Recommend Me A Series To Binge Read - Page 5

John F · 11-10-2020, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Gandulf

Are they all like The Gunslinger? Didn't really enjoy it so never read anymore of the series.

The Gunslinger
The Drawing of lines
The waste Lands
Wizard and Glass
Wolves of the Calla
Song of Susannah
The Dark Tower

As far as I know they are the 7 in the series Wolf.

I would say they get better.

And it is The Drawing of the Three, not, The Drawing of lines.

Gandulf · 11-10-2020, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by John F

I would say they get better.

And it is The Drawing of the Three, not, The Drawing of lines.

Maybe 1 day will try again.

You are correct, don't know how I got lines.

haertig · 11-10-2020, 02:49 PM

Even if the O.P. may not have, I have gotten a lot of good information from this thread. I suggested what series I could - but since I'm slow, and not quite as enthusiastic a reader as others here, I ended up getting a lot more out of this thread than I contributed to it. Thanks for the suggestions (even though this was not my thread)! And there were a ton of them. Really, quite a large number.

Solitaire1 · 11-10-2020, 03:28 PM

Some more to recommend (if you are not opposed to manga):

Afterschool Charisma by Kumiko Suekame
Set in the near future in an unusual academy. What makes it unusual is that all of the students (with one exception) are clones of famous historical figures. Among the students are: Albert Einstein, Queen Elizabeth I, Marie Curie, Florence Nightingale, and Adolph Hitler.

Komi Can't Communicate by Tomohito Oda
About a young woman who appears to be so cool and aloof. Yet the reality is that she is so socially awkward that she literally can't say a full word (even using a cell phone is impossible for her). Finally, one student notices what she really is and decides to help her make some friends. He doesn't realize what kind of task he is taking on.

The Quintessential Quintuplets by Negi Harube
A very poor student (so poor that he does something similar to asking them to take off catsup off his hamburger for a discount to save money) who takes on a job to tutor a student for five times the normal rate. It turns out that he's been hired to tutor five very bad students...who are identical quintuplets... and extremely poor students (well...they did get 100% on a math test...if you add all of their math scores together [their scores ranged from 8% to 32%]). BTW, the series starts off with him getting married to one of them...but which one?

JSWolf · 11-12-2020, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by John F

Before chasing down every reference in the Steven King books, I would read the 7 book series, and if you want to continue, go from there. IMO.

Jon, have you read the series? If not, than when do you plan on reading it?

I did read the revised The Gunslinger. I've not read any more because I'm still looking for the definitive list.

Hitch · 11-12-2020, 11:12 AM

I wanted to add a few.

If you haven't read the Callahan series, by Spider Robinson and you like books that are a bit out there, a bit offbeat, a little sci-fi with a little fantasy thrown in, and you secretly believe that Nikky Tesla is still out there, travelling the universe--and you know who Pixel is, this series is for you.
Lilian Jackson Braun's "The Cat Who..." series. Sweet and definitely cozy and definitely for CAT lovers. If you hate cats, don't and if you're looking for Spenser-like action-adventure, nope.
The VI Warshawski series, from Sara Paretsky.
Has nobody mentioned the Dragonriders of Pern dynasty? Not mentally taxing, agreed, but definitely as addictive as potato chips, if you like that sort of thing. (n.b.: stick with those written by Herself, not add-ons. Like Dune.)
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct series--did someone else already mention this?
and of course, pretty much any of Simon Green's series. Fantasy-meets-sci-fi in some of them; his oldest is the infamous Deathstalkers, my personal fave are the Nightsides; the Ishmael Jones series is still alive; and I rather liked the Secret Histories. I loved the idea of Shadows Fall and hated the standalone novel. My one complaint with Simon Green is that his series endings are all sucky bummers, by and large. If you're looking to binge, this guy is DEFINITELY bingeable. Start with Deathstalker or even his Hawk and Fishers and work your way through, although, the Deathstalkers and Hawk/Fishers are sort of odd, compared to the others, in terms of the overall settings, themes and so on. It's hard to explain. Keep your eyes peeled for Sea Goat and The Bear--in pretty much every series.

Hitch

arjaybe · 11-12-2020, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Hitch

Wow.
[LIST][*]Nobody has mentioned ... James Lee Burke and the Dave Robicheaux series ... throw it at the wall and waste my money, ha!Hitch

Thanks for all the great suggestions, including Callahan's Crosstime Saloon by Spider Robinson in a later post, but I don't know about binge-reading Robicheaux. It can get pretty grim.

Hitch · 11-12-2020, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by arjaybe

Thanks for all the great suggestions, including Callahan's Crosstime Saloon by Spider Robinson in a later post, but I don't know about binge-reading Robicheaux. It can get pretty grim.

That's one of the reasons I didn't mention Andrew Vachss. Brilliant stuff, but binge-read it? Noooooooooo.

I'm big on "lighter" for bingeing. Holmes, Nero Wolfe, Cat Who...and yes, Callahan's Crosstime Saloon, which I happen to love.

There are also the various series by Charlaine Harris, the best-known of which is the Sookie Stackhouse books (aka "True Blood"), which was MUCH better in print and OMG! Did we all really forget Harry Bosch????

Hitch

Camellia · 11-18-2020, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I did read the revised The Gunslinger. I've not read any more because I'm still looking for the definitive list.

I strongly recommend this reading order.

JSWolf · 11-20-2020, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Camellia

I strongly recommend this reading order.

With that list, I would have to drop the original versions of The Stand and The Gunslinger and move the revised editions in place.

drofgnal · 11-20-2020, 06:08 AM

I'm currently in the Jean Auel 'Clan of the Cave Bear' Series. I'm on book 5 with one more to go after that. I'm enjoying it enough to finish. She well researched the geography and plant and animal life of the times (ice age). In many ways that backdrop is like another character much like the castle of Ghomeghast'. I could do without the continuing cave man porn between Jondalhar and Ayala.

SeaBookGuy · 01-25-2021, 11:29 PM

These mystery series, set in the Roman Empire, I found addictive...

Lindsey Davis' series featuring Marcus Didius Falco, mostly set in Rome though he gets around.

Ruth Downie's series featuring Gaius Ruso, primarily in Britain, but he gets around, too.

SPQR series by John Maddox Roberts, featuring Decius Mettelus, set much earlier than the other series with the plots featuring actual historical events leading to Julius Caesar's taking power.

drofgnal · 01-26-2021, 05:26 AM

A series I really enjoyed and it's a fairly light read is Sam Eastland's Inspector Pekkala series. Inspector Pekkala was the 'Emerald Eye', the Tsar's chief inspector and then after the revolution he's banished to Siberia. Stalin resurrects the Emerald Eye to work for him on various cases, most seemingly in and around WWII.

Greg Anos · 01-26-2021, 12:53 PM

I have trouble defining what s a series, so if you don't think some of these are not series, sobeit.

Harry Harrison's The Stainless Steel Rat Series, light S/F about a thief in the far future forced to be top bracket spy/cop. 10 books.

Jack Vance's The Demon Princes series. A colony at the edge of space is raided and the survivors are sold into slavery. But one kid and his grandfather successfully hide out. The kid is reared to get vengeance on the 5 planners of the raid. 5 Books, one per bad guy. Wonderful backdrops and writing.

Issac Asimov's Robot stories. Puzzle stories, each one different, but with recurring characters. Mostly short stories, with a few novels, as well. The novels form their own subseries.

Series? You make the call. Cordwainer Smith's The Instrumentality Of Mankind future history mosaic. 36 stories. S/F with an oriental slant. What would you expect from an American god son of Sun-Yat-Sen, who was considered the world's leading expert in Psychological Warfare in the middle of the 20th century.

And for those who think The Continental Op was a wimp, David Drake's Hammer's Slammers series. About a S/F mercenary regiment, who always paid for the best, man and machine. Not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach.

Sweetpea · 01-27-2021, 01:35 AM

I'd like to add some of my favourite series:

Dune by Frank Herbert. Need I clarify?
Saga of Pliocene Exile series + Galactic Milieu Series by Julian May. Technically two series, but they are connected. Read in this order.
Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny.
The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon.
Incarnations of Immortality by Piers Anthony.
R. Daneel Olivaw's stories by Isaac Asimov
Foundation by Isaac Asimov's
The Pendragon Cycle by Stephen R. Lawhead

And as bonus, while there is now a series around it, I only really like the first two books (I think the rest should never have been written as the second book finishes the story nicely): River God and The Seventh Scroll by Wilbur Smith. Takes place about 2000 years ago and "now" in Egypt.

11-12-2020, 11:12 AM	#66
Hitch Bookmaker & Cat Slave Posts: 11,462 Karma: 158448243 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Device: K2, iPad, KFire, PPW, Voyage, NookColor. 2 Droid, Oasis, Boox Note2	I wanted to add a few. If you haven't read the Callahan series, by Spider Robinson and you like books that are a bit out there, a bit offbeat, a little sci-fi with a little fantasy thrown in, and you secretly believe that Nikky Tesla is still out there, travelling the universe--and you know who Pixel is, this series is for you. Lilian Jackson Braun's "The Cat Who..." series. Sweet and definitely cozy and definitely for CAT lovers. If you hate cats, don't and if you're looking for Spenser-like action-adventure, nope. The VI Warshawski series, from Sara Paretsky. Has nobody mentioned the Dragonriders of Pern dynasty? Not mentally taxing, agreed, but definitely as addictive as potato chips, if you like that sort of thing. (n.b.: stick with those written by Herself, not add-ons. Like Dune.) Ed McBain's 87th Precinct series--did someone else already mention this? and of course, pretty much any of Simon Green's series. Fantasy-meets-sci-fi in some of them; his oldest is the infamous Deathstalkers, my personal fave are the Nightsides; the Ishmael Jones series is still alive; and I rather liked the Secret Histories. I loved the idea of Shadows Fall and hated the standalone novel. My one complaint with Simon Green is that his series endings are all sucky bummers, by and large. If you're looking to binge, this guy is DEFINITELY bingeable. Start with Deathstalker or even his Hawk and Fishers and work your way through, although, the Deathstalkers and Hawk/Fishers are sort of odd, compared to the others, in terms of the overall settings, themes and so on. It's hard to explain. Keep your eyes peeled for Sea Goat and The Bear--in pretty much every series. Hitch

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11-10-2020, 02:49 PM	#63
haertig Wizard Posts: 1,738 Karma: 26006874 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: PW3, Fire HD8 Gen7, Moto G7, Sansa Clip v2, Ruizu X26	Even if the O.P. may not have, I have gotten a lot of good information from this thread. I suggested what series I could - but since I'm slow, and not quite as enthusiastic a reader as others here, I ended up getting a lot more out of this thread than I contributed to it. Thanks for the suggestions (even though this was not my thread)! And there were a ton of them. Really, quite a large number.

11-10-2020, 03:28 PM	#64
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 14,254 Karma: 66666666 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor	Some more to recommend (if you are not opposed to manga): Afterschool Charisma by Kumiko Suekame Set in the near future in an unusual academy. What makes it unusual is that all of the students (with one exception) are clones of famous historical figures. Among the students are: Albert Einstein, Queen Elizabeth I, Marie Curie, Florence Nightingale, and Adolph Hitler. Komi Can't Communicate by Tomohito Oda About a young woman who appears to be so cool and aloof. Yet the reality is that she is so socially awkward that she literally can't say a full word (even using a cell phone is impossible for her). Finally, one student notices what she really is and decides to help her make some friends. He doesn't realize what kind of task he is taking on. The Quintessential Quintuplets by Negi Harube A very poor student (so poor that he does something similar to asking them to take off catsup off his hamburger for a discount to save money) who takes on a job to tutor a student for five times the normal rate. It turns out that he's been hired to tutor five very bad students...who are identical quintuplets... and extremely poor students (well...they did get 100% on a math test...if you add all of their math scores together [their scores ranged from 8% to 32%]). BTW, the series starts off with him getting married to one of them...but which one?

11-20-2020, 06:08 AM	#71
drofgnal Wizard Posts: 1,228 Karma: 7838248 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Ipad Pro/Kindle Oasis 3/iPhone 13 Pro Max	I'm currently in the Jean Auel 'Clan of the Cave Bear' Series. I'm on book 5 with one more to go after that. I'm enjoying it enough to finish. She well researched the geography and plant and animal life of the times (ice age). In many ways that backdrop is like another character much like the castle of Ghomeghast'. I could do without the continuing cave man porn between Jondalhar and Ayala.

01-25-2021, 11:29 PM	#72
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,015 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	These mystery series, set in the Roman Empire, I found addictive... Lindsey Davis' series featuring Marcus Didius Falco, mostly set in Rome though he gets around. Ruth Downie's series featuring Gaius Ruso, primarily in Britain, but he gets around, too. SPQR series by John Maddox Roberts, featuring Decius Mettelus, set much earlier than the other series with the plots featuring actual historical events leading to Julius Caesar's taking power.

01-26-2021, 05:26 AM	#73
drofgnal Wizard Posts: 1,228 Karma: 7838248 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Ipad Pro/Kindle Oasis 3/iPhone 13 Pro Max	A series I really enjoyed and it's a fairly light read is Sam Eastland's Inspector Pekkala series. Inspector Pekkala was the 'Emerald Eye', the Tsar's chief inspector and then after the revolution he's banished to Siberia. Stalin resurrects the Emerald Eye to work for him on various cases, most seemingly in and around WWII.

01-26-2021, 12:53 PM	#74
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,248 Karma: 35000000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	I have trouble defining what s a series, so if you don't think some of these are not series, sobeit. Harry Harrison's The Stainless Steel Rat Series, light S/F about a thief in the far future forced to be top bracket spy/cop. 10 books. Jack Vance's The Demon Princes series. A colony at the edge of space is raided and the survivors are sold into slavery. But one kid and his grandfather successfully hide out. The kid is reared to get vengeance on the 5 planners of the raid. 5 Books, one per bad guy. Wonderful backdrops and writing. Issac Asimov's Robot stories. Puzzle stories, each one different, but with recurring characters. Mostly short stories, with a few novels, as well. The novels form their own subseries. Series? You make the call. Cordwainer Smith's The Instrumentality Of Mankind future history mosaic. 36 stories. S/F with an oriental slant. What would you expect from an American god son of Sun-Yat-Sen, who was considered the world's leading expert in Psychological Warfare in the middle of the 20th century. And for those who think The Continental Op was a wimp, David Drake's Hammer's Slammers series. About a S/F mercenary regiment, who always paid for the best, man and machine. Not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach.

01-27-2021, 01:35 AM	#75
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	I'd like to add some of my favourite series: Dune by Frank Herbert. Need I clarify? Saga of Pliocene Exile series + Galactic Milieu Series by Julian May. Technically two series, but they are connected. Read in this order. Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny. The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. Incarnations of Immortality by Piers Anthony. R. Daneel Olivaw's stories by Isaac Asimov Foundation by Isaac Asimov's The Pendragon Cycle by Stephen R. Lawhead And as bonus, while there is now a series around it, I only really like the first two books (I think the rest should never have been written as the second book finishes the story nicely): River God and The Seventh Scroll by Wilbur Smith. Takes place about 2000 years ago and "now" in Egypt.

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