by Tess Gerritsen
Recluce by L. E. Modesitt Jr.
Laundry Files by Charles Stross
Jack Reacher by Lee Child
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
Alex Cross by James Patterson
Kingsbridge by Ken Follett
Century by Ken Follett
Hamish McBeth by M. C. Beaton
Thursday Next by Jasper Fforde
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Old 11-03-2020, 08:09 AM   #22
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I will second the Anthony Powell recommendation.

I would also recommend Ada Palmer's Terra Ignota series. The final book (?) is coming out in October of 2021. I hesitate to recommend something that is not done, but it is my wife's favorite series of all time.
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Old 11-03-2020, 10:52 AM   #23
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Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache mysteries
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Old 11-03-2020, 10:54 AM   #24
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Since everyone else has been recommending multiple series, I'll mention another one.

The Hornblower series by C S Forester. Great stuff. I'd recommend reading them in internal chronological order rather than publication order, but any order or none is OK. They're all essentially stand-alone, although knowing the backstory is good sometimes.

So IMO, start off with the Young Hornblower omnibus.
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Old 11-05-2020, 02:22 PM   #25
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Marie Brennan: The Memoirs of Lady Trent. 5 books, starting with "A Natural History of Dragons".

The books take place in a world where dragons are animals that exist, and which culturally and technologically feels like the 1800s. Lady Trent is a Charles Darwin-ish character, a brilliant scientist who's a pioneer in her field, but in a society where women aren't supposed to do science. She travels the world to study dragons, while occasionally stumbling into adventures and political plots.

I love the language, though it's probably one of those things you either like a lot or crash hard against. It's written in first person, in lady Trent's voice:
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Be warned, then: the collected volumes of this series will contain frozen mountains, foetid swamps, hostile foreigners, hostile fellow countrymen, the occasional hostile family member, bad decisions, misadventures in orienteering, diseases of an unromantic sort, and a plenitude of mud. You continue at your own risk. It is not for the faint of heart - no more so than the study of dragons itself. But such study offers rewards beyond compare: to stand in a dragon's presence, even for the briefest of moments - even at the risk of one's life - is a delight that, once experienced, can never be forgotten. If my humble words convey even a fraction of that wonder, I will rest content.
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Old 11-05-2020, 10:11 PM   #26
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The Joe Dillard series by the late Scott Pratt.

The Blanco County Texas series by Ben Rehder

The Jake Wolfe series by Mark Nolan

All are 6 stars.
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Old 11-06-2020, 09:38 AM   #27
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I recommend The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan. A very long but very good series. 👍
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Old 11-06-2020, 12:31 PM   #28
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If you want a challenge then Malazan Book of the Fallen. You won't find another series like it.
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Old 11-06-2020, 12:34 PM   #29
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I can't believe that nobody has mentioned the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy "trilogy".
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Other series that I can recommend are The Witche, Michael Mannings Mageborn series, made up of a few trilogies 17 books total, Robin Hobb's Farsley trilogy, Tawny Man, Fitz and the fool and 2 other trilogys.
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