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Started by merithyn, July 12, 2013, 12:56:45 PM

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fhdz

#30
July 12, 2013, 05:18:07 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on July 12, 2013, 02:49:15 PM
Quote from: fhdz on July 12, 2013, 02:45:50 PM
One of my favorites is a trilogy - The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deptford_Trilogy

Fhdz is hereby an honourary Canadian  :Canuck:

A friend's dad loaned me the trilogy books in high school. I devoured those and went on to read everything else the man wrote. I think The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks is my favorite.
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11B4V

#31
July 12, 2013, 05:21:57 PM
Quote from: merithyn on July 12, 2013, 12:56:45 PM

So, I thought this would be a good place to share your favorite book series.


Black Company
Elric
Rune Staff
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
Thomas Covenant
Diaries of the Family Dracul
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fhdz

#32
July 12, 2013, 05:22:01 PM
Oh, and I think I'd make a pretty good Canadian.
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Ed Anger

#33
July 12, 2013, 05:24:58 PM
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CountDeMoney

#34
July 13, 2013, 04:44:27 PM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on July 12, 2013, 04:15:23 PM
especially with the protagonist's struggle against his alcoholism worked in.

That never happens in fiction.

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#35
July 13, 2013, 05:17:20 PM
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grumbler

#36
July 13, 2013, 05:33:27 PM
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#37
July 13, 2013, 06:10:58 PM
Okay, on reflection, I have a few more:

The Parker novels by Donald Westlake
The Lew Archer novels by Ross Macdonald
The Philip Marlowe novels by Raymond Chandler
The Continental Op stories by Dashiell Hammett
The Travis McGee stories by John D. MacDonald
The Hitman books by Lawrence Block
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katmai

#38
July 13, 2013, 06:46:33 PM
Fan of Block's Evan tanner cheesy spy and his burger series
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Berkut

#39
July 13, 2013, 08:48:58 PM
Quote from: The Brain on July 12, 2013, 02:56:56 PM
1632 series by Eric Flint. What a wordmeister.

I just finished 1632. Pretty fun read.
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#40
July 13, 2013, 08:52:29 PM
Quote from: Berkut on July 13, 2013, 08:48:58 PM
Quote from: The Brain on July 12, 2013, 02:56:56 PM
1632 series by Eric Flint. What a wordmeister.

I just finished 1632. Pretty fun read.

Ebook version seems to be free on Amazon at the moment.   :hmm:
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#41
July 13, 2013, 10:17:24 PM
Women's Murder Club
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#42
July 13, 2013, 11:18:25 PM
Quote from: Berkut on July 13, 2013, 08:48:58 PM
Quote from: The Brain on July 12, 2013, 02:56:56 PM
1632 series by Eric Flint. What a wordmeister.

I just finished 1632. Pretty fun read.

It's the only series I'm actually currently reading.  Probably wouldn't call it my favorite, though.  I'd put the Black Company and Amber series ahead of it.

The Brain

#43
July 14, 2013, 03:08:02 AM
Quote from: Berkut on July 13, 2013, 08:48:58 PM
Quote from: The Brain on July 12, 2013, 02:56:56 PM
1632 series by Eric Flint. What a wordmeister.

I just finished 1632. Pretty fun read.

I've only read the parts of the book that feature Gustavus Adolphus.
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katmai

#44
July 14, 2013, 03:09:41 AM
Quote from: The Brain on July 14, 2013, 03:08:02 AM
Quote from: Berkut on July 13, 2013, 08:48:58 PM
Quote from: The Brain on July 12, 2013, 02:56:56 PM
1632 series by Eric Flint. What a wordmeister.

I just finished 1632. Pretty fun read.

I've only read the parts of the book that feature Gustavus Adolphus.

I bet the pages are all sticky now.
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son
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