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11. Yes, Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody series. Think there's 20 of them.

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Did anyone else get seriously involved with a book series?? [View all] justaprogressive Yesterday OP

Way too many to name SheltieLover Yesterday #1

Ursula K. LeGuin, Earthsea series.... lastlib Yesterday #2

Earth sea trilogy is seriously good. Also Orson Scott Card/alternate American history Alvin maker series cbabe Yesterday #4

I, too, read those books LogDog75 14 hrs ago #38

James Lee Burke, Dick Francis, Louise Penny, cbabe Yesterday #3

Harry Potter nt in2herbs Yesterday #5

Loved Travis McGee. Ive read many series. Too many to list. Srkdqltr Yesterday #6

Colleen Mccullough's Masters Of Rome series. Aristus Yesterday #7

Thank you all for the recommendations. perfessor Yesterday #8

Yes, I've read every Dune Book Coldwater Yesterday #9

In high school I read the Dune books and The Sunset Warrior trilogy. Americanme Yesterday #10

Yes, Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody series. Think there's 20 of them. sinkingfeeling Yesterday #11

I'm rereading that right now! Lars39 4 hrs ago #46

Sue Grafton's alphabet series. MIButterfly Yesterday #12

I liked those too, but at one novel per year... malthaussen Yesterday #14

It's been a while, but I think her novels were all set in the 80s MIButterfly Yesterday #15

my mom loved this series... da svenster Yesterday #20

Sue Grafton came to the metro Detroit area on a book tour MIButterfly Yesterday #23

Depends on what you mean by "involved" and what you mean by "series." malthaussen Yesterday #13

discworld (sir terry pratchett) da svenster Yesterday #16

Couple of problems with that, though... malthaussen Yesterday #22

the first few books are not great da svenster 18 hrs ago #32

alan dean foster's flinx and pip series da svenster Yesterday #17

musn't forget charlie stross' "laundry files" da svenster Yesterday #18

"shorter" series da svenster Yesterday #19

I am nearing the final book of Louise Penny's Gamache/Three Pines series. It's the best series I've ever read. Vinca Yesterday #21

Patrick O'Brian rockyland 23 hrs ago #24

thank you justaprogressive. Yes, Outlander. I have read all 8 books in the series and I am waiting for the last book to debm55 21 hrs ago #25

The Brother Cadfael series. Lars39 20 hrs ago #26

Lord of the Rings surfered 20 hrs ago #27

I read constantly... buzzycrumbhunger 20 hrs ago #28

Several. patphil 20 hrs ago #29

Try Spider Robinson's justaprogressive 6 hrs ago #42

Robert B. Parker Spenser series and Michael Connelly Bosch and Lincoln Lawyer (this a fun post. Thanks.) cbabe 20 hrs ago #30

Elizabeth Peters Amelia Peabody series, also the Vicky Bliss and the Jackie Kirby mysteries ms liberty 20 hrs ago #31

Guilty Pleasures Indeed unweird 18 hrs ago #33

I love Stone Barrington! Unwind Your Mind 17 hrs ago #37

The Women's Murder Club is great LogDog75 14 hrs ago #39

Dorothy Dunnett Easterncedar 18 hrs ago #34

I've been in a lifelong love affair with the Dune books and the Hobbit/LOR/Silmarillion. Solly Mack 17 hrs ago #35

Depends on what you consider a series Bayard 17 hrs ago #36

The Agent Pendergast series got into a little too much fantasy LogDog75 14 hrs ago #40

A couple of series LogDog75 14 hrs ago #41

One more that broke into my dreams: cbabe 6 hrs ago #43

Oh yes. OldBaldy1701E 5 hrs ago #44

Yes. mnhtnbb 5 hrs ago #45

Lots of series but my favorite is Stephen White's Tree Lady 3 hrs ago #47

Deborah Harkness: A Discovery of Witches Ilsa 1 hr ago #48