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patphil

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Wed Jan 21, 2026, 08:11 PM

14 hrs ago

I read the complete "The Lensman" series.
Also, about the first 6 books of Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time". I could see it wasn't getting anywhere, and dropped it.
I also read "The Lord of the Rings" books, including the first book of "The Silmarillion". The Silmarillion series was totally unnecessary.
I also read Roger Zelazney's "Nine Princes in Amber"; at least the first several books. As usual it became a lifelong read, so I dropped that.
Frank Herbert's Dune series also slogged on and on, so I dropped that after "God Emperor of Dune".
As you can see I like Science Fiction but, I've always wanted to know that there was a beginning, middle, and end of a series before I committed my time to reading an open ended time suck.
I should also add the Harry Potter series which I read to completion, and saw all of the movies.

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A couple of series LogDog75 8 hrs ago #41