Back in the 70's/80's, I remember seeing a series of scifi/fantasy books, where the cover art for all the books had a consistent theme of a red/orange sun that figured prominently. What was it? [more inside]
posted by nomisxid on Oct 6, 2009 - 19 answers

Help me put this series of "The Spy Five" books in the appropriate reading order for my niece. [more inside]
posted by JaredSeth on Aug 15, 2009 - 3 answers

Stand-alone fantasy book recommendations? [more inside]
posted by Jaybo on Feb 19, 2009 - 57 answers

I love The Clan of the Cave Bear series by Jean Auel, and am looking to read other series in the same vein (i.e. historical, fact-filled, plot driven awesomeness) What would you recommend?
posted by melodykramer on Dec 7, 2008 - 38 answers

How much of book one do I have to explain in book two, if book two is part of a series I'm writing? [more inside]
posted by Xurando on Nov 7, 2008 - 9 answers

I'm desperately trying to remember a fantasy book I read back in the 1980's or early 1990's. This may actually have been part of a series of two or three books. [more inside]
posted by brindel on Jul 19, 2008 - 4 answers

What epic fantasy/sci-fi series (think Wheel of Time, Song of Ice and Fire) are only just starting out? [more inside]
posted by TheOtherGuy on Apr 21, 2008 - 15 answers

Fiction series spanning 30+ years? I'm almost done re-reading Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. Before that, I read Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody series. I love the fact that both these authors are still writing about characters they invented in the 70's and 80's. What other authors have done this? [more inside]
posted by selfmedicating on Nov 4, 2007 - 38 answers