This is definitely not a 2011 challenge because I guarantee I will not be able to complete all of these series over the next year (and of course, some of these books will not have been released yet). I just wanted to compile a list of book series that I've been meaning to read for a long time that I would like to complete eventually.
During my intense Harry Potter phase, all I really read was the Harry Potter books (over and over) and Harry Potter fanfiction (some of my favourite fanfics were the ones written by Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan). So, I feel like I have a lot of catching up to do and a lot of great book series that I've missed out on.
This is by no means a complete list. I'm sure I missed many more series that I would like to read. Indeed, I plan on updating this post as I read and cross books off the list.
Did I miss any that you feel should definitely be on the list and you would like to recommend to me? Let me know!
Fantasy:
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman:
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Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer:
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4. The Opal Deception
5. The Lost Colony
6. The Time Paradox
7. The Atlantis Complex
The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare:
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5. City of Lost Souls
6. City of Heavenly Fire
Percy and the Olympians by Rick Riordan:
1. The Lightning Thief
2. The Sea of Monsters
3. The Titan's Curse
4. The Battle of the Labyrinth
5. The Last Olympian
The Demon's Lexicon Trilogy by Sarah Rees Brennan:
1. The Demon's Lexicon
2. The Demon's Convenant
3. The Demon's Surrender
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey:
1. The Monstrumologist
2. The Curse of the Wendigo
3. The Isle of Blood
Darkest Powers by Kelley Armstrong:
1. The Summoning
2. The Awakening
3. The Reckoning
Darkness Rising by Kelley Armstrong:
1. The Gathering
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White:
1. Paranormalcy
2. Supernaturally
3. 3rd book
Firelight by Sophie Jordan:
1. Firelight
2. Vanish
3. 3rd book
Killer Unicorns by Diana Peterfreund:
1. Rampant
2. Ascendant
3. 3rd book
Haunting Emma by Lee Nichols:
1. Deception
2. Betrayal
3. 3rd book
Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade:
1. The Ghost and the Goth
2. Queen of the Dead
Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathon Stroud:
1. The Amulet of Samarkand
2. The Golem's Eye
3. Ptolemy's Gate
Graceling by Kristin Cashore:
1. Graceling
2. Fire (prequel)
3. 3rd book
Seven Realms by Cinda Williams Chima:
1. The Demon King
2. The Exiled Queen
3. The Gray Wolf Throne
4. 4th book
Everworld by K. A. Applegate:
1. Search For Senna
2. Land of Loss
3. Enter the Enchanted
4. Realm of the Reaper
5. Discover the Destroyer
6. Fear the Fantastic
7. Gateway to the Gods
8. Brave the Betrayal
9. Inside the Illusion
10. Understand the Unknown
11. Mystify the Magician
12. Entertain the End
Dragon Slippers by Jessia Day George:
1. Dragon Slippers
2. Dragon Flight
3. Dragon Spear
Pendragon by D. J. MacHale:
1. The Merchant of Death
2. The Lost City of Faar
3. The Never War
4. The Reality Bug
5. Black Water
6. The Rivers of Zadaa
The Children of the Red King by Jenny Nimmo:
1. Midnight for Charlie Bone
2. Charlie Bone and the Time Twister
3. Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy
4. Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors
5. Charlie Bone and the Hidden King
6. Charlie Bone and the Beast
7. Charlie Bone and the Shadow
8. Charlie Bone and the Red Knight
The Last Apprentice by Joseph Delaney:
1. Revenge of the Witch
2. Curse of the Bane
3. Night of the Soul Stealer
4. Attack of the Fiend
5. The Spook's Mistake
6. The Spook's Sacrifice
Trylle Trilogy by Amanda Hocking:
1. Switched
2. Torn
3. Ascend
The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher:
1. Storm Front
2. Full Moon
3. Grave Peril
4. Summer Knight
5. Death Masks
6. Blood Rite
7. Dead Beat
8. Proven Guilty
9. White Knight
10. Small Favour
11. Turn Coat
12. Changes
A Song Of Ice And Fire by George R. R. Martin:
1. A Game Of Thrones
2. A Clash Of Kings
3. A Storm Of Swords
4. A Feast For Crows
5. A Dance With Dragons
Dystopian:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins:
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Chaos Walking by Patrick Ness:
1. The Knife of Never Letting Go
2. The Ask and the Answer
3. Monsters of Men
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld:
1. Uglies
2. Pretties
3. Specials
4. Extras
Maze Runner by James Dashner:
1. The Maze Runner
2. The Scorch Trials
3. The Death Cure
Matched by Ally Condie:
1. Matched
2. Crossed
3. 3rd book
Delirium by Lauren Oliver:
1.
2. Pandemonium
3. Requiem
Shadow Children by Margaret Peterson Haddix:
1.
2. Among The Imposters
3. Among The Betrayed
4. Among The Barons
5. Among The Brave
6. Among The Enemy
7. Among The Free
Vampires:
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer:
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Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead:
1. Vampire Academy
2. Frostbite
3. Shadow Kiss
4. Blood Promise
5. Spirit Bound
6. Last Sacrifice
Vampire Queen by Rebecca Maizel:
1. Infinite Days
2. 2nd book
3. 3rd book
Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow:
1. Strange Angels
2. Betrayals
3. Jealousy
4. Defiance
Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz:
1. Blue Bloods
2. Masquerade
3. Revelations
4. The Van Alen Legacy
5. Misguided Angel
Werewolves:
The Wolves of Mercy Falls by Maggie Stiefvater:
1. Shiver
2. Linger
3. Forever
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer:
1. Nightshade
2. Wolfsbane
3. 3rd book
13 To Life by Shannon Delany:
1.
2. Secrets And Shadows
3. Bargains And Betrayals
The Dark Divine by Bree Despain:
1. The Dark Divine
2. The Lost Saint
3. 3rd book
Angels:
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick:
1. Hush, Hush
2. Crescendo
3. Tempest
Fallen by Lauren Kate:
1. Fallen
2. Torment
3. Passion (prequel)
Steampunk:
The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare:
1.
2. Clockwork Prince
3. Clockwork Princess
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld:
1. Leviathan
2. Behemoth
3. Goliath
Faeries:
Iron Fey by Julie Kagawa:
1. The Iron King
2. The Iron Daughter
3. The Iron Queen
4. The Iron Knight
The Modern Faerie Tales by Holly Black:
1. Tithe
2. Valiant
3. Ironside
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr:
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5.
Need by Carrie Jones:
1. Need
2. Captivate
3. 3rd book
Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston:
1. Wondrous Strange
2. Darklight
3. Tempestuous
Magic:
Caster Chronicles by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl:
1.
2. Beautiful Darkness
3. Beautiful Chaos
4. 4th book
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins:
1. Hex Hall
2. Demonglass
3. 3rd book
Curse Workers by Holly Black:
1. White Cat
2. Red Glove
3. Black Heart
Septimus Heap by Angie Sage:
1. Magyk
2. Flyte
3. Physik
4. Queste
5. Syren
Time-Travelling:
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon:
1. Outlander
2. Dragonfly In Amber
3. Voyager
4. Drums Of Autumn
5. The Fiery Cross
6. A Breath of Snow and Ashes
Contemporary:
The Millenium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson:
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3. The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest
Books To Be Completed: 174/200
This is a great idea. I know I definitely have some suggestions....I just have to be able to remember them! Hm, well to start:
ReplyDeleteThe Pendragon Adventure, by D. J. MacHale
The Charlie Bone series, by Jenny Nimmo
The Last Apprentice series, by Joseph Delaney
Those are all kind of like "If you like Harry Potter, then you might like..." Though don't expect HP quality (but they're all good in their own right).
The Killer Unicorns series, by Diana Peterfreund
The Haunting Emma series, by Lee Nichols
The Ghost and the Goth series, by Stacey Kade
I'm not sure what it's called, but Jessica Day George's series about dragons
Everworld, by K. A. Applegate
There's a ton more I can't remember, but that should hold you for a little while :)
Thanks for all the recs!
ReplyDeleteOne of your recs in particular stood out: The Killer Unicorns series?!!?! LOL! What on earth?! I like the sound of that! :)
There is a new Series out which begins with a book called "Switched" its in the Trylle Trilogy. Its a fantasy book about trolls. Downloaded the first book for .99 cents onto my kindle. Its super good! You might check it out.
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Also my Goodreads account is under "Gina C." I'd love to be your friend! :-)
Oh!!! I just thought of another series you may like, under Dystopian: The Shadow Children Series first book is "Among the Hidden". I've only read the first book, but it has a really great premise and its very original. I liked it a lot and think you may want to consider it??
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recs!
ReplyDeleteI read Among The Hidden in junior high! I had no idea it was a series. Interesting, I really liked it and thought it worked as a stand alone but now that you've brought it up, I would definitely like to read the series now!
fyi, there are two Gina C.s! But I think I chose the right one, lol.
Haha, yeah, Killer Unicorns does stand out! It's laugh out loud funny. The action and descriptions of the unicorns are awesome. The second one is very different, but equally good. I wrote out this whole long review for it, but I have no idea where I put it (I even checked the garbage to see if I had thrown it out! No dice).
ReplyDeleteA lot of people I know who have read HP have enjoyed The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher (startes with Storm Front) although I haven't yet read them myself.
ReplyDeleteI've also heard a lot about A Song of Ice and Fire but am less sure about them personally.
And I have the first Septimus Heap waiting on my TBR pile.
Oh and how about Terry Pratchet? Lots of people like the Discworld novels (although I prefer the Johnny series myself). And J.R.R Tolkien? I never managed LOTR but The Hobbit is fanastic
ReplyDelete@Small Review: Bummer about the missing review! That sucks.
ReplyDelete@lucybirdbooks: Thanks for the recs! I've been meaning to read something by Tery Pratchett for a long while now! Maybe Neil Gaiman's Sandman series, too. I've read LOTR already although I would like to give them another shot someday as I think they were a bit above my reading age at the time that I read them.
Hi!
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower :o) That is quite a pile of books you need to get through! May I suggest a couple more?
Vampires: Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel
Werewolves: The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
Vampires and Werewolves: Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow.
I have quite a lot of books to get through this upcoming year as well! I noticed 13 to Life is on your list and that's the book I'm reading at the moment! I will post a review of it on blog as soon as I've finished it!
http://readbtwnthelines-laura.blogspot.com/
~Laura
Thank you, thank you! I've been meaning to read these ones you've suggested as well!
ReplyDeleteI am going to read 13 To Life next! I'll definitely link your review to my review once I've finished.
Awesome! Thanks! I will link your review to mine as well! Also, thanks for the friend request on Goodreads!
ReplyDeleteI love the Pendragon series! If you're still taking recommendations... The Need series by Carrie Jones could go under fairies (if pixies count). That series is really good and the first two books are out.
ReplyDeleteOf course, I will always be taking recs for this post! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteLots of books! So many series which l want to read, don't you find most books now are series and not stand alone books?
ReplyDeleteCurrently reading 'Torment' after having just read Fallen. Good series .. not as good as Hush Hush l don't think
Yes, it's very "in" right now to write trilogies I find. And I love it! I love reading getting immersed in the characters over numerous books. And then I hate letting them go!
ReplyDeleteOh my! Really long list. I actually wrote most of these books in a little book I have. Why not try the Anita Blake Series? Its long but I heard its good. :D
ReplyDeleteI've heard of that series before. Maybe I will try it. I've heard it's entertaining.
ReplyDeleteOMG I love this list! Bookmark!
ReplyDeleteI might read A Game of Thrones in the next few months because HBO has a series starting in April based on these books. George R. R. Martin is a consultant for the show, too. Looks amazing!
I have to look up a lot of these, starting with Killer Unicorns. Hello awesome! I will read the series for the title alone. Kudos to Small Review for the rec!
Here are some series I plan on checking out that I've heard good things about: Graceling/Fire/3rd book by Kristin Cashore (fantasy); Wondrous Strange series by Lesley Livingston (fairies); Seven Realms series by Cinda Williams Chima (fantasy); Darkest Powers trilogy by Kelley Armstrong (fantasy); Blue Bloods series by Melissa de la Cruz (vampires).
Sorry, not Darkest Powers by Kelley Armstrong, but her new one: Darkness Rising. The first book is The Gathering.
ReplyDeleteA Game of Thrones? I'll look into that one!
ReplyDeleteThat was my exact thought upon hearing of killer unicorns!
All the other ones you named: yes! I've actually been meaning to add these to this list. Thank you!