What’s your favorite book series?
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I honestly do not read book series. 
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I have a few favorites:
- Redwall
- Lord of the Rings
- John Updike’s Rabbit Series - also has two Pulitzer winners.
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I absolutely adore the Andy Carpenter mystery series by David Rosenfelt. They’re quick, breezy reads and he swears Tara the Golden Retriever will never die so I know they’re safe. I need to start the Cork O’Connor series by William Kent Krueger–I love his standalones so think his series would appeal to me.
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When I was a kid I consumed the Nancy Drew series and the little orange Young Americans series. As an adult I really don’t have a favorite book series. I do have authors I really like read. Willa Cather, Louise Erdrich, Larry McMurtry, and Erik Larsen come to mind. I think I would like Ivan Doig, Alison Weir’s The Tudor Queens series, Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall series. I hope to try them someday.
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Chief Inspector Gamache /Louise Penny
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I have Wolf Hall on my list.
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I love Cork O’Connor by William Kent Krueger. Also Joe Pickett by CJ Box.
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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
The Cemetery of Forgotten Books by Carlos Ruiz Zafron
The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley
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John Sandford’s mysteries. He’s been writing stories about previous minor characters now being major characters giving them more depth. The “Prey” series features my favorite detective - Lucas Davenport.
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Discovery of Witches!
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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Harry Potter Series
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When you ask which series is our “favorite,” that is like asking which child is our favorite! Multiple answers are a must.
Apologies in advance for the very long-winded answer. I do love series!
The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldon
The Cousins’ War Series (The War of the Roses), by Philippa Gregory
The Gilead Quartet, by Marilynne Robinson
The Century Triology, by Ken Follett
The Last Hundred Years Trilogy, by Jane Smiley
Plainsong Series, by Kent Haruf
Amgash Series, by Elizabeth Strout
Mason Series, by Elizabeth Berg
Wolf Hall Series, by Hilary Mantel
Bois Sauvage Series, by Jesmyn Ward
Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Series, by Louise PennyClare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries, by Julia Spencer-Fleming
The Beach House Series, by Mary Alice Monroe
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In no particular order
The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo / illennuim Trilogy by Stieg Larson
Stephanie Plum books by Janet Evanovich
Pillars of the Earth Knightsbridge series by Ken Follett
Chief Inspector Gamache series by Louise Penney
Starbridge series by Susan Howatch
Adam Dalgliesh series by PD James
Alphabet series by Sue Grafton
Angelique books by Sergeanne Golon
Inspector Lynley Mysteries by Elizabeth George
Temperance Brennan series by Kathy Reichs
Lincoln Rhyme series by Jeffrey Deaver
Alex Delaware books by Jonathan Kellerman
Dave Robicheaux books by James Lee Burke
Pitt series by Anne Perry
Penn Cage books by Greg Iles
Arkady Renko (Gorky Park) by Martin Cruz Smith
Matthew Shardlake Tudor Series by CJ Sansom
Kay Scarpetta ( the early books) by Patricia Cornwell
Grant County Series by Karin Slaughter
Asia Series by James Clavell
John Sutter books by a Nelson DeMille
Eve Duncan series by Iris Johansen
Dismas Hardy books by John Lescroart
Dr. Alan Gregory series by Stephen White
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Chief Inspector Gamache by Louise Penny
Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Narnia series by C. S. Lewis
Redwall by Brian Jacques
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series by Laurie R. King
Jane Harper’s Aaron Falk series
I love getting lost in a good series!
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Elena Ferrante: Neapolitan Series. My Brilliant Friend (1). The Story of a New Name (2). Those who Leave and those who Stay (3). The Story of the Lost Child (4)
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The Thursday Murder Club
The Will of the Few
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That’s a very tough call. So hard to pick just one. But the series that sticks out in my mind is Wagons West, by Dana Fuller Ross.
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I love a good series and seeing everyone’s post for new suggestions! My favorite series, right now, is the Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths. Just love it! I am, also, reading the Cork O’Conner series. Most of my favorites have already been mentioned here, but I will add Little House on the Prairie series, both the Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple series, Ferrol Sams’ trilogy, and the Amelia Peabody series. And, thank you, fellow readers, for all the great lists.
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Oh, @Pat_Dodson, I haven’t thought about the Amelia Peabody series in ages. I just love that one and I’ve read/listened to it multiple times.
Another series I’ve read/listened to multiple times was the Miles Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold.
Those are kind of rare exceptions to the type of series I like: those that are a series because their story can’t be told in one book, like Lord of the Rings or The Game of Thrones series.
There are a bunch - particularly mysteries and police procedurals - where the author keeps throwing books out there because people keep buying them (John Sanford’s Prey series, Jeffery Deaver’s Lincoln Rhyme series, Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch books, et al.). They tend to lose me after a while, particularly as they become less mystery/thriller and more about the characters themselves.
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