K.M. Weiland's Read 100 Books in 2016 Challenge discussion

Hey- how about some neat pointers towards some series? Especially series that are not what I call "doorstoppers".

Some of my favourite series are those in which the individual books have their own complete story, and you can then choose to read later books if you want to re-immerse yourself in that world.

So, some recommendations (and please add some more!)

Discworld by Terry Pratchett

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

others?

I have to like a few that gave me ideas on how to formulate my series - which is composed of three pairs.

Orson Scott Card "Memory of Earth" series. I know. His name has lost some readers. His writing can be good, if you ignore some of his themes. I also really liked how he did "PastWatch: Redemption."

Piers Anthony "Isle of Woman" series. Too many of his novels turned into erotics. Mine are not. This series isn't too bad. And the time jumps, and history are great, if you leave out the indecent exposure.

Speaking of which - Jean M. Auel. Her novels are great historical societal pictures. Again with too much indecent exposure. However, the story lines (history, travel, societal differences, fears, hopes, dreams, and religions) are fascinating.

There is always the Robert Asprin Myth series for fun light reads that take magic, science, history, and societal change into serious consideration. Even now, I can read one in a day.

So many recommendations in a single post. The next year promise to be busy one. :/

See, this is why I love goodreads.

I need to read the Jean Auel series (love historical fiction) -have you read Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinson?

That "Myth" series looks like it might be fun as well :)

April wrote: "I have to like a few that gave me ideas on how to formulate my series - which is composed of three pairs.

Orson Scott Card "Memory of Earth" series. I know. His name has lost some readers. His wri..."

Hello. I completely forgot about Orson Scott Card. I haven't read him yet. What's wrong with his themes?

Not a fan of erotica. Would you recommend reading Jean M. Auel ?

Benjamin

Benjamin wrote: "Hello. I completely forgot about Orson Scott Card. I haven't read him yet. What's wrong with his themes?

Not a fan of erotica. Would you recommend reading Jean M. Auel ?

Benjamin
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In some of Orson Scott Card's series he spends a little too much time on his religious messages. While the series I mentioned has its own religion, the overtones, though subtle, are there. They are reasonable in the "Memory of Earth" series.

Jean M. Auel is good. It's easy to skip the unnecessary scenes. I won't read Erotica either. I really enjoyed the history and travels in her novels. In fact, I had to re-read her series (as well as the Piers Anthony and Orson Scott Card one I mentioned) as background to get the travel feel when writing the first pair in my series.

Great thread for this group! I would throw out there, for lovers of historical fiction, Patrick O'Brian's Napoelonic naval Aubrey/Maturin series.

April wrote: "Benjamin wrote: "Hello. I completely forgot about Orson Scott Card. I haven't read him yet. What's wrong with his themes?

Not a fan of erotica. Would you recommend reading Jean M. Auel ?

Benjamin..."

Thanks!

K.M. wrote: "Great thread for this group! I would throw out there, for lovers of historical fiction, Patrick O'Brian's Napoelonic naval Aubrey/Maturin series."

Cool. Thanks KM. This whole historical fiction, steampunk genre is really growing on me. In fact, I downloaded several on my device earlier! Cool stuff. It's really appealing to my geeky-gadgetry interest.

Benjamin wrote: "K.M. wrote: "Great thread for this group! I would throw out there, for lovers of historical fiction, Patrick O'Brian's Napoelonic naval Aubrey/Maturin series."

Cool. Thanks KM. This whole historic..."
To me, it was kind of a discovery. I always loved Steampunk but didn't knew the genre exactly by name. I have read and watched several and adored them.
Now of course, I am hunting the stories with more ferocity ;)
Even planning to write one of my own.

Benjamin wrote: "K.M. wrote: "Great thread for this group! I would throw out there, for lovers of historical fiction, Patrick O'Brian's Napoelonic naval Aubrey/Maturin series."

Cool. Thanks KM. This whole historic..."

It's a lot of fun! I will say though that O'Brian is straight-up historical (and some of the very best). No 'punk.

K.M. wrote: "Benjamin wrote: "K.M. wrote: "Great thread for this group! I would throw out there, for lovers of historical fiction, Patrick O'Brian's Napoelonic naval Aubrey/Maturin series."

Cool. Thanks KM. Th..."

No punk in him huh? Lol. I do have the first of that series on my list. Are you getting fired up for the new year challenge? Hopefully I can manage my schedule to get all the reading in. God help us all.

Kenny wrote: "Hey- how about some neat pointers towards some series? Especially series that are not what I call "doorstoppers".

Some of my favourite series are those in which the individual books have their own..."

Can I post my own? I do that with both my novel and novella series. All the books can be read as stand alones, or as a series.

I love classics, historicals, mysteries, and thrillers. I used to shy away from series, but have been more open to them this past year, and expect to continue that trend in 2016.

I intend to read these series this year:
D.E. Stevenson's books:
Wodehouse's Jeeves books:
Susan May Warren's Christiansen family:
...and many more, I'm sure!

Faith wrote: "Kenny wrote: "Hey- how about some neat pointers towards some series? Especially series that are not what I call "doorstoppers".

Some of my favourite series are those in which the individual books ..."

Definitely!

Thanks, K.M! I write Christian Westerns. The first in the novel series is A Mighty Fortress and the first book in the novella series is I Love Thee .

I will put the warning out there that if you don't like Christian books, you won't like these books. I try not to beat people over the heads with the Christianity, but I have had some people who say I lay it on a little too thick.

Faith wrote: "Thanks, K.M! I write Christian Westerns. The first in the novel series is A Mighty Fortress and the first book in the novella series is I Love Thee [bookcover..."

You can never lay it on too thick when writing Christian fiction. I don't read Christian fiction unless there is a greater message in the book. I want my Christian fiction to be uplifting and faith building and to glorify God. There is not enough of it out there. It seems, though, that almost everything I have picked up in the last few months have been Christian romances. Nothing wrong with a little romance but I would like some variety to add to it. I am Catholic and am dreaming and scheming about the Christian fiction and non-fiction that I want to write.

Jeffrey wrote: "Faith wrote: "Thanks, K.M! I write Christian Westerns. The first in the novel series is A Mighty Fortress and the first book in the novella series is I Love T..."

Thanks, Jeffrey. I agree, but many don't. Thus the reason I gave a little warning. :) My first novel has no romance, but the others have light romance.

Hannah wrote: "I love classics, historicals, mysteries, and thrillers. I used to shy away from series, but have been more open to them this past year, and expect to continue that trend in 2016.

I intend to read..."

The Jeeves books - same here! There are so many though, I barely know where to begin haha.

Btw the BBC Jeeves and Wooster series is great fun, if anyone hasn't seen it yet.

Faith wrote: "Jeffrey wrote: "Faith wrote: "Thanks, K.M! I write Christian Westerns. The first in the novel series is A Mighty Fortress and the first book in the novella se..."

I need to get the first book. I got the second book in the series through BookBub a few days ago. Do they need to be read in order or are they stand-alone works?

Jeffrey wrote: "I need to get the first book. I got the second book in the series through BookBub a few days ago. Do they need to be read in order or are they stand-alone works? ."

They do not have to be read in order, although books 2 and 3 are less standalone than the others.

Shelley Gray has a series that has stand alone novels that are very good. Here's the first one:

A Texan's Choice

There are some very good series on the YA shelves. The 'Slated' trilogy by Teri Terry are very underrated.