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Nah... jh Send a noteboard - 22/04/2010 07:55:03 PM
1. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
2. Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
3. Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
4. The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson
5. The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren
6. Ondskan by Jan Guillou
7. Grunts! by Mary Gentle
8. The Meq by Steve Cash
9. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
10. The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne

Huh. Only two women on the list. How odd. It might have been different if series was allowed, of course.

But as such lists go, it is prone to change, had you caught me 12 years ago, magician and lord of chaos would probably be on the list, now I regard them with a healthy dose of scepticism.

Honestly, had I just seen more of my bookshelves from here, you might have got other answers.


If the series was ever published in one edition, I could consider that to be one book. So, for example, I'd call Gormerghast or Ash or Black Jewels or Chronicles of Amber or The Deed of Paksenarrion one book for the purposes of this list.

If you're just naming books you can see on your bookshelf, then you haven't given it enough thought. Aren't there books that just sink hooks into your soul?



Nah, not just naming books I see in my bookshelf, but about 3 of them likely wouldn't fit if I could just remember a few more books

But the problem is that while I like a series a lot, no individual book in the series has hooked me that much. So whatever.

I was actually deciding between Ash and Grunts, but Ash is so serious, I love grunts more due to the silly attitude.
"People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world" - Calvin.
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My real list. callandor1000 - 22/04/2010 03:36:11 PM 939 Views
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authors? *NM* Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:14:01 AM 492 Views
This is quite difficult. Spriteling - 22/04/2010 03:59:18 PM 1132 Views
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It is very impressive. nossy - 23/04/2010 01:36:24 AM 978 Views
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I would. Some people would not. nossy - 23/04/2010 02:47:38 AM 1000 Views
represent for Dune and Ender's Game..yo. *NM* Jessie - 25/04/2010 01:37:55 AM 550 Views
I'll try. jh - 22/04/2010 04:20:53 PM 1029 Views
you can list individual books from series Aeryn - 22/04/2010 06:13:07 PM 1022 Views
Nah... jh - 22/04/2010 07:55:03 PM 1020 Views
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Wow cool, thank you *NM* ironclad - 23/04/2010 03:29:49 PM 516 Views
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Re: Off the top of my head, I'd say these: GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:10:10 AM 909 Views
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I can't do 10 so I will do 15...that's right, deal with it. Tigr - 23/04/2010 02:43:10 PM 1068 Views
Alright I'll do the cutting for you. Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:58:43 PM 1104 Views
Nice try. Tigr - 23/04/2010 03:08:58 PM 1062 Views
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Here goes. John - 24/04/2010 07:47:33 AM 1102 Views
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