I need a new book series to start...any suggestions?

A series of unfortunate events

Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy


unless you're looking for something dense and epic and serious. This is not that. It's lighthearted and silly and funny.

It is definitely the right board. I'm sure you'll get many great suggestions here. There are long threads on it fairly often so you may be able to find one of them by searching.

Anyway, here are some suggestions from me. If you like historical fiction, I'd suggest some of Bernard Cornwell's books, either the Arthur/Warlord series or the Saxon Stories.

read Blood Meridian. has one of the best characters in fiction

Jack Rollins' Sigma Force series

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Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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...but skip the last one.

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ive read that. i didnt realize it was a series though.

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Best trilogy of 5 books ever.

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but skip the last one.

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as in mostly harmless, becuase if so i disagree.

But if you mean and another thing, then yes...and we should all find some time to go gather all the copies up and burn them.

Jeff Foxwortht You Might Bea Redneck If... Series.

Best series I've read is Eric Flint's "1632," which is alternate history with a touch of science fiction. It's about a small West Virginia town that gets transported back to Germany during the Thirty Years' War. They get involved in the conflict with a handful of modern weaponry, but use their resources to mass produce 19th century type guns, and eventually build some Civil War-era ironclads as the basis for their navy. They also introduce modern style American politics into that era. It's an amazing series that has both sequels and offshoots, including contributions from other authors. I was reading them when they orginally came out years ago but got sidetracked. I eventually plan to reread the entire series.