The best bookseries you've ever read? : Othor Games

» Wed May 02, 2012 2:58 pm

Right now I am reading a Song of Ice and Fire series. So far it's one my favorite series. I'm really enjoying the 3rd book in the series, a Storm of Swords. I also really enjoyed the first 3 Dark Tower books.

So what is the best book you've ever read?

» Wed May 02, 2012 3:54 pm

LOTR.

» Wed May 02, 2012 9:53 am

Pretty anything that David Gemmel wrote.

But specifically, his Waylander trilogy......best books ever. And he is not an author that shys away from killing important characters, which makes reading his books really good.

» Wed May 02, 2012 7:50 am

I have read too many books/series to name an absolute all-time favorite. Right now I am reading A Storm of Swords and I am enjoying it but I need a break from the fantasy genre after this one. I think I will try Dean Koontz next because I have never read anything by him. Without Remorse by Tom Clancy is always a good choice and I have read that one more than once. The Lord of the Rings is up there too, naturally. The Shining was awesome (never saw the movie) as was The Stand, both by Stephen King. under the Dome wasn't quite as good as the other two I just listed but an average book by King is generally a lot better than most books.

» Wed May 02, 2012 2:36 pm

The Hobbit is one of my all time favorites.

» Wed May 02, 2012 5:13 pm

My favorite pony is pretty much anything by Neil Gaiman; especially Stardust and Neverwhere. I'm also a big Terry Pratchett fan.

» Wed May 02, 2012 11:44 am

My favorite series are LOTR, ASoIaF and Kristin Lavransdatter.

Great Maria by Cecelia Holland is another favorite book.

» Wed May 02, 2012 5:28 pm

Harry Potter

» Wed May 02, 2012 8:50 am

Harry Potter, no doubt, and not ashamed to say it. Best book series I've ever read.

» Wed May 02, 2012 10:47 am

Harry Potter

I'm not sure it's the best series I've ever read but it sure delighted me. LOTR was good. The Wheel of Time was quite good.

» Wed May 02, 2012 8:37 am

The Death Gate Cycle.

Nothing else I've ever read tops it, doesn't matter the genre. I don't think anything will ever beat it out for #1 on my list.

» Wed May 02, 2012 7:16 am

I really liked the Dark Elf trilogy by R.A Salvatore. I wish it could be made into a movie.

» Wed May 02, 2012 9:21 pm

The best series I've read is James Alan Gardner's League of Peoples novels, which is incredible. Not only is it some of the best science fiction that I've read but he done an amazing job with first person narrative.

Ellis Peters' (Edith Pargeter's) Cadfael novels are a close second.

» Wed May 02, 2012 6:44 am

The best series I have ever read is Discworld by Sir Terry Pratchett, no doubt about it.

» Wed May 02, 2012 7:19 pm

Watership Down.
Tigana.
The Stand.

...a series...I don't know anymore. Asimov's Elijah/R. Daneel series. Foster's Pip n Flinx series. Chalker's Well of Souls series. There's a lot of them I love a lot but don't know if I'd call them "best." I tend to prefer stand-alone novels. But if Doyle's Sherlock Holmes counts, I'd use that.

I really liked the Dark Elf trilogy by R.A Salvatore. I wish it could be made into a movie.

Yeah...I read most of the others too, but that one was the best one imo.

» Wed May 02, 2012 4:38 pm

A Scots Quair by Lewis Grassic Gibbon, especially Sunset Song, first of the series.

» Wed May 02, 2012 9:56 am

The Red and the Black by Stendhal.

» Wed May 02, 2012 10:19 pm

I haven't read many. LOTR and ASOIAF, both take the top spot.

» Wed May 02, 2012 10:01 pm

Dune, The Stand, Watership Down, The Silmarillion, Dark Tower, ASoIaF and much of the Horus Heresy series qualify (especially A Thousand Sons and The Outcast Dead). There's more, but I can't think of them right now. Shouldn't have read the thread first, it has affected my judgement too much.

» Wed May 02, 2012 7:45 am

The remains of the day

» Wed May 02, 2012 11:58 am

The Old Man and the Sea

» Wed May 02, 2012 9:40 pm

I've never read a whole series, apart from the Hannibal Lecter books and the first 3 Harry Potter books, so I can't really say. I've nearly finished the first Hunger Games book, so once I finish all 3 it could be my second complete trilogy.

» Wed May 02, 2012 5:04 pm

My favourite book of all time? A Canticle for Leibowitz.

» Wed May 02, 2012 11:11 am

The Goosebumps series, ionly because it's the only series of books I've read a book from.
I don't really do reading unless it's a news paper with an interesting story, or one I disagreee with.

» Wed May 02, 2012 6:19 am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temple_of_the_Golden_Pavilion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Androids_Dream_of_Electric_Sheep%3F

is probably my top 3