The third and final book in my Princes trilogy, The Serpent Prince, debuts in a little less than a week, so book series are on my mind at the moment. As an author, I love having the space of several books to arc out a character. A character might start as the hero’s sidekick, or even the villain before growing enough to have a book of his own. Backstories can be woven throughout a series, pricking the reader’s interest.
As a reader, I like most series. I like anticipating when a favorite character will get his or her book. I like being able to follow a group of friends or a family and seeing some of the members return in subsequent books. But sometimes series can be a problem.
When the series has gone on for several books over many years, I have to confess that sometimes I forget what character had a quarrel with which other character and who was the one who had a deep fear of horses and why. Sometimes I like to pick up a book and know it doesn’t have any baggage and I don’t have to rack my feeble memory to understand the inside jokes.
So how do you feel about series? Do you have a favorite series you’ve been following for years? Do you hate series and don’t even bother? Let me know and I’ll pick one person to win an autographed copy of The Leopard Prince!
Cheers!
Elizabeth
www.elizabethhoyt.com
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Love them, love them! And definitely looking forward to reading The Serpent Prince!
by Marg
on August 21st, 2007 at 7:29 am
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This question is asked a lot and I love it! I absolutely adore series books - it gives us a chance to see how our previous characters are doing and makes us wait with anticipation for the next book. So hard to pick a favorite so here are some of my favs:
SEP’s Chicago Stars
Susan Mallery’s Buchanans
Susan Mallery’s Mallerys
Deirdre Martin’s Hockey books
Catherine Anderson’s Coulter/McKendrick
Kate Angell’s baseball books - 2 out so far
Nora Robert’s Dream Series
Barbara Delinsky’s Dream Series and her matchmaker series
Jane Graves DeMarco Series
Sherryl Woods has several diff. series books, including the Baby Makes 3 Series with the wonderful partriarch who is in his 90’s at the last book
Joan Johnston’s Bitter Creek, Hawks Way
Sheridon Smythe’s Completely Escort books
Janelle Denison Wilde books
Patti Berg’s Wilde books
Maureen Child’s Candellano series
Linda Howard Mackenzies - can’t forget those!
Kathy Love’s Stepp Sisters
Carly Phillips - Hot Zone and Chandler Brothers
JOann Ross - Louisiana Trilogy
I could go on and on and I have. LOL.
by Pat L
on August 21st, 2007 at 7:37 am
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I love series. I loved The Raven Prince and The Leopard Prince. I am so looking forward
to The Serpent Prince.
Some series that I have also enjoyed:
Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dark Hunters
J.R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood
Lisa Kleypas’ Wallflower Series
Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton’s
Carly Phillip’s Chandler Brothers
Karen Hawkins’ Talisman Ring series
And many, many more.
by Crystal B.
on August 21st, 2007 at 10:19 am
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I truly enjoy series books! I love to catch up with what has gone on with the earlier characters.
Jill Shalvis’ White Heat, Seeing Red & Blue Flame and her new Sexy series
Donna Kauffman’s The Black Sheep
Carly Phillip’s Chandler Brothers
Alison Kent’s SG-5
Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum
To name a few.
by Susan
on August 21st, 2007 at 11:13 am
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I really enjoy series, but admit that if it is one spanning several years, I sometimes run into problems remembering details etc. Examples of series that i love are, Kim Harrison’s one that begins with Dead Witch Walking, and the Diana Gabaldon Outlander and subsequent books with Jamie and Claire.
by Little Lamb Lost
on August 21st, 2007 at 12:34 pm
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I love series books. The most recent series I have read has been Sherryl Woods’ Sweet Magnolias Trilogy. I’m on the last book and I don’t want it to end. Now I know that isn’t a series that goes on year after year, but it is my most recent. For continuing series, I love the Dark Hunters and of course the J.D. Robb In Death Books. I also like series by Robin Cook (Jack Stapleton and Laurie) and Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch) for my suspense fix. The Wallflower series by Lisa Kleypas is great and I’m looking forward to finally starting your series as well. I know there are many more but I’ll stop for now.
by Crystal F.
on August 21st, 2007 at 12:39 pm
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I usually enjoy series but I like them to be trilogies. Nora Roberts has written several of them and I like the way a plot can continue beyond one book. Like you I have a hard time remembering what’s going on when the series goes on for too long and it’s also aggravating when you read a book in a series and can’t find the other ones if you like it.
by Maureen
on August 21st, 2007 at 1:12 pm
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I love book series some of my favorites are as follows: (1) Dark-Hunter by Sherrilyn (2) Dark series by Christine Feehan (3) Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz and (4) the alaphabet series by Sue Grafton.
by Teresa W.
on August 21st, 2007 at 1:18 pm
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I love them, as long as I am able to get every book of the series, anyway. One of my favorites is in Death series by J.D. Robb.
by Minna
on August 21st, 2007 at 2:06 pm
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I love series books. It is so much fun to revisit with favorite characters and find out how they are doing. A few of my favorite series are:
1)Christine Feehan’s Shadowalker series
2)Jaquelyn Frank’s Nightwalker series
3)Robin Owens summoning series
4)Gena Showalter’s Atlantis series
5)Nalini Singh’s psy -changeling series
6)Laren Dane’s Witches Knot series
by Cherie J
on August 21st, 2007 at 2:53 pm
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Yes and no. I loved the Jean Auel Earth Children series but it’s taken 10 years and she still has one more to go I believe. Even Harry Potter took forever. Trilogies at least don’t usually have that problem. I hate when I inadvertently buy a book in a middle of a series - do I go out and buy the first ones not knowing if I care for it or the author? I hate to read out of order lol. And what if I can’t find some of the series? Sometimes I wait and then end up reading them all at once and sometimes it’s a little too much at once. I have 6 of the Outlander series sitting here because I think there are more to come but knowing how long it will take me will make me hesitate. Gee I guess it sounds like more of a no than a yes lol.
by catslady
on August 21st, 2007 at 2:55 pm
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I’m with catslady, too. Yes and No. I love series, but sometimes we get introduced to a seconardary character and its just pure torture waiting and waiting for their book!!! And sometimes the build up is too great and even when we get the story its a let down. Agh.
Love your Prince series and I’m looking forward to Serpent Prince. Can you give us any hints about your next series?
Thanks.
by carol
on August 21st, 2007 at 2:59 pm
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Love series. Nora Roberts Dream series, Carly Phillips Chandler Brothers, Janet Evanovitchs Stephanie Plum, J.D. Robbs Death series.
by Estella
on August 21st, 2007 at 3:13 pm
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I enjoy series. Deborah Crombie, is one of my faves and there are loads of others that keep me riveted.
by jenna
on August 21st, 2007 at 4:11 pm
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I enjoy reading series and prefer that they be trilogies. My favories have been the VC Andrews series, Carly Phillips Chandler Brothers, and Sue Grafton’s A-Z mystery books.
by Linda F
on August 21st, 2007 at 7:30 pm
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I love series. After reading all of the other comments, I have to agree with most of their recommended series. I personally adore SEP’s Chicago Stars and Carly Philips, Hot Zone. I love to follow up with my characters to see their growth. I also love Katherine Caskie’s lastest historic series.
by Patty L.
on August 21st, 2007 at 8:40 pm
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Great comments, everyone! So it looks like series are still going strong. I have to admit that my family ran out and bought TWO Harry Potter books when the final one came out–we didn’t want any fighting between siblings! 
And as for the book giveaway . . . CATSLADY, please contact me via my website at: www.elizabethhoyt.com and I’ll send you an autographed copy of THE LEOPARD PRINCE!
Thanks for the discussion and goodnight everyone!
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Congrats, Cats!
by Pat L.
on August 22nd, 2007 at 6:28 am
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Congrats, Catslady!
by Carol
on August 22nd, 2007 at 3:50 pm
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Oh thanks so much!!! Can’t wait to read it.
by catslady
on August 22nd, 2007 at 3:54 pm
