Best Fantasy/Sci Fi series you have read, or are reading?

[Divine-Devil]

Personally, I'm trying to get through (one of) Ian Irvine's book quartets.

The quartet is called "A view from the mirror", and I'm into the second out of four books - "The tower on the Rift".

I won't go into describing details as you can Google it, but each book has nice tiny little text with a good 600+ pages in each. They'll keep me occupied for a long time.

Besides that, what other book series as such has captivated you?

 

[LowLadyDeuce]

The "Elric Saga" by Micheal Moorcock.
His other stuff isn't bad, but the Elric Saga... mm. I read and re-read every book in the series throughout my childhood, I could probably recite them backwards to this day.

Most of his stuff (ie: the stuff worth reading) is out of print and hard to find, these days, but if you stumble across Stormbringer or the History of the Runestaff, snatch 'em up. They're simply fantastic reads.

 

[N-Sef]

Frank Herbert's Dune. The series of books that followed the original are great, they expand the mythology of the Dune universe and it's just plain awesome to read. I've been a fan ever since I was in High School.

 

[Steeveeo]

Pendragon is a very nice series around the Teenage level, and so is the Seventh Tower series.

Havent really read too awefully much else, except some books that barely anyone has ever heard of (like a book titled "2150", based on Macrophilosophy).

 

[unholy vagrant]

Dune, nothing else comes close.
After that, anything by Phillip K. Dick.

 

[meatloaf231]

Dune, and the Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones, as the series is more commonly and falsely known). It's amazing.

 

[LowLadyDeuce]

Dune, and the Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones, as the series is more commonly and falsely known). It's amazing.

Ya'll are spice addicts? Lot'sa Dune fans, here.
The Song of Fire and Ice is reaaaaally easy to find, thank god, I never fail to stumble across at least one of 'em at used book stores. A great recommendation.

 

[Mythbhavd]

The Shannara Series by Terry Brooks
Discworld Series by Terry Pratchett
Wheel of Time series by the late Robert Jordan
Just discovering the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. So far, very entertaining.

To go in the opposite direction, tried George Martin's stuff, found it extremely boring

 

[AshuraSpeaks]

I've been anxiously awaiting the end of the Keys to the Kingdom series, by Garth Nix (Sabriel, Lirael, Shade's Children, et al.)

For a series filed in the Youth Section of Borders, it's getting very dark.

-A

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

I love The Deathgate Cycle, written by Dragon Lance veterans Margret Weis and Tracy Hickman and it's easily my favorite series of fantasy novels. Why? It's definately got some of the best overall plotting, characters and world building I've ever seen.

Secondary favorite is The Belgariad by David Eddings... I just REALLY love his writing, everytime I reread my tattered copies of his books it's like visiting an old friend.

 

[The Sorrow]

Song of Ice and Fire.
Tyrion Lannister FTW.

 

[Retoru]

Shannara by Terry Brooks
The Belgariad by David Eddings
various DragonLance and Forgotten Realms series by various authors, most notably Hickman/Weis and RA Salvatore
And(no flames) the Harry Potter books by JK Rowling

 

[With_one_Mind]

the bible, lawl
but i think anything by L Ron Hubbard, im not a scientologist!!!!

 

[ianuam]

The Manifold trilogy, rereading that for the 3rd time. Awesome.

 

[Ralackk]

Thieves world series edited by Robert Asprin, It's a series of short interlinked storys about a scum riddled, cut throat town called Sanctuary. The series is fairly gritty with no real heroes. Each author writes there own characters stories and then interlinks them with other authors in the book.

The Inquisitor trilogy and the Horus Heresy books from the black library also come to mind. They are about the Warhammer 40k universe but are fairly well written and interesting.

 

[L3G10N]

the bible, lawl
but i think anything by L Ron Hubbard, im not a scientologist!!!!

The bible, taken out of it's religious context, is a fascinating read. It's chock full of more murder, magic, sex, and infamy than many books of the modern day. As for L. Ron Hubbard.....uhm, I attempted to read through Battlefield: Earth and stopped halfway through. His writing is long, drawn out, and juvenile. I've read High-school student's short stories more well written than his garbage.

Terry Brooks is a wonderful read, descriptive, vivid and very visual. And I'll have to go with the crowd and say Hickman/Weiss as well. Richard Paul Russo wrote a book titled "Ship of Fools" which you may also like. And the inheritance cycle by Christopher Paolini is decent if you are looking for a lengthy series.

 

[boyitsme95]

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series. The seconded one is not so good, but it picks up again. Its funny, intresting, and a great read (So far).

 

[JMeganSnow]

The problem with series is finding ones that don't get progressively worse as they go on. Song of Ice and Fire lands firmly in this category, and so does Wheel of Time.

My list:

Discworld books by Terry Pratchett
Vlad Taltos books by Steven Brust
Either one of David Eddings two main series (The Belgariad/Mallorean or the Eleniad/whatever one that he wrote) don't read both because they're exactly the same plot-wise.
Tales of the Otori by Lian Hearn
Harry Potter
Death Gate Cycle by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (I learned the hard way not to read any of the books those two write alone, however.)

I could do a much longer list of series NOT to read, however. Maybe I'll make up another thread.

 

[anNIALLator]

The Vampire and Demonata series by Darren Shan are great, as well as Procession of the Dead.