My Massive List of Books I Like.

Submitted by Hezaa on Wed, 12/01/2010 - 12:15
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  • The Honor Harrington series by David Weber
  • About: The books follow the career of Honor Harrington as she works her way up the ranks in a future-based world and its space-navy. The books shine for developing characters, politics, technology, and military techniques throughout the world of Honor Harrington as each one progresses. While this is military sci-fi, the books avoid being overly dry. There is much focus on inter-character relationships.
  • Titles:
    1. On Basilisk Station (April 1992)
    2. The Honor of the Queen (June 1993)
    3. The Short Victorious War (April 1994)
    4. Field of Dishonor (October 1994)
    5. Flag in Exile (September 1995)
    6. Honor Among Enemies (February 1996)
    7. In Enemy Hands (July 1997)
    8. Echoes of Honor (October 1998)
    9. Ashes of Victory (March 2000)
    10. War of Honor (October 2002)
    11. At All Costs (November 2005)
    12. Mission of Honor (June 2010)
    13. A Rising Thunder (forthcoming, 2012)

  • Path of the Fury (December 1992) by David Weber

  • The Safehold series by David Weber
    1. Off Armageddon Reef (January 2007)
    2. By Schism Rent Asunder (July 2008)
    3. By Heresies Distressed (June 2009)
    4. A Mighty Fortress (April 2010)

  • The Burglar Who series by Lawrence Block
    1. Burglars Can't Be Choosers (1977)
    2. The Burglar in the Closet (1978)
    3. The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling (1979)
    4. The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza (1980)
    5. The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian (1983)
    6. The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams (1994)
    7. The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart (1995)
    8. The Burglar in the Library (1997)
    9. The Burglar in the Rye (1999)
    10. The Burglar on the Prowl (2004)

  • The Evan Tanner series by Lawrence Block
    1. The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep (1966)
    2. The Canceled Czech (1966)
    3. Tanner's Twelve Swingers (1967)
    4. The Scoreless Thai (a.k.a. Two for Tanner) (1968)
    5. Tanner's Tiger (1968)
    6. Here Comes a Hero (a.k.a. Tanner's Virgin) (1968)
    7. Me Tanner, You Jane (1970)
    8. Tanner on Ice (1998)

  • The Mrs. Pollifax series by Dorothy Gilman
  • About: What's a grandmother to do when the rotary club just hasn't got its appeal anymore? Join the CIA, of course! Not that they meant for her to be sent on that mission, but there's not much to be done about it now except hope for the best. This series follows the amusing adventures of the fearless Mrs. Pollifax as she manages to get herself in and out of espionage operations that always tend to go a little off-track.
  • Titles:
    1. The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (1966)
    2. The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax (1970)
    3. The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax (1971)
    4. A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax (1973)
    5. Mrs. Pollifax on Safari (1977)
    6. Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station (1983)
    7. Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha (1985)
    8. Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle (1988)
    9. Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish (1990)
    10. Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief (1993)
    11. Mrs. Pollifax Pursued (1995)
    12. Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer (1996)
    13. Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist (1997)
    14. Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled (2000)

  • The Vesper Holly series by Lloyd Alexander
    1. The Illyrian Adventure (1986)
    2. The El Dorado Adventure (1987)
    3. The Drackenberg Adventure (1988)
    4. The Jedera Adventure (1989)
    5. The Philadelphia Adventure (1990)
    6. The Xanadu Adventure (2005)

  • The Stainless Steel Rat series by Harry Harrison
    1. A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born (1985)
    2. The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted (1987)
    3. The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues (1994)
    4. The Stainless Steel Rat (1961)
    5. The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge (1970)
    6. The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World (1972)
    7. The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You (1978)
    8. The Stainless Steel Rat for President (1982)
    9. The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell (1996)
    10. The Stainless Steel Rat Joins the Circus (1999)
    11. The Golden Years of the Stainless Steel Rat (1993)
    12. The Stainless Steel Rat Returns (2010)

  • The Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter
    1. I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (2006)
    2. Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (October 2, 2007)
    3. Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (June 9, 2009)
    4. Only the Good Spy Young (June 29, 2010)

  • The Heist Society series by Ally Carter
    1. Heist Society (February 9, 2010)
    2. Uncommon Criminals (June 2011)

  • The Horatio Hornblower series by C. S. Forester
    1. Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (1950)
    2. "Hornblower and the Widow McCool" (1967, short story, a.k.a. "Hornblower's Temptation")
    3. Lieutenant Hornblower (1952)
    4. Hornblower and the Hotspur (1962)
    5. Hornblower and the Crisis (1967, unfinished novel and short stories, a.k.a. Hornblower During the Crisis)
    6. Hornblower and the Atropos (1953)
    7. The Happy Return (1937, a.k.a. Beat to Quarters)
    8. A Ship of the Line (1938)
    9. Flying Colours (1938)
    10. The Commodore (1945, a.k.a. Commodore Hornblower)
    11. Lord Hornblower (1946)
    12. Hornblower in the West Indies (1958, a.k.a. Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies)
    13. "The Last Encounter" (1967, short story)

  • The Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs
    1. Moon Called (2006)
    2. Blood Bound (2007)
    3. Iron Kissed (2008)
    4. Bone Crossed (2009)
    5. Silver Borne (2010)
    6. River Marked (2011)

  • The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks
    1. The Way of Shadows (2008)
    2. Shadow's Edge (2008)
    3. Beyond the Shadows (2008)

  • The Black Magician Trilogy by Trudi Canavan
    1. The Magicians' Guild (2001)
    2. The Novice (2002)
    3. The High Lord (2003)

  • The Mageworld series by Debra Doyle and James D. MacDonald
    1. The Price of the Stars (1992)
    2. Starpilot's Grave (1993)
    3. By Honor Betray'd (1994)
    4. The Gathering Flame (1995)
    5. The Long Hunt (1996)
    6. The Stars Asunder (1999)
    7. A Working of Stars (2002)

  • The Circle of Magic/Wizard Apprentice series by Debra Doyle and James D. MacDonald
    1. School of Wizardry (1990)
    2. Tournament and Tower/The Secret of the Tower (1990)
    3. City by the Sea/The Wizard's Statue (1990)
    4. The Prince's Players/Danger in the Palace (1990)
    5. The Prisoners of Bell Castle/The Wizard's Castle (1990)
    6. The High King's Daughter (1990)

  • The Inheritance Trilogy by N. K. Jemisin
    1. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (2010)
    2. The Broken Kingdoms (2010)
    3. (To Be Announced)

  • Mara, Daughter of the Nile (1985) by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Author Comments: 

I'm hoping to compile a list of all the books I've ever read that I really enjoyed. Think of this as my personal library. And when you stop by, you can borrow a book. Or rather, a book title.

I tend to like stories with happy endings, strong female characters, funny quirky characters, and a high conversation to description ratio. [ If I open a book and it's two pages of describing a tree, I'm probably not going to like it. I want them to talk to each other, not stare at walls!] I'm also a big fan of series, so expect to find many listed here.

I have tried to post the books for series in their reading order. The red dot () indicates where I am in a series I haven't finished yet. A check () next to a book title in a series indicates a book I've read / am reading out of series order.