You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion
Challenges: Year Long Main 2021
>
Almeta, The Story Never Ends, Serialously
❥❦❧❣The Story Never Ends, Serialously❣❧❦
ETA Have144197 series listed @ FicFact &7821903 series books shelved.
1. How many levels did you complete? 15
2. How many series did you kill? 19
3. How many books did you read? 130
4. How many new series did you start or add? 49 (added to TBR incalculable...more than doubled)
5. What was your favourite series killed? Wayward Pines, Blake Crouch
(Love Story, Christopher Moore a close second)
reserved
First-Degree Murder
5 ∞The Crown Conspiracy (Riyria Revelations #1), Michael J. Sullivan 8 Jan NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞Avempartha (The Riyria Revelations #2), Michael J. Sullivan 10 Jan
5 ∞Champagne for One (Nero Wolfe #31), Rex Stout 13 Jan
5 ∞Pines (Wayward Pines #1), Blake Crouch 23 Jan NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy) 6 Feb NEW SERIES ADDED
35
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove (Pine Cove #2), Christopher Moore 15 Feb5 ∞Envious Casca (Inspector Hemingway #2), Georgette Heyer 1 Feb NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞Sparkling Cyanide (Colonel Race #4), Agatha Christie 18 Jan NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞Blood and Gold (The Vampire Chronicles, #8), Anne Rice
5 ∞Blackwood Farm (The Vampire Chronicles, #9), Anne Rice 16 Jan
5 ∞Blood Canticle (The Vampire Chronicles, #10), Anne Rice 24 Feb
5 ∞Fifth Grave Past the Light (Charley Davidson, #5), Darynda Jones 4 Feb
5 ∞Gone, Baby, Gone (Kenzie & Gennaro #4), Dennis Lehane 21 Feb
5 ∞The Merry Misogynist (Siri Paiboun #6), Colin Cotterill 18 Feb
100 snuffed (14 books)
Second-Degree Murder
5 ∞Wayward (Wayward Pines #2), Blake Crouch 25 Feb
5 ∞The Seven Wonders, (Gordianus the Finder #1), Steven Saylor 1 Mar NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞The Fear Institute, (Johannes Cabal #3), Jonathan L. Howard 6 Mar
5 ∞Portrait of a Lady (Leonardo da Vinci Mystery #2), Diane A.S. Stuckart 3 Mar
45
The Brothers Cabal (Johannes Cabal #4), Jonathan L. Howard 16 Mar5 ∞Game of Thrones (Song of Ice and Fire #1), George R.R. Martin 11 Mar NEW SERIES ADDED
35
The Last Town (The Wayward Pines, #3), Blake Crouch 13 Marrubbed out 105 (7 books)
Third Felony Murder
105
Prince Lestat, Anne Rice 23 Mar105 terminated (1 book)
Fourth Involuntary Manslaughter 
35
By Blood We Live (The Last Werewolf #3), Glen Duncan 1 May5 ∞A Welcome Grave Michael Koryta Lincoln Perry #3 3 May NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞Talulla Rising (The Last Werewolf, #2), Glen Duncan 21 Apr
5 ∞Sixth Grave on the Edge (Charley Davidson, #6), Darynda Jones 5 Apr
5 ∞No Wind of Blame (Inspector Hemingway #1), Georgette Heyer 27 Mar
5 ∞Body Trace (Crime Scene Unit (C.S.U.) #1), D.H. Dublin 3 Apr NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞Murder Past Due, Miranda James 18 Apr NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax #1) 25 Mar NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞The Black Castle (Don Sebastian Vampire Chronicles #1)14 Apr NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞The Case of the Missing Books (Mobile Library Mystery #1)) 19 Apr NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞A Beautiful Blue Death (Charles Lenox Mysteries #1) 28 Mar NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞The September Society (Charles Lenox Mysteries #2), Charles Finch 20 Apr
5 ∞Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam Trilogy, #1), Margaret Atwood 25 Apr NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞Sandman Slim (Sandman Slim #1), Richard Kadrey 22 Apr NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞Devil's Donkey, (Coven Tree), Bill Brittain 24 Mar NEW SERIES ADDED
105 whacked (15 books)
Five Justifiable Homicides
5 ∞The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree, (Coven Tree), Bill Brittain 13 May
5 ∞The Hides (Timmy Quinn #2), Kealan Patrick Burke 13 May
5 ∞A Rumor Of Bones (Lindsay Chamberlain, #1), Beverly Connor 16 May NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞Duplicate Death (Inspector Hemingway #3), Georgette Heyer 16 May
5 ∞Kill the Dead (Sandman Slim #2), Richard Kadrey 6 Jun
5 ∞Shatter (Joseph O'Loughlin #3), Michael Robotham 25 May
5 ∞Dirty Magic (The Prospero's War, #1), Jaye Wells 15 May NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞Tangled (Tangled #1), Emma Chase 16 Jun NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam Trilogy, #2), Margaret Atwood 11 May
35
MaddAddam (MaddAddam Trilogy, #3), Margaret Atwood 25 Jun5 ∞Bank Shot (Dortmunder, #2), Donald E. Westlake 13 Jun
5 ∞The Map of Time, Félix J. Palma 20 Jun NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞The Sound and the Furry (A Chet and Bernie Mystery #6), Spencer Quinn 15 Jun
5 ∞Space for Hire (Sam Space #1), William F. Nolan 5 May NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞Monsieur Pamplemousse, Michael Bond 17 Jun NEW SERIES ADDED
105 liquidated (15 books)
Six Feet Under (Killer Shoes)
45
Detection Unlimited (Inspector Hemingway Mystery #4), Georgette Heyer 25 Jun5 ∞Curse of the Spellmans, Lisa Lutz 29 Jun
5 ∞Hell's Bells: Samuel Johnson Vs the Devil, John Connolly 26 Jun
5 ∞Slash and Burn (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #8, Colin Cotterill 29 Jun
5 ∞The Secret Speech (Leo Demidov #2), Tom Rob Smith 28 Jun
35
A Bolt from the Blue (Leonardo da Vinci Mystery, #3), Diane A.S. Stuckart 2 Jul100 spiked (6 books)
Seventh Crime of Passion
5 ∞ Paw and Order (A Chet and Bernie Mystery #7), Spencer Quinn 24 Jul
5 ∞Seventh Grave and No Body (Charley Davidson, #7), Darynda Jones 25 Jul
5 ∞Tonight I Said Goodbye (Lincoln Perry #1), Michael Koryta 6 Jul
5 ∞You've Got Murder (Turing Hopper #1), Donna Andrews 9 Jul NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞ The Fleet Street Murders (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #3) 22 Jul
75
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (Flavia de Luce #7), Alan Bradley 3 Jul100 Came To a Bitter End (6 books)
Eighth Death by Misadventure
I'm a Barbie Girl
105
Six and a Half Deadly Sins, Dr. Siri Paiboun, #10) Colin Cotterill 26 Jul105 stiffed (1 books)
The Ninth Gate
85
Eighth Grave After Dark (Charley Davidson, #8), Darynda Jones 4 Aug5 ∞ The Magicians(The Magicians #1), Lev Grossman 30 Jul NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞Dr. Dredd's Wagon of Wonders (Tales of Coven Tree #3), Bill Brittain 5 Aug
5 ∞Storm Front (The Dresden Files #1), Jim Butcher 3 Aug NEW SERIES ADDED
100 Baniished (4 books)
Top Ten Hits
85
Scents and Sensibility (A Chet and Bernie Mystery #8), Spencer Quinn 8 Aug5 ∞The Dark Monk (The Hangman's Daughter, #2) , Oliver Pötzsch 14 Aug
5 ∞Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1), John Updike 9 Aug NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞Feint Of Art (An Art Lover's Mystery #1) 12 Aug NEW SERIES ADDED
100 Targets (4 books)Eleventh Hour
5 ∞Raiders of the Nile Gordianus the Finder), Steven Saylor 28 Aug
5 ∞Monk's Hood (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #3), Ellis Peters 29 Aug
5 ∞The Pilgrim of Hate (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #10), Ellis Peters 30 Aug
45
The Poisoned Pilgrim (The Hangman's Daughter, #4) , Oliver Pötzsch 2 Sep5 ∞The Beggar King (The Hangman's Daughter, #3) , Oliver Pötzsch 4 Sep
5 ∞Bite Me, (A Love Story), Christopher Moore 5 Sep
45
Professor Popkin's Prodigious Polish: A Tale of Coven Tree, Bill Brittain 6 Sep5 ∞Hag's Nook (Dr. Gideon Fell, #1), John Dickson Carr 18 Aug NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞ Gretel and the Case of the Missing Frog Prints: Bros Grimm Mystery 16 Aug NEW SERIES
5 ∞The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu (Fu Manchu #1), Sax Rohmer 22 Aug NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1), Lee Child 24 Aug NEW SERIES ADDED
135 clocked (11 books)
Twelve Murders By Reason of Insanity 
5 ∞Kill Me Tender (Elvis Presley, #1), Daniel Klein 7 Sep NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞Rhode Island Red, Charlotte Carter 14 Sep NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞Running Blind (Jack Reacher, #4), Lee Child (Buddy Read) 10 Sep
35
Flood of Fire: A Novel, Amitav Ghosh 27 Sep5 ∞Down the Rabbit Hole (Echo Falls #1) 7 Oct NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞Finders Keepers, Stephen King 25 Sep
5 ∞Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1), Jonathan Maberry 22 Sep NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞The Cherry Cola Book Club #1 NEW SERIES ADDED 17 Sep
5 ∞Bloodsucking Fiends (A Love Story #1), Christopher Moore NEW SERIES ADDED 2 Oct
5 ∞Blacklands, Belinda Bauer 21 Sep NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞Midnight Library: Voices 12 Sep NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞Die Trying, Lee Child 5 Oct
5 ∞The Keeper of Hands, J. Sydney Jones 23 Sep
5 ∞Disney after Dark, Ridley Pearson 12 Sep NEW SERIES ADDED
100 Pushing Up Daisies (14 books)
Unlucky Thirteen
5 ∞Agatha H and the Airship City (Girl Genius, #1), Phil Foglio 19 Oct NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞Darkside (Exmoor Trilogy, #2), Belinda Bauer 28 Oct
35
The Creeps (Samuel Johnson vs. the Devil #3), John Connolly 9 Oct5 ∞Quarry's List (aka The Broker's Wife) (Quarry, #2), Max Allan Collins 17 Oct
5 ∞Jimmy The Kid (Dortmunder, #3), Donald E. Westlake 18 Oct
35
You Suck (A Love Story) 20 Oct5 ∞Coq Au Vin (Nanette Hayes Mysteries #2) 21 Oct
5 ∞ Some Buried Caesar (Nero Wolfe #6), Rex Stout 4 Nov
100 Seven Out (8 books)
Fourteen Dead in Mass Murder
5 ∞ Omit Flowers (Nero Wolfe), Rex Stout 23 Nov
5 ∞ Nyphron Rising, (The Riyria Revelations, #3), Michael J. Sullivan 20 Nov
5 ∞ Tripwire, Lee Child 18 Nov
5 ∞ The Emerald Storm (The Riyria Revelations, #4) , Michael J. Sullivan 21 Nov
5 ∞The Race (Isaac Bell, #4), Clive Cussler 25 Nov NEW SERIES ADDED
5 ∞The House Without a Key (Charlie Chan) 11 Dec
5 ∞One Good Turn (Jackson Brodie, #2), Kate Atkinson 15 Dec
35
Agent 6, (Leo Demidov) 8 Dec5 ∞The Road To Ruin 14 Dec
5 ∞Double Whammy (Skink #1) NEW SERIES ADDED 7 Dec
5 ∞Lightning Bug, Donald Harington NEW SERIES ADDED 11 Nov
5 ∞High Midnight (Toby Peters #6) 9 Nov
5 ∞Nearly Departed in Deadwood (Deadwood #1), Ann Charles NEW SERIES ADDED 14 Nov
5 ∞The Yeare's Midnight: A Psychological Thriller, Ed O'Connor NEW SERIES ADDED 13 Nov
Buried 100 (14 books)
Fifteen Men on a Dead Man's Chest
5 ∞Behind That Curtain (Charlie Chan) 17 Dec
5 ∞ Keeper of the Keys (Charlie Chan) 18 Dec
5 ∞Rumpole of the Bailey NEW SERIES ADDED 24 Dec
55
The Providence Rider 25 Dec5 ∞The Striker, Clive Cussler 23 Dec
5 ∞Shakespeare's Landlord, Charlaine Harris NEW SERIES ADDED 19 Dec
5 ∞Cats Can't Shoot (Pru Marlowe Pet Noir) 28 Dec
5 ∞ The Rose Rent (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael) 26 Dec
5 ∞The Trials of Rumpole 30 Dec
5 ∞Rumpole's Return 16 Dec
100 Gone to Davy Jones' Locker (10 books)
I see so many from your list I need to add to mine! Nice graphics as always, I've come to expect this from you. :))
Laura wrote: "I see so many from your list I need to add to mine! Nice graphics as always, I've come to expect this from you. :))"Thanks Laura.
I hope you don't add too many. I think this list is over-whelming me!☻
Gosh, that's a lot of series, Almeta! Are you planning to read them all in 2015? Or is it just a list of all the series you can think of, for you to choose from?
Gail wrote: "Gosh, that's a lot of series, Almeta! Are you planning to read them all in 2015? Or is it just a list of all the series you can think of, for you to choose from?"Just a list. I could never get through all of these!☻
I don't feel so bad now that I've seen your list. I'm sure mine is going to be just as long.
Janice wrote: "I don't feel so bad now that I've seen your list. I'm sure mine is going to be just as long."Proof that this challenge is long over-due!
Wow, Almeta! How many years do you think it will take you to finish all the series you've listed? Great graphics, too!
Wow that's some list, Almeta. Love the images as well.
You have a really serious problem with series, Almeta!
Oh yeah you`re definitely a Serial killer!
Dominique wrote: "L'm also going to to the Jo Nesbo."I had Jo Nesbø scheduled for the Chunkster Challenge and never got to it...soooo.....
It was meant to be!
I have 4 left of Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole series. I hope to kill them off fairly quickly in the new year.
Ever since Travis made that hairy hole comment, I can't look at this series the same way lol.
Janice wrote: "I have 4 left of Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole series. I hope to kill them off fairly quickly in the new year."I'm taking that to mean it is worth pursuing for that big of a series commitment!☺
Laura wrote: "Ever since Travis made that hairy hole comment, I can't look at this series the same way lol."
STOP IT!
Laura wrote: "Ever since Travis made that hairy hole comment, I can't look at this series the same way lol."Just remember that it is pronounced Holey. :)
Almeta wrote: "Janice wrote: "I have 4 left of Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole series. I hope to kill them off fairly quickly in the new year."I taking that to mean it is worth pursuing for that big of a series commitme..."
Yup, there's 10 books in the series, so 100 points right off The Bat.
Janice wrote: "Yup, there's 10 books in the series, so 100 points right off The Bat. ..."BAT! Haha. You're so funny! ;D
It's called sleep deprivation. I should be getting back to work, but I really want to go have a nap instead.Coffee!
Almeta wrote: "Dominique wrote: "L'm also going to to the Jo Nesbo."I had Jo Nesbø scheduled for the Chunkster Challenge and never got to it...soooo.....
It was meant to be!"
Can't wait to read your thoughts!
Not that you don't have an extensive list there Almeta, but you might be interested in the Charles Lenox series by Charles Finch. It is set in the 1860s London. He is an amateur detective. There are 11 books. The last was just published in Nov. 2014. I have listened to them all on audio. The narrator, James Langdon is great!
Cherie wrote: "Not that you don't have an extensive list there Almeta, but you might be interested in the Charles Lenox series by Charles Finch. It is set in the 1860s London. He is an amateur detective. There..."I actually had the first in this series as To Read. Visiting the synopsis makes me sure that I would be interested.
Thanks for pointing it out to me.
Almeta I got a lot of Reacher books to read if you need company on those.
Almeta wrote: "Cherie wrote: "Not that you don't have an extensive list there Almeta, but you might be interested in the Charles Lenox series by Charles Finch. It is set in the 1860s London. He is an amateur de..."Oh, I must have been looking at something else. There are only 8 books in this series. The 8th was just published in Nov.
Jannene wrote: "Almeta I got a lot of Reacher books to read if you need company on those."That's a great idea. How far into the series are you? I'll need to catch up!
Cherie wrote: "Not that you don't have an extensive list there Almeta, but you might be interested in the Charles Lenox series by Charles Finch. It is set in the 1860s London. He is an amateur detective. There..."Funny you should mention this one, Cherie. I was looking for an audio book to listen to and stumbled upon this one. I'm listening to the first one right now: A Beautiful Blue Death. I love the cover and the story seems to be keeping my interest. I love books set in this time.
Almeta wrote: "Jannene wrote: "Almeta I got a lot of Reacher books to read if you need company on those."That's a great idea. How far into the series are you? I'll need to catch up!"
I've read 1-3. My book to read next is Running Blind.
What is * for before the number in some of the series? I love the summaries! I see some that are totally new to me. Must borrow some!
Tasha - I have to admit that I stumbled onto this series while looking for something to listen to also. I absolutely fell in love with the narrator's voice before I even had a chance to get to know the main character. Warning! If you are listening on Overdrive, they may not have more than the first two books available. I had to request the next five books on CD and wait for them at be available from inter-library loans from other states to be able to continue listening. My library decided to buy the latest audio book on CD, but I am still waiting for it to arrive.
Cherie wrote: "What is * for before the number in some of the series? I love the summaries! I see some that are totally new to me. Must borrow some!"Oh, the * is an indication to me, that I want to tackle them first in the 2015 reading plan.
I had to put the summaries here as well, so that I could remember why the series was of interest to me...and to see if it will strike my mood when it comes time to determine what to read next. As you can see I am inclined toward mysteries. A SciFi or
"Sometimes I feel like a nut, sometimes I don't!"☺
Cherie wrote: "Tasha - I have to admit that I stumbled onto this series while looking for something to listen to also. I absolutely fell in love with the narrator's voice before I even had a chance to get to kno..."While I initially enjoyed it, it didn't hook me completely so I put it aside for another audio. I'm in that space where I'm finding it hard to get engaged enough in an audio. I'm trying The Cruelest Month now. It's 3rd in the series so I'm at least already hooked into the story. I'll try that Lennox series again later down the line. Thanks for the headsup though on the overdrive issue. :)
Jannene wrote: "...I've read 1-3. My book to read next is Running Blind. ..."Great, 3 books in this series early in the year is doable. Can you wait until February or later?
Almeta wrote: "A SciFi or Romance or a Fantasy would only get read when I'm in the mood. (view spoiler)..."You're allowed a little romance if you're in the mood. Call it vaginal fantasy, and then you can consider it an offshoot of the fantasy genre, like urban fantasy, paranormal fantasy... no?
Almeta wrote: "Jannene wrote: "...I've read 1-3. My book to read next is Running Blind. ..."Great, 3 books in this series early in the year is doable. Can you wait until February or later?"
Absolutely!
Janice wrote: "Almeta wrote: "A SciFi or Romance or a Fantasy would only get read when I'm in the mood. (view spoiler)..."You're allowed a little romance if you're in the mood. Call it vaginal fantasy, and then..."
I just LOL'd at that. And I'm at work! I'm glad most everyone has left already!
Vaginal Fantasy! LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is a group on Goodreads called Vaginal Fantasy. Love the name. :)
I'm completely overwhelmed looking at your lists! Even knowing that you won't read all of them. It makes me afraid to even start mine :)You've got some great series, I hope you love them as much as I do. And of course you've got some I have to add to my tbr.
Almeta, I counted how many series I have started...drum roll please...
I have 53 started.
You'll love this one...!! A book club & more
Books mentioned in this topic
Champagne for One (other topics)Mr. Mercedes (other topics)
Pines (other topics)
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove (other topics)
Avempartha (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Blake Crouch (other topics)Christopher Moore (other topics)
Robert McCammon (other topics)
Georgette Heyer (other topics)
Christopher Moore (other topics)
More...
byline: Christopher Moore
reporter: Jonathan L. Howard
exclusive: Blake Crouch NEW SERIES COMPLETED
biographer : Anne Rice
editorial: Glen Duncan
apocalypticist: Margaret Atwood NEW SERIES COMPLETED
The Yard reporter: Georgette Heyer NEW SERIES COMPLETED
court informant: Diane A.S. Stuckart
lab citations: Alan Bradley
journalist: Colin Cotterill
informant: Darynda Jones
contributor: Spencer Quinn
genealogist: Oliver Pötzsch
witch's familiar: Bill Brittain NEW SERIES COMPLETED
correspondent: Amitav Ghosh
diplomat: John Connolly
columnist: Christopher Moore
chronicler: Tom Rob Smith
travelogue: Robert McCammon