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Crime Series:
Susan Wittig Albert's China Bayles
Lawrence Block's Bernie Rhodenbarr (Burglar)
Lawrence Block's Matt Scudder
Lilian Jackson Braun's Qwilleran and Koko (Cat Who)
Lee Child's Jack Reacher
Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum
Janet Evanovich's Alex Barnaby
Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg's O'Hare/Fox series
Sue Grafton's Kinsey Milhone
Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher
Kerry Greenwood's Corinna Chapman
Wendy Hornsby's Maggie MacGowen
Tanya Huff's Vicki Nelson (Blood)
Val McDermid's Kate Brannigan
Shane Maloney's Murray Whelan
Sara Paretsky's V. I. Warshawski
J D Robb's Eve Dallas and Roarke
Dorothy Sayers'Lord Peter Wimsey
Michael W. Sherer's Blake Sanders
Zoe Sharp's Charlie Fox
John Sandford's Lucas Davenport
John Sandford's Virgil Flowers
John Sandford's Kidd & LuEllen
Fantasy/Science Fiction series:
Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy seriesIsaac Asimov's Foundation and Robots series
Mary Janice Davidson's Undead series
Anne McCaffrey's Dragonrider series
Anne McCaffrey's Crystal Singer series
Anne McCaffrey's Brain Ships series
Anne McCaffrey's Talents (psychic, rowan, tower) series
Anne McCaffrey's Petaybee series
Anne McCaffrey's Freedom series
Anne McCaffrey's Acorna series
George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones and more
Tanya Huff's Vicki Nelson (Blood Lines)
Tanya Huff's Confederation
Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
Spider Robinson's Callahan and Stardance series
Roger Zelazny's Amber Series
Welcome to the Series Series pages
Reading Orders for Popular Series
Yes, we have researched the correct reading order for various series. This isn't always easy, Anne McCaffrey's Dragonrider series has instructions on reading the first two chapters of one book before turning to another. John Sandford's Lucas Davenport series has appearances and references to both Kidd and Virgil Flowers, and reading the books isn't just a matter of reading a series at a time.
Have you got a favourite series? Why not submit a reading order of your own?
Can't get enough of series? Read our features on The Cat Who by Lilian Jackson Braun, or the Amber series by Roger Zelazny.
Check out our Usual Questions project where authors from a wide range of genres answer the same set of questions -- at last a chance to compare and contrast. Our index of authors lists interviews and bibliographies, or you can search for authors using our gold search box.
What is the attraction of series?
It gives us a chance to return to characters and worlds that we enjoy time and again. And, yes, it gives us a bit of security when buying a book that we have an idea of the style and concerns of the writer.
Publishers like series for just that reason: we recognise the author and the character and it's a sale. But more than that, there is a sense of inclusion in reading a well-crafted, internally-consistent series. We know the in-jokes, we understand the history that informs the characters' motivations, and we have a stake in their lives.
There are some series that go on long after they have lost their vitality, and for completists it is a conundrum -- to buy a new title so that there is a complete set, or to jump ship and find new authors, new characters and new series.
Readers of series authors are welcome to contact the editors about submitting series series entries for their favourite writers.
by Ali Kayn
Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series
Susan Wittig Albert's Chjna Bayles series
Isaac Asimov's Foundation and Robots series
J. Carson Black's Cyrill Landry and Jolie Burke series
Lawrence Block's Burglar (Bernie Rhodenbarr) series
Lee Child's Jack Reacher series
Lilian Jackson Braun's Cat Who series
Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series
MaryJanice Davidson's Undead (Queen Betsy) series
Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series
Janet Evanovich's Alex Barnaby (Motormouth) series
Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg's O'Hate & Fox series
Sue Grafton's Kinsey Milhone series
Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher series
Kerry Greenwood's Corinna Chapman series
Kerry Greenwood's Delphic Women series and other books
Wendy Hornsby's Maggie MacGowen series
Tanya Huff's Vicki Nelson (Blood Ties & Smoke) series
Tanya Huff's Valor Confederation series
K. W. Jeter Kim Oh Dangerous Girl series
Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series
Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders series
Anne McCaffrey's Crystal Singer series
Anne McCaffrey's Brain Ships series
Anne McCaffrey's Talent series
Anne McCaffreys Powers That Be (Petaybe) series
Anne McCaffrey's Freedom series
Anne McCaffrey's Acorna series
Anne McCaffrey's standalone collections and novels
George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones series
Sara Paretsky's V. I. Warshawski series
Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
J D Robb's (Nora Roberts') Eve Dallas (In Death) series
Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars series
Spider Robinson's Callahan series
J K Rowling Harry Potter series
John Sandford's Lucas Davenport series
John Sandford's Virgil Flowers series
John Sandford's Kidd and LuEllen series
Dorothy L. Sayer's Lord Peter Wimsey series
Zoë Sharp's Charlie Fox series
Michael W. Sherer's Blake Sanders series
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Last updated: 21-Feb-2016