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I forgot that the Hitchhiker's Guide books were a series (because I got them all in an omnibus) until Gary S. reminded me.
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Oct 15, 2013 - 3:00 PM
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I haven't read as many as I would like. Some I started, but after not liking the first book or two, never continued. I have read some duologies and trilogies, but am not sure if those count as the kind of series we're talking about here, as well as a number of original Sherlock Holmes stories. I'm still not even halfway through all of those yet, though, but have so far liked them very much. Especially the ones from The Adventures of... and The Return of...
I've read a lot of Star Wars Expanded Universe novels and enjoy many from the early- and mid-90s, before the line started getting all dark and gritty and serious. I still pick up the odd one here and there, though, when one looks like it might be interesting. Currently, I'm working on the James Bond series. I have a complete set and have so far read Casino Royale, Live and Let Die and Moonraker, all of which I enjoyed.
I'm also a big fan of the television series Justified, so I've gotten all the Elmore Leonard stories featuring Raylan Givens. Have read the first book, Pronto, and while Leonard's writing style took a bit to adjust to, I enjoyed it and look forward to reading the others. I'd also like to explore Craig Johnson's "Walt Longmire Mysteries" sometime, since I love the television adaptation.
I would love to have more series to read, but there are so many, and with a lot of them having such incredibly-thick books, they just seem too daunting to get into.
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Oct 15, 2013 - 4:04 PM
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Michael24
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Oh, I forgot about the Hardy Boys. I've never read the originals, but in the late-80s and early-90s, I loved The Hardy Boys Casefiles. It was a spin-off series written for a slightly older audience, and had the boys involved with plots revolving around murder, espionage, organized crime and even terrorists. I read many, but nowhere near the whole series, which lasted over 100 books. My favorites were "Brother Against Brother," where Joe loses his memory from a car accident in the Rocky Mountains and believes Frank is the enemy trying to kill him, and "Terror on Track," where the boys and a scientist are transporting a deadly virus cross-country by train. I think I still have those and a few others in a box somewhere. Should dig them out some time for a re-read.
 
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Oct 15, 2013 - 7:59 PM
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msmith
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Oh, I forgot about the Hardy Boys. I've never read the originals, but in the late-80s and early-90s, I loved The Hardy Boys Casefiles. It was a spin-off series written for a slightly older audience, and had the boys involved with plots revolving around murder, espionage, organized crime and even terrorists. I read many, but nowhere near the whole series, which lasted over 100 books. My favorites were "Brother Against Brother," where Joe loses his memory from a car accident in the Rocky Mountains and believes Frank is the enemy trying to kill him, and "Terror on Track," where the boys and a scientist are transporting a deadly virus cross-country by train. I think I still have those and a few others in a box somewhere. Should dig them out some time for a re-read.
Oh man I loved The Casefiles.
My favorite story was "Dead of Night"
The perfect story for Halloween:
This book starts out with a bang and just keeps up the pace from there.
Joe, Frank and some friends see Joe's girlfriend Vanessa die in an explosion just like Iola had. On Halloween night, Joe gets threatening phone calls from the dead Iola, finds his mother stabbed to death, has a fight with Chet, the dead rise and start beckoning him, and he fights hoards of ghosts. Frank after seeing Vanessa die has a fight with a zombie, sees Callie (his girlfriend) get cut in half, is hunted through the woods in Maine, falls down a gully, and almost gets killed by Joe.
The surprise ending sure kept me on the edge of my seat.
A very sophisticated story for a series of books generally written for the younger generation.
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Department:
and somewhat satiated by ERB's original Swinger 
