Harry Potter and Twilight

The Unwind series (despite the fact that I haven't managed to get my hands on the sequels yet), Dormia, Feed; basically a bunch of sci-fi and fantasy types.

I actually totally prefer reading single novels to complete series - a good novel has a better catharsis than a long series, so it's more powerful.

A Song of Ice and Fire (by George R.R. Martin obvs) is so important for me though. I started reading them when I was thirteen and going through hard times, they really helped me and as I was growing strongly to be 'me' during that time, I think the books really affected the way I turned out. My personal mission in junior high school was to brainwash people to read them - I loved them that much - but because it was before Game of Thrones and all that jazz, it didn't go so well. It was bitter that in the end all it took for them to read the books was actually the popularity of the tv show, not my praises I had been giving all along.

Oh well.

Er, it's impossible to just pick one favorite series. I'm book obsessed and have been since I first learned to read. But three of my current top three series are:

The Gentlemen Bastards Sequence by Scott Lynch; If you're interested in con-men, some great diversity/representation, witty dialogue, beautiful scenery, and lowbrow profanity...I highly, highly recommend this series. We're three books in, and I offer weekly sacrifices to the book gods that the fourth book gets here like. Now.

Tamora Pierce's Tortall or Emelan books are also a highly recommended series. I read them when I was in middle/high school and the sheer girl-power in them was just so fantastic for me at that time; particularly the way it's pulled off without diminishing men as a gender. They're pretty light reads - at least for me - and they're my go-to whenever I want something comfortable and escape-y.

The Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix takes a darker twist; again, it's a female driven series, but so powerful and Gothic it's just...delicious. If you're down with necromancy, a crumbling kingdom, and lots of feels...go pick them up. Hnngh.

I tried to get into A Song of Ice and Fire without much success. There's nothing wrong with it, actually I think it's incredibly well written, but the guy I used to date is completely obsessed with it (not joking, it's pretty much the only thing in his entire life) and I got so sick of him shoving it down my throat that I have this immediate negative reaction to it. Also, I know pretty much everything that happens because of him constantly talking about it, and while that usually doesn't bother me, I find that knowing the fates of a lot of these characters made me unable to really connect with them.

My favourite series is Otherland by Tad Williams

I tried to get into A Song of Ice and Fire without much success. There's nothing wrong with it, actually I think it's incredibly well written, but the guy I used to date is completely obsessed with it (not joking, it's pretty much the only thing in his entire life) and I got so sick of him shoving it down my throat that I have this immediate negative reaction to it. Also, I know pretty much everything that happens because of him constantly talking about it, and while that usually doesn't bother me, I find that knowing the fates of a lot of these characters made me unable to really connect with them.

My favourite series is Otherland by Tad Williams

Tolkien's Legendarium has been a massive part of my life ever since I learned to read. Lately, I've been immersed in the Silmarillion and History of Middle-Earth books that expand on the background/unfinished tales.

Some time ago I picked up Robin Hobb's The Realm of the Elderlings series and now I'm in love, I'm a little angry at myself that I haven't read these books sooner.

It's been a while since I paid any attention to GRRM'S A song of ice and fire mostly because the TV adaptation makes me furious (yet I still keep watching it, why), but boy those books are immense, I love being able to focus on trivial characters, hah.

i'm not much of a fantasy reader, but harry potter is freaking classic at this point.

for you sci-fi fans you should really check out dune by frank herbert. i'd read the first three, then the house prequels, and then probably the rest of the series. i have been told that my order of reading them is an interesting one. the similarities between it and star wars are really interesting and if that's your cup of tea you will probably really enjoy them.

also adding to the recommendation of his dark materials by phillip pullman. go see what all the controversy was about c:

if you want to get a little wild and dig cyberpunk, the sprawl trilogy by william gibson is good if you can get past/enjoy the jargon. i haven't read the bridge trilogy yet, but i have heard it is good as well.

I love the Gone series by Michael Grant!

The Chronicles of Chrestomanci series by Diana Wynne Jones are pretty good. It's a fantasy themed story about magic and alternate worlds.