Let’s do the ten best scifi/fantasy series (can’t go with 5)

[Thalassamania]

Try not to repeat what's gone before, let's all discover some new series, not just agree on what's great.

1. Tolkien
2. Dune
3. Amber
4. Earthsea
5. 2001, Lost Worlds of 2001, 2010, 2061, 3001
6. Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
7. Thieves World
8. Elric
9. Dorsai
10. Deathworld

 

[Marvel]

Hmmm... OK, no repetition:

1. Ender's Game series: Orson Scott Card
2. The Wheel of Time series: Robert Jordan (please let the last book come out soon..)
3. A Song of Ice and Fire series: George R. R. Martin (same thing- anxiously awaiting the next book)
4. Daughter of the Empire: Books: Raymond Feist & Janny Wurts
5. Elemental Logic series: Laurie J. Marks (2 so far- look for more)
6. Mars Trilogy: Kim Stanley Robinson
7. The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever: Stephen R. Donaldson (The Further Cronicles also... plus he's started a third )
8. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series: Douglas Adams
9. Harry Potter series: JK Rowling
10. Riftwar Legacy: Raymond Feist (Empire & Riftwar are told from opposite sides)

 

[Marvel]

BTW- I could go on & on but I'll save some for others to name.

 

[justleesa]

Books only or movies and TV series too?

 

[TSandM]

In no particular order:
1. Stephen Donaldson's Amnion series.

2. C. J. Cherryh: The mri series, the Morgaine books, Cyteen, lots of others

3. Dan Simmons: The Hyperion series.

4. Neil Stephenson: Snowcrash and others

5. William Gibson: The Neuromancer series.

6. John Brunner: The Shockwave Rider, Stand on Zanzibar and others

7. Roger Zelazny: This Immortal, Creatures of Light and Darkness

8. A. E. Foster: The lir series that begins with Gameplayers of Zan.

9. Jack Chalker's "Well World" series.

10. And how could I have left out Sherri Tepper's trilogy: Grass, Raising the Stonesand Sideshow?

I could go on . . .

Walter needs to weight in on this, too.

 

[rakkis]

Arthur C. Clarke - anything ever written by him. Particularly the Robot series

 

[Thalassamania]

HOw could I forget, Brin's Uplift series.

 

[Thalassamania]

Books, let's do moving images in another thread.

 

[Marvel]

Books only or movies and TV series too?

Well. if TV is included, you'd have to add the wonderful,wacky Dr. Who series. But Thalassamania has to answer that question- it's his thread, after all!

And how could I have left out Sherri Tepper's trilogy: Grass, Raising the Stonesand Sideshow?

There's a trilogy??? Grass was fantastic & I always check for Tepper's books when I go to the bookstore but I never knew that. <sigh> so many books, so little time...

HOw could I forget, Brin's Uplift series.

'Cause there are so many really good scifi/fantasy series out there...

 

[justleesa]

I'm more of a mystery/crime/spooky person myself..but I did/do enjoy

The Harry Potter books

The Tolkein Books

If I think hard I might come up with more...