I'm looking for a good series to read. I'm not much of a fantasy/sci-fi fan. I'm reading the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde, but I would like to know of more series... Thanks!
2006-06-28 12:37:02 · 6 answers · asked by likeyoulivein 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Other - Entertainment
Janet Evanovich has a series that starts with "One For the Money". It is about a female bounty hunter. Mystery/Comedy. In total there are 12 books.
Here is an editorial review on the first book from Amazon.com:
Stephanie Plum is so smart, so honest, and so funny that her narrative charm could drive a documentary on termites. But this tough gal from New Jersey, an unemployed discount lingerie buyer, has a much more interesting story to tell: She has to say that her Miata has been repossessed and that she's so poor at the moment that she just drank her last bottle of beer for breakfast. She has to say that her only chance out of her present rut is her repugnant cousin Vinnie and his bail-bond business. She has to say that she blackmailed Vinnie into giving her a bail-bond recovery job worth $10,000 (for a murder suspect), even though she doesn't own a gun and has never apprehended a person in her life. And she has to say that the guy she has to get, Joe Morelli, is the same creep who charmed away her teenage virginity behind the pastry case in the Trenton bakery where she worked after school.
If that hard-luck story doesn't sound compelling enough, Stephanie's several unsuccessful attempts at pulling in Joe make a downright hilarious and suspenseful tale of murder and deceit. Along the way, several more outlandish (but unrelentingly real) characters join the story, including Benito Ramirez, a champion boxer who seems to be following Stephanie Plum wherever she goes.
Janet Evanovich shares an authentic feel for the streets of Trenton in her debut mystery (she developed her talents in a string of romance novels before creating Ms. Plum), and her tough, frank, and funny first-person narrator offers a winning mix of vulgarity and sensitivity. Evanovich is certainly among the best of the new voices to emerge in the mystery field of the 1990s. --Patrick O'Kelley --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition
...On another note, the next time you want to by one of Fforde's books, go to http://shop.goliathcorp.com/?cat=5 - you can get it on-line for the same price but signed and with a dedication if you are a big fan
2006-06-28 12:41:18 · answer #1 · answered by Beau 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some are fantasy but they're all good, in my opinion.
The Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling
Anne of Green Gables Series by L. M. Montgomery
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Series by Ann Brashares
the Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
...I'll add more as I think of them.
2006-06-29 01:11:44 · answer #2 · answered by fairyqueen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best series in this genre is CS Lewis, trilogy. First is Out of the Silent Planet, second book is Perelandra and the third is That Hideous Strength.... got more if you want.
Have a great read!
Malcolm
2006-06-28 22:12:15 · answer #3 · answered by Malcolm 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stephen King's "The Gunslinger" series is good. It mixes Science fiction, Western, Horror, Romance and Fantacy all together. The best book series, I have read 7 books total, I think. Even stranger, he adds other elements from all his other book into it too! (except "Carrie").
2006-07-09 03:11:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Mathew, Mark, Luke and John....
2006-07-07 20:17:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
stewart wood is an excellent choice, he is mostly police crime kind of, really good books though
2006-06-28 19:40:45 · answer #6 · answered by SUNSHINE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋