I think I love youse guys !nIthink is always nice meeting people who have the same interest in book genres down to the author. I love me some Robin Hobb and I'm glad she's revisiting Fitz ;3

Robin Hobb has been my favorite authos since high school ;_; The only series I didn't absolutely love is the soldier son trilogy. I know there's always depressing bits in her books, but that one was a bit too harsh for me I think XD

I've been putting off reading her new book for the same reason aha XD

I'm 26, and I definitely remember ugly-crying during the Farseer trilogy when I was still a young teenager. Ugly-crying to the point where my sister (six years my senior) had to open the door and make sure no disgusting boy had broken my heart. I was a bit embarrassed to admit to her it was a bit in a book, haha. :)

I am following her on facebook (uggh, and brandon sanderson AND terry pratchett!) and she seems very down to earth and seems to work frequently on her books, so I'm not anticipating the wait for the second novel in the Fool's Assassin trilogy (?) to take too long! She definitely isn't George RR Martin!

Urgh yeah, he's absolutely useless :k I heard that he pushed the release of book 6 to next year. Blah. At least there's the TV show to stop us forgetting everything that's happened in the books so far LOL.

I remember I nearly skipped class once because I was crying my eyes out when the wolf died XD

Oh really? That's super cool. I don't follow any authors really XD Thought I did find out through pattick Rofuss (I can never spell his name, my appologies) that he has a merchandise online shop. I seriously had to stop myself getting half the suff LOL.

Maybe I should wait till she finishes the trilogy to read it XD (never going to happen)

Are you also into ken follet? I need to read the last book that came out.

Definitely Terry Pratchett's Discworld! They are my top favourite books and always will be. Pratchett is a genius with amazing sense of humor and amazing style. Just love him and his characters.

One of my favorite book series has always been the Nancy Drew series by Caroline Keene, for nostalgia and quick read purposes.

But now I also like the Harry Potter series and the manga series, Nabari No Ou.

So glad to see another fan of the Amber series. <3

I can say without a doubt that Chronicles of Amber is my all-time favorite book series. I try to re-read them once a year. (I even finally made a fanpet for the series this year, which I've wanted to do for a while.) I first read them around 17-18 years old and absolutely loved them.

Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks

Now I had a bit of issue with the last half of the final book but all in all I really enjoyed this series, it got me back into reading, the plot twists actually surprised me and nearly every one of them was pretty darn interesting... minus one which I kinda went meh on but hey that tends to happen sometimes in some books. All in all I really liked it and would most likely read them again and again. Sadly his next series was kinda lame.... [edit] Just read back and saw your post. I am totally reading that Kingkiller series! At first I was so not into it... for some reason I had a hard time starting the first few chapters but as soon as I got used to his writing... I am already in love with this series and I'm still chipping away at book one. (I am a slow slow reader.)

My newest favorite series without a doubt is the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson. It's a high fantasy series that imagines a world in which an evil ruler has succeeded in taking over and ruining everything. A band of thieves, each with a particular magical ability, decide to work out a plan to overthrow the government and rebuild it anew. The magic system in the series has to do with consuming particular metals and then "burning" them within oneself to use whichever ability they happen to have. Most only have one ability and are referred to as "mistings", while some very rare few are born with the ability to burn all metals and are known as "mistborn". It's completely one or none. As the series goes on, it incorporates other beings and variations of the magic. It's also, as you'd imagine, hugely political and totally gripping.

Aw, I hope you end up loving it as much as I did :D And yeah, some books are easier than others to get into. Still waiting on the third book aha.

I have that series, or at least 2 of the books right now. I like his concepts, they are unique and his storytelling is very well done! I only managed to read the prologue of Mistborn a few months back but I enjoyed it so much!

I love it very much. The only small issue I have is the musical references. As much as I love music trying to imagine songs you've never heard of... is a bit of a stretch. BUT that was just a minor issue at least in one chapter, the rest of the book has been VERY enjoyable. I'm slowly creeping towards the end of book 1.

That's awesome! :D I'm still trying to get my partner to read them. He's not the biggest reader, but he used to read the Eragon series over and over and over. I think I've got him convinced that he'll love this one just as much if not infinitely more--now I've just got to get him motivated.

It's definitely one of my favorite things I've ever read so far.

Oh yeah, musical references aren't very practical. And I have no imagination when it comes to that. I'm glad you're liking it otherwise :D Book two was (mostly) just as good imo so that's good to look forwards to as well :D

Oooo, I haven't read mistborn yet, it's on my list. I read his other series though, the way of kings. LOVE that one :)

I'll have to give that a try sometime too. :D That man has so many series going at once. Next on my list (beside continuing with the Mistborn spin-off series) will be Warbreaker and The Rithmatist. I know eventually I'll have to read everything he's ever written ever.

Yeah :o It's depressing though, because it means you'll probably be waiting ages for the next book aha. I haven't heard of those :o Guess they're less well known than the mistborn series.

He also wrote the 2/3 last books of the wheel of time series. It's pretty good to read if you have A LOT of time on your hands ^^

Ah, yes! I heard him talk about the Wheel of Time series in an interview sort of video on his website. /obsessed Eventually I'll have to get around to that as well. Sanderson, after all.

So many books, so little time.

Aha, agreed XD What other authors do you like? I'm looking to expand my repertoire a tad.

Hmm, I guess I'll stick with the series theme and go with:

Marissa Meyer - The Lunar Chronicles series is all she's written so far--and it's crazy popular already. They're sort of sci-fi fairy tale retellings based on the premise that the kingdom of the moon is preparing to go to war with Earth. Cinder(ella) is a cyborg mechanic and our leading lady in the first book. The books also feature a few lines from their original Grim tales before some chapters. Annnd now would be the perfect time to start picking these up because the last book in the quartet (Winter) is set to release this November. I just noticed on Goodreads the other day that she's writing a stand-alone (but could end up being a series) set in Wonderland, so I'm pretty pumped for that.

Lemony Snicket/Daniel Handler - I think most kids (at least somewhere around my age) grew up with A Series of Unfortunate Events. It's a middle grade series that seems to change for me every time I read it. When I was young, I thought they were dark and suspenseful, but now I find them super sarcastic and silly. Forever enjoyable. I'll also extend this to everything Daniel Handler writes. If you at all appreciate a dry sense of humor, definitely try his (young/)adult books. They're crude and will make you feel all kinds of weird--not for everyone, but I can't get enough.

Rachel Hawkins - I haven't read the second one in the series yet (waiting on the paperback release), but I flipping loved Rebel Belle. It was ridiculously fun. Probably the best fight scenes I've ever read--fast-paced but detailed enough that you can visualize the twitch of every muscle. I still need to read more from Rachel Hawkins. The only other thing of hers I've read was her short story, The Key, that was included as part of the collection titled Grim (edited by Christine Johnson). She has another series, Hex Hall, which is about...witches? I don't care, really. Her writing is so addictive, I'll read anything by her.

Harlan Coben - I was obsessed with everything this guy wrote when I was in high school. I always loved suspense, but this guy got me hooked on the crime subgenre. My favorites from him are his stand-alones, but he does have two series (Myron Bolitar and Mickey Bolitar). Somehow I read the ninth book in his first main series? I dunno. It read like a stand-alone--like any of his other books. Anyway, I like him for his goofy sense of humor and his slow-building, twisting plots.

Ellen Hopkins - Saved the best for last. I love everything this woman writes. Her selection of works is massive right now. My favorite series of hers so far are the Crank trilogy (based on her daughter's experiences) and Tricks (, Traffick, is coming out in November). They are incredibly sad. And dark. Everything I love, the twisted person I am.

I'd love to hear any of your other favorite authors/series as well. c: An expanding repertoire is always good.

What a spectacular topic!

Long-time favorites are LOTR and HP (plus growing up I loved Redwall, Eragon, Artemis Fowl, and more).

To echo some - Robin Hobb's elderling world - the Farseer, Tawny Man, and Fitz & the Fool trilogies in particular. I wasn't so fond of her Rain Wild Chronicles trilogy, but am willing to forgive that based on how much I loved the others. Her Liveship trilogy is next on my list. I read her books in a slightly wonky order, so I'd recommend starting from where you're supposed to so you don't learn accidental spoilers (oops).

Aaaand to echo more - Patrick Rothfuss' The Kingkiller Chronicle (Name of the Wind & Wise Man's Fear are the first two). This is the type of book I start reading and can't put down, which becomes very dangerous to my work productivity. and I will be eagerly awaiting the third book with you!

To throw something new in the mix, a mystery/crime series I got really into was Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q books.

Great topic, indeed.

My definite number one is a fantasy series by Olga Gromyko which english title is a mystery for me because it wasn't even translated from Russian :-P But polish version of the title, translated, is 'Profession: Witch '. What makes it so dear to my heart is its adventurous yet light-hearted atmosphere, amazing sense of humor and references to slavic coulture. It's like a prozac for me.

Secondly, Isaac Asimov's 'The Foundation' trilogy. It's much more science than fiction and the realism makes reading about the future of humankind fascinating. Also Asimov's ideas of political cunnings are intriguing. I had to constantly stop reading because of excitement.

Reading Sapkowski's 'The Witcher' was also a great experience. It's written in such a beautiful way in Polish, the story is deep and moving and characters are perfect.

Than there is 'Harry Potter' because, well, it's 'Harry Potter'